Author Topic: The Official Psychoanalysis GAF Thread (Read 6028136 times)

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #8460 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:17:48 PM »

It only makes sense in our society, that the consumer becomes the real product in the end. Hence the sale of Neogaf is inevitable.

Himu · « **Reply #8461 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:19:24 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on November 01, 2011, 12:17:00 PM

How did Evilore take over GAF? I tend to not get involved in this stuff, but with the whole possibility of him selling the site, I've become interested.

Apparently after the Gaming-Age fiasco no one was willing to take the mantle so Evi-chan did. Bless his little heart.

benjipwns · « **Reply #8462 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:23:30 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on November 01, 2011, 12:15:28 PM

I studied History.

Oh, I didn't know, you only joined just before me after all...

Let us be best friends for life then. Did you know that Brad Garrett plays a history teacher in Til Death? Amazing!

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8463 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:25:32 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on November 01, 2011, 12:23:48 PM

It was a money loser and Evilore made an offer to the Powers that Be (Jim Cordeira) to buy it and Jim was down with that because while he liked that the community was there, he didn't ever really personally get into it.

Interesting. I wonder how much it cost?

benjipwns · « **Reply #8464 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:27:19 PM »

He seems to live pretty well off of it if it is indeed his only income. Not to be bitter or anything I know parsecs worse human beings living off of their internet forums or websites.

Himu · « **Reply #8465 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:31:08 PM »

tbh evilore is living the life. I mean, imagine owning a site as big as gaf. without a main page even. And he doesn't have to do shit except manage it. He could put that shit on his resume, take some business classes, get a BA, and be all "well, I used to own a site that was home to thousands of users, and sold it for millions" and work dat shit.

good career move

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8466 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:32:32 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on November 01, 2011, 12:25:32 PM

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on November 01, 2011, 12:23:48 PM
It was a money loser and Evilore made an offer to the Powers that Be (Jim Cordeira) to buy it and Jim was down with that because while he liked that the community was there, he didn't ever really personally get into it.

Interesting. I wonder how much it cost?

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magus · « **Reply #8467 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:44:40 PM »

Quote

Because its hugely popular. It gets a ton of traffic. Lots of traffic = lots of potential ad revenue.

doesn't gaf runs already his fair share of ads tough? i'm pretty sure there is one at the start of every thread for non-registered user and heck isn't the whole reason this thread is called "The Official ***** ***** ***** ***** about NEOGAF LLC BRAND thread" because of google ads not wanting any word like pee-pee or something like that?

benjipwns · « **Reply #8468 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:53:23 PM »

I will speak from my experience running a relative "niche" fansite. It was nowhere near the size of GAF at all. During the peak, we made way too much off of Google Ads, far more than we expected and this was 2003-06. In 2004 one of us bought the site some pretty great hosting for five years, and that was like a third of what the site made overall. And we gave away games every year from another third of the funds.

I am more than sure others have far better examples though.

brob · « **Reply #8469 on:** November 01, 2011, 12:59:34 PM »

Third's thread had a nice pay-off. I'm glad I stuck with it.

Broseidon · « **Reply #8470 on:** November 01, 2011, 02:48:02 PM »

Quote from: spindashing on November 01, 2011, 10:34:26 AM

Quote from: Wrath2X on November 01, 2011, 10:21:27 AM
No shame in that spin, Shanedeus is a prick
Seriously. You don't know how peeved I was when I noticed that he unbanned; I was hoping it would be a perma. I even recall him sending me a Google+ friend request. Fuckouttaherewiththatbullshit

I also have issues with Londa, but that goes without saying.

/endgossip

I'm sorry I had to break the news of his return to you, Spin.

Also, I don't think anyone likes Londa.

Cheebo · « **Reply #8471 on:** November 01, 2011, 02:59:47 PM »

Quote from: magus on November 01, 2011, 12:44:40 PM

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Because its hugely popular. It gets a ton of traffic. Lots of traffic = lots of potential ad revenue.

doesn't gaf runs already his fair share of ads tough? i'm pretty sure there is one at the start of every thread for non-registered user and heck isn't the whole reason this thread is called "The Official ***** ***** ***** ***** about NEOGAF LLC BRAND thread" because of google ads not wanting any word like pee-pee or something like that?

GAF makes lots of money off the ads it runs. Corporations like owning things that make them lots of money.

