River Of Slime |OT| Mission: Impossible

[benjipwns]

And before anyone else can get to it, I'm just going to say you know what other authoritarian regime big on ethnic/representation quotas was very particular on following laws "technically" and filing all the proper paperwork?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Even after the war was clearly lost and it was all obviously going to be to their determent at the war crimes trial.

[close]

[BisMarckie]

And before anyone else can get to it, I'm just going to say you know what other authoritarian regime was very particular on following laws "technically" and filing all the proper paperwork?

Sealand?

[benjipwns]

Too soon.

[Leadbelly]

(Image removed from quote.)

Wait till he sees The Matrix

I want to create a company called OkayVR just to troll Patrick Klepek

[Jansen]

ResetERA is ranked 5,982nd in the world and 2nd in benji pathetic universe for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 7,549.21 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.

[Jansen]

The Oppressed Peoples of ResetERA is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Isamu Fukui with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.668 billion Resettlers are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

[tuna_love]

stop calling sweetnicole a he you dead shit

[KarpalaJoe]

stop calling sweetnicole a he you dead shit

I'm like Trump, only birth sex matters for me.

[Transhuman]

I agree with tuna, but won't give a like to someone with that avatar

[benjipwns]

I accidentally forgot the password to the benji pathetic universe, and for some reason The Bire got kicked out of it at some point, which is how I found out I forgot the password.

I should probably withdraw ResetERA and NeoGAF out of it, let it die and start a new one called the BenjiSales Cinematic Universe.

[Don Rumata]

I agree with tuna, but won't give a like to someone with that avatar

You never had one of those good shits that make you do that face?

[TVC15]

I live for those shits.

[benjipwns]

The Issue
A teacher and four schoolchildren were killed on a field trip in a remote region of ResetERA after an old anti-personnel mine was accidentally detonated. The landmines - relics of the nation’s previous wars - have taken the lives of many over the years.

The Debate
“You can see how important demining is, no?” asks Coraline Ryan, the CEO of Remove Landmine, an obscure private enterprise based in Bigtopia. “We clear ResetERA of landmines for small price. No need to worry that forests obstruct progress; we remove them too, in big proud explosions. Bigtopian strength!”

Accept

“Not the Bigtopians!” screeches Hiro al-Assad, fierce patriot and even fiercer guerilla fighter, jumping out of a filing cabinet and tackling the Bigtopian businessperson to the ground. “When the Bigtopian warmongers attacked, we were forced to deploy landmines. Now they have the cheek to try and profiteer from our misery! We should seize all Bigtopian assets and use them to set up a demining fund instead!”

Accept

“I’ve got an idea!” suggests Mia Frederickson, Minister of Education and part-time comedian, trying to stifle her laughter. “Why don’t we teach students proper demining techniques? I’m sure that it’s going to be useful in their everyday lives... somehow. Anyway, it should prevent such an incident from ever occurring again.”

Accept

“Actually, we don’t need any of that,” explains Thomas McGuffin, an Army Logistics Supervisor, examining a map of ResetERA. “Since we were the ones who planted the mines, we could dig up some old documents on how to retrieve them. While it may be more costly than just purposefully detonating all of them, we should be able to reuse any functional ones that we come across. Although some of them might not work as well as newly-made weapons, this would provide a well-needed boost to our military stockpile.”

Accept

[NegativeCrepe]

stop calling sweetnicole a he you dead shit

https://media.giphy.com/media/QaZ3InDQJUYOA/giphy.mp4

[stufte]

stop calling sweetnicole a he you dead shit

https://media.giphy.com/media/QaZ3InDQJUYOA/giphy.mp4

I mean, in that scene, Austin Powers is wrong about her being a man so....

[Tripon]

I've actually seen plenty of forums lock threads just to let them disappear and sometimes basically lie about "letting things calm down" NeoGAF.com mods used to pull that one for example. But ResetERA.com is definitely weird about the announcing it and then actually reporting back even if it's to say "we're not reopening this because too many bans." Like that Smash Bros. homophobia thread was locked with Finale Fireworker saying it wasn't going to be reopened. But then three hours later he posted again to make that OFFICIAL STAFF COMMUNICATION.

The "E3 Congestion" finding combined with the never consistently enforced "NO RESPONSE THREADS" rule basically lets them lock any thread currently with proper paperwork.

What I don't get is why the resetera mods are so invested in running Ree like they are. It made sense for Neogaf because it had some sort of cachet in the video game sphere at one point. Even when it lost it, you could claim the site mattered at one point.

