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[Mully]

Each thread is given a set amount of time to record based on the topic's popularity, newsworthiness, and posters. The show is hosted by an objective moderator (Amy Goodman is a good example) and users can pop in and out at any time.

Threads would be so much better this way. Stupid arguments would be ripped apart quickly and not harped on often like they currently are here at GAF. People's tone, condescension, and sarcasm would be easier to grasp. Holier-than-thou posters would be ignored or again ripped apart quicker than they are now.

Basically, GAF would have to abide by normal rules of conversation and debate. Arguments would have to go through the great filter that is conversation, and we'd probably get a more honest discussion.

Thoughts?

 

[Escalario]

So... censorship?

 

[Piston Hyundai]

That's a terrible idea

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[lazygecko]

Whatever topic you're trying to discuss would just derail into a series of in-jokes.

In other words nothing would be different.

 

[Eggbok]

So instead of posting gifs everyone has to describe the gif they want to use?

oprahsquint.gif

 

[kirby_fox]

I used to do a podcast. Trying to keep people hyper focused is impossible. At some point we'd veer off into an inside joke and 5 minutes later have not talked about the subject most the time. Trying to keep times down was impossible too.

Or it'd be like Fox news and the shit arguments wouldn't die at all.

 

[Gintoki]

Doesn't sound fun

 

[John Kowalski]

What's with this silly belief that good conversation and argumentation is the end all be all of life. That has to be some form of tyranny.

 

[Drazgul]

No, I read faster than people talk. Which is why video reviews, video how-to's and the like are also all terrible.

 

[Squirrel Killer]

God, no. You can't skim audio and most people read faster than people generally talk.

 

[Ban Puncher]

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[TheLostBigBoss]

1) It's hard to go between audio points
2) It's much faster to read
3) I don't want to listen to any of you talk
4) Seeing stupid shit is what makes GAF fun.

Do you hate fun OP?

 

[jesu]

I don't like podcasts,
I don't like watching things or listening to things on the internet, I'd rather read.

 

[MIMIC]

So would we have to describe our GIF replies? =p

 

[terrisus]

That's a terrible idea

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I don't like podcasts,
I don't like watching things or listening to things on the internet, I'd rather read.

Seriously though, this.

I've never watched/listened to a "podcast"

 

[Atraveller]

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[Deft Beck]

This doesn't make any sense.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Yes, please let me spend 10 times as long consuming the same degree of inane babble. The thing I hate about reading is how fast and silent it is.

 

[Matty77]

Yeah, not a fan of the idea. It would be a logistical nightmare on many levels. However as a podcast listener I do wish there was a GAFcast, where the hosts talked about maybe the best or top 4-5 threads for each side of GAF, and maybe they interview some of the more respected members of the forum now and then.

 

[Symphonia]

But how does one listen to dead.gif?

 

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[Dunkley]

Downgrade thread = 80 people trying to talk over eachother

You mentally heard it here first

 

[maniac-kun]

Take less drugs.

 

[AxelFoley]

No, OP. Just...no.

 

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[Currygan]

Banning users would be much more difficult for the mods, i imagine

agreed on the sarcasm part though

 

[terrisus]

Banning users would be much more difficult for the mods, i imagine

To be fair, it would be easier to find out who hadn't read (or in this case, listened) to a thread, or even the OP, before responding.

"Hmm... This person made a response despite only listening to this thread for 3 seconds..."

 

[Metalmarc]

I got another idea, why not just a podcast covering each weeks biggest topics on gaf, rather than the entire thing

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

What the fuck is a podcast?

 

[Mexen]

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[Mully]

I hate you all.

 

[PillarEN]

I don't think Amy Goodman would even be down with this. I don't think she would even be down with GAF the way it is. Likely we would have to be more open.

 

[Kinyou]

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[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

POSTING IN A LEGWNDARY PODCAST!1!!1

 

[terrisus]

What the fuck is a podcast?

As far as I can tell, it's what kids these days call a "radio show," so that they can feel like they're doing something different from what The Lone Ranger was doing 80 years ago.

 

[John Kowalski]

What the fuck is a podcast?

An iPod Broadcast.

 

[Kilrogg]

As far as I can tell, it's what kids these days call a "radio show," so that they can feel like they're doing something different from what The Lone Ranger was doing 80 years ago.

What the fuck is a The Lone Ranger?

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

As far as I can tell, it's what kids these days call a "radio show," so that they can feel like they're doing something different from what The Lone Ranger was doing 80 years ago.

What the fuck is a The Lone Ranger?

The weed of crime bears bitter fruit.

 

[Cyd0nia]

We should record a regular GAFcast using Google Hangouts or TinyChat or something

 

[terrisus]

What the fuck is a The Lone Ranger?

Kids these days, I tell you.

Time is a flat circle and all that.

 

[PillarEN]

We should record a regular GAFcast using Google Hangouts or TinyChat or something

There was a GAFcast some years earlier. Don't know what happened to it.

 

[Slayven]

It would be hilarious

 

[Matty77]

We should record a regular GAFcast using Google Hangouts or TinyChat or something

that's why I said that in my post. I would love to have one to listen to. I love GAF and I love podcasts. Wouldn't want to make one myself though.

 

[wiggleb0t]

Stupid arguments would be ripped apart quickly and not harped on often like they currently are here at GAF.
ignored or again ripped apart quicker than they are now.

Basically, GAF would have to abide by normal rules of conversation
we'd probably get a more honest discussion.

Thoughts?

Hilarious!
NeoGaf already has rules certain members need not abide by.
Look how many pages have already been ripped apart literally deleted and members banned for asking about a topic that was removed.

Amirox gets demodded for editing past posts, rips off $10,000 from the community, does a SINGLE day in rehab and it's all smooth no questions asked, well definitely no real solid answers besides a photo.

Other guy gets banned for calling someone out for sexual harassment.

Censorship is already real.

 

[Symphonia]

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[Lagamorph]

No.

 

[Mista Koo]

All it takes is one stupid/great post to interrupt any meaningful conversation forever.

I wanna see this.

 

[outunderthestars]

This is "Invade Russia in the Winter" levels of bad idea.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Podcasts are dead unless you're already a celebrity.

What you want is either a twitch channel, or YouTube.

And even then, that's basically just a panel talk-show. Most of those suck, because the panelists are dumb.

Like, I'd rather read a film thread here than listen to the "analysis" on something like AMC Movie Talk.