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Yeah, I realized I'm starting to get old with this Tiktok shit.
Also, people that talk about "black twitter", "rose twitter", "straight tiktok" should just kill themselves.
People on here celebrating Trump for banning a social media platform because they think it's stupid and don't get it is the most telling thing. You realize you have just become the "ban anime and video games because they rot children's brains" people from when you were young only that it's not a dumb entertainment product you want banned but a whole social media platform with a lot content critical of the president?Good job getting played like a fucking fidel.
The RE administration is really good at taking feedbackhttps://www.resetera.com/threads/thread-tags-official-feedback-thread-ot.259806/
I'm going to be straight with you all, there has been a frankly ludicrous amount of hostility over what is essentially a minor visual change and huge QoL improvement for many users.There's been users that have compared this to coronavirus and staff members to Donald Fucking Trump. That is not ok and I will not give such people a platform to continue doing that shit. There has, over the last six months or so, been an unacceptable amount of hostility toward a group of people who are unpaid volunteers and we will have a longer talk about that at some point because that is not healthy for anyone.We will make adjustments and improvements, but this is here to stay. There is no turning it off. That defeats the entire purpose of it. When we finalize all the changes based on what useful feedback we could find between the outright hostility and insults lobbed by some members, there will be an announcement thread explaining all of the new features.EDIT: Anyone deciding to continue with said outright hostility is going to receive a hefty ban.
Quote from: Spieler1 on August 01, 2020, 10:26:18 AMhttps://www.resetera.com/threads/if-ubisoft-wants-to-show-a-sign-of-improvement-they-should-put-the-female-eivor-on-the-cover.259884/Yes I'm sure assault victims would be grateful for such a brave act.Wrong thread.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/if-ubisoft-wants-to-show-a-sign-of-improvement-they-should-put-the-female-eivor-on-the-cover.259884/Yes I'm sure assault victims would be grateful for such a brave act.
wait, we aren't talking about the song of 2009?
Quote from: bdoughty on July 31, 2020, 06:47:33 PM.QuoteThe reason for the vagueness around staff decisions (no appeals system, no mention of what mod was responsible for a ban, no list of public mod actions, etc) is because when the forum was first founded we were under heavy siege by several websites full of shitheads who dedicate their lives to stalking, harassing, and doxxing members of ERA. Those sites -- The Bore, Kiwifarms, and NeoGAF itself -- are still around, but the understandable fear that the staff have of these sites subverting ERA's rules has spread to a general distrust of the entire community by the staff, including people who should have well earned their trust by now.Ironically, even mentioning that these sites exist, who they are, or that two-faced members of ERA actively participate in these raids is a bannable offense under the clause of "off-site drama."That’s because y’all stole that rule from NeoGAF, aka the other place. If you wanna shitpost about other forums, feel free to join us on the Dark Side.
.QuoteThe reason for the vagueness around staff decisions (no appeals system, no mention of what mod was responsible for a ban, no list of public mod actions, etc) is because when the forum was first founded we were under heavy siege by several websites full of shitheads who dedicate their lives to stalking, harassing, and doxxing members of ERA. Those sites -- The Bore, Kiwifarms, and NeoGAF itself -- are still around, but the understandable fear that the staff have of these sites subverting ERA's rules has spread to a general distrust of the entire community by the staff, including people who should have well earned their trust by now.Ironically, even mentioning that these sites exist, who they are, or that two-faced members of ERA actively participate in these raids is a bannable offense under the clause of "off-site drama."
The reason for the vagueness around staff decisions (no appeals system, no mention of what mod was responsible for a ban, no list of public mod actions, etc) is because when the forum was first founded we were under heavy siege by several websites full of shitheads who dedicate their lives to stalking, harassing, and doxxing members of ERA. Those sites -- The Bore, Kiwifarms, and NeoGAF itself -- are still around, but the understandable fear that the staff have of these sites subverting ERA's rules has spread to a general distrust of the entire community by the staff, including people who should have well earned their trust by now.Ironically, even mentioning that these sites exist, who they are, or that two-faced members of ERA actively participate in these raids is a bannable offense under the clause of "off-site drama."