Nobody gives a shit about how insane resetera can be outside of people like this site gawking at the carnage.

[KarpalaJoe]

stop calling sweetnicole a he you dead shit

https://media.giphy.com/media/QaZ3InDQJUYOA/giphy.mp4

I mean, in that scene, Austin Powers is wrong about her being a man so....

Sweetnicole is a man though.

[benjipwns]

Power.

Look how much fun they had banning people to celebrate a Disney movie.

[benjipwns]

There's also a disconnect between the moderators and a certain clique of users who use the site/discords very differently from the other 95% of users.

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-can-i-become-more-positive-in-life-in-work-and-in-my-hobbies.122679

Um r u srzsly gon ask ree bout dis?!

[BisMarckie]

There's also a disconnect between the moderators and a certain clique of users who use the site/discords very differently from the other 95% of users.

Is this certain clique BenjiSales' entourage?

[Joe Molotov]

kudos to whoever realized that boner outrage thread had a huge gaping hole to backfire through and so spammed a bunch of reports to get it locked right as the thread was beginning to turn

You're welcome.

[Transhuman]

stop calling sweetnicole a he you dead shit

https://media.giphy.com/media/QaZ3InDQJUYOA/giphy.mp4

I mean, in that scene, Austin Powers is wrong about her being a man so....

Sweetnicole is a man though.

Go to Neogaf

[bork]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-can-i-become-more-positive-in-life-in-work-and-in-my-hobbies.122679

Um r u srzsly gon ask ree bout dis?!

First big step to being more positive: Get off of REEEE-

This is honestly probably the best answer.  I like this place, but some of the spiteful toxicity and constant one-ups manship gets me down to the point where I’m probably going to request a temporary ban in the near future.

Stay off era and lay off the internet a bit.  This place is often way too negative and you should only come here if you don't take it all that seriously.  If you really want to be miserable though, consistently go on the politics topics on the off topic section.

THIS! Trust me you'll feel much better.

Stay off this site. Dudes are so negative about everything. Of course, get off the internet.

Then workout and get your nutrition right.
Work on following you dreams.
See nature a bit, just go out and explore.
Spend time with people you love who don't drag you down.
See a therapist. They're great.

It all works.

But leave this site first and then slowly leave the internet because the negativity can affect you. No bullshit.

--Even they agree.   

[BisMarckie]

stop calling sweetnicole a he you dead shit

https://media.giphy.com/media/QaZ3InDQJUYOA/giphy.mp4

I mean, in that scene, Austin Powers is wrong about her being a man so....

Sweetnicole is a man though.

Go to Neogaf

But please ask if Evilore will unban filler,benji and cauli.
I think they could provide a spark for that forum and help bring it back to where it once was.

Cauli maybe not so much.

[Transhuman]

When my ban wears off this week i'll get on that

[benjipwns]

E3's massacres are a visible uptick on the graph:


June 8 - 7993 bans (+8)
June 9 - 8013 bans (+20)
June 10 - 8064 bans (+51)
June 11 - 8134 bans (+70)

[shosta]

Do you know when they made FF an admin? Because that one threw me for a loop.

[benjipwns]

good thing they cancelled the 2020 Democratic Primaries thread, it already had the fifth most actions of any thread ever

[benjipwns]

Do you know when they made FF an admin? Because that one threw me for a loop.

He was a mod before the ban bot went up in July 2018. Kirblar was already de-modded by the time ban bot went up actually it looks like.

FF's the one who wrote that cult manifesto that they launched with, so I assume he was made a moderator fairly early on as somebody stupid clearly likes him.

Friends and expats,

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[benjipwns]

lmao, i didn't remember that he wrote a second one: https://www.resetera.com/threads/a-second-letter-to-resettlers-or-but-the-future-refused-to-change.6684/

Hi everyone. It's me, Finale Fireworker. You may remember me for making threads with long OPs hardly anyone reads. Let's continue that tradition together. Please do not use this thread to air your grievances about the old forum. Such points of contention could not be more against what I am asking for herein.

The inception of this forum was a momentous opportunity to reflect on ourselves as netizens, and as we resolved to preserve the essential qualities of our longstanding community, we also acknowledged our potential to improve. The first few weeks of this forum were defined by our collective interest in being more articulate in our emotions, taking things seriously while also treating them with care, and not falling victim to the habits and pratfalls of our predecessor forum. I think most of us here really cared about creating a community that was more welcoming, less judgmental, and was able to regain our ground as an influential hub of the hobby by releasing our deathgrip on all things negative. After all, we are on this forum and contribute to its existence because we love video games – not because we hate them.

