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[Marvel14]

Act 2: All Cops Are Bastards if you're against systemic racism apparently.

Several people including me rejected that proposition. I made the point that this was prejudice breeding further prejudice (albeit based on occupation not ethnicity) and that we did not condemn all Germans as bastards after the 2nd World War because generalisations that foment hatred are dangerous.

I was banned for inflammatory false equivalence and concern trolling. Apparently I was implying that those criticising systemic racism are creating more prejudice which is inflammatory: ie you have to agree ACAB if you are against systemic racism..

Looking back several posters asked for their accounts to be terminated in disgust and I should probably have done so too.

My post is #632 here for any discussion forum researchers that might be interested.

Polygon: Nintendo Switch 10.2.0 update bans words like coronavirus and ACAB (BLM is still fair game) [up: Sony also apparently disallows ACAB] News

I honestly don't care about them banning the acronym. I find it dumb seeing as it's not used in my country at all so for all purposes ACAB could mean something else entirely. I have friends in the police force that are black and arab. They didn't join the force to kill similar folks or crush...

www.resetera.com

 

[Marvel14]

Act 3: Lets Hate All Republicans with Abandon.

After the events at the Capitol emotions were running high. Still I couldn't believe a liberal discussion forum would be discussing generalised hatred for a large and diverse identity group.

The thread title asks if people hate all Republicans. The included poll has an option "hate them all without question" which currently has 67% of 600 votes.

I pointed out that true liberalism would be against intolerance and disempowerment not diversity of thought and would abhor group based hatred.

What did me in was wondering in a separate post whether an identical thread that just replaced "GOP/Republican" with any minority group would be allowed to stay open.

My permaban has labelled my account a troll account.

Most of my posts are here:

Do you hate the GOP/every single republican? Or just trump? What if you were with someone you loved and found out they had some republican views?

Well, my family are good people and they're all republican conservative types. Yes, there's a major disconnect between us, but we still love each other, even if we're not particularly close. We've all actually been pretty good about respecting each other's boundaries, I think in favor of keeping...

www.resetera.com

 

[nush]

(I've owned all Nintendo consoles except NES GBA VB and WiiU).

Except the ones I didn't buy.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

You could have saved us all that reading by just posting screenshots of your bans

 

[nush]

You could have saved us all that reading by just posting screenshots of your bans

I'll do you one better;

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I'll do you one better;

 

[nush]

This ones even better, remember we laughed at this last week?

Is A Bland and Sanitised Resetera where we are headed?

Recently re-engaged with the site after a hiatus and it seems over-sensitivity and intolerance are peaking as also seems to be happening in the UK and US at large. Here's what's happened to make me think this: I started a thread asking people what their biggest disappointment with Nintendo...

www.resetera.com

 

[Maiden Voyage]

This ones even better, remember we laughed at this last week?

Is A Bland and Sanitised Resetera where we are headed?

Recently re-engaged with the site after a hiatus and it seems over-sensitivity and intolerance are peaking as also seems to be happening in the UK and US at large. Here's what's happened to make me think this: I started a thread asking people what their biggest disappointment with Nintendo...

www.resetera.com

 

[Marvel14]

This ones even better, remember we laughed at this last week?

Is A Bland and Sanitised Resetera where we are headed?

Recently re-engaged with the site after a hiatus and it seems over-sensitivity and intolerance are peaking as also seems to be happening in the UK and US at large. Here's what's happened to make me think this: I started a thread asking people what their biggest disappointment with Nintendo...

www.resetera.com

Damn.

Brand new to Neogaf, on a forum to discuss the state of ERA, share my experiences with folk i expected to be likeminded and folk already piling on negativity.

and yes being a mod on any discussion forum must have been a bitch in 2020

Thanks though...i think i needed it to be reemphasided that this format of anonymous engagement is badly limiting.

Will go discuss videogames and keep away from complex topics. Great tip!

 

[nush]

Damn.

Brand new to Neogaf, on a forum to discuss the state of ERA, share my experiences with folk i expected to be likeminded and folk already piling on negativity.

and yes being a mod on any discussion forum must have been a bitch in 2020

Thanks though...i think i needed it to be reemphasided that this format of anonymous engagement is badly limiting.

Will go discuss videogames and keep away from complex topics. Great tip!