Anti-China sentiment in US at ‘historic high’, Pew Research survey finds, amid friction over trade, coronavirus and human rightsQuote from: https://www.resetera.com/threads/anti-china-sentiment-in-us-at-%E2%80%98historic-high%E2%80%99-pew-research-survey-finds-amid-friction-over-trade-coronavirus-and-human-rights.259404/post-41262744Calling it now, this will be our new cold war
Calling it now, this will be our new cold war
So... literally... all she does is mimics him? Where's the funny? :Seinfeld
Quote from: VomKriege on July 31, 2020, 02:28:16 PMAnti-China sentiment in US at ‘historic high’, Pew Research survey finds, amid friction over trade, coronavirus and human rightsQuote from: https://www.resetera.com/threads/anti-china-sentiment-in-us-at-%E2%80%98historic-high%E2%80%99-pew-research-survey-finds-amid-friction-over-trade-coronavirus-and-human-rights.259404/post-41262744Calling it now, this will be our new cold war Lol that thread. What is with the pro-chinese government moderation? Like, why? Who needs to defend China? And why would you want to?
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/goddamnit-why-do-very-attractive-females-cover-their-boobs-when-flirting-and-smiling-big.1559125/
The masks thing is a distraction and instrument of control.The CDC has been claiming for months that COVID would be under control if everyone wore masks. if masks are so useful why didn't that happen weeks after California's mask mandate went into effect on June 18? California is full of busybody liberals who want the government to tell them what to do. I did't see a single article anywhere that said, "California put mask order into effect 3 weeks ago - why are cases still increasing?". If anyone wrote one please post it!
Quote from: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/coronavirus-global-pandemic-ot-wuhan-got-you-all-in-check.1521975/post-259554543 The masks thing is a distraction and instrument of control.The CDC has been claiming for months that COVID would be under control if everyone wore masks. if masks are so useful why didn't that happen weeks after California's mask mandate went into effect on June 18? California is full of busybody liberals who want the government to tell them what to do. I did't see a single article anywhere that said, "California put mask order into effect 3 weeks ago - why are cases still increasing?". If anyone wrote one please post it!Check mate lieberals
At least the "plandemic" or "its a hoax" crowd are firm in their belief that it's all bullshit and they will do what they want.
Russia says they might have a vaccine ready by September. Can you imagine how Democrats would respond if Russia gave their vaccine to the United States and helped restore our lives and economy? Democrats would scream, “Election interference!” And the people would be like, “bro, Russia just saved our asses while your crazies burnt down our cities.”
Quote from: https://www.neogaf.com/threads/coronavirus-global-pandemic-ot-wuhan-got-you-all-in-check.1521975/post-259517954Russia says they might have a vaccine ready by September. Can you imagine how Democrats would respond if Russia gave their vaccine to the United States and helped restore our lives and economy? Democrats would scream, “Election interference!” And the people would be like, “bro, Russia just saved our asses while your crazies burnt down our cities.” Yeah a vaccine from Russia would probably be more scrutinized than from a Western source because of some bias but that fanfiction is something else.
Quote from: https://www.resetera.com/threads/trump-planning-on-banning-tiktok-in-the-u-s.259731/page-9#post-41323146People on here celebrating Trump for banning a social media platform because they think it's stupid and don't get it is the most telling thing. You realize you have just become the "ban anime and video games because they rot children's brains" people from when you were young only that it's not a dumb entertainment product you want banned but a whole social media platform with a lot content critical of the president?Good job getting played like a fucking fidel.
confession... on a purely aesthetic level (while recognising the misogyny in the design)... i love this. same with 2b. feel free to revoke my feminism card orz
Can't finish a book to save his life but has time to wreck the recognition of people who can.
He mispronounced some names so he's racist.
I started on Lexapro when I was 13. 29 now and on Prozac. 16 years without an orgasm. Sure, I've never had sex, and there are more important things in life by far, but it doesn't make it much less frustrating. I've tried so many different meds. I even went for TMS therapy, and all that got me was down from 60mg of Prozac to 40mg. I just have to live with it.