And for the most part, I think we have done well at this. We make positive threads with positive messages. We make threads that cherish the medium that brings us here. And when we’re critical, we attempt to be so thoughtfully. Most of the threads that attempt to spotlight issues within our hobby do so with detailed OPs and provide room for disagreement. I’ve liked that. This is what makes this place feel lighter, brighter, and like home.

But Nothere’s prescient meltdown thread was foreboding to me. I am not averse to a fan frenzy – it’s the nature of any enthusiast forum. A big reveal or a major launch or a significant controversy is always going to dominate discussion. These “meltdowns” cannot be avoided and aren’t inherently bad online events. But I think the danger of these meltdowns is how dramatically they predispose the community to overreaction and hyperbole. It normalizes the stress that these subjects incite. It spills into other threads, endures indefinitely, and then animosity and antagonism become common.

In my first thread on the forum, something I attempted broach to members was mitigating our inclination to exaggerate. When we are on full blast all the time, it affects the way we talk to each other. It makes everything either the best or the worst thing that's ever happened and it disintegrates the possibility for nuance. Members, including myself, mirror and replicate the energy of the threads they participate in. This is how dogpiling happens. This is how circular threads of enormous volume dominate the front page. This predisposes us to more and more meltdowns. This turns the whole forum into a ticking time bomb providing only brief respite between detonations.

Right now, our community is being shaped by the controversy surrounding Battlefront II and EA’s implementation of lootboxes. This was our first meltdown. And, truth be told, it’s not a bad meltdown to have. 2017 is the Year of the Lootbox. It is a time where the industry is experimenting with how far microtransactions and games as a service can go. These experiments are bound to incite consumer response, and that response is important, because it will affect the direction of future games. I don't make light of this at all. What is currently happening is an industrial conversation between creators and consumers and this is inevitable and vital to the survival of any industry.

But it is also a test.

I am not what anyone would call a gentle poster. I am extremely political. My relationship with the games I love are personality defining. Being part of this forum is less of a routine of casual visitation and more an act of lifestyle. I have no right to cast stones at people for being heated because I am a heated poster too. This thread isn’t a reminder for a specific subset of people. This thread isn’t a preachy proclamation about how other people need to behave differently. This thread is for me too. It's for all of us.

Eventually, Battlefront II is going to launch. People are going to buy it, play it, and probably like it. People will want to talk about it and make community threads and not be criticized or lambasted for enjoying it. EA is going to make other video games. Other video games will have microtransactions and lootboxes. What is important is that we move forward without letting our baggage be cumulative. We cannot enter every thread about these subjects or these companies bearing the grudge of every previous slight.

If we are going to survive as a fresh community that does not replicate the mistakes of its forerunner, we have to learn to let go. We have to show some restraint. We have to allow room for nuance.

If we cannot do this, we will have more and more meltdowns. These meltdowns will define us and affect how the industry and other players perceive us. We will be infamous for our inability to handle certain topics, we will be ridiculed for our extremity, and we will lose the plot of why we all came here. I am not recommending that people care less – we are members of this forum because we care about games a lot. But we must reduce the venom in our discourse. We must be conscious of what we contribute to, and how to counteract, one of gaming’s most infamous buzzwords: toxicity.

I ask this community to please be aware of what we’re contributing to. All of our posts are building blocks. They are energy into the zeitgeist of gaming. We shape and morph and reconfigure our forum with tens of thousands of prodding fingers every day. This place is a living and breathing beast that should not contribute to the stereotypes and commonalities that poison our hobby. Do not succumb to the temptations of old habits. Learn to let go, let incidents be isolated, and do not burden yourself or the community with the residue of acrimony.

Post about what you love and treat your fellow member with compassion.

Don’t be a caricature.

 Be a Resettler.

[shosta]

He was a mod before the ban bot went up in July 2018. Kirblar was already de-modded by the time ban bot went up actually it looks like.

FF's the one who wrote that cult manifesto that they launched with, so I assume he was made a moderator fairly early on as somebody stupid clearly likes him.

I knew that. I'm saying, look, he's an admin now.

[benjipwns]

Finale Fireworker (Mod Captain)

wow, I didn't even know he reports to me directly now, they never tell me anything

that's definitely new since SweetNicole died

[benjipwns]

remember when they announced new staff members?

this is relatively new too, and very active: https://www.resetera.com/threads/welcome-new-members-introduce-yourself-here.119184/

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[Potato]

The woman with a penis thing is absolutely peak REEEE. They whine constantly about "representation" and when they get it they do everything they can to lambast the developer calling it offensive.

