Yeah Boogie is totally fine sitting on his fence but couldn't hop off it quick enough to get one over on GAF. He won't get down and dirty with racists, sexists and misogynistic assholes but GAF was just too important for him to placate. Total prick.
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Yeah Boogie is totally fine sitting on his fence but couldn't hop off it quick enough to get one over on GAF. He won't get down and dirty with racists, sexists and misogynistic assholes but GAF was just too important for him to placate. Total prick.
When I watched Blade Runner some teens left the theater and as they were leaving remarked how the movie was boring. It was equally pathetic.
phisheep
NeoGAF's Chief Barrister
I actually go out of my way to tell my customers about my competitors. That way they visit the competitors, find out that my shop has a bigger range, better prices and a nicer owner - and they all come back to me. And bring their friends with them.
A week ago that would have been a good strategy for GAF too.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
Is it me, or does that not just scream insecure?
prag16
Banned
While it does seem petty in light of recent events, it is not new. Spinoff/replacement/protest forum names have always historically gotten censored around here.
..this coming from a guy with a cute pomeranian puppy avatar IS The state of Neogaf. There is no better analogy.
That's why I always expect the worst from people with golden tongues.
CaviarMeths
Member
Bar for optics is set pretty low with that OP and the Waypoint article.
BattleMonkey
Member
This forum is a business, advertising and using it as a tool as to take business away is going to be frowned upon. Really expect people to just sit back and let people come in here and just tear it down while pimping someone else's work? Not realistic. You expect them to just sit back and let some in the community basically destroy the place?
'Listen to both sides, but not that one, they scorned me', in essence.
Banning a site that doesn't even exist yet because it's only purpose as of right now is to be a home for people who were going to leave the site anyway is petty in my opinion
They are all secret.
Ti Man is a forum developer, just works on backend and stuff
Evilore is the admin
Gromph is only available for account/site issues, no moderation requests.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
Ionno, if you gotta try and find middle ground between bigotry and decency then you're an asshole.
Do you really believe it's not a big deal?
kitchenmotors
Banned
Digg was also a business and look what happened to them during the whole HD-DVD key situation, when they tried to stranglehold the community.
Digg died and Reddit rose from the ashes.
Allow me to paraphrase the favorite quote of the Resistance(TM).
"This is a private forum so you do not get to decide what is allowed or not allowed to talk about". Or some other shit like that.
Liquid-San
Member
It is a temper tantrum because the post was fueled by emotion. Also, let's be honest, it'll be glossed over like many posts in this thread. Another thing to point out is that if that's how your boss acted and you decided to retaliate by making an ass out of yourself and screaming, "fuck, fuck, fuck", how would others perceive you? Would that be professional? It's astonishing how many users have never heard two things don't make a right on this forum. But "progressive forum", right? We really are starting to see how many users donned a facade all this time.
Lol, welcome to the new NeoGAF.
TheRealCanadianBros.
Banned
Perhaps they want to salvage whats left of GAF because they share a bond with the communuties they've built over X amount of years? Maybe its because this is second home to them and there is no where else atm? Also, perhaps they are not at all okay with what transpired over the weekend.
Its not hard to provide an answer to your curiosity. It just takes some empathy and understanding.
I think he realizes that a lot more are leaving than he thought and not much is going to be left.
Well yeah, it's his decision to make. That doesn't mean I have to agree with it or not call out the bullshit behind it
After I got wind of the number of communities jumping ship plus seeing how dead OT Community has been today, this is what I'm thinking as well
"I will defend everybody's opinion no mater how shitty...until they get violent"
This is a thing he said. Moderate is not a word I'd use to defend this guy.
Clockwork
Member
I really believe it is not a big deal. The guy wasn't even being patently offensive and he was burned at the stake for wrongthink.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
He straight up said we should try to meet someone who said that black people inherently commit more crimes than white people and that minorities dilute the gene pool in the middle. He straight up tried to downplay it severely by saying that Jontron was "trying on new hats." So yea no, Boogie getting vilified is absolutely justified. You're right tho, he perfectly represents the modern day moderate. Who constantly is impeding progress by telling us to meet us in the middle with white supremacists.
blanchot
Member
i could be wrong but im not sure i can see that new forum lasting a long time .
Allow me to quote the second most famous quote of the Resistance(TM).
"You are free to leave if you don't like it here. Don't let the door hit you on your way". Or some other shit like that.
So are you going to actually contribute to the conversation at all or just pretend your cute because you're quoting a video game
I am not sure either. Neither am I sure if NeoGAF will last given the mass exodus, especially of veteran users that created much of the content value.