Quote from: Transhuman on August 01, 2020, 05:53:12 PMHe mispronounced some names so he's racist.He also supposedly spoke at length praising a dude who resetera branded a racist. I don’t know the context myself but it’s more than just mispronunciations allegedly.
What is the benefit of bitching about someone that is dead?
He was a crusty old white guy, and also a prolific writer. In fact he was so influential they named an award after him. Should the writing community care that some people on twitter expect them to pretend his career was negligible and his influence on the industry was entirely negative?
Corrections and addenda:Olivia Waite points out in the comments that while McCaffrey was the first woman to win the Hugo for fiction, the first woman to win any Hugo was Elinor Busby in 1960 for co-editing Best Fanzine, Cry of the Nameless. So seven years.Multiple people have pointed out that it wasn’t only BIPOC folks who had their names mispronounced, plenty of white folks did, too. As someone whose name is often mispronounced, I can’t believe I didn’t mention that.While the convention claims to have provided an agnostic platform, at least one attendee had their Zoom background censored for showing support for Black Lives Matter and opposition to the Uighur genocide happening in China.I am hearing rumors that George R.R. Martin was asked to re-record the mispronounced names and refused. Can anyone corroborate this beyond a comment on File 770 or a tweet?My deepest apologies to Nibedita Sen for misspelling her name. It has been corrected.I also managed to deny James Davis Nicoll two of his losses; he has lost four times, not two.
Also, I’m really happy the pronunciation thing is blowing out, because I always find it incredibly grating and it tends to be swept under the rug.You fucks make up languages, use Norse and Germanic names really easily, correct misspelled Tolkien names, but all of a sudden, a name that’s too ethnic, too urban or whatever doesn’t deserve the same care. FOH.
Quote from: IncelsiorCan't finish a book to save his life but has time to wreck the recognition of people who can.
It's like watching the dark knight and saying "hurr why doesn't Batman kill Joker he killed his lover". it's about the morality of the character, his ability to stop himself from being "the monster" at the end.
Why even is GRRM hosting this? What is his claim to fame? Some half finished books and an unfinished story for nearly 3 decades? Are there no better SF writers to moderate these awards?As mentioned upthread, anyone who has read GRRM's blog would not be surprised by this. He is pretty egoistic and loves reminiscing about the writers of his time. This is the man who equated himself to Dickens, Fitzgerald and Tolkien because they had some unfinished works.I do intend to finish A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, of course… but doubtless Peake, Dickens, Fitzgerald, and Tolkien would have said the same.FIRE & BLOOD : On The Way | Not a BlogAs for the casual racism and disregard for diversity, again, anyone who has read ASoIaF should not be surprised. Fandom and the book world's regard for this man continues to baffle me. Time for the new generation of SF/Fantasy writers to come to the forefront. Let GRRM fade into obscurity with his unfinished novels like he deserves.
From the blog of the failed hack that Era quoted:QuoteMultiple people have pointed out that it wasn’t only BIPOC folks who had their names mispronounced, plenty of white folks did, too. As someone whose name is often mispronounced, I can’t believe I didn’t mention that.
Multiple people have pointed out that it wasn’t only BIPOC folks who had their names mispronounced, plenty of white folks did, too. As someone whose name is often mispronounced, I can’t believe I didn’t mention that.
What I haven’t forgotten is this: George R.R. Martin repeatedly mispronounced the names of nominees and, in one case, a publication which was nominated. All the nominees were asked to provide pronunciations for their names in advance. The fact that Martin chose not to use that information is disgusting and racist as fuck, as nearly without exception the names he mispronounced were Black and brown. He mispronounced FIYAH, a publication owned, edited, and written by Black people.
QuoteWhy even is GRRM hosting this? What is his claim to fame? Some half finished books and an unfinished story for nearly 3 decades?
Why even is GRRM hosting this? What is his claim to fame? Some half finished books and an unfinished story for nearly 3 decades?
