Yet another GAF thread - I still haven't got over it :( (No spergfits allowed)

[thisismyusername]

I was speaking more to his perception of being a somebody, but hey, how many of you guys were chilling on air with the Giant Bomb guys last E3?  For some folks, even the D-list is better than nothing.

Except he isn't even--

Well, Greg Kasavin had to bring him in as a personal guest and he was routinely ignored on the show so I wouldn't really consider that D-list.

Ding-ding. He is pretty much ignored by most everyone in the industry. How is that "being in" the industry?

Evilore needs to really work more of his contacts though. He should be a known entity in the game industry by this point but he's not.

Didn't he pay for that (near the end of their life) Gamepro article that advertised GAF?

[nudemacusers]

I have yet to meet someone in real life that knows what a NeoGAF is. Not that I would ever bring it up unprovoked in the first place...

Talking about GAF irl is srsly one of the most awkward things and I've done it too many times in my life.

I was at a GAFer's wedding last year and a GAFer's spouse was like, "oh you're Karakand?" (GAF didn't have a huge presence there so we were using our Christian names--yes when GAFers hang out irl they use GAF handles) and I was like. 

lol i'm pretty sure the first thing i say to gafbros when i met them is 'please don't call me macuser i might die'

[Cindi Mayweather]

Beep boop boop beep studies indicate that those who do not embrace their prejudices are usually prejudiced, Dave. 0101100011110101

Is it really okay to defend people who give in to and admit their own prejudices?



*scritch scritch skittt*


calculating

Yes

[Tasty]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=112996249#post112996249

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I kinda like Sculli.

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[Boogie]

I have yet to meet someone in real life that knows what a NeoGAF is. Not that I would ever bring it up unprovoked in the first place...

Talking about GAF irl is srsly one of the most awkward things and I've done it too many times in my life.

I was at a GAFer's wedding last year and a GAFer's spouse was like, "oh you're Karakand?" (GAF didn't have a huge presence there so we were using our Christian names--yes when GAFers hang out irl they use GAF handles) and I was like. 

lol i'm pretty sure the first thing i say to gafbros when i met them is 'please don't call me macuser i might die'

My handle matches my RL nickname, so that's not a concern for me.

[brob]

Don't see anything wrong with what Opiate is saying in that thread, beyond the reluctance to admit that Cuban should have qualified his examples.   

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

EviLore should cash out here pretty soon, lest he ends up like Lowtax.  He probably has another 3-4 years to go until he gets to that point.

[brob]

 

There's nothing wrong with Cuban saying we all have stereotypes etc. However, it stands out a lot more because he's saying it with respect to Sterling's comments, which are about as far removed from snap street judgements about who is and isnt dangerous. Plus the black person in hoodie thing appears a little pointed and classless in the light of Trayvon Martin's murder to me, so.

Maybe im inferring too much, like Mark Cuban crossing the street when he sees a nike swathed black man outside of his stadium and then subconsciously beats himself up over it when he realizes its one of his players.

I have no problem presuming that Mark Cuban is an asshole/bigot to a noteworthy extent* (I don't know who he is), but getting bent out of shape because he isn't being politically correct seems misplaced. There was a real good piece on the whole Sterling deal on the Atlantic by Ta-Neshisi Coates I feel is relevant here. The fear of being labeled a bigot is so strong that the process of addressing bigotry is incredibly difficult.


*the Martin reference is crass and in light of the Sterling mess he appears thick as fukk to not qualify his statements

[bluemax]

I have yet to meet someone in real life that knows what a NeoGAF is. Not that I would ever bring it up unprovoked in the first place...

I have, but only because I work(ed) in the games industry. Then again none of the people I worked with who knew about NeoGAF knew the name of the guy who ran it or jack fucking shit about him. Most conversations I had with other industry members about the NeoGAF populace were generally kind of scornful, OR about how to use it to market our game. It certainly isn't viewed as a bastion of intelligent discourse by people who actually make games.

[Great Rumbler]

There's nothing wrong with Cuban saying we all have stereotypes etc. However, it stands out a lot more because he's saying it with respect to Sterling's comments, which are about as far removed from snap street judgements about who is and isnt dangerous. Plus the black person in hoodie thing appears a little pointed and classless in the light of Trayvon Martin's murder to me, so.

