Author Topic: The Official Psychoanalysis GAF Thread (Read 6046661 times)

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #5580 on:** July 29, 2011, 03:32:27 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on July 29, 2011, 02:40:19 AM

The best way to moderate is to be apart of the community imo. That's the best way to determine who is being disruptive in a thread, who has a history of being a bad poster, who the good posters are, etc. If you're just swooping into tense, argumentative threads and banning people you run the risk of fucking up the ecosystem. I've seen many threads were a person was banned for allegedly being an asshole when in reality, the person simply had a wildly different opinion from others and was being jumped on. That's why whenever I'm posting in any gay or trans related thread I make it clear I'm just expressing my opinion, and being as diplomatic as possible. If Dragona was still a mod I'd imagine me, Etoilet, and similar posters would have been banned for that stuff.

I agree, but it seems like some of them at GAF start things as a means to bait people into getting banned. That doesn't seem like a healthy way to run a board.

Broseidon · « **Reply #5581 on:** July 29, 2011, 05:52:31 AM »

Quote from: Shah Rukh Khan on July 29, 2011, 12:38:15 AM

I think I figured who you are. Starts with C ends with O.

Surprised it took you this long

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5582 on:** July 29, 2011, 07:43:16 AM »

So who are you?

Broseidon · « **Reply #5583 on:** July 29, 2011, 07:45:53 AM »

Simply telling would be no fun.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #5584 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:21:03 AM »

Costanzo?

bork · « **Reply #5585 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:30:27 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on July 29, 2011, 12:54:49 AM

Being a mod is overrated. I was a mod on a big Squaresoft fansite back in the day. Forum politics, the modding, the quotas, it sucked. I don't understand why anyone would want to be a mod especially on a big ass site like gaf.

It's a status symbol on GAF. Has been that way for years.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5586 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:42:44 AM »

Quote from: Broseidon on July 29, 2011, 07:45:53 AM

Simply telling would be no fun.

There are like 60k members on gaf bro.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5587 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:53:47 AM »

mang im trying to work too you know, help a brother out mayne

Broseidon · « **Reply #5588 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:56:38 AM »

Stop ruining it

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #5589 on:** July 29, 2011, 09:56:26 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on July 29, 2011, 01:12:11 AM

Nah, mods *can* change their own tag, just no one else's. Only admins can change other people's.

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and friends of admins
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Evilore keeps a tighter leash on the bannings than you would think, too. He gave certain mods more leeway because they had been mods so long, but the newer guys (aka the current team minus blackace and bishoptl) pretty much have every ban inspected to make sure it's not random bullshit. If he doesn't agree with it, he'll undo it. Dude runs a tight ship.

feels good knowing my ban was hand picked and approved by the man himself

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #5590 on:** July 29, 2011, 01:22:28 PM »

I'm blank on starts with c ends with o, so probably a fucking nobody....which is fine.

I value logic and reason and empirical evidence so I love that robot Opiate. Yeah he's a weird chess/go afficianado who somehow found his way to a gaming forum, but like dude, the most non weird dude here, is like, Kosma. And I haven't seen him make a logical argument since.... since.... uh

BlackMage · « **Reply #5591 on:** July 29, 2011, 01:24:17 PM »

funny cause when i bitched to evilore about my banning he said it was all red scarlet's decision. Not that I was.. uh.. particularly innocent.. I guess..

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #5592 on:** July 29, 2011, 01:31:33 PM »

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the most non weird dude here, is like, Kosma.

!
Your definition of normalcy must be quite skewed.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5593 on:** July 29, 2011, 01:43:28 PM »

From what Shah posted, both female mods deserve the boot. Dragona seemed like she should have been demoted a long time ago so it's hard to believe EV that it was nothing personal.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5594 on:** July 29, 2011, 01:54:39 PM »

I haven't read GAF in a few years so I all know about Dragona is based on the stories here, which made her look very unreasonable and petty. Unless EV was lying out of his ass, the stuff about how Dragona was using her mod accounts can't be spinned any other way other than she should have been kicked out a long time ago.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5595 on:** July 29, 2011, 02:05:07 PM »

I just wonder why EV was willing to put up with her letting someone else use her mod account and even give that 3rd party a new mod account but somehow couldn't deal with her banning people over cheeseburger issues.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #5596 on:** July 29, 2011, 02:06:35 PM »

Whoa whoa, what exactly did Shah post and where?

