VOAT Containment Megathread of Trash People for Trash People

[agrajag]

Gaffers salivating over trying to ruin someones life because it bolsters their pathetic low self esteem.

It's bizarre and fucking scary, I don't particularly like Faraci but some gaffers were enjoying taking him down a bit too much.

I even saw one clutz saying that this was good as he'd railed against SJW's previously.

This isn't the first thread I've seen this kind of shit happening as well.

Faraci is a SJW himself that uses virtue signaling to attack people he wants to silence. No sympathy from me.

[stufte]

Gaffers salivating over trying to ruin someones life because it bolsters their pathetic low self esteem.

It's bizarre and fucking scary, I don't particularly like Faraci but some gaffers were enjoying taking him down a bit too much.

I even saw one clutz saying that this was good as he'd railed against SJW's previously.

This isn't the first thread I've seen this kind of shit happening as well.

Oh I think he's a huge loser and a hypocrite, but this "take them down and destroy their life" bullshit that GAF and others do to people is friggin weird.

[benjipwns]

I'm a huge film buff and was formerly a movie columnist in Busan, Korea

[railGUN]

Finally an acknowledgement

First, I'd just like to apologize for this major inconvenience (or worse) that my site has caused. Second, I have completely disabled all of the ads on both the desktop and mobile site as I get to the bottom of this issue, and believe me, this issue is very important to me. I won't re-enable ads again until I'm 100% confident that these malicious ads have been completely removed. And sorry for taking so long to respond.  The reason I couldn't reply earlier was because I was backpacking through Thailand, fighting (and defeating) the top kickboxers in the region.

Just kidding, this is what he said:

On it. Will disable desktop ads entirely if the ads in question are not identified and removed immediately. Don't know why this was allowed to happen but it is unacceptable and disappointing and the current ad setup will have to be reevaluated.

 

[agrajag]

Finally an acknowledgement

First, I'd just like to apologize for this major inconvenience (or worse) that my site has caused. Second, I have completely disabled all of the ads on both the desktop and mobile site as I get to the bottom of this issue, and believe me, this issue is very important to me. I won't re-enable ads again until I'm 100% confident that these malicious ads have been completely removed. And sorry for taking so long to respond.  The reason I couldn't reply earlier was because I was backpacking through Thailand, fighting (and defeating) the top kickboxers in the region.

Just kidding, this is what he said:

On it. Will disable desktop ads entirely if the ads in question are not identified and removed immediately. Don't know why this was allowed to happen but it is unacceptable and disappointing and the current ad setup will have to be reevaluated.

 

Who is he disappointed in, exactly?

[Klelk]

Just got a redirection ad from gaf, with adblock on of course 

[agrajag]

Just got a redirection ad from gaf, with adblock on of course 

evilore is the neuromancer, breaking through the ICE of ad-blockers to spread his malicious viruses through the cyberspace

[Tasty]

I was backpacking through Thailand, fighting (and defeating) the top kickboxers in the region.

[Jansen]

and another one of GAF's self-righteous loudmouth heroes gets exposed

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1291754

I think he was only BobbyRoberts' hero.

I. Fucking. Hate. This vile, pompous, grotesque, absurd excuse for a human being. Always have. And I believe I was banned for saying as much once.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=219651986&postcount=51

Whole bunch of people got banned in the Revenant thread (including me) by besada for saying mean things about devin

Yeah, I guess he just called him a douchebag for just not liking a movie he likes.

I have never seen the revenant nor do i have the desire to do so

[Tasty]

Whole bunch of people got banned in that thread (including me) by besada for saying mean things about devin

Exactly. If there is a GAF hivemind I don't think it ever universally loved Faraci.

Personally I've disliked him (costanza was gaga for him back in the day, which was a sign, aside from his own writing style), but when I realized it I ignored him. Honestly haven't heard of him for 3+ years until this new incident. Some people having an axe to grind because of his Lego Movie review of all things is laughable.