Maybe im inferring too much, like Mark Cuban crossing the street when he sees a nike swathed black man outside of his stadium and then subconsciously beats himself up over it when he realizes its one of his players.

I have no problem presuming that Mark Cuban is an asshole/bigot to a noteworthy extent* (I don't know who he is), but getting bent out of shape because he isn't being politically correct seems misplaced. There was a real good piece on the whole Sterling deal on the Atlantic by Ta-Neshisi Coates I feel is relevant here. The fear of being labeled a bigot is so strong that the process of addressing bigotry is incredibly difficult.

A lot of people don't like Cuban because he's loud and opinionated.

[Momo]

I cross the road and will run towards a black/white guy when a brown guy comes at me. I don't want to get my shit wrecked tyvm

[demi]

EviLore should cash out here pretty soon, lest he ends up like Lowtax.  He probably has another 3-4 years to go until he gets to that point.

Explain please? I dont follow SA.

[Momo]

About 90% of street gangs here are brown people, not Indians though (although we have a large indian population whom I love immensely) these are brown people here (see video below). Brown people are also by far the most racist people in SA, worse that Afrikaaners, they absolutely despise anyone who is not white. It's pretty pathetic   (but understandable due to the brainwashing that was apartheid)

[Phoenix Dark]

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=823435

Be a mod and cape for people saying they fear the blacks in hoodies brehs

I saw nothing wrong with Cuban's comments. He's more honest than most (white) people who would claim they don't see race, yet cross the street when a black dude walks towards them. Everyone has prejudices, and being able to acknowledge it mentally and recognize it's wrong is a sign of being "not a racist" imo.

[Rufus]

About 90% of street gangs here are brown people, not Indians though (although we have a large indian population whom I love immensely) these are brown people here (see video below). Brown people are also by far the most racist people in SA, worse that Afrikaaners, they absolutely despise anyone who is not white. It's pretty pathetic   (but understandable due to the brainwashing that was apartheid)

That guy. That culture.
I hope you never end up in prison, Mo.

[Diunx]

Dude thinks Neogaf is gonna be popular forever, that he'll be cashing dem checks ten years from now. Considering how long the site has been around I can't really blame him for thinking that tho

Unless another site pops up that steals users I think he'll be fine.

His desire to avoid ugly monetization is commendable but I can't imagine it's helping his bottom line.  He'd probably earn more cashing out than he will in the long term.  The thing is, there's more to it than just money, I think.  If he cashes out, he's just another rich dude with nothing else going on.  If he keeps the joint, he gets more than enough to live comfortably on *and* still be a somebody in an industry.  I think that means more to him than seven zeroes.  Probably not eight, though, haha.

I don't know there is a lot of stuff he could invest those 10 mill in and out of this industry, personally I would have taken the money, no way I'm gonna spent most of my life running a message board.

[Cindi Mayweather]

momo what does your generation of south africa think about apartheid?

[Momo]

That guy. That culture.
I hope you never end up in prison, Mo.

Dont worry I'd kill myself before going to jail

momo what does your generation of south africa think about apartheid?

Almost universally despised, blacks, whites alike. There is a subsection of racist/ignorant white and brown people who reminisce about the 'good old days' though, thankfully these fuckers are few and far between

[a slime appears]

Well, again, I don't see Major Nelson offering up a special guest badge to AceBandage.

You guys are waaaaaay fucking over reading my point, though.  And in the process, you're missing what I'm saying.  Let me try again:

EL with NeoGAF: living very comfortably, has a sense of being someone, a sense that is supported by occasional favors from industry peeps as well as forum people falling all over him online and in RL meet-ups. 

EL without NeoGAF ($10 million sale): living very very comfortably, nobody knows who he is, nor do they care.  unless he figures out a way to hit the jackpot a second time, there isn't even anything to look to in the future.  basically retired and waiting to die.

I know which one I'm picking if I'm a former social pariah hovering around 30 with no dependents.

lol calm down. You just stated that EL is an industry somebody and frankly as someone who works in that industry that isn't the case. I don't think you understand that being an "administrator of a gaming forum" means nothing to most people. Here's another post that echoes exactly what I said because you seemed to have missed my point in the first go around.

