Author Topic: That "WE BANNED GAMESPOT" topic on NeoGaf is killing me. (Read 8173 times)

GilloD · « **on:** December 03, 2007, 01:30:53 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8801633&posted=1#post8801633

Has anyone read this? Rather than attempt a sensible discourse on a complex issue, they've decided to just BAN THE NAMES OF EIDOS GAMES. Not only does making your own forum harder to read not make any sense, but it's a completely ridiculous way for the "premier" gaming forum on the web to act. EvilLore is way out of line. Are you going to discuss the issue or take your ball and go home? It drives me crazy.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #1 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:34:41 AM »

1up mentions that Sony might have played a part in the firing because of the 7.5 Ratchet and Clank review. Why doesn't GAF ban Sony and R&C too?

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3164656

But pressure from other advertisers may have contributed to the clash with editorial. Just a few weeks prior, GameSpot came under fire from Sony Computer Entertainment America for scoring Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction a 7.5. In his former position, Gerstmann was responsible for overseeing (and defending) all reviews.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:46:48 AM »

You can rest easy knowing Evilbore moderation is far too lazy to do stuff like this.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #3 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:53:26 AM »

They eliminate all the things we can't talk about so we can avoid the curse of "groupthink". THANK YOU EVILORE YOU TWIT.

The fact that they think this actually matters is fucking hilarious.

Himu · « **Reply #4 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:57:39 AM »

they banned the game thief. that means every time wants to talk about the game thief, they can't. forgetting that the word thief existed before the game. $:-\$

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #5 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:59:00 AM »

Citizen ****

Himu · « **Reply #6 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:59:47 AM »

lmao

the poor wrestling fans are prboably going batshit because they can't type the word KANE

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #7 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:01:05 AM »

I've mentioned thief after the ban. Used vB code to get around their idiotic filter.

Now would be a good time to start a Thief appreciation thread over there. :p

Himu · « **Reply #8 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:01:43 AM »

someone make a Thief appreciation thread

Valcrist · « **Reply #9 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:02:47 AM »

It could matter less. GAF is starting to decay horribly. Every other topic is a how much did you...? or a which is the best...?

Its almost as bad as freedom fries.

Ichirou · « **Reply #10 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:03:50 AM »

huahuahua GAF

Thank goodness I moved here with my gay lover Mupepe and our adopted son Himu

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #11 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:11:04 AM »

Did you ever post in the gaming threads, Ichi? I don't recall seeing you there. And if you're just posting in the OT forum, there're many better places for those kinds of discussions.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #12 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:16:22 AM »

Quote from: dcharlie on December 03, 2007, 02:14:16 AM

Quote
Why doesn't GAF ban Sony and R&C too?

.... you need me to draw you a picture?

I'm pretty sure no one would find it funny since you aren't Wollan.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #13 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:18:07 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on December 03, 2007, 02:16:22 AM

Quote from: dcharlie on December 03, 2007, 02:14:16 AM
Quote
Why doesn't GAF ban Sony and R&C too?

.... you need me to draw you a picture?

I'm pretty sure no one would find it funny since you aren't Wollan.

rawr?

MCD · « **Reply #14 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:19:50 AM »

clearly it needs a yellow guy buttfucking someone.

Ichirou · « **Reply #15 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:32:59 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on December 03, 2007, 02:11:04 AM

Did you ever post in the gaming threads, Ichi? I don't recall seeing you there. And if you're just posting in the OT forum, there're many better places for those kinds of discussions.

I posted once in a while, but the threads turned into such shitholes that I mostly lurked on the gaming side. I was mainly there for the OT goodness.

It's thanks to Evilbore that I've rediscovered my love of gaming.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #16 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:07:24 AM »

just to tone down the doucheness on the forum when somebody links it, could someone here post in that thread (I don't have a gaf account) that banning eidos and it's games makes no sense since eidos likely didn't put any pressure on gamespot to fire gerstmann. they just saw that they had a half million dollar ad campaign on a review site that thought their game was average so it made sense for them to pull their funding. if you go on gamespot, you can easily see that there are no huge banner ads on the right and left because it was planned that eidos uses that space (but eidos obviously withdrew it's ads). if eidos put pressure on gamespot/cnet to fire gerstmann, then the ads would still be there since gerstmann was fired. eidos didn't do anything wrong as far as we know.

