Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread

[nudemacusers]

reset admins/mods: but I thought you were the calm and intellectual minorities 

[HaughtyFrank]

I just find it hard to take their complaints seriously when "ban this guy who said that his asian wife cooks rice without any salt" is part of it

[Joe Molotov]

Our takeaway: lol y'all learned nothing.

Why do y'all use so much corporate speak? Speak so much time crafting long essays full of nothing? Even with that many words you cherry picked the takeaways and ignored concerns. No wonder none of you have time to actually moderate.

Also, a couple members brought up how poorly muslims are treated on this forum, literally no mention. Era is a white space. Racism, corporate talk, protecting your own, targeting, favoritism, tone policing, and so on. For all the progressive paint slapped on, this is just a white lib playground.

 

Resetera LLC shareholders be like 

[Straight Edge]

They could ban about 10 instigators and improve the site tenfold.

[HaughtyFrank]

https://twitter.com/ReseteraTakes/status/1295330704927215616


 

[Transhuman]

Our takeaway: lol y'all learned nothing.

Why do y'all use so much corporate speak? Speak so much time crafting long essays full of nothing? Even with that many words you cherry picked the takeaways and ignored concerns. No wonder none of you have time to actually moderate.

Also, a couple members brought up how poorly muslims are treated on this forum, literally no mention. Era is a white space. Racism, corporate talk, protecting your own, targeting, favoritism, tone policing, and so on. For all the progressive paint slapped on, this is just a white lib playground.

 

Resetera LLC shareholders be like 

Those Islamophobes on resetera literally banned a guy named Mohammad for speaking his faith

[bork]

https://twitter.com/ReseteraTakes/status/1295330704927215616


 

This is the same wacko who was bitching about this last week in the female designs thread.  Dude is obsessed with this shit:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot2-i-have-no-pants-and-i-must-scream-read-op.65064/page-388#post-42494058

So a new TLOU2 review dropped on open critic from....niche gamer, and dropped the score on OC from 94 to 93. Get this though, two of the biggest "critiques" were Ellie and Dina having a "hokey, unrealistic" relationship, and Abby being voiced by a 40 year old woman.

Btw this is their site mascot.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/documented-evidence-surfacing-of-nichegamers-plagiarism-of-articles-from-gematsu.159580/page-5#post-42651648

Bumping the thread because they posted their TLOU2 review on OC(that dropped the OC score to 93) and their main critiques for why it was bad was that Laura Bailey is "too old" to voice Abby, and Ellie/Dina have a "hokey and badly writter relationship".

What does that have anything to do with plagiarism? Or are you just *that* mad a game you're obsessed with got a low score?

With their avatar, they're definitely just griping.

Ellie avatars becoming the new anime avatars tbh.

 

[bork]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot2-i-have-no-pants-and-i-must-scream-read-op.65064/page-389#post-42653640

I recently started My Hero Academia, and I am finding Ochako's hero costume really distracting and disturbing.

(Image removed from quote.)

That black line from her belly to groin is clearly on purpose, right? I know shonen is a general shit show when it comes to design and treatment of women, but this one really makes my skin crawl.

 

[bork]

https://twitter.com/ReseteraTakes/status/1295371657645891585

[Boredfrom]

Is the first time I notice that black line.

[thisismyusername]

But what does that RT have to do with *autistic screeching*, *autistic screeching*-takes Twitter?

[bork]

But what does that RT have to do with *autistic screeching*, *autistic screeching*-takes Twitter?

It's from One Angry Gamer, who at this point is hated by people on both sides of the spectrum.

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/takeaways-from-meeting-with-asian-members.269460/#post-42753747

Locked by known racist B Dubs:

As the thread has derailed off of the topic of takeaways from the meeting, we're just going to lock it. If you want to take issue with any specific moderation action or policy, feel free to PM a mod captain

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

"feel free to PM a mod captain" as synonym for "feel free to go fuck yourselves shitbirds"

[Joe Molotov]

Summit broke

[joeboy101]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/takeaways-from-meeting-with-asian-members.269460/#post-42753747

Locked by known racist B Dubs:

As the thread has derailed off of the topic of takeaways from the meeting, we're just going to lock it. If you want to take issue with any specific moderation action or policy, feel free to PM a mod captain

He’s got all the tact and diplomacy of Prince Phillip, doesn’t he? Without any of the charm.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

As a reminder, the European Union is equally (if not more) at fault for this.
America puts it's unwanted immigrants in cages, Europe let's them drown.
Only difference is that the ocean swallows everything and you can't take photos of that. So nobody cares.