I have, but only because I work(ed) in the games industry. Then again none of the people I worked with who knew about NeoGAF knew the name of the guy who ran it or jack fucking shit about him. Most conversations I had with other industry members about the NeoGAF populace were generally kind of scornful, OR about how to use it to market our game. It certainly isn't viewed as a bastion of intelligent discourse by people who actually make games.

It's nothing against EL at all. He's been incredibly lucky to find himself in the position of moderating a somewhat popular message board and it's awesome that he can sell it for a lot of money. However to steer my comments back to your thoughts about keeping/selling the site:

• Right now, he's just an unknown entity managing a forum that's only claim to fame is being an embarrassing collection of a die-hard game nerds and an easy community to manipulate for marketing.
• Keeping the $10 million in hopes of a better offer is a risky gamble that could pay off but he's much better off selling the site and re-investing his financial windfall on a new venture that can make him more money.
• In both scenarios you present, keeping or selling, his non-existent industry profile actually works against him since he could easily market himself to get a better offer OR utilize his notoriety to help steer NeoGAF towards being a bigger industry presence.
• Meanwhile E3 denies him a badge and lets Nintendo Fansite #1,345 have full access.

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In regards to your Major Nelson guest comment: E3 guest badges are handed out to nobody journalists often as a token of good faith. This happens with fan-sites and foreign enthusiast press. In addition, getting VIP access to an E3 booth is generally the rule rather than the exception. I see how that can impress the random forum goer but that kind of shit is fairly common and goodwill fodder. It ain't special.

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[Steve Contra]

Everyone I've ever met from South Africa starts off by talking about the horrors of apartheid when I ask them about their country and then follow up by being super racist.

[nachobro]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=823432

 

Dude gonna get his whole bank account taken by trying to be a literal captain save a ho 

[Joe Molotov]

You can't turn a ho into a housewife.

[nudemacusers]

that thread scenario does not pass the 'would i slap my friend on the head for doing this' test. a good friend of mine almost fell into this trap in vegas with a stripper and considered flying her up to visit

 i had to fix this by playing a particular T Pain song every time we hung out.

[nudemacusers]

she's different tho

[Phoenix Dark]

I don't disapprove of the date, however I do disapprove of telling him "grats" for going on a date with a prostitute.

get in how you fit in, but don't expect dap from me.

[Shadow Mod]

I'll just genuinely never understand how anyone here goes about life lacking friends of a specific gender. Just how walled off is their life.

[king of the internet]

I don't really see him trying to save a ho, he just seems lonely as fuck and hopeless with women so she's probably taking advantage of that.

Basically this:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=113023120&postcount=221

[nudemacusers]

well that's the rub; lonely dudes who strike out with women or have zero 'game' will usually dive in hard for the first woman who throws some poon their way. see the gafbro who wifed up the sister of the prostitute he (iirc) lost his virginity to. or old guys throwing paychecks at strippers. or the camgirl scene.


pussy and desperation are demonic, friends.

edit: i also don't see how this breaks a dude out of his shell. it's still a relationship through exchange of funds.

[Shadow Mod]

When someone says they're lonely and helpless with women I honestly wonder which women. Like are they kind of schlubby and consistently ignoring the funny chick who's more on their level?

[helios]

It sounds like the premise to a romcom. He's out to save a ho, but the ho will save him. Starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence

[Phoenix Dark]

If you're a lonely dude in your late 20s with no social skills...do you, breh. I'd imagine a "girl friend experience" will teach you more about conversing with women than whining about women on GAF all day.

[Shadow Mod]

If you're a lonely dude in your late 20s with no social skills...do you, breh. I'd imagine a "girl friend experience" will teach you more about conversing with women than whining about women on GAF all day.

Or getting advice from other gaffers who keep asserting they're experts on women.

[Phoenix Dark]

1hr with a backpage slore>WiiU

[nudemacusers]

If you're a lonely dude in your late 20s with no social skills...do you, breh. I'd imagine a "girl friend experience" will teach you more about conversing with women than whining about women on GAF all day.

or his failure to woo this woman and save her from a life low moral character will only harden his attitude toward women and he will start a red pill / mra website.

