Maybe the real NeoGAF was the friends we made along the way...

[Jenkem]

Ironically if you look at OT now it's the best NeoGAF's been since 2008

[ModernBoxes]

Stolen from a GAF thread.

[Bounceounce]

It feels good to finally post here, after considering making an account for a week or two now.

I've been browsing The Bore for a few months now, as my dissatisfaction with GAF grew by the day,
I started off on Gaf during the 2016 election, finding the site through looking for threads on old topics to read (something I enjoyed), and appreciating the site of a rare, highly active, straight forum.
But as my lurking continued I noticed the mass grave bannings, and got a feel for the culture.
I was drawn towards it being left leaning, but was unsure of whether I could properly navigate those troubled waters, though after much deliberation, I obviously took the plunge.

My first account lasted under a month, I wasn't sure how to properly interact with the BCT as the slang/humor wasn't something in my vocabulary/a practice of mine as a black man, so after a few failed posts I bailed, and ended up in Poligaf, my biggest mistake, as I was not only a Bernie supporter, but I wasn't the most knowledgeable person on some fronts.

My banning came hours or a day after an argument in there, with the simple message "I don't think this site is a good fit for you"  (and maybe it also said that they hoped I would find a community I fit in, can't remember.)

(After I found out about Bishop and his unjust election bans, I figured that it might have been from him.)

My second account lasted a few days or a few weeks, I don't remember doing anything notable, so I assumed that maybe they pinged my i.p as being the same as the banner account, or I just stepped on the wrong mods toes, I don't know, I can't tech.

My third and final account (of the same name as this), is where I finally managed to lay low and navigate GAF-culture, I made GAF-Hop my home, and like a servile dog I bent the knee to the sites popular opinions and tailored my opinions towards them through watering down my beliefs, omitted vocabulary I believed would get my labeled as right-wing, some of which, being terms I never felt the need to use/ever utter, until I was faced with the rabid virtue signaling and purity politics of GAF (like the two terms I just used), or just shut up when in the face of what I believed could be a potential dogpile, all behaviors in stark contrast to how I am in my personal life, or anywhere else on the web, I let the GAF machine bend me to it's will.

My breaking point was when I went overboard in the Fantano thread, I couldn't handle the lack of nuance and self-eating nature of the site any longer, the toxicity had reached it's boiling point with me.

None of this is a big deal, it's just a forum, I'm not doing anything impressive, and my post is over-dramatic and everything, but it feels good to vent again, the last time I was able to vent like this was election night  (which felt awkward considering who won, but vindicating considering the site culture), and this is a much better place as of now.

lit

what were your other account names? I saw you in gaf-hop a lot

I don't remember.
They were both short lived so I never retained their names.

[jacob.armitage]

I feel for those who never saw pre-2011 gaf.

I'd say even pre 2015 gaf.

[Switters]

Who is Bobby Roberts?

[foxboro]

The problem with NeoGAF was that you were either with the hive mind, or against them. You couldn't even have a moderate opinion on anything without getting banned. You were always on egg shells.

Moderate became a slur on the level of nazi.  Once that happens in a community you have to imagine it will implode.

Considering how far most of the forum was in the tank for Hillary, they're more radical centrists than anything. If you were a leftist during the election you'd get run out of threads for not bending the knee to yas qween.

[bork]

GAF is back up.

[Boogie]

I feel for those who never saw pre-2011 gaf.

2011, pfft.  I feel for those who never saw pre-2004 GAF. 

[counterhit]

The thought of never seeing another CrossingEden post ever again

Until he begins posting here.

[thehunter116]

The problem with NeoGAF was that you were either with the hive mind, or against them. You couldn't even have a moderate opinion on anything without getting banned. You were always on egg shells.

Moderate became a slur on the level of nazi.  Once that happens in a community you have to imagine it will implode.

Considering how far most of the forum was in the tank for Hillary, they're more radical centrists than anything. If you were a leftist during the election you'd get run out of threads for not bending the knee to yas qween.

Yeah that was obnoxious.

In hindsight it did more damage than good to not call them out sooner.

[thisismyusername]

The joy at seeing that evil place crash and burn is somewhat offset by the floodgates opening and knowing that so many  of its community, carefully cultivated by and for delusional "punch a Nazi," gamergate / Russian / Trump conspiracy theory spewing LWNJ types won't just go back to the darkness of tumblr whence they came.

>implying GAF anti-fa will actually punch out nazis

[jorma]

FUCK

I wake up to 40 pages, 500 people online and neogaf down and i'm thinking i missed the whole thing.