I've got some other tips for you

 

[ManofOne]

I've got some other tips for you

Guess he wasn't Maverick enough

 

[nush]

Guess he wasn't Maverick enough

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

I've got some other tips for you

What the fuck did I just read

 

[nush]

What the fuck did I just read

 

[bender]

 

[ivan.k]

I'll do you one better;

Asslicking won't save you from ban on Era.

 

[Raven117]

Act 3: Lets Hate All Republicans with Abandon.

After the events at the Capitol emotions were running high. Still I couldn't believe a liberal discussion forum would be discussing generalised hatred for a large and diverse identity group.

The thread title asks if people hate all Republicans. The included poll has an option "hate them all without question" which currently has 67% of 600 votes.

I pointed out that true liberalism would be against intolerance and disempowerment not diversity of thought and would abhor group based hatred.

What did me in was wondering in a separate post whether an identical thread that just replaced "GOP/Republican" with any minority group would be allowed to stay open.

My permaban has labelled my account a troll account.

Most of my posts are here:

Do you hate the GOP/every single republican? Or just trump? What if you were with someone you loved and found out they had some republican views?

Well, my family are good people and they're all republican conservative types. Yes, there's a major disconnect between us, but we still love each other, even if we're not particularly close. We've all actually been pretty good about respecting each other's boundaries, I think in favor of keeping...

www.resetera.com

you had to have known you would catch a ban for that. They are not interested in any I mean zero discussion or any idea outside of the preapproved rhetoric

 

[10101]

I'll do you one better;

Oh it’s that dude!
Sorry Marvel14 that thread was fucking embarrassing. Please try to suck less dick during your time on GAF

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

era is just going to be a circle jerk soon, they'll have nothing to talk about anymore.

Soon?

 

[ivan.k]

Oh it’s that dude!
Sorry Marvel14 that thread was fucking embarrassing. Please try to suck less dick during your time on GAF

I bet his time here will be short.

 

[cormack12]

Got tired at this point

Not a cancel forum

 

[ivan.k]

Got tired at this point

Not a cancel forum

He's right though. But Era's hypocrites never acknowledge that.

 

[Hudo]

Literally keyboard warriors.

You jest but I genuinely have seen someone get beat up by an IBM Model M. Those things are no joke. I myself managed to defend myself from getting beat up by a sore loser by using the original Xbox Duke controller.

 

[Yui's Empire]

i'd rather not.

What a toxic response. I could say it's...

Radioactive

 

[teezzy]

Musicians Ariel Pink & John Maus part of yesterday’s shit at Capital

www.resetera.com

Expecting to agree with your favorite artists on politics before enjoying their creations is such a silly ideal

 

[Yui's Empire]

Musicians Ariel Pink & John Maus part of yesterday’s shit at Capital

www.resetera.com

Expecting to agree with your favorite artists on politics before enjoying their creations is such a silly ideal

I love when I agree with themes handled by an artist I love. Protest The Hero comes to mind: they tackle a lot of social aspects and I agree with almost everything the vocalist sings about, which makes me appreciate their music even more. But then again there's folks whom I enjoy music from. I don't go to them for political and social guidance, I go to them for good music. What if I find out one day they have shit opinions? Nothing happens, because I still enjoy their music, I'll just probably not follow them on social media if they're particularly outspoken about their dumbness.

 

[NeilH1982]

If I enjoy a thing, I enjoy a thing. I give zero shits about and have zero connection to the people behind it I just like a thing

 

[nush]

If I enjoy a thing, I enjoy a thing. I give zero shits about and have zero connection to the people behind it I just like a thing

You're telling me you can separate the art from the artist?

 

[Cunth]

Get banned from reeee for not being 100% woke.
Come back to gaf but still 99% woke

uggghh

 

[SCB3]

On a Neogaf note, where has the former clown world thread gone? EviLore ??? Or am I just missing it

 

[EviLore]

On a Neogaf note, where has the former clown world thread gone? EviLore ??? Or am I just missing it

Dumped, yes. Not the GAF I’m interested in hosting.

 

[SCB3]

Dumped, yes. Not the GAF I’m interested in hosting.

Cool probably for the best, thought I was going mad for a second

 

[Ymir]

Got tired at this point

Not a cancel forum

Thank god cancel culture doesn’t exist!!!

 

[ipukespiders]

Nobody cares what you think, read the room.

Reading the room is for Betas. Say what you want.

 

[borborygmus]

Dumped, yes. Not the GAF I’m interested in hosting.