Vertigo · « **Reply #8472 on:** November 01, 2011, 03:32:04 PM »

I had almost forgotten that Amir0x had been demodded. It's a sad sight to see him on the forum now, people can call him on his bullshit and he can't ban them.

magus · « **Reply #8473 on:** November 01, 2011, 04:21:36 PM »

Quote from: Cheebo on November 01, 2011, 02:59:47 PM

Quote from: magus on November 01, 2011, 12:44:40 PM
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Because its hugely popular. It gets a ton of traffic. Lots of traffic = lots of potential ad revenue.

doesn't gaf runs already his fair share of ads tough? i'm pretty sure there is one at the start of every thread for non-registered user and heck isn't the whole reason this thread is called "The Official ***** ***** ***** ***** about NEOGAF LLC BRAND thread" because of google ads not wanting any word like pee-pee or something like that?

GAF makes lots of money off the ads it runs. Corporations like owning things that make them lots of money.

well but a million buck worth of dollars? i always tought the ads were there to pay for the server expense or some shit like that in the same way they make SA members pay 10$ on registration not to make a fortune on discussion such as "who has the sexiest boxart?"

Bebpo · « **Reply #8474 on:** November 01, 2011, 04:49:43 PM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=450534

I don't normally complain about tastes, but the way he leads the topic by painting the movies in his terrible tastes order is awful. He flat out says movies by big name directors are must see despite him saying the film is terrible and has received entirely bad press, and then he writes off films with talented staff/casts/buzz because he didn't like a director's past film.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8475 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:05:18 PM »

His posts always come off as nothing but advertising for his site and an opportunity to name drop and brag.

FoneBone · « **Reply #8476 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:10:48 PM »

Yeah, pretty much everything he posts is just a way to shill for his shitty site. At one point, I called him out for attempting to imply that other sites' scoops were actually his own; he insisted that other sites had "stolen" The Film Stage's scoops, but conveniently couldn't name any of them (probably because they're entirely a news aggregator, and there aren't any.)

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #8477 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:11:26 PM »

This movie is #8 on my list of MUST SEE movies. It totally sucks though. To find out why, go to my website, where you'll see that I am totally a legit movie reviewer. I watch shit that's black & white and doesn't even have dialogue, so you know that I'm for real.

Robo · « **Reply #8478 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:14:05 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on November 01, 2011, 04:49:43 PM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=450534

I don't normally complain about tastes, but the way he leads the topic by painting the movies in his terrible tastes order is awful. He flat out says movies by big name directors are must see despite him saying the film is terrible and has received entirely bad press, and then he writes off films with talented staff/casts/buzz because he didn't like a director's past film.

Somebody's a Brett Ratner fan.

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Cheebo · « **Reply #8479 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:36:11 PM »

Scullibundo isn't a everyman. He is the worst breed of film fans. Those who obsess over directors and love EVERYTHING those directors do and obsessively every passing thought they have and correct everyone about them (for him its mostly Spielberg and Cameron) and then randomly attack other directors and all their films.

Director fanboy at it's finest. No better than the system fanboys amongst gamers.

And lol at the film stage guy. He only posts to spam for his site. That 10 movie to see each month he does? He posts it all over the fucking internet. IMDB boards and the like.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #8480 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:48:53 PM »

I'd say my favorite film guy from gaf is either Solo or...um. Hm. Can't think of many offhand, actually. Name some members that post a lot in film threads.

edit: ah, here are some. Cosmic Bus is alright, he's good people, but his taste is way too deliberately indie for my tastes. Dan and border are cool.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8481 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:00:21 PM »

The only person I trust for movie opinions is Great Rumbler, that guy sure knows his movies. Bit of a weirdo with all the anime though.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8482 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:07:56 PM »

Cosmic Bus

Himu · « **Reply #8483 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:14:48 PM »

Solo only watches mainstream hollywood blockbusters

Cheebo · « **Reply #8484 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:25:24 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on November 01, 2011, 06:14:48 PM

Solo only watches mainstream hollywood blockbusters

Yeah, which is fine but he acts like a elitist movie fan but he only sees big wide releases. I talked to him once and he never seen a Godard or Truffaut film. Which is fine, but if you are going to act like a film buff and only see big studio releases? Come on. Movie-GAF used to be decent but what is left over there is painful.

And yeah Sculli is a HUGE spielberg fanboy. As huge as he is for Cameron as far as I have seen.

Himu · « **Reply #8485 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:26:05 PM »

Quote from: Cheebo on November 01, 2011, 06:25:24 PM

Quote from: Stringer Bell on November 01, 2011, 06:14:48 PM
Solo only watches mainstream hollywood blockbusters
Yeah, which is fine but he acts like a elitist movie fan but he only sees big wide releases. I talked to him once and he never seen a Godard or Truffaut film. Which is fine, but if you are going to act like a film buff and only see big studio releases? Come on.

Yeah that's what confuses me

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #8486 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:27:27 PM »

I cannot fucking wait for Immortals. Tarsem Singh creates the most beautiful looking films in existence.