Did lionel mandrake sign up here yet so i can get a decent recap or do i need to sift through the whole thread?=

[clothedmacuser]

I feel for those who never saw pre-2011 gaf.

2011, pfft.  I feel for those who never saw pre-2004 GAF. 

Scrapping it up in the 9/11 conspiracy was a my introduction to calling people idiots over the internet.  Ahh, salad days

[counterhit]

I feel for those who never saw pre-2011 gaf.

I'd say even pre 2015 gaf.

I think early 2013 was the cut off point tbh.

[thehunter116]

The joy at seeing that evil place crash and burn is somewhat offset by the floodgates opening and knowing that so many from its community, carefully cultivated by and for delusional "punch a Nazi," gamergate / Russian / Trump conspiracy theory spewing LWNJ types won't just go back to the darkness of tumblr whence they came.

Russian connections to Trump are now conspiracy?

Oh boy...you're one of those things.

[Jansen]

so many account suicide threads and none of them have porn

[Boogie]

Ironically if you look at OT now it's the best NeoGAF's been since 2008

Seriously, it's like a time warp back a decade.

[bork]

GAF is back up.

...And some of the guys who said they stepped down are still listed as mods. 

[ModernBoxes]

The problem with NeoGAF was that you were either with the hive mind, or against them. You couldn't even have a moderate opinion on anything without getting banned. You were always on egg shells.

Moderate became a slur on the level of nazi.  Once that happens in a community you have to imagine it will implode.

Considering how far most of the forum was in the tank for Hillary, they're more radical centrists than anything. If you were a leftist during the election you'd get run out of threads for not bending the knee to yas qween.

Yeah that was obnoxious.

In hindsight it did more damage than good to not call them out sooner.

Are we dogging on Hillary supporters instead of the Bernie Bros? I am starting to think I have selective memory.

[thehunter116]

The joy at seeing that evil place crash and burn is somewhat offset by the floodgates opening and knowing that so many  of its community, carefully cultivated by and for delusional "punch a Nazi," gamergate / Russian / Trump conspiracy theory spewing LWNJ types won't just go back to the darkness of tumblr whence they came.

>implying GAF anti-fa will actually punch out nazis

If I see a Nazi hurting someone I'll do more than punch them.

Those things have no place in civilized society.

[Boredfrom]

Yes, MHWilliams stated that he and the mods stepped down in solidarity against Evilore.

Trump finally made GAF great again

Can someone ask him why Besada got banned while most of the other mods did not? Also, why now when stuff like Amirox was shrugged off?

[Atramental]

I feel for those who never saw pre-2011 gaf.

I could see things starting to go to shit around 2009.

But 2005 to 2007 was pretty sweet when I lurked there.

[Frankie_baby]

I feel for those who never saw pre-2011 gaf.

I'd say even pre 2015 gaf.

I think early 2013 was the cut off point tbh.

It was better last decade than this

[thehunter116]

The problem with NeoGAF was that you were either with the hive mind, or against them. You couldn't even have a moderate opinion on anything without getting banned. You were always on egg shells.

Moderate became a slur on the level of nazi.  Once that happens in a community you have to imagine it will implode.

Considering how far most of the forum was in the tank for Hillary, they're more radical centrists than anything. If you were a leftist during the election you'd get run out of threads for not bending the knee to yas qween.

Yeah that was obnoxious.

In hindsight it did more damage than good to not call them out sooner.

Are we dogging on Hillary supporters instead of the Bernie Bros? I am starting to think I have selective memory.

No, just calling out the hypocritical nature of it all. People needed to let that shit die sooner is all.

[thisismyusername]

GAF is back up.

...And some of the guys who said they stepped down are still listed as mods. 

Because the site has been down for like 6-10 hours

[Optimus]

The problem with NeoGAF was that you were either with the hive mind, or against them. You couldn't even have a moderate opinion on anything without getting banned. You were always on egg shells.

Moderate became a slur on the level of nazi.  Once that happens in a community you have to imagine it will implode.

Considering how far most of the forum was in the tank for Hillary, they're more radical centrists than anything. If you were a leftist during the election you'd get run out of threads for not bending the knee to yas qween.

They're not even centrists, they're neoliberals. Neoliberals are rightwingers who cosplay as left or center by spamming dumb identity politics drama while their corrupt leaders continue decimating the middle class.

[Jenkem]

The joy at seeing that evil place crash and burn is somewhat offset by the floodgates opening and knowing that so many  of its community, carefully cultivated by and for delusional "punch a Nazi," gamergate / Russian / Trump conspiracy theory spewing LWNJ types won't just go back to the darkness of tumblr whence they came.