Well no shit. China is literally organ harvesting and enslaving Muslims. The country has a batshit nutter in charge who kills people for making Winnie the Pooh jokes, as well as using propaganda and secret police to destroy what freedom of expression remains in the nation. They also lied through their teeth on the COVID crisis and actively endangered lives through misinformation. And that's before you get into the smorgasbord of human rights atrocities committed prior to the last decade. Put simply, if the west wasn't so dependent on the country's near slave labour, no country would be dealing with them.That said, this is the fault of the government not it's people for the most part; Chinese immigrants do not deserve the awful attacks they seem to be getting right now.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/anti-china-sentiment-in-us-at-‘historic-high’-pew-research-survey-finds-amid-friction-over-trade-coronavirus-and-human-rights.259404/#post-41263851 User Banned (3 Months): Xenophobia; Prior Severe BanQuote Well no shit. China is literally organ harvesting and enslaving Muslims. The country has a batshit nutter in charge who kills people for making Winnie the Pooh jokes, as well as using propaganda and secret police to destroy what freedom of expression remains in the nation. They also lied through their teeth on the COVID crisis and actively endangered lives through misinformation. And that's before you get into the smorgasbord of human rights atrocities committed prior to the last decade. Put simply, if the west wasn't so dependent on the country's near slave labour, no country would be dealing with them.That said, this is the fault of the government not it's people for the most part; Chinese immigrants do not deserve the awful attacks they seem to be getting right now.Resetera mods be like:(Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: EightBitNate on August 01, 2020, 08:28:06 PMhttps://www.resetera.com/threads/anti-china-sentiment-in-us-at-‘historic-high’-pew-research-survey-finds-amid-friction-over-trade-coronavirus-and-human-rights.259404/#post-41263851 User Banned (3 Months): Xenophobia; Prior Severe BanQuote Well no shit. China is literally organ harvesting and enslaving Muslims. The country has a batshit nutter in charge who kills people for making Winnie the Pooh jokes, as well as using propaganda and secret police to destroy what freedom of expression remains in the nation. They also lied through their teeth on the COVID crisis and actively endangered lives through misinformation. And that's before you get into the smorgasbord of human rights atrocities committed prior to the last decade. Put simply, if the west wasn't so dependent on the country's near slave labour, no country would be dealing with them.That said, this is the fault of the government not it's people for the most part; Chinese immigrants do not deserve the awful attacks they seem to be getting right now.Resetera mods be like:(Image removed from quote.)Chapo's replacement reddit clone has a few "people that think China sucks due to privacy concerns/etc. are CHUDS" ChiTankies in it which is pretty hilarious.Like, China as an entire country doesn't suck: Sure.China in respect to it's government handling and wrongthink handling and privacy?: Sucks.
Quote from: EightBitNate on August 01, 2020, 08:28:06 PMhttps://www.resetera.com/threads/anti-china-sentiment-in-us-at-‘historic-high’-pew-research-survey-finds-amid-friction-over-trade-coronavirus-and-human-rights.259404/#post-41263851 User Banned (3 Months): Xenophobia; Prior Severe BanQuote Well no shit. China is literally organ harvesting and enslaving Muslims. The country has a batshit nutter in charge who kills people for making Winnie the Pooh jokes, as well as using propaganda and secret police to destroy what freedom of expression remains in the nation. They also lied through their teeth on the COVID crisis and actively endangered lives through misinformation. And that's before you get into the smorgasbord of human rights atrocities committed prior to the last decade. Put simply, if the west wasn't so dependent on the country's near slave labour, no country would be dealing with them.That said, this is the fault of the government not it's people for the most part; Chinese immigrants do not deserve the awful attacks they seem to be getting right now.Resetera mods be like:(Image removed from quote.)They write posts like this about the US like every day
OK, enough clogging up this thread. This thread is here to report bugs, not whine about this. You're clogging it up and making it harder for the tech team to use it as it was intended. It's not here for you all to air every grievance you've ever had.As I said, we've collecting feedback and working on stuff. So knock it off, this is a minor change that we are working on adjusting.