As a reminder, Greece took in 90,000 refugees in 2019.
The US took in 30,000.
Feel free to look at a fucking map to put those numbers into perspective if GDP and Population are beyond you in a conversation about who's "not doing enough" for refugees.

[Nintex]

As a reminder, the European Union is equally (if not more) at fault for this.
America puts it's unwanted immigrants in cages, Europe let's them drown.
Only difference is that the ocean swallows everything and you can't take photos of that. So nobody cares.

As a reminder, Greece took in 90,000 refugees in 2019.
The US took in 30,000.
Feel free to look at a fucking map to put those numbers into perspective if GDP and Population are beyond you in a conversation about who's "not doing enough" for refugees.

It's a sad situation where Erdogan pretty much uses these people as a tool to bully the EU and especially Greece.
Macron said no more on behalf of the EU, so the sultan is sending more towards Greece to get what he wants.

Thankfully Erdogan is being further isolated, Putin, Al Sissi and Macron have teamed up together in Libya to put a stop to the Sultan's conquests.

[Yulwei]

How long until the powers that be rewrite the era's poll system so they are able to find out who voted for what and then ban accordingly? 

[Boredfrom]

Kotaku is no cool anymore:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/natalie-degraffinried-“some-thoughts-about-the-website-with-the-fake-japanese-name-kotaku-”.268836/

Just read the story thanks to a RT by Patrick Klepek.
Would assume that hsi time back then wasn't also the best, hence the RT
 

If remember correctly, Patrick was batting really hard for Gawker before it went under.


MOD ABUSE: fixed URL!

[Pissy F Benny]

I think the only reason it was considered cool is cos of schreier working there and being a ree/gaf poster so now he’s left it’s open szn

[Boredfrom]

I feel most pretended that the site got better because Gamergate while Jason buttered up EviLore. I remember people still willing to shit on Kotaku while saying Jason was okay before Gamergate.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

I think the only reason it was considered cool is cos of schreier working there and being a ree/gaf poster so now he’s left it’s open szn

he's called out in person for being an unprofessional butthurt manbaby over fucking shenmue 3 boxart in that thread

[Uncle]

also called out (not by name but obviously him) as someone who made everyone else's lives a living hell and was shielded from any consequences

specifically was getting into real personal territory in an argument until the article's author stepped in to stop it, even her boss was too afraid to stand up to him

and schrier is conspicuously not retweeting this story while every other time there's been criticism he was right there gleefully

[Tripon]

Eh, Ree's pretty racist against Asians because that site on some level buys into the model minority stereotype even if they don't state it out loud. It's why you can say Asian slurs and get away with it. I don't care, outside it's makes the site look like hypocrites.

[thetylerrob]

All these ex Kotaku writers are just back biting whiney assholes that are just mad that the site was staffed with people similar to them. They can't even complain about the toxic work conditions without throwing their coworkers under the bus for being a bunch of whities that weren't trying hard enough, as they write a blog post on medium way after they've left the site 

[CHOW CHOW]

K-swill back in top form

https://www.resetera.com/threads/august-17-baltimore-sun-md-congressional-leaders-local-officials-condemn-postal-service-leadership-over-mail-delays-ahead-of-presidential-election.269718/

Baltimore, check
Excessively long thread title, check
No replies, check

[HaughtyFrank]

All these ex Kotaku writers are just back biting whiney assholes that are just mad that the site was staffed with people similar to them. They can't even complain about the toxic work conditions without throwing their coworkers under the bus for being a bunch of whities that weren't trying hard enough, as they write a blog post on medium way after they've left the site 

It reminds me a little of RE how she talks about the place being unsafe for minorities but then doesn't really specify why. Maybe I don't really understand what they mean by "safe"

[CHOW CHOW]

Looks like the Asian summit was a disaster.  The summary thread got locked, people banned, and then moved to a staff forum or something.

Start here (an old thread was bumped to complain):
https://www.resetera.com/threads/era-let%E2%80%99s-talk-about-anti-asian-bias.147180/post-42762987

What happened in it?

[clothedmacuser]

It's revolting to think of what "safe spaces," "white fragility," and "white privilege," used to mean and then what places like Era distorted them into.