[zomgee]

Do we really need to link the opinion of the NeoGAF hive mind moral person (if such a thing even exists) to this ? I wouldn't mind if there was some obvious brigading going on but so far it doesn't seem to be the case.

Yeah it all seems like a pile of self righteousness right now. People climbing on top of the pile to say they were right all along.
i.e. Neogaf

[FStop7]

Isn't Faraci the one who led the charge against alt-right neocon gamergater russian operative misogynist James Rolfe over the most important piece of public policymaking the nation has ever faced, IE - Ghostbusters?

[railGUN]

I wonder if GAF itself is compromised / infected in some way, possibly distributing some malware, or just the bad ads themselves, and that is allowing them to circumvent uBlock Origin etc. Might explain why it seems so prevalent on GAF and nowhere else. The site is running ancient vBulletin software, that hasn't been upgraded in years (I think it's 1 or 2 full versions behind the current one), uses old encryption and doesn't use SSL for anything.

[Tasty]

Isn't Faraci the one who led the charge against alt-right neocon gamergater russian operative misogynist James Rolfe over the most important piece of public policymaking the nation has ever faced, IE - Ghostbusters?

Was he? God.

[zepblackstar]

Sooooo.

Looks like some people in light of devin faraci wants to push the sex stories of evillore  ....this gonna be interesting

[Joe Molotov]

Got my first "WARNING YOUR HARD DRIVE WILL BE DELETED" ad on Neogaf just now.

[demi]

Yup, place is acting up right now. I'd be careful...

[demi]

There's some odd javascript in the source referring to "adnety" which googled leads to a site talking about pop-unders. GAF infected?

I honestly wouldn't visit the site right now.

[Brehvolution]

Finally an acknowledgement

First, I'd just like to apologize for this major inconvenience (or worse) that my site has caused. Second, I have completely disabled all of the ads on both the desktop and mobile site as I get to the bottom of this issue, and believe me, this issue is very important to me. I won't re-enable ads again until I'm 100% confident that these malicious ads have been completely removed. And sorry for taking so long to respond.  The reason I couldn't reply earlier was because I was backpacking through Thailand, fighting (and defeating) the top kickboxers in the region.

[archie4208]

I was just browsing the Dota thread at GAF and got an Adnety popunder.

Cool.

[demi]

Just avoid the site, they are clearly infected or something.

[archie4208]

Can do.

[railGUN]

Just braved the "Report Ads" thread on my old ass iPhone and holy shit, people are freaking out. 

New posts every few seconds about pop-unders, ransomware, weird voices 

I'm sure a dedicated group of highly trained specialists are currently investigating the situation and reporting directly to EviLore.

[agrajag]

GAF is done.

[Tasty]

The site is possessed.

[VomKriege]

Wow was just at Neogaf a few hours ago. Shook. Stay safe. Thoughts and prayers.

[railGUN]

DAMN YOU TRUMP!!!

DAMN YOU TO HELL!!!!!

[demi]

The javascript is gone now (adnety)

[Tasty]

Wow was just at Neogaf a few hours ago. Shook. Stay safe. Thoughts and prayers.

Oh shit I know someone at GAF. Freaking out right now!

[FStop7]

"I was just practicing ancient crane style atop a Tibetan monastery when I learned of this" 

I feel bad for the mods/admins on gaf who actually try to keep it working, it's like there are factions or something

[Jansen]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1292603

Gaming forums can be some of the most toxic places on the internet.  The anonymity of the internet gives people a place to complain, ridicule and spew vitriol against companies and people who spend their lives giving to and supporting the gaming community  Sometimes, harsh criticism can be warranted, but sadly, the people with the most negative positions are the ones who seem to be the most vocal and can drown out the people who want to say something nice. Obviously, this is not limited to just gaming forums, but it seems that these are the places where you can see some of the worst in people.

With that being said, I wanted to share a POSITIVE experience that I just had!