Cheebo · « **Reply #8487 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:27:51 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on November 01, 2011, 06:26:05 PM

Quote from: Cheebo on November 01, 2011, 06:25:24 PM
Quote from: Stringer Bell on November 01, 2011, 06:14:48 PM
Solo only watches mainstream hollywood blockbusters
Yeah, which is fine but he acts like a elitist movie fan but he only sees big wide releases. I talked to him once and he never seen a Godard or Truffaut film. Which is fine, but if you are going to act like a film buff and only see big studio releases? Come on.

Yeah that's what confuses me

Nothing wrong with only going to studio movies but acts like he is Mr. Cinema which is confusing.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8488 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:36:24 PM »

I like a good mix of big studio releases and obscure old stuff.

Himu · « **Reply #8489 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:43:43 PM »

Nothing wrong with like big studio stuff, but when you are the self professed cinema fan that Solo is, his film watching palette is suspect.

Bebpo · « **Reply #8490 on:** November 01, 2011, 07:06:13 PM »

Quote from: ZephyrFate on November 01, 2011, 06:27:27 PM

I cannot fucking wait for Immortals. Tarsem Singh creates the most beautiful looking films in existence.

Yeah, this.

I even liked The Cell!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8491 on:** November 01, 2011, 07:11:13 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on November 01, 2011, 07:06:13 PM

Quote from: ZephyrFate on November 01, 2011, 06:27:27 PM
I cannot fucking wait for Immortals. Tarsem Singh creates the most beautiful looking films in existence.

Yeah, this.

I even liked The Cell!

The Cell was an okay movie with some great art design. Lame cast, though, except D'Onofrio.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #8492 on:** November 01, 2011, 07:43:46 PM »

I think its safe to say his movies have gotten worse since the Cell.

Immortals looks like an even cheaper version of 300.

Third · « **Reply #8493 on:** November 01, 2011, 07:56:15 PM »

I agree on the ban, but the thread was legit. $:-\$
Oh well...

And devolution was basically calling me a cigarillo. Yet he gets no ban. Weird stuff..

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #8494 on:** November 01, 2011, 08:44:32 PM »

Quote from: Third on November 01, 2011, 07:56:15 PM

I agree on the ban, but the thread was legit. $:-\$
Oh well...

Yeah, you should have seen that ban coming a mile away.

Rman · « **Reply #8495 on:** November 01, 2011, 08:49:26 PM »

Quote from: Third on November 01, 2011, 07:56:15 PM

I agree on the ban, but the thread was legit. $:-\$
Oh well...

And devolution was basically calling me a cigarillo. Yet he gets no ban. Weird stuff..

devolution is female

ZephyrFate · « **Reply #8496 on:** November 01, 2011, 10:47:06 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on November 01, 2011, 07:43:46 PM

I think its safe to say his movies have gotten worse since the Cell.

Immortals looks like an even cheaper version of 300.

This would be true if The Fall wasn't a great film, so...

no.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8497 on:** November 02, 2011, 04:00:54 AM »

Why were you banned Third? I didn't follow your thread to the end.

Also lol @ Devo. She's aware of her rep, and is still pushing to troll you all.

RESPECK

Oblivion · « **Reply #8498 on:** November 02, 2011, 05:03:04 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on November 01, 2011, 11:10:33 AM

I'll hand it to Evilore: he took what was a big fucking lead weight around Gaming Age's neck and turned it into a major financial success. If he ends up selling it for millions, then he might be the smartest motherfucker of us all.

I normally like to put on the ole hater hat for most instances you can name (popular movies, Sony titles, funerals, etc.), but fuck it if any among us wouldn't grudgingly fist bump Evilore for making out like a smooth criminal.

Which leads me to my next point. If Kotaku (or anyone for that matter) buys GAF, there's always the possibility that they could restructure the site to the point that it would lose the appeal that it has right now. Which means that there would be a vacuum that someone else could fill. For a time I thought the wastingyourlife forums might have accomplished that, but that flame burned out pretty quickly.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8499 on:** November 02, 2011, 08:24:42 AM »

I thought it was moved to the archive?

Edit: where it can't be viewed by visitors lol.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8500 on:** November 02, 2011, 08:49:05 AM »

Like a mongoloid kid who's not allowed to come downstairs when guests are around.

Reb · « **Reply #8501 on:** November 02, 2011, 08:52:56 AM »

Why? What's wrong with kids from Mongolia?

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8502 on:** November 02, 2011, 08:56:05 AM »

I got the term wrong, I was going for the slur.

Everything I post is machine translated. Don't judge me

Brehvolution · « **Reply #8503 on:** November 02, 2011, 08:56:11 AM »

Nothing, if they stay on the other side of the wall.