[Clockwork5]

I was shocked and disappointed the summary thread got locked. One of the first things that shocked me on how this site operates tbh, not really addressing anything and then just locking it is actually crazy to me.

I'm shocked that the Asian meeting didn't go anywhere. I am tempted to sign up for it at first, but I was afraid of really discussing sensitive topics, so I thought I'll just leave it to other people to discuss

I am shocked that a thread which called the mods out for their dipshittery got locked. Shocked.

Sadly, it has been the policy of the site since its inception -- and despite lip service to transparency and communication at the outset -- to lock any "meta discussion" (read: feedback by non-staff) that doesn't strictly fall into narrow guidelines in rare and specific threads (e.g. Asian Era Meeting).

Anything that falls outside of that usually either gets a thread locked or the users in question banned (or threatened to be unless there's a large enough outcry), justified by a broad and vague "Staff Post" ostensibly to steer discussion from a derail, but in practice to silence criticism of moderation, and provide no alternative venue. (Notice how people are in a year-old thread now, rather than the now-locked visible and stickied topic? Same thing has happened in literally every fiasco involving inflammatory staff choices.)

Attempts by users to be conciliatory and offer constructive feedback are either silenced (see: locked thread), met with hostility, or more often met with radio silence as people talk to a wall, unless they're agreeing with measures staff themselves have thought up. Just the other week, in another boil-over into a year-old thread, I (and a dozen others) wrote lengthy post after lengthy post after lengthy post after lengthy post after lengthy post after lengthy post (etc!) attempting to help defuse the situation and offer solutions to create a more positive environment for both members and staff, and B-Dubs treated feedback with as much contempt then as he did in the locked Asian Era Meeting feedback thread.

The only administrator who came to the table in good faith (outside of tech issues) was Delphine, and only in two lengthy posts that unfortunately didn't evolve into much of a dialogue, because it's clear most staff, perhaps outside of her, are reticent to consider any policy changes that would address the systemic issues that have plagued staff conduct and caused member & community desertion for years -- back to the Discords on which this site's refuge was coordinated.

We all understand and sympathize with how hard staff work as unpaid volunteers, but that doesn't mean their policies, errors, toxic responses to said errors aren't a large part of the problem festering in this site and mounting tensions that are stressing out both community and staff. Unfortunately, until the ones in power over the community consent to try things a different way and accept real feedback, nothing will change. And it's been years without such consideration, and they've only grown more hostile stowards it -- treating themselves as embattled by the community, when in reality we all simply want to foster a healthier environment for everyone including them.

And this motherfucker decided this was the place to continue the Tag-Gate liveblog.
 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/era-lets-talk-about-anti-asian-bias.147180/page-6#post-42769140

[Lonewulfeus]

The best part is, it’s only negative meta commentary that gets locked.  Want to jerk off the mods and tell em how swell they are, feel free.  The rules are only meant to be used as a cudgel against things they don’t like.  It’s amazing that they rightly bitch about the cops enforcing the law selectively but do the exact same thing with what little power they have

[Joe Molotov]

Will B-Dub's Reign of Tag-based Terror finally be coming to an end??

[HaughtyFrank]

"We want more transparency"

"You want more people banned?"

"No, transparency!"

"Banned?"

"T R...."

"B A..."

[Skullfuckers Anonymous]

Can someone with an account go in here and shame Shinobi?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-kasich-says-there-will-be-a-prominent-republican-congressman-set-to-endorse-biden-tommorow.269349/page-6#post-42773736

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

The best part is, it’s only negative meta commentary that gets locked.  Want to jerk off the mods and tell em how swell they are, feel free.

You're right, it is about time for a RedMercury "Let's Have A Positive Thread For A Change" circlejerk

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

All these ex Kotaku writers are just back biting whiney assholes that are just mad that the site was staffed with people similar to them. They can't even complain about the toxic work conditions without throwing their coworkers under the bus for being a bunch of whities that weren't trying hard enough, as they write a blog post on medium way after they've left the site 

It reminds me a little of RE how she talks about the place being unsafe for minorities but then doesn't really specify why. Maybe I don't really understand what they mean by "safe"

They love the capricious, arbitrary and petty favoritism of mods when its in their favour, just not when its not in their favour.