Just in general, or did someone post something against the TOS? I'll understand if you don't want to answer that but would appreciate it if you did.

 

[EviLore]

Just in general, or did someone post something against the TOS? I'll understand if you don't want to answer that but would appreciate it if you did.

Nothing specific. It's been a breeding ground for hate, and doesn't yield anything positive for the forum.

 

[Ionian]

Reading the room is for Betas. Say what you want.

So tell me what you want, what you really really want?

 

[nush]

Reading the room is for Betas. Say what you want.

Look at Mr VHS big dick here.

 

[ipukespiders]

So tell me what you want, what you really really want?

Damn flashbacks!

 

[MilkLizard]

Imagine reading fantasy as an adult

Imagine giving a shit what other adults read

 

[NeilH1982]

So tell me what you want, what you really really want?

They were responsible for at least 35% of my teenage wank sessions. I want them all is what I really really want, I wanna heh, I wanna hah, I wanna ziggazig-aah

 

[Ionian]

They were responsible for at least 35% of my teenage wank sessions. I want them all is what I really really want, I wanna heh, I wanna hah, I wanna ziggazig-aah

Had a poster right over my weights bench. Seriously pissed off my girlfriend and that made me bust up laughing. She honestly was furious. (Was the point).

She didn't even notice My Faith No More, Chili Peppers and 2000 AD ones.

Oh, to be a teen again ...

 

[Marvel14]

Yup...I did it expecting and wanting to be banned. I cant stand intolerance and prejudice of any kind.

 

[Marvel14]

Oh it’s that dude!
Sorry Marvel14 that thread was fucking embarrassing. Please try to suck less dick during your time on GAF

Lol..that wasnt my objective at all. If you'd read my 3 act play you'd see its pretty obvious.

I was sick of all the bloody negativity, noticed there wasnt a single thread praising anyone, 2020 really was a nightmare year and i like to go against the grain. It didn't even last a bloody page before a mod responded with "we dont do it for the thanks" and 80% of the posts were angry put downs. - A highly poisonous atmosphere which i can see lurks here as well.

it's always good to get an early heads up!

 

[Chittagong]

Lol..that wasnt my objective at all. If you'd read my 3 act play you'd see its pretty obvious.

I was sick of all the bloody negativity, noticed there wasnt a single thread praising anyone, 2020 really was a nightmare year and i like to go against the grain. It didn't even last a bloody page before a mod responded with "we dont do it for the thanks" and 80% of the posts were angry put downs. - A highly poisonous atmosphere which i can see lurks here as well.

it's always good to get an early heads up!

If you are sick of negativity, why on earth would you post a thread thanking Era staff? Have you seen the venomous hate for the userbase Nepenthe posts?

 

[Marvel14]

If you are sick of negativity, why on earth would you post a thread thanking Era staff? Have you seen the venomous hate for the userbase Nepenthe posts?

No i haven't. i dont follow these things that closely.

I was just acknowledging they (and mods here too) have a difficult and sometimes thankless job and they still give it a go. It was especially tough in 2020.

Wanted to see if I could create a thread where people just post gratitude, thanks or simply acknowledge efforts to keep a source of entertainment and information going. How bloody naive I was.

 

[EviLore]

It’s alright, nothing wrong with trying to inject some positivity into an otherwise toxic environment. The result was inevitable over there though.

 

[HotPocket69]

Lol..that wasnt my objective at all. If you'd read my 3 act play you'd see its pretty obvious.

No ones reading that shit bro

 

[Tesseract]

On a Neogaf note, where has the former clown world thread gone? EviLore ??? Or am I just missing it

Spoiler: ~

 

[Raven117]

Reading the room is for Betas. Say what you want.

No joke. There are times socially where reading the room is important. How they use it, all they mean is bend the knee sinner, don’t say things we disagree with and then do it with an air of authority. It definitely is for betas.

No i haven't. i dont follow these things that closely.

I was just acknowledging they (and mods here too) have a difficult and sometimes thankless job and they still give it a go. It was especially tough in 2020.

Wanted to see if I could create a thread where people just post gratitude, thanks or simply acknowledge efforts to keep a source of entertainment and information going. How bloody naive I was.

Well, folks here thank our mods all the time because they do a good job and have a consistent vision for what they want Gaf to be.
I think they are monkeys with keyboards who just happens to write Shakespeare, but hey, whatever works.

No need to bootlick thou