I'll put the part that you need to paste even:

"banning eidos and it's games makes no sense since eidos likely didn't put any pressure on gamespot to fire gerstmann. they just saw that they had a half million dollar ad campaign on a review site that thought their game was average so it made sense for them to pull their funding. if you go on gamespot, you can easily see that there are no huge banner ads on the right and left because it was planned that eidos uses that space (but eidos obviously withdrew it's ads). if eidos put pressure on gamespot/cnet to fire gerstmann, then the ads would still be there since gerstmann was fired. eidos didn't do anything wrong as far as we know."

obviously remove the quotations. seeing a fucking GAME company banned from there is just ridiculous. I don't mind cnet sites because people get all fanboyish over gamerankings and gamespot reviews.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #17 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:10:15 AM »

I seriously doubt that what Eidos wanted out of all of this was a lousy score and a fired editor.

bork · « **Reply #18 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:13:18 AM »

The banning of the words "Eidos" and "Gamespot?" All right, sure, why not. It's not like it's not hard to just type "Gamesp0t" or something similar to get around this censorship; if they really want to do something, they should just make a big stickied thread asking people to never go to Gamespot, cancel their memberships, and stop buying Eidos titles. Money talks, this is nothing AND it's annoying. If I go to the wrasslin' thread, I can't talk about Kane because "Kane" is a banned word too.

Shit, this is probably GOOD for Eidos. I kinda want to check out Kane And Lynch now, just because of GerstmannGate.

I stumbled upon an archived thread that Goodcow has on his site from 2004. It's amazing how different (and how much better) GAF was just a few years ago.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #19 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:17:39 AM »

Quote from: am nintenho on December 03, 2007, 03:07:24 AM

I'll put the part that you need to paste even:

"banning eidos and it's games makes no sense since eidos likely didn't put any pressure on gamespot to fire gerstmann. they just saw that they had a half million dollar ad campaign on a review site that thought their game was average so it made sense for them to pull their funding. if you go on gamespot, you can easily see that there are no huge banner ads on the right and left because it was planned that eidos uses that space (but eidos obviously withdrew it's ads). if eidos put pressure on gamespot/cnet to fire gerstmann, then the ads would still be there since gerstmann was fired. eidos didn't do anything wrong as far as we know."

obviously remove the quotations. seeing a fucking GAME company banned from there is just ridiculous. I don't mind cnet sites because people get all fanboyish over gamerankings and gamespot reviews.

Done.

Himu · « **Reply #20 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:19:51 AM »

Quote from: lyte edge on December 03, 2007, 03:13:18 AM

I stumbled upon an archived thread that Goodcow has on his site from 2004. It's amazing how different (and how much better) GAF was just a few years ago.

link

brawndolicious · « **Reply #21 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:20:13 AM »

omg.

oh shit, you may want to not use my name. sporsk banned me from that site before my account was activated saying that my name was "biased" (I really hate nintendo actually..) so he may remember it.

edit: actually it doesn't really matter since you made second post for it anyways. it would sound weird if you suddenly typed that up.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #22 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:28:22 AM »

Quote from: lyte edge on December 03, 2007, 03:13:18 AM

I stumbled upon an archived thread that Goodcow has on his site from 2004. It's amazing how different (and how much better) GAF was just a few years ago.

what thread exactly? That archive fails only because it doesn't have the Gumby halloween hat thread. $:-\$

Himu · « **Reply #23 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:30:50 AM »

Um Hitler. It's not a good idea to put amnitendho's name in your post.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #24 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:32:51 AM »

I did once randomly pop into the gaf irc room and tell evilore to fuck himself. it was my first time in that chatroom and second post in there.

you can tell him I have no hard feelings towards him though.

bagofeyes · « **Reply #25 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:34:44 AM »

I don't think it will matter

Himu · « **Reply #26 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:34:45 AM »

Welp. Hitler shall join the ranks of perma banned evilboreans.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #27 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:38:21 AM »

I doubt they know WTF Nintendho is.

Himu · « **Reply #28 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:39:59 AM »

They do. He posts at OA and they read OA. They know who the OA regulars are so they can routinely keep them out of gaf.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #29 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:44:59 AM »

I post a few times a day on OA...wtf himu?

I'm fairly sane in how I act on OA. I'm pretty sure evilore saw what I said on IRC as a joke since I defended him on OA before that (when he posted oli's gf tit scandal). seriously though, I'm saying don't ban eidos. who gives a fuck if I post on OA?