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #5597 on:** July 29, 2011, 02:08:22 PM »

Believe it or not, Oscar, I'm not offended when someone ain't keen on something I like

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(but seriously, BUY SONIC COLORS you sega poser!

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. Luckily I both have particular tastes and love to be the contrarian. Nothing is more stimulating than a good argument, yummy. I dunno, Opiate comes across as someone who can separate his preferences and the reality of a situation (at least by my lazy assessment), which is a rarer trait in this world than I would like. I can say he's a superficial facsimilie of my preferred forum antics.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5598 on:** July 29, 2011, 02:17:21 PM »

When in doubt, blame the arab.

Reb · « **Reply #5599 on:** July 29, 2011, 03:36:42 PM »

Quote from: Shah Rukh Khan on July 29, 2011, 01:31:33 PM

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the most non weird dude here, is like, Kosma.
!
Your definition of normalcy must be quite skewed.

Yeah what the fuck, I'm the normallest.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #5600 on:** July 29, 2011, 05:56:52 PM »

I think the current crop of mods are probably the best that GAF has had in years. Regardless of their post quality, sp0rsk, Dragona, and Vennt were fucking terrible moderators/administrators.

lennedsay · « **Reply #5601 on:** July 29, 2011, 07:09:05 PM »

Quote from: BlackMage on July 29, 2011, 01:24:17 PM

funny cause when i bitched to evilore about my banning he said it was all red scarlet's decision. Not that I was.. uh.. particularly innocent.. I guess..

Red Scarlett?

She banned you but sucked Costanza's ass? (Who ended up betraying her, from what I remember) SHE DESERVED DEMODDING.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5602 on:** July 29, 2011, 07:25:18 PM »

Quote from: Rebiak on July 29, 2011, 03:36:42 PM

Quote from: Shah Rukh Khan on July 29, 2011, 01:31:33 PM
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the most non weird dude here, is like, Kosma.
!
Your definition of normalcy must be quite skewed.

Yeah what the fuck, I'm the normallest.

U Jelly?

Emcee likes Nintendo too. Just sayin'

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5603 on:** July 29, 2011, 07:34:57 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on July 29, 2011, 01:35:24 PM

Quote from: BlackMage on July 29, 2011, 01:24:17 PM
funny cause when i bitched to evilore about my banning he said it was all red scarlet's decision. Not that I was.. uh.. particularly innocent.. I guess..

The mods decisions are their decisions, but Evilore reviews *all* of them (nowadays anyway), and if he disagrees with them, they get overturned. All the moderators who could or would ban willy-nilly aren't there anymore, so if you get banned now, sorry to say, you probably fucked up.

Cmon, you're telling me that this:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=28955367&postcount=348

facetious post was reviewed by evilore and was ultimately decided to be a three month ban? For a post like that?

Bullshit.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #5604 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:29:21 PM »

you sound bitter, lol.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5605 on:** July 29, 2011, 08:32:35 PM »

i mad!

Broseidon · « **Reply #5606 on:** July 29, 2011, 09:16:07 PM »

At least he actually did what he was banned for >_>

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5607 on:** July 29, 2011, 09:16:32 PM »

guys thats me

brob · « **Reply #5608 on:** July 29, 2011, 09:20:47 PM »

I really liked that character in wind waker. Not that he really did anything, or, at least I don't remember him doing anything... But his little voice sample was very cute. Not all the way up there with the snarky fish, but at least on the level with the fleecing sea merchant.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5609 on:** July 29, 2011, 09:24:58 PM »

"SHHHMEHHHHH??!?"

if you tweet about wind waker, you'll have a twitter robot tweet that to you, and its the fish from wind waker

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #5610 on:** July 29, 2011, 10:45:07 PM »

If you're a long time GAF member and you don't get a heavy handed ban for something insignificant, something is amiss.