>implying GAF anti-fa will actually punch out nazis

excuse me but I'm pretty sure most of them will buy Wolfenstein II

[SwolDic]

I can't believe millennials brought back the term "gaslighting"

That crap has been gone from the lexicon for ages.

[foxboro]

The joy at seeing that evil place crash and burn is somewhat offset by the floodgates opening and knowing that so many  of its community, carefully cultivated by and for delusional "punch a Nazi," gamergate / Russian / Trump conspiracy theory spewing LWNJ types won't just go back to the darkness of tumblr whence they came.

>implying GAF anti-fa will actually punch out nazis

If I see a Nazi hurting someone I'll do more than punch them.

Those things have no place in civilized society.

When their entire ideology is hate, extermination, and supremacy .. A punch to the dome is probably the nicest thing one could do for them.

They're not centrists, they're neoliberals. Neoliberals are rightwingers who cosplay as left or center by spamming dumb identity politics drama while their corrupt leaders continue decimating the middle class.

True, and at this point they don't have an ideology themselves, just "not Trump." Hence why they lost.

[Mr. Gundam]

The joy at seeing that evil place crash and burn is somewhat offset by the floodgates opening and knowing that so many from its community, carefully cultivated by and for delusional "punch a Nazi," gamergate / Russian / Trump conspiracy theory spewing LWNJ types won't just go back to the darkness of tumblr whence they came.

Russian connections to Trump are now conspiracy?

Oh boy...you're one of those things.

It’s best to just ignore him. You can’t reason with Jay.

[El Babua]

Ironically if you look at OT now it's the best NeoGAF's been since 2008

brb readying killzone gifs

[Jenkem]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1451791

"Where is your statement Evilore?"

banned

 

[benjipwns]

MORE HUELEN REVEALS: https://pastebin.com/d8PQLdyj

Speaking of bullies, so many fucking bullies on GAF... Silver Arrows, Excelsiorfsomethign and Y2Kev all come to mind. They should watch a children's show to explain it, maybe they could learn something.
 

 
 
 
Anywho, Mr. Black. Who is Mr. Black? Mr. Black is a person who has been reading GAF since the "SuperKyro thread". They frequent SA. I met them on an IRC that both he and Hitokage posted at around the time Mario Kart Wii came out. They personally knew a moderator, and I believe are the source, or one of the sources fro nickmon1112's GAf writings. They are NOT nickmon1112 though, because I linked my own things to them directly over Twitter DM. What things? Just 2 major ones. The Pickles Screencap which I pinned on my twitter page @HUELEN10 and SHIGERU MIYAMOTO IS DEAD
 
https://imgur.com/a/2IOY4
 
I'll post the whose thread and links shortly, it's just weirdly archived and formatted, but in this gaming side thread which lasted way longer than it was expected to, MaximoffZero speaks of Lime's racism and the horrible moderation and hypocrisy. I don't think it ever got posted here, but it had everything at the time. Based on this, I THINK but cannot be sure that he is Mr. Black. Who knows? Point is, by this point, MOST of the forum knew about the internal issues, but did not speak up... until today.

[Kevtones]

Admins:
Timan (online or O)


Mods:
Aeana
Chichikov
Confusing Jazz (O)
Cornballer
duckroll
faceless007
Falk
Funky Papa
GhaleonEB (O) - previously said he was stepping down
Gotchaye
Hyoushi
john tv
jshackles (O)
Kagari
Lionel Mandrake
m0dus (O)
MHWilliams (O) - thought to have stepped down
Minsc
More_Badass (O)
Roboleon
Seda (O)
shinra-bansho
Shouta
Steve Youngblood
StoOge
stupei
Teknopathic (O)
Tim the Wiz
XiaNaphryz
Y2Kev
Zeliard


That's what's showing on the site right now.

[border]

By sheer coincidence, poly saw a woman make a post on facebook where she described an unwanted encounter with Tyler Malka. He made screenshots, distributed the images, and then three days later they started filtering their way on to neogaf. A few mods resigned/were banned and a few users were scrubbed from the site entirely (backslashbunny's account was renamed and all of her posts removed). This gave the woman's account more plausibility (members see mods resigning, so they think there might be some fire to go with that smoke) and people began asking WTF was going on. Initially, these threads were shut, so people began discussing Evilore's alleged sexual assault in other threads. Some of these other threads were locked, but one by one the mods began to resign and those who remained didn't seem interested in covering up for Evilore anymore. We're now at the point where the entire forum is in open rebellion. Multiple people, including myself, have posted images detailing Evilore's European sexual exploits as well as his decision to leak olimario's gf's nudes. No one's getting banned (although I'm sure I will be if the forum survive). All admins except one have resigned. Around 10 mods have officially resigned, but I've heard an additional 3 - 4 are also done with GAF... but there's no one left to remove them so their names remain on the staff page.