Ichirou · « **Reply #30 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:47:09 AM »

The mods are everywhere, dude. sp0rsk patrols OA and EB obsessively to make sure nobody is posting his nude pics. Evilore keeps track of whoever uses the Evilore elf ears emoticon.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #31 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:48:21 AM »

I've never seen the Sp0rsk nudies but I strongly doubt they're more entertaining than pics of his girl/thing.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #32 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:48:27 AM »

spoiler (click to show/hide)

:elf :elf :elf :elf :elf :elf :elf :elf :elf :elf

[close]

brawndolicious · « **Reply #33 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:51:15 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on December 03, 2007, 03:48:21 AM

I've never seen the Sp0rsk nudies but I strongly doubt they're more entertaining than pics of his girl/thing.

I thought he broke up with her?

sporsk is insane though. would be so fun to troll..

Ichirou · « **Reply #34 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:56:02 AM »

Broke up? They're engaged, last I heard.

Also, sp0rsk is not fun to troll. He's a mod, and when you troll mods on GAF, they just ban you.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #35 on:** December 03, 2007, 04:04:12 AM »

so make a problem for him. gaffers spend all day jacking off over sales charts. it's not hard to try to get them mad at what you want (mods).

tiesto · « **Reply #36 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:57:16 AM »

I still can't believe people are overwhelmingly supporting the censorship filter, I notice the only people who have common sense in that thread are EB regulars.

MCD · « **Reply #37 on:** December 03, 2007, 09:09:12 AM »

:gerstmann

Gay Boy · « **Reply #38 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:35:44 AM »

I wonder if this gets me banned:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8804409&postcount=875

Gay Boy · « **Reply #39 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:41:46 AM »

I miss Drinky posting pictures of those distinguished mentally-challenged kids and claiming it was evilore on vacation at gaf.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #40 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:44:58 AM »

If they permaban me for that then they suck more than I previously thought.

Times like these, I go back to Evilore's "group think" thread over there and have to laugh. More so.

GilloD · « **Reply #41 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:59:24 AM »

I think I may be headed for a ban. It's like the NYT replacing the word "Iraq". That'll fuckin' show 'em, you jerk off.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #42 on:** December 03, 2007, 11:42:47 AM »

Haha, VOOK edited the .gif for his avatar:

y2kev · « **Reply #43 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:03:46 PM »

Banning titles of anything is pretty silly, I think, if only because it makes actual discussion ridiculous.

And "punishing" Eidos by banning the names of their games makes it difficult to talk about them on a gaming forum.

It's not a big problem, but it's not something I think makes a lot of sense.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #44 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:08:48 PM »

I think the community is overestimating its reach as a punitive measure, especially when it comes to Eidos. There's no doubt that the forum is one of the bigger online video game communities, but it's far from the biggest and the most important when it comes to the mainstream.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #45 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:09:59 PM »

so, basically you can't say kane and lynch on GAF because of Gerstmann.

Well, time to plan my epic permaban.

Prost · « **Reply #46 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:31:12 PM »

whoever runs that site has to realize what a fucking dork he is.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #47 on:** December 03, 2007, 02:04:18 PM »

I just went into the thread to see what's happening. They're banning it for a month? what the fuck? this'll become common practice soon with exclusive games and fanboys will jerk off to getting reviews/sites censored. I SAW AN AD FOR IT AT GAMETRAILERS. CENSOR THEM FOR CENSORING THEIR REVIEWS. BEHEAD THE INFIDELS!

zeergoth · « **Reply #48 on:** December 03, 2007, 04:09:36 PM »

Quote

Hellsing321

Yes but this is a privately owned forum. They can make whatever rules they want. If you don't like it why don't you protest against the admins or you can go to one of of the millions of other forums on the internet to discuss things that are banned here for the time being.

A mature discussion of the situation is be held right over at the other thread where people are talking about the repercussions of this incident so it's not like you can't talk about the situation.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #49 on:** December 03, 2007, 07:03:42 PM »

Quote from: zeergoth on December 03, 2007, 04:09:36 PM

Quote
Hellsing321

Yes but this is a privately owned forum. They can make whatever rules they want. If you don't like it why don't you protest against the admins or you can go to one of of the millions of other forums on the internet to discuss things that are banned here for the time being.

A mature discussion of the situation is be held right over at the other thread where people are talking about the repercussions of this incident so it's not like you can't talk about the situation.

omg GAF is teh mature u dont find ne fuk moran in GAf

Trent Dole · « **Reply #50 on:** December 03, 2007, 07:18:56 PM »

Quote from: dcharlie on December 03, 2007, 07:09:50 PM

lol - i wonder what would have happened if this was a sony game like Uncharted that got a 6?