Do they even know what the fuck they want, or is it just some zero sum game where no matter what they are given they must demand more, more, more?

[Joe Molotov]

Nobody would be here if they felt at home anywhere else.

I really hate this fucking site.

[benjipwns]

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[benjipwns]

It's a woman with a large penis. What the hell is the issue?

That's the problem:

A trans person with their penis on display and a man in drag with their penis on display is largely indistinguishable for a large portion of society.

Intent is important, but so is result. If this is a character in drag, it is virtually indistinguishable from a trans person, and thus, the perception is the same.

We do know that the person will be considered by many to be trans, as drag queens often are. The result is more important than the intent.

This isn’t inherently bad, and if it came from a queer artist it would be empowering. But coming from CDPR it just seems like they’re mocking queer people.

I think we have to figure out intent. Is it representative of trans? Is it representative of a cross dressing? Clarity from CDR would go along way.

It's a woman sporting a big cock (whether it's biological or an augmentation) inside her leotard. Whatever angle you want to look it, it doesn't paint a good picture, especially with the "Mix it up!" text.

It doesn't matter if the artist intended for them to be trans or not. It's still a trans coded character playing off of hurtful stereotypes that have been used against trans people for years.

Straight up gross. Is the erect dick outline thing remotely defensible? Completely inappropriate and pointless.

The level of obscenity makes it clear the point is to disgust, depicting gender non conforming people as sexually aggressive is one of the oldest tropes in the book. The window for that kind of imagery to be viewed as a positive form of expression is very narrow

[shosta]

Benji, can you just fuck off?

It's like you're not even trying to foster deep relationships.

[daemon]

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Hey, I wanna be benjified.

[benjipwns]

It's like you're not even trying to foster deep relationships.

Glen's result is more important than his intent.

[shosta]

Today was so crazy. Why did FF not stop and think at some point that banning 25 people in a row was a bad idea? Did he have a day?

[benjipwns]

Remember that time fellow admins/Mod Captains Hecht and B-Dubs talked about how they only got two hours of sleep because they had to stay up to make sure all the PewDiePie fans were banned. Do you think E3 is going like that?

Makes me think I should submit all my posts to Glen before posting.

[HaughtyFrank]

I'm not sure why that is deemed problematic. Aren't feminine penises supposed to be good? Isn't this a representation of a trans woman who choose to keep the equipment and is proud of it? I can't figure them out any more.

It's very problematic that CDPR keeps thinking in binary genders. Themes like transhumanism are about crossing gender lines in a world where anyone can be any- WTF is that a dick on a feminine character???

[clothedmacuser]

https://twitter.com/ItsSweetNicole/status/1137772120409354242

[benjipwns]

https://twitter.com/cakeboss26/status/1138581301949284352

https://twitter.com/WakandanW4rr10R/status/1138579117719339009

[Momo]

the idea that forum discussions need to be productive is the weirdest, stupidest shit

[BIONIC]

the idea that forum discussions need to be productive is the weirdest, stupidest shit

Anyone who disagrees with this is a pedophile.

[VomKriege]

For next year E3 Era should probably have some vintage GAF server outages. It would probably save a handful of mods from overworking.

[benjipwns]

man they really buzzsawed the Shenmue III EGS thread and Ghostwire Asian Fetish threads the most because neither one was locked like that Smash Bros one

after this Staff Post, it's like they murdered every fifth post for twenty pages: https://www.resetera.com/threads/shenmue-iii-is-timed-exclusive-to-epic-games-store-backers-pc-code-redeemed-on-egs-no-refund-see-threadmark-read-staff-posts-before-posting.122218/post-21686307

User Banned (1 Day): Posting a conspiratorial meme

People were promised Steam keys and are annoyed that they aren't getting them because EGS is a functionally worse platform.

Mod Edit: Image containing conspiratorial rhetoric removed.

It's slightly out of date now, but still, a lot are still very true.

edit: the conspiratorial meme: https://i.imgur.com/8lUveZ8.png

User Banned (2 Weeks): Inflammatory Generalizations and Misrepresenting Other Users Over Concerns of Racial Fetishization

ERA, it prides itsef for being a forward thinking community, but at the end of the day all we see is whole bunch of "nice guys" virtue signaling. Nice to know that this forum is just as creepy and sexist as any other gaming community.