[Kara]

lol i'm pretty sure the first thing i say to gafbros when i met them is 'please don't call me macuser i might die'

Usually they just call me Kara since everyone can say that right (unlike Karakand)--but it's awkward for people to be calling some dude Kara irl. 

My handle matches my RL nickname, so that's not a concern for me.

I used to use my surname as my internet handle (for most of my irl youth everyone called me by it rather than my first name) but when I registered on GAF it was unavailable so I ended up with this instead. What could have been...

[Broseidon]

Wasn't there some guy on gaf getting money-farmed by some girlfriend a few years back? I want to say it involved the Philippines or Okinawa.

[Broseidon]

Hearing your handle said aloud irl is

Thankfully in my experience people only use it for the "oh, you're that person" introductions and then it's normal names.

[Phoenix Dark]

Reminds me of when I met Cheebs. I crossed the street and met him on our campus. Shook his hand and said "hello [Cheeb's irl name]." He called me by my name too. Then he gave me a DVD copy of True Romance and Big Lebowski.

[Shadow Mod]

I'm just happy I haven't been caught in the wild by some weirdo I don't know. That'd be the most awkward.

[Phoenix Dark]

My irl nicknames

Re Re
Moe


and another I'll only share on the EB page.

[Rufus]

I never had a nickname offline.

[Kara]

I'm just happy I haven't been caught in the wild by some weirdo I don't know. That'd be the most awkward.

I would imagine that impossible as the Shadow Mod obviously travels by motorcade with handlers and plain clothes security.

[nachobro]

1hr with a backpage slore>WiiU

Mario Kart is out next week so I dunno bout that.

[nudemacusers]

i actually met coldvein (of house gaf) outside a bar in seattle by complete random chance. i opened the door while he was walking out and I did a double take and asked him if he was on neogaf

Wasn't there some guy on gaf getting money-farmed by some girlfriend a few years back? I want to say it involved the Philippines or Okinawa.

yeah, eyeliner or something. they're married and in the states now iirc.

[Phoenix Dark]

1hr with a backpage slore>WiiU

Mario Kart is out next week so I dunno bout that.

Double Dash was my shit. I know people hate on it but I had 3 brothers to play it with, it was fun.

[Atramental]

If someone called me "Atra" irl I wouldn't skip a beat.

[king of the internet]

I don't think I'd feel comfortable being called king of the internet.

[etiolate]

Double Dash was great. Never understood the hate. It's the Maroi Kart I prefer at this point.

[Kara]

Double Dash

[benjipwns]

I've attended the show since I was 14 for about 5 years

Why were you 14 for five years?

[Rufus]

So that he won't (wouldn't?) have to be 29 for several years.

[nudemacusers]

Im honestly happy just to hang out with a hot girl who actually want to be with me (I hope). I know friendzoned is supposed to mean something negative for a lot of people, but for me friendzone is a lot better than no zone.


 

[nudemacusers]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=113038471&postcount=261

it has begun. rip OP.

[Shadow Mod]

While it's true plenty of escorts aren't always on the clock, if you're the kind of person who doesn't have a lot of experience with people, it's going to be ever harder for you to discern the difference between genuine interest and being used.

[nudemacusers]

he's already fallen in love. it's too late.

[Atramental]

Trust professional slores with your heart, brehs.

[Shadow Mod]

To be honest is it that much of a step down from marrying the first girl to let you get past 1st base and then being genuinely clueless about why you're divorcing years later?

[El Babua]

Im honestly happy just to hang out with a hot girl who actually want to be with me (I hope). I know friendzoned is supposed to mean something negative for a lot of people, but for me friendzone is a lot better than no zone.


 

Hey now, all my best friends are escorts...or strippers. 

[Kara]

Dating a sex worker could be interesting if you weren't a fucking noob.

The exit strategy conversation might be a little awkward / relationship ending however.

e: Interesting is a really poor word choice, sorry, they're people not fucking sloths in their native habitat, worthwhile is maybe the word I should have used.

[nudemacusers]

Im honestly happy just to hang out with a hot girl who actually want to be with me (I hope). I know friendzoned is supposed to mean something negative for a lot of people, but for me friendzone is a lot better than no zone.


 

Hey now, all my best friends are escorts...or strippers. 

we're talking about females tho