So, late last night, I downloaded the demo of Madden 17 from the PS Store.  I was having an issue with it and was unable to get off of the main loading screen.  The next thing I knew, I accidentally purchased the full game!  Not only that, but there was no warning or prompting for my password.  And, even though there was no money in my PSN Wallet, the system pulled $60.00 out of my Paypal account, again with no warning or prompting for a password!  Needless to say, I was less than happy!

I am so used to seeing seeing negative crap on GAF about Sony and its refund policy that I figured the money was gone and I would be stuck with a game that I didn't want.  BUT, when I called Sony this morning, the guy who answered was so nice and so accommodating, I couldn't believe it!  It was almost like the service you get from Amazon!  Within less than 3 minutes, he approved a refund to my Paypal account of the full $60.00!  We chatted for a few more minutes about PSVR and how excited we both were for its release!  What a great experience and completely counter to what I see from people who post on GAF.  (I am in the U.S., by the way).

With that being said, I would like to open up a topic about people's POSITIVE stories... Stories that say nice things about your dealings with Sony, MS, Apple, Amazon... and (shudder) even GameStop, among others!   Honestly, any story about how you got great treatment, great customer service and an overall great experience, just to counteract the negative stories that we are constantly bombarded with!

So, GAF, what are your POSITIVE stories?

 

[Joe Molotov]

The calm and resolve of a thousand pop-unders.

[nachobro]

The javascript is gone now (adnety)

huh, was lore trying to pull a fast one on folks?

[demi]

Dunno. When people were having tons of pop(unders) - viewing the forum source showed a chunk of javascript with "adnety" - googling that showed a site advertising it self as the KINGS of popunders. Then the site fixed itself and now the chunk is gone. Whether it was an injection of some kind beyond their control is in the air.

[VomKriege]

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=219877265

Feeling uneasy with court of public opinion ? Alt-right.

[Nola]

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=219877265

Feeling uneasy with court of public opinion ? Alt-right.

Surprised lol?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

[close]

[railGUN]

So, would Lore really willingly install a "pop-under" script on GAF? Especially one that totes itself as the "King" of pop-unders... I'd fucking hope not, and I highly doubt it.

I didn't get hit with it, but from what I've seen from screenshots, it was just advertising itself with the pop-unders?

Hmmm. I'd say it is very likely that code was injected.

Which begs the question - how do you plug that hole now? Clearly, the vBulletin software can't be updated, probably because of how big GAF is, so what is to stop whoever from doing that again and again? I'm legitimately asking - how would you fix that?

[FStop7]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=219890723&postcount=102

 

[stufte]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=219890723&postcount=102

 

haha! I mean it's practically a post apocalyptic wasteland out there now, right? It'll probably be 6 hours of sandstorms set to dramatic music.

[VomKriege]

There's still some pop-unders on GAF as of now, it seems.

[Shuri]

FAnd sorry for taking so long to respond.  The reason I couldn't reply earlier was because I was backpacking through Thailand, fighting (and defeating) the top kickboxers in the region.

[agrajag]

It's ironic that GAF is actually the most toxic site on the internet. It will literally make your computer sick.

[VomKriege]

edit: wrong link

[Atramental]

Too bad Duckroll's victims will never have a chance to speak out... 

[Mr. Nobody]

Maybe the ads are a sign that we should all stop going to Neogaf 

[meeb]

Dude in the Queer thread keeps bragging about inviting this dude over to have sex at his workplace (his father's company) with.

Anything other than "U GO GURRL", such as an actual criticism of gross and unprofessional behavior, will likely be met with cries of slut shaming.

[Atramental]

God. I would love to bang a chick on the confrence room table at my office.   

[meeb]

God. I would love to bang a chick on the confrence room table at my office.   

I mean it is a porn fantasy. But it also happens to be unprofessional, and I doubt the dude would risk it if the company wasn't owned by his father.

[CatsCatsCats]

I see my never going to gaf is still working in my favor

[CatsCatsCats]

God. I would love to bang a chick on the confrence room table at my office.   