User Banned (1 Month): Dismissive and antagonistic attitude towards concerns surrounding sexism and racial fetishization

The start of it and all the posters with avatars of asian women saying asian fetishism isn't an issue. You know, despite being walking talking examples of it existing.

So you're saying if this was a white woman or a man, there would be no problem. Just because she's asian it's suddenly a massive problem and everyone is a creepy fucker going around here? You have a really twisted mind.

Kosma dead:

User banned (permanent): persistent history of trolling and derailing

Lmao historical accuracy.

Ill go for historical accuracy over US cultural appropriation imperialism of a Polish book and game any day thanks.

Radiohead is srs business:

User Banned (5 days): trolling members across multiple topics

Probably paid for leaked MP3s

lol why would I pay for anything radiohead, im not 50

User Warned: Trolling

Completely forgot Ubisoft had a presentation.

Let me guess - Saints Row: London, 4 Tom Clancy games & some generic side scrolling RPG-lite.

User Banned (Duration Pending): Dismissing Concerns Surrounding a Hate Site

People care about their 8chan ama? jeez, imagine if you put that hate towards something that actually mattered

User banned (1 week): hostility and personal attacks against another member

Eat shit Sabi, you cunt. Glad this never got leaked.

User Banned (2 Weeks): Rationalizing Sexism and Community Generalizations over Multiple Posts in this Thread

Thanks for this. I noted that fraternization policies restricting management/subordinates from socializing existed, but was shouted down and called all kinds of names for bringing it up.

This thread is really bringing out the WORST in people.

It's not just this thread. The forum has been overrun with low-quality, minimum effort #WokeHotTake culture. Nothing is taken at face value, everyone suspects the worst of anyone that event hints at disagreeing with the "prevailing" take (E.g, 60% of male managers are sexist or pervs), and there must be alternative agendas in every innocuous thing that a person says. It's the Pepe Silvia bit from It's Always Sunny except on a broader scale and people here aren't acting when they come off as cynical paranoiacs.

[benjipwns]

separate post just for Glen because I know he'll actually appreciate this one the most:

User Banned (5 Days): Celebrating the injury of an athlete.

The best player of the opposing team leaving the match? Absolutely no problem to celebrate. It's not like he had a career ending injury, dont over react. I was watching a 15-minute video about the game and I was smiling after he left (I kinda prefer the Raptors, but dont really care, and this going to game 7 would be great).

And as far as I know noone did anything to him. The Salah injury in last year's CL was a moment where you should be a scumbag to celebrate, or Neymar's in 2014 WC... Durant? Naaahhh. Dude probably rushed his return and this was a risk.

[Momo]

Celebrating the injury of an athlete.

So you mean being a sports fan

[SmokyDave]

That latest CDPR thread shows that sex and gender are only separate when it suits an argument. Otherwise, the augmentation of a sex organ would have nothing to do with being transgender whatsoever.

I’m down with people being themselves, but if there’s no consistency to this sex and gender stuff, it’s no wonder that people find it all confusing and easy to dismiss.

[shosta]

Maybe if seeing the throbbing, veiny outline of a huge dick makes you feel gross, you have some homophobia you need to work through

[SmokyDave]

Maybe if seeing the throbbing, veiny outline of a huge dick makes you feel gross, you have some homophobia you need to work through

Was it throbbing? I only saw a static picture. I must say, it seems likely that future billboards would have some sort of animation. Maybe haptic feedback if you had a quick feel?

Edit: on close inspection, it does look like it would be throbbing. There’s little to no flaccidity whatsoever. Impressive stuff.

[benjipwns]

FACT CHECK: They only find it gross because it's on what they believe to be a woman. The result of what a transphobic bigot will see is what matters, not the intent.

[benjipwns]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ghostwire-director-ikumi-nakamura-has-developed-quite-the-fan-art-following-see-staff-posts.122174/post-21737889

This thread: a celebration of a talented individual being infantilized and reduced to a mascot because she is Japanese, cute and enthusiastic.

[Don Rumata]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ghostwire-director-ikumi-nakamura-has-developed-quite-the-fan-art-following-see-staff-posts.122174/post-21737889

This thread: a celebration of a talented individual being infantilized and reduced to a mascot because she is Japanese, cute and enthusiastic.

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This happens with Keanu Reeves and almost every other celebrity.
You reduce a person you've never met to an objectified idea, because that's how the brain works in the first place.

[benjipwns]

 

Boogie1488 at E3 is fat

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NO SERIOUSLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH BOOGIE1488

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[Don Rumata]

The fake teeth are a bit too white, makes them look unnatural.