I hadn't heard this side of the story at all, anywhere.  I was kinda curious why and how that Facebook photocap bubbled up, and if it was legit.  Thanks very much for sharing.

[Switters]

Before it all comes crashing to a screeching halt can someone who knows Slayven ask him to hook me up with a high res Bruce Wayne from the long Halloween and not this thing I took with a flip phone in 2006?

[clothedmacuser]

Gaf is better than this, despite all that has happened. I still want to believe that things can go back to normal somehow ...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=252748268&postcount=4

[Father_Brain]

PoliGAF helped move me further to the left with its incessant pile-ons on anyone who dared slander Khaleesi

There were good posters in there who didn't group think or at least purity test everything.

Like sphagnum, crab, and Valhelm, sure. Dunno how any leftist (who didn't incessantly bash other leftists in explicit defense of centrist Democrats, anyway, TOTALLY NOT THINKING OF ANYONE IN PARTICULAR HERE) kept posting there, lord knows I gave up earlier this year.

[Boredfrom]

The joy at seeing that evil place crash and burn is somewhat offset by the floodgates opening and knowing that so many from its community, carefully cultivated by and for delusional "punch a Nazi," gamergate / Russian / Trump conspiracy theory spewing LWNJ types won't just go back to the darkness of tumblr whence they came.

Russian connections to Trump are now conspiracy?

Oh boy...you're one of those things.

Nah, most people here accept the Russian connections but we tend to mock it when is used as a explanation for Internet drama (ala "I think Russia leaked Pokemons S&M spoilers to get Hillary elected" )

[railGUN]

MH Williams no longer a mod.

[Tasty]

Newbies, don't bring up politics with the following people and you'll have a much better experience here on TheBore.com™.

etoilet
JayDubya
Am_I_Anonymous

[tuna_love]

more badass not having the foresight to crouch while jumping will haunt me to my grave

[thehunter116]

The joy at seeing that evil place crash and burn is somewhat offset by the floodgates opening and knowing that so many from its community, carefully cultivated by and for delusional "punch a Nazi," gamergate / Russian / Trump conspiracy theory spewing LWNJ types won't just go back to the darkness of tumblr whence they came.

Russian connections to Trump are now conspiracy?

Oh boy...you're one of those things.

It’s best to just ignore him. You can’t reason with Jay.

Do you keep him around like an animal in the zoo?

I mean that's were his kind belong but at least we're starting out somewhere.

[EightBitNate]

Is it really down again?

[thehunter116]

PoliGAF helped move me further to the left with its incessant pile-ons on anyone who dared slander Khaleesi

There were good posters in there who didn't group think or at least purity test everything.

Like sphagnum, crab, and Valhelm, sure. Dunno how any leftist (who didn't incessantly bash other leftists in explicit defense of centrist Democrats, anyway, TOTALLY NOT THINKING OF ANYONE IN PARTICULAR HERE) kept posting there, lord knows I gave up earlier this year.

Sphagnum was my spirit animal.

Benji is my asshole split personaility spirit animal.

[Nuitangg]

I'm sure Y2Kev will continue to post like he has some kind of head injury.

[jacob.armitage]

FUCK

I wake up to 40 pages, 500 people online and neogaf down and i'm thinking i missed the whole thing.

Did lionel mandrake sign up here yet so i can get a decent recap or do i need to sift through the whole thread?=

Start reading, but you didn't miss much, another woman came forward accusing Evilore of sexual assault and the mods (a few, some, all?) stepped down, we're all still waiting on an official statement with bated breath.

[Rufus]

GAF turned to shit when the warriors took over with Amirox, Lime and Crossing Eden as their kings. They are the most vile and toxic gaming community on the web. Hundreds of people banned every week for not following the hivemind. A bunch of blood-starved psychos obsessed with feminists, alt-right and GG. Everyday they had a new game to shit on and "boycott" because it didn't follow their twisted "values". I hope Jim Sterling is next, another toxic blight in gaming.

I'm mostly writing this to quote myself when it happens but Jim Sterling looks exactly like the type of higher than thou male feminist that is sexual predator. People have even compiled a list with those hypocritical fucks being exposed one after another after another after another....

I wouldn't be surprised if he is a pedophile. He has the look and demeanor.