Anyway, the people are not dead, wherever they land, there will be good content to enjoy in some place somewhere.
Subpar Spatula
Banned
He said for people to move a bit closer to each other perspective wise. Jesus. That's fucked up. He's literally asking people to move closer towards bigotry as it's a good way to solve these problems.
If you truly believe finding common ground with racist rhetoric is a good idea then you got some issues.
This "he wasn't patently offensive" shit is obnoxious and invites toxicity. You guys allow bigotry because you actually listen to it. You guys help grow the problem with your continuous "discussions" over bigotry and hateful shit as if there's more than 1 solution to the problem when there isn't. The solution is to not tolerate hatred and bigotry.
Im quoting the people with the "resist" avatars actually. Those current and past thread shitters etc.
While this maybe true, at least wait and see if the new website is to your liking before jumping.
"If there's a lifeboat, get on it. There's no point of you jumping into the freezing water just because of pride."
He does respond to ban requests though.
my bad, i saw resistance (tm) and immediately assumed the FPS series lol
Although members are being banned every other minute, the numbers here keep growing. Seems like someone is approving all pending members at a frantic pace. This place is full of junior members. Yesterday this place had 195,418 members and i thought the Number would be dropping. Today NeoGAF has 195,698 members.
iShouldGoPro
Member
Planning to go overseas next summer so i'll definitely take you up on that!
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
I thought having dual accounts wasnt allowed. Or is there an exception to the rule when youre at the top?
It isnt just OT. Gaming has been dead today too. Same threads are on the 1st page that were there 3 hours ago.
When GAF was at its prime threads would move so fast and the front page was changing constantly.
Now its slow as fuck. I think the VAST majority want nothing to do with GAF or Tyler now.
I think its truly the end.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
man this fucking nuts while being on vacation.
im on/off wifi not knowing what exactly is happening. every time i jump on some shit seems like it's going down.
I saw a SunhiLegend gif on twitter of gaf exploding.
is there a mandrake summary?!
t-minus 2 days until i have constant wifi so i can catch up on this. lol
im on/off wifi not knowing what exactly is happening. every time i jump on some shit seems like it's going down.
I saw a SunhiLegend gif on twitter of gaf exploding.
is there a mandrake summary?!
t-minus 2 days until i have constant wifi so i can catch up on this. lol
Clockwork
Member
Just because I don't agree with someone's views doesn't mean I can't partake in civil discourse with them.
chaos789
Banned
I was brought up to always try and take the high road. Its rarely the easiest path in life and has its own perils, but its important to try and keep morality and diginity intact.
What I will never understand is the handling of this matter. Why couldn't Tyler just apologize and admit he made a mistake and try to reconcile the situation. I do not feel fanning the flames or ignoring the matter in anyway helps resolve anything. Sometimes its not about whether you are right or wrong, but about how you handle things and use your experiences and mistakes you have made in life and try to learn from them and grow as an individual. No one ever said taking personal responsibility was easy.
What I will never understand is the handling of this matter. Why couldn't Tyler just apologize and admit he made a mistake and try to reconcile the situation. I do not feel fanning the flames or ignoring the matter in anyway helps resolve anything. Sometimes its not about whether you are right or wrong, but about how you handle things and use your experiences and mistakes you have made in life and try to learn from them and grow as an individual. No one ever said taking personal responsibility was easy.
I'm think banned users still count towards that number, since their account is technically still there. Using the total users number as any kind of indicator is kind of foolish in my opinion
Subpar Spatula
Banned
And Boogie could still partake in civil discourse but when he puts his stupid mouth to politics or social issues he royally fucks up and is called out on it. No one would give a shit if he never posted there again and stuck to video games because no one would hound him.
He fucked himself over. Now he's really fucking happy the SJW haven of NeoGAF is gone. It's really telling of what type of person he is.
With all the communities bailing ship this statement doesn't really make senes.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
When has gaf ever not been petty? Lawbreakers had a dedicated steam player numbers thread where the thread title was updated daily because of past beef with Cliffy B. Blocking the site name is a continuation of that pettiness.
Pretty much correct, the only way to indicate how active the current NeoGAF is, we would need a "Active User Base" count.
He said male feminists are more sexual harassers than moderates. Such civil discourse indeed. So civil.
Because Evilore made it so you can get a new account approved in 30 minutes, and banned users are not removed from the count?Why would the members be increasing?
That person just used the word wrongthink non-ironically in a post so I wouldn't take what they are saying in good faith.
Because there was a long waiting line of people awaiting approval since before all of this happened?
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