Oblivion · « **Reply #5611 on:** July 29, 2011, 11:31:26 PM »

I forget exactly what the post was about, but I mentioned the word "nigger" once in some thread, and I got banned for 2 friggin months. I wasn't even referring to ANYONE as such.

benjipwns · « **Reply #5612 on:** July 30, 2011, 01:35:40 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=439061

what

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #5613 on:** July 30, 2011, 02:21:49 AM »

My only GAF ban was a 3-monther for "using the Holocaust as a comic prop".

lennedsay · « **Reply #5614 on:** July 30, 2011, 02:26:17 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29655769&postcount=5266

Fistful's bat signal.

Oblivion · « **Reply #5615 on:** July 30, 2011, 02:52:34 AM »

Am I the only one that thinks Natalie Portman is immensely overrated?

lennedsay · « **Reply #5616 on:** July 30, 2011, 03:07:08 AM »

She's drinking a beer at a ball game in that pic, she pretend masturbated and allowed another girl to pretend eat her out on screen, and she participated in the Natalie Portman rap. She ranks pretty high on the awesome girl meter.

Himu · « **Reply #5617 on:** July 30, 2011, 03:12:50 AM »

yeah, she's pretty awesome, smart and cute. hard to say no to that.

Oblivion · « **Reply #5618 on:** July 30, 2011, 03:14:36 AM »

Quote from: lennedsay on July 30, 2011, 03:07:08 AM

She's drinking a beer at a ball game in that pic, she pretend masturbated and allowed another girl to pretend eat her out on screen, and she participated in the Natalie Portman rap. She ranks pretty high on the awesome girl meter.

Yes, but I was specifically referring to her looks.

Himu · « **Reply #5619 on:** July 30, 2011, 03:15:37 AM »

How is she overrated? She's cute, she's pretty. I think most guys would be lucky to land a woman like that.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #5620 on:** July 30, 2011, 05:55:25 AM »

She's really cute

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5621 on:** July 30, 2011, 08:14:19 AM »

Overrated talent and looks, Portman has never done anything that's brought me to half mast.

Boogie · « **Reply #5622 on:** July 30, 2011, 08:37:25 AM »

Quote from: The Experiment on July 29, 2011, 10:45:07 PM

If you're a long time GAF member and you don't get a heavy handed ban for something insignificant, something is amiss.

10 years on GAF, never banned. What are you trying to say, EXP?

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #5623 on:** July 30, 2011, 08:40:25 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29656177&postcount=5279

legacy still burns

Narag · « **Reply #5624 on:** July 30, 2011, 11:08:16 AM »

Best part is how all your portman megauploads still work.

lennedsay · « **Reply #5625 on:** July 30, 2011, 11:15:29 AM »

Quote from: Oblivion on July 30, 2011, 03:14:36 AM

Quote from: lennedsay on July 30, 2011, 03:07:08 AM
She's drinking a beer at a ball game in that pic, she pretend masturbated and allowed another girl to pretend eat her out on screen, and she participated in the Natalie Portman rap. She ranks pretty high on the awesome girl meter.

Yes, but I was specifically referring to her looks.

Oh. Well she's kinda like my skinny doppelgänger.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #5626 on:** July 30, 2011, 11:22:40 AM »

you're younger than 30 so you're actually her fatter doppelganger

lennedsay · « **Reply #5627 on:** July 30, 2011, 11:27:27 AM »

If she gets all chubby and a boob job, she'll be Jew-me and I'll be nonJew-her.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #5628 on:** July 30, 2011, 03:40:22 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on July 29, 2011, 07:25:18 PM

Quote from: Rebiak on July 29, 2011, 03:36:42 PM
Quote from: Shah Rukh Khan on July 29, 2011, 01:31:33 PM
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the most non weird dude here, is like, Kosma.
!
Your definition of normalcy must be quite skewed.