The obvious solution would be to not play silly buggers with the rules and give people passes because they're "A Voice It Is Important To Hear" and ban everyone equally, but then you would need to have clear rules consistently enforced, yes, even if they are your Discord buddy

[Great Rumbler]

Hard disagree that it was productive.

A whole lotta y’all out there in Era are racist fucks.

Looks like you mods still got a loooooong way to go. Oh and I’m chiming in to say fuck the racists on this board.

We tried ERA. But personally it was a waste of time for me.

I hope I'm wrong and things will get better and I'm sorry to the Asian era and other minorities/lgbt etc members who have left in droves over the years due to constantly being talked over or ignored. This place was supposed to be better than this.

Y'all didn't do shit and now you're patting yourselves on the back for a job well done.

This is some performative bullshit. You should go back and actually address some of the users with the tougher questions instead of ignoring them and hoping that no one would notice.

As a non-white person, this forum mainly feels like white people shouting down at you and if enough of them band together, the mods side with them.

Thats why I post so little and try to never engage in debates or reply to members.

I'll add another voice to the disagreement that it was productive.

Pretty successful summit.

Yet more proof that Ree is the most racist forum on the internet.

[Pissy F Benny]

Who’s the hate site now

[VomKriege]

Not only did they lock the thread about improving race relations, they just straight-up removed the pin and made it only searchable?

Oh my god, what moron decided to go through with that? Honestly would've been better to do nothing at all, they literally just said "nah, fuck that" to people with concerns

The veneer of hollow currposts, soulless verbiage and faux sophisticated affect of ERA moderation is really adding insult to injury. At this rate I'd probably take THUG1 or your usual janitor power tripping while stroking his e-peen, at least they're transparent half the time about being petty and arbitrary.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

This is an "issue" separate from the mod-forum membership dialogue. So not perfectly relevant to that meeting thread.

But there's an example in this thread. You see the references to "collaborator", "token", trying to be "one of the good ones." That's not okay. It's like trying to subtweet control over members by dictating what's allowable to be an official Asian in good standing by "Asian Era." Like if they don't abide by the overriding Asian Era pov, then they default on some magical Asian credit. Please.

A phrase I've seen thrown around by "Asian Era" too frequently: so-and-so Asian is trying "to be one of the good ones." It's ironic. By posting like that, they're trying to pressure Era members of Asian descent to conform to the behaviors and speech they've deemed acceptable. You best be a proper good Asian or we're gonna tar you as a collaborator, token, etc.

And another possible example in this thread. I have no idea if this forumer feels this way or not, but it fits a pattern I've observed. I apologize in advance if I'm misreading the situation.

This forumer expressed some trepidation about questioning about what qualifies as "sinophobia" in the thread about Chinese fishing vessels. They're Asian. Their country is suffering because of the PRC's aggressive and invasive operation of military and fishing vessels in the South China Sea. But my perception is that they felt reticent about speaking up. Voices like that might feel squashed, because they may feel like they don't have the space or "permission" to express that lest they be banned for being unfairly labeled "sinophobic".

Curious what this guys gonna get got for, because it won't be accurately describing the inherent problem with playing favorites based on self proclaimed group membership.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

The veneer of hollow currposts, soulless verbiage and faux sophisticated affect of ERA moderation is really adding insult to injury. At this rate I'd probably take THUG1 or your usual janitor power tripping while stroking his e-peen, at least they're transparent half the time about being petty and arbitrary.

These threads are very painful for me to read. You are not the first person to make a thread like this. They make me feel like the way you and I relate to video game forums are so different that I can scarcely say we have the same hobby.

I don’t even know how to really answer your questions because to me your questions don’t make sense. It is like you are not talking about ERA. It is like if you were to say “I’ve just begun posting on Era, but I don’t understand, where are the civil discourses triumphing? I have not seen any civil discourse. I have heard this forum has discussion but I haven’t seen any at all.”

I would not know how to answer this question because the only way you can be asking it is if you are from another dimension than I am. Since you are from an alternate dimension where the forum is not a spellbinding propulsion in to one of societies most complex and ambitious character narratives, and since your universe is home to a version of Era that isn’t a peerless combination of emergent adventuring and expertly written chapter content, you should probably just put it down. I am sorry you aren’t enjoying it — maybe your universe has other forums that deliver on the experience I’m familiar with in mine.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

I wouldn't say the qualifications needed to be a mod appear to be all that high, personally.