Eric P · « **Reply #8504 on:** November 02, 2011, 09:27:24 AM »

Quote from: AWESOM-O on November 01, 2011, 05:15:02 PM

Film-GAF is kind of weird.

I find myself generally agreeing with Solo about 75% of the time, although I loved Inception, while he thinks it flat-out sucks. Snowman Prophet of Doom has an amazingly detailed and well-thought-out personal philosophy of film. I think he's wrong a lot (he thinks Saving Private Ryan is terrible, WTF?), but damn if I don't respect the way he argues his points. Expendable knows a lot about film, and he sure watches a ton of them, but I can't stand the way he's seen as an authority-figure on GAF because he has some blog. What's worse is that he kind of embraces that authority-figure role. He needs to take a lesson from EB's own Eric P when it comes to being extremely knowledgeable while also coming off as a down-to-earth guy.

Scullibundo has that everyman taste that I find myself agreeing with more than any of the other three I mentioned.

the trick is to never write more than three sentences about anything.

ever.

FoneBone · « **Reply #8505 on:** November 02, 2011, 10:00:28 AM »

apple fanboys

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=32342351&postcount=24

FoneBone · « **Reply #8506 on:** November 02, 2011, 11:00:54 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on November 02, 2011, 10:50:01 AM

oh christ now apple invented self checkout

not only that, but nobody's singling out Apple for criticism; it's a thread about general corporate policies that happens to involve Apple

Mupepe · « **Reply #8507 on:** November 02, 2011, 11:09:57 AM »

Quote from: AWESOM-O on November 01, 2011, 08:38:22 PM

When it comes to Film-Bore, I've found that Mupepe is quite an excellent critic.

Thanks

Film-Bore >>>>>>>> Film-GAF

Too many of them are more obsessed with naming obscure films than naming good films. And then they love to circle jerk and agree that "yeah, that movie no one has ever heard of is awesome".

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8508 on:** November 02, 2011, 11:10:53 AM »

Quote from: FoneBone on November 02, 2011, 10:00:28 AM

apple fanboys

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=32342351&postcount=24

So he basically picked an unrelated Apple news and condemned everyone else for ignoring while discussing a more pressing issue that deals with corporate policies?

The leaps are becoming longer, and longer.

brob · « **Reply #8509 on:** November 02, 2011, 12:51:00 PM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=32347940&postcount=95

doesnt he work at insomniac?

Brehvolution · « **Reply #8510 on:** November 02, 2011, 01:10:21 PM »

I'm pretty sure.

Broseidon · « **Reply #8511 on:** November 02, 2011, 01:16:22 PM »

Third · « **Reply #8512 on:** November 02, 2011, 01:33:18 PM »

Quote from: Shaka Khan on November 02, 2011, 04:00:54 AM

Why were you banned Third? I didn't follow your thread to the end.

Also lol @ Devo. She's aware of her rep, and is still pushing to troll you all.

RESPECK

Because of the following reaction:

"Huh, not disrespecting women at all. That's why I said conquer. You have to fight to get them. It's not always easy."

Ban will be lifted on 2-2-2012

Oh wow, Devolution is a female. That explains her behaviour.

Himu · « **Reply #8513 on:** November 02, 2011, 02:27:40 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on November 02, 2011, 11:09:57 AM

Quote from: AWESOM-O on November 01, 2011, 08:38:22 PM
When it comes to Film-Bore, I've found that Mupepe is quite an excellent critic.
Thanks

Film-Bore >>>>>>>> Film-GAF

Too many of them are more obsessed with naming obscure films than naming good films. And then they love to circle jerk and agree that "yeah, that movie no one has ever heard of is awesome".

Really? When I posted there, it was mostly director fanboys of the biggest Hollywood directors.

Mupepe · « **Reply #8514 on:** November 02, 2011, 02:49:59 PM »

Go check out the movies you've seen recently thread. A bunch of circle jerking over obscure films. I decided to ignore their opinions after a couple of weeks of watching their suggestions. The collective taste of that forum is trash.

Himu · « **Reply #8515 on:** November 02, 2011, 02:58:52 PM »

What kind of obscure films? What'd they suggest?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8516 on:** November 02, 2011, 03:23:04 PM »

My GAF return

pilonv1 · « **Reply #8517 on:** November 02, 2011, 06:47:20 PM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=32336021&postcount=192

Himu · « **Reply #8518 on:** November 02, 2011, 06:50:13 PM »

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #8519 on:** November 02, 2011, 06:50:30 PM »

Good riddance.

Edit: Oh, I thought it was TheBishop.

Oh well, SamBishop isn't that much better.

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