I mean it is a porn fantasy. But it also happens to be unprofessional, and I doubt the dude would risk it if the company wasn't owned by his father.

U just mad jelly tho, face it

[MMaRsu]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1292603

Gaming forums can be some of the most toxic places on the internet.  The anonymity of the internet gives people a place to complain, ridicule and spew vitriol against companies and people who spend their lives giving to and supporting the gaming community  Sometimes, harsh criticism can be warranted, but sadly, the people with the most negative positions are the ones who seem to be the most vocal and can drown out the people who want to say something nice. Obviously, this is not limited to just gaming forums, but it seems that these are the places where you can see some of the worst in people.

With that being said, I wanted to share a POSITIVE experience that I just had!

So, late last night, I downloaded the demo of Madden 17 from the PS Store.  I was having an issue with it and was unable to get off of the main loading screen.  The next thing I knew, I accidentally purchased the full game!  Not only that, but there was no warning or prompting for my password.  And, even though there was no money in my PSN Wallet, the system pulled $60.00 out of my Paypal account, again with no warning or prompting for a password!  Needless to say, I was less than happy!

I am so used to seeing seeing negative crap on GAF about Sony and its refund policy that I figured the money was gone and I would be stuck with a game that I didn't want.  BUT, when I called Sony this morning, the guy who answered was so nice and so accommodating, I couldn't believe it!  It was almost like the service you get from Amazon!  Within less than 3 minutes, he approved a refund to my Paypal account of the full $60.00!  We chatted for a few more minutes about PSVR and how excited we both were for its release!  What a great experience and completely counter to what I see from people who post on GAF.  (I am in the U.S., by the way).

With that being said, I would like to open up a topic about people's POSITIVE stories... Stories that say nice things about your dealings with Sony, MS, Apple, Amazon... and (shudder) even GameStop, among others!   Honestly, any story about how you got great treatment, great customer service and an overall great experience, just to counteract the negative stories that we are constantly bombarded with!

So, GAF, what are your POSITIVE stories?

 

?

I've had multiple refunds from Playstation US customer service. Two full priced games in fact.

They were really helpfull and didnt give me any bullshit either.

I'd say that OP is probably a real guy, just happy that it got fixed.

[thisismyusername]

Just got a redirection ad from gaf, with adblock on of course 

evilore is the neuromancer, breaking through the ICE of ad-blockers to spread his malicious viruses through the cyberspace

I'll like this for the reference, but I don't think you understood Neuromancer.  

[thisismyusername]

Which begs the question - how do you plug that hole now? Clearly, the vBulletin software can't be updated, probably because of how big GAF is, so what is to stop whoever from doing that again and again? I'm legitimately asking - how would you fix that?

If 'Lore wanted to update the software, he could. The database may be large, but there's nothing there that would prevent him from being able to upgrade the software outside of being lazy and not wanting to hire someone past... forgetting the admin's name to migrate the site. Plus the site would be down for a day or two to do the migration, so no ad money.

[agrajag]

Just got a redirection ad from gaf, with adblock on of course 

evilore is the neuromancer, breaking through the ICE of ad-blockers to spread his malicious viruses through the cyberspace

I'll like this for the reference, but I don't think you understood Neuromancer.  

Uh yeah i did. I know the neuromancer was an AI, the post wouldn't flow as well if I wrote Case, so I took an artistic liberty.

[thisismyusername]

It has 100% of the official expansions

Duke It Out In D.C.
Duke Caribbean: Life's a Beach
Duke: Nuclear Winter

are missing from this version of the game,

Well, this is embarrassing?

[Tasty]

By official he probably meant 3D Realms-developed expansions, in which case he's correct.

Same shit with the FEAR 1 expansions. Devs consider them non-canon.

[agrajag]

3D Realms 

Apogee

[Joe Molotov]

Kingdom of Kroz

[Trent Dole]

I honestly wouldn't visit the site ever.

[bluemax]

I wonder if NeoGAF is why someone suddenly was trying access my Apple Account on iOS devices in China this week.