Yeah what the fuck, I'm the normallest.

U Jelly?

Emcee likes Nintendo too. Just sayin'

You misunderstand Lager, Kosma was dumb enough to major in a useless academia, practices stupid unsafe behavior and in general has no leg to stand on during a discussion 75% of the time. I don't like him. He did seem to be better socially adjusted than the majority here, which is the nicest thing I can say about him.

iconoclast · « **Reply #5629 on:** July 31, 2011, 11:27:28 AM »

You can get banned for calling someone a "trap" on GAF now? (spoilers for a very recent game) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29726337&postcount=1714

If I rolled my eyes any harder I'd go blind.

magus · « **Reply #5630 on:** July 31, 2011, 01:44:53 PM »

the aeana reply is amusing... i mean this is the fucking internet,that's like the least offensive thing you are going to read on it... why the heck someone would find that offensive?

UNCALLED FOR!

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #5631 on:** July 31, 2011, 02:44:56 PM »

Quote from: Borys on July 31, 2011, 02:34:39 PM

Indian is offensive? Okay, how do you call them then? For sure not redskins?!?

edit: Native Americans

Canada: First Nations
US: Native Americans

Himu · « **Reply #5632 on:** July 31, 2011, 03:48:23 PM »

i remember when i was a kid things still weren't pc and they called sitting down "indian style" and we still did that "A BA BA BA BA BA BA BA" thing where you cover your mouth making howling noises.

Of course, since my grandma was about half native american, i never really took it to heart, it was just fun and games to me.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5633 on:** July 31, 2011, 04:23:48 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on July 31, 2011, 02:23:18 PM

It's offensive because it implies that transexuals are deliberately trying to deceive people in some kind of malicious way. As with most offensive and/or derogatory words, the actual offensiveness is not well understood by people who aren't members of the group.

Like, you'd probably scratch your head wondering why the word 'Indian' is offensive to natives, but if you yell that word in downtown Winnipeg I guarantee you would be murdered within ten minutes. Please understand, magus.

It doesn't suggest deliberate action at all. It suggests you're falling for something that isn't what it seems, like biting into a chocolate cookie only to realize it's actually a raisin cookie

Himu · « **Reply #5634 on:** July 31, 2011, 04:27:40 PM »

A trap is a deliberate action. A trap is done on purpose. By calling someone transsexual a trap, you've essentially devolved someone's entire life experience as a means of trapping frail minded males into thinking they're female just so they can sleep with them; it is vain and egotistical without one thought of the other party's feelings. When you consider the amount of transsexuals that are beaten, abused or even killed because of just being transsexual, it's pretty understandable, but that doesn't always make it right. In my opinion, if you're transsexual, you should tell the person before anything romantic (such as kissing) even happens to see if they're okay with it.

etiolate · « **Reply #5635 on:** July 31, 2011, 04:53:30 PM »

The trap here comes purely from the experience and reality of the unknowing side. It doesn't imply a deliberate action. Getting married too young is a "trap", but does not imply any deliberate action upon the other spouse. It is the situation that is the trap and both sides could have no intention for it to be so.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #5636 on:** July 31, 2011, 05:34:27 PM »

Its pretty clearcut, folks. No amount of semantical gymastics will change it has negative connotations.

Although transgendered is a moniker that doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. I imagine its best to just use their name. Tgs pronoun usage still trips me up. It should be simple shouldnt it.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #5637 on:** July 31, 2011, 07:04:03 PM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=439193

uh.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #5638 on:** July 31, 2011, 07:09:07 PM »

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I am 35, and married.

lennedsay · « **Reply #5639 on:** July 31, 2011, 07:10:34 PM »

Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on July 31, 2011, 07:04:03 PM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=439193

uh.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29739122&postcount=38

My thoughts exactly.

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