All the sbots would have been calling for heads to roll - they seem to forget they were screaming bullshit and baying for blood when gamespot rolled out a 7.5 for Ratchet.

Did any one mention the Sony reaction that review and the fact it could well have something to do with it?

i will piss myself laughing if it turns out Sony are involved in this too - the melt downs will be incredible!

The general consensus seems to be that that is definitely a possibility. Also - :elf :nuhuh :elf

Trent Dole · « **Reply #51 on:** December 03, 2007, 07:24:26 PM »

:elf (6:09:18 PM):
:elf (6:09:24 PM): start watching at about 5:10
:nuhuh (6:11:22 PM): lol britney
:nuhuh (6:11:38 PM): oh fat nerds
:elf (6:11:43 PM): they're so serious about it
:elf (6:11:45 PM): and committed
:elf (6:11:47 PM): it's awesome
:nuhuh (6:11:49 PM): yea
:nuhuh (6:14:09 PM): why would anyone fire one of these guys
:elf (6:14:23 PM): because they sukk dix
:nuhuh (6:14:27 PM): he so believes in what he is doing
:nuhuh (6:14:30 PM): yeah
:nuhuh (6:14:40 PM): gaf liek filters all words related to gamespot cnet and eidos
:elf (6:14:48 PM): haha
:nuhuh (6:14:53 PM): let's overreacting
:elf (6:15:07 PM): they should filter every post to "i am posting on gaf and therefore i'm a huge taco"
:nuhuh (6:15:37 PM): i post on gaf sometimes
:nuhuh (6:15:41 PM): im a huge taco
:elf (6:15:59 PM): yep
:nuhuh (6:15:59 PM): o well
:nuhuh (6:16:03 PM): i woudl be either way
:elf (6:16:11 PM): go sux some dix
:nuhuh (6:16:11 PM): cause i am a nin and cure fanboy
:nuhuh (6:16:17 PM): hurfin a big durf

bluemax · « **Reply #52 on:** December 03, 2007, 08:52:22 PM »

You guys are seriously infatuated with them.

GilloD · « **Reply #53 on:** December 03, 2007, 09:23:53 PM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8811189&postcount=907

Holy fucking shit. Manage to cram a Holocaust denial and a Getermmaamansm firing=the Holocaust into a single statement is the pinnacle of internet bullshit.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #54 on:** December 03, 2007, 09:26:16 PM »

btw, that zoku88 is synbios.

zeergoth · « **Reply #55 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:09:18 PM »

Quote from: am nintenho on December 03, 2007, 09:26:16 PM

btw, that zoku88 is synbios.

You think everyone and their mom is synbios. $:-\$

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #56 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:09:54 PM »

Quote from: GilloD on December 03, 2007, 09:23:53 PM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8811189&postcount=907

Holy fucking shit. Manage to cram a Holocaust denial and a Getermmaamansm firing=the Holocaust into a single statement is the pinnacle of internet bullshit.

I hope you enjoyed that, I got a one month ban for Holocaust Denial.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #57 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:16:10 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on December 03, 2007, 10:09:54 PM

Quote from: GilloD on December 03, 2007, 09:23:53 PM
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8811189&postcount=907

Holy fucking shit. Manage to cram a Holocaust denial and a Getermmaamansm firing=the Holocaust into a single statement is the pinnacle of internet bullshit.

I hope you enjoyed that, I got a one month ban for Holocaust Denial.

Wow the mods are even dumber than Ben Stein.

Not as dumb as you though.

drew · « **Reply #58 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:16:46 PM »

Whoa wait, that was sarcasm? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills mixed with amphetamines and heroine.

GilloD · « **Reply #59 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:17:33 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on December 03, 2007, 10:09:54 PM

Quote from: GilloD on December 03, 2007, 09:23:53 PM
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8811189&postcount=907

Holy fucking shit. Manage to cram a Holocaust denial and a Getermmaamansm firing=the Holocaust into a single statement is the pinnacle of internet bullshit.

I hope you enjoyed that, I got a one month ban for Holocaust Denial.

AHM SO CONFUSED. Anyway, welcome to EB.

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Author Topic: That "WE BANNED GAMESPOT" topic on NeoGaf is killing me. (Read 8173 times)