"And he looks like one, too," he exclaimed as he saw the mugshot in the papers.

[helios]

Is it really down again?

Looks like it is. A few minutes of bliss. Reminded me of Teh Vestibule.

[daemon]

[Stoney Mason]

Newbies, don't bring up politics anything with the following people and you'll have a much better experience here on TheBore.com™.

etoilet
JayDubya
Am_I_Anonymous

[Boredfrom]

The joy at seeing that evil place crash and burn is somewhat offset by the floodgates opening and knowing that so many from its community, carefully cultivated by and for delusional "punch a Nazi," gamergate / Russian / Trump conspiracy theory spewing LWNJ types won't just go back to the darkness of tumblr whence they came.

Russian connections to Trump are now conspiracy?

Oh boy...you're one of those things.

It’s best to just ignore him. You can’t reason with Jay.

Do you keep him around like an animal in the zoo?

I mean that's were his kind belong but at least we're starting out somewhere.

This is not GAF dude, he is an asshole that is mostly wrong but he has the right to participate.

[Diunx]

All this shit made me realize how much time I have spend on internet forums, I been visiting gaf since like 2002 or 2003, someone get with me in the shower and kill me please.

[counterhit]

Through an unpredictable chain of events, More_Badass inherits the NeoGAF ruins, despite having only started playing videogames one year ago, completing this farce.

[Jenkem]

Admins:
Timan (online or O)


Mods:
Aeana
Chichikov
Confusing Jazz (O)
Cornballer
duckroll
faceless007
Falk
Funky Papa
GhaleonEB (O) - previously said he was stepping down
Gotchaye
Hyoushi
john tv
jshackles (O)
Kagari
Lionel Mandrake
m0dus (O)
MHWilliams (O) - thought to have stepped down
Minsc
More_Badass (O)
Roboleon
Seda (O)
shinra-bansho
Shouta
Steve Youngblood
StoOge
stupei
Teknopathic (O)
Tim the Wiz
XiaNaphryz
Y2Kev
Zeliard


That's what's showing on the site right now.

so who is the one banning people and closing threads??

[benjipwns]

Why is the outside opinion of gaf seemingly so bad?

Salty banned users and gamergate types who hate that users and mods here are more accepting and open to treating people like people no matter what they look like or their gender or sexuality.

Salt over getting banned and gamergate/right wing types that can't handle people who have liberal views, especially when it's a large concentration of people with said views.

The site took a no tolerance stance on Gamergaters and their shitty harassment campaign. Gamergate is now celebrating

most of them were previously banned users. A lot of the outrage seems to be coming from gamergaters as well.

It's a shame that other forums seemingly welcome their bullshit with open arms. End of an era. GAF was truly special.

[ModernBoxes]

The problem with NeoGAF was that you were either with the hive mind, or against them. You couldn't even have a moderate opinion on anything without getting banned. You were always on egg shells.

Moderate became a slur on the level of nazi.  Once that happens in a community you have to imagine it will implode.

Considering how far most of the forum was in the tank for Hillary, they're more radical centrists than anything. If you were a leftist during the election you'd get run out of threads for not bending the knee to yas qween.

Yeah that was obnoxious.

In hindsight it did more damage than good to not call them out sooner.

Are we dogging on Hillary supporters instead of the Bernie Bros? I am starting to think I have selective memory.

No, just calling out the hypocritical nature of it all. People needed to let that shit die sooner is all.

It's the need to have the last word.

Last word.

[thisismyusername]

I'm sure Y2Kev will continue to post like he has some kind of head injury.

YASSSSSS QUEEN!

[SwolDic]

This is not GAF dude, he is an asshole that is mostly wrong but he has the right to participate.

If this holds this place could be the new gaf....


if it holds

[EightBitNate]

Admins:
Timan (online or O)


Mods:
Aeana
Chichikov
Confusing Jazz (O)
Cornballer
duckroll
faceless007
Falk
Funky Papa
GhaleonEB (O) - previously said he was stepping down
Gotchaye
Hyoushi
john tv
jshackles (O)
Kagari
Lionel Mandrake
m0dus (O)
MHWilliams (O) - thought to have stepped down
Minsc
More_Badass (O)
Roboleon
Seda (O)
shinra-bansho
Shouta
Steve Youngblood
StoOge
stupei
Teknopathic (O)
Tim the Wiz
XiaNaphryz
Y2Kev
Zeliard


That's what's showing on the site right now.

so who is the one banning people and closing threads??

Evilore, obviously. That’s why he hasn’t made a statement yet. Too many people breaking the rules.