Not like getting that blue checkmark verafled tag

[Clockwork5]

First they came for your food threads...

[ShutUp]

The sheer audacity of the mods to lock that thread and then bury it in a members only section is just amazing. A tactic even Trump would be proud of. Holy shit.

[Tripon]

Eh, Bork did the same thing to several threads he wanted to disappear. 

[Hermit]

Eh, Bork did the same thing to several threads he wanted to disappear. 

um wow bork summit when?

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/r-animemes-bans-transphobic-phrase-ignites-mass-outrage-from-incels-and-weeaboos.269871/#post-42785643

Between this shit and the Uzaki-chan shit it's been a terrible couple weeks as a non-shithead anime fan.

What exactly is it that is going on with Uzaki-chan?

It's the new go-to design they decided to turn into a cultural war against the West.

"LOL THIS IS THE DESIGN THAT TRIGGERS WESTERN SJWS THEY HATE IT CAUSE IT'S SEXY" 

Yeah, totally the others fault.

Frankly, it sucks that if you say you're an anime fan you're just sorta lumped into "moe and ecchi" fans because it's the default assumption. I love anime, but really I only watch seinen, mecha, and shounen for the most part save for very compelling edge cases. Anime is such a vast medium with so much outside that shit, it should really be equivalent to saying something like "I'm into movies" without there being pretenses, but it is what it is I guess.

 

[nudemacusers]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/takeaways-from-meeting-with-asian-members.269460/#post-42753747

Locked by known racist B Dubs:

As the thread has derailed off of the topic of takeaways from the meeting, we're just going to lock it. If you want to take issue with any specific moderation action or policy, feel free to PM a mod captain

He’s got all the tact and diplomacy of Prince Phillip, doesn’t he? Without any of the charm.

well at least he isn't emulating prince andrew

[zepblackstar]

resertera mods do it all for free

[Boredfrom]

That thread just keeps going on, eventually they get "tired" of talking about how Digimon keeps telling people to move on with their obsession & they instead, with no self-awareness, go on about how they're so emotionally invested with the franchise that they get frustrated/sad and look forward to whatever new series comes out for them.

There's a difference between liking something from your childhood and being an "otaku" nerd that can't get over a series that actively tells you to calm down.

Eh, the sequel series has been all kind of shit, thought. Is like Ryan Johnson levels of telling me the Jedi were shit “I know but you still made a shitty film”. Not mention that Toei is pretty happy with remaking the first series so is not like the theme is growing up but “stop asking for new stuff from the old stuff and eat our regurgitated risk free stuff”.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

also, what fans truly wanted is a retcon the ending of the original series for tge sake of shipping. 

[close]

[Nintex]

What I liked about Pokemon back in the day was that each season had an ending and the next season would start with a new locale, new Pokemon and new characters. Although Ash was a dumbfuck for giving up Charizard and some of his other greats.
As I recall Digimon season 1 had an ending but season 2, 3 etc. just kept going. Even as a kid I got bored that nothing was ever resolved and they just found themselves deeper in the endless Digimon rabbit hole and the things seemingly evolved at random indefinitely

[Boredfrom]

What I liked about Pokemon back in the day was that each season had an ending and the next season would start with a new locale, new Pokemon and new characters. Although Ash was a dumbfuck for giving up Charizard and some of his other greats.
As I recall Digimon season 1 had an ending but season 2, 3 etc. just kept going. Even as a kid I got bored that nothing was ever resolved and they just found themselves deeper in the endless Digimon rabbit hole and the things seemingly evolved at random indefinitely

 

Wtf are talking about? After the second season every new one was mostly self contained.

[Nintex]

What I liked about Pokemon back in the day was that each season had an ending and the next season would start with a new locale, new Pokemon and new characters. Although Ash was a dumbfuck for giving up Charizard and some of his other greats.
As I recall Digimon season 1 had an ending but season 2, 3 etc. just kept going. Even as a kid I got bored that nothing was ever resolved and they just found themselves deeper in the endless Digimon rabbit hole and the things seemingly evolved at random indefinitely

 

Wtf are talking about? After the second season every new one was mostly self contained.

That's not how I remember it, but I admit it has been over 15 years ago since I have last watched an Episode of Digimon.

[Boredfrom]

What I liked about Pokemon back in the day was that each season had an ending and the next season would start with a new locale, new Pokemon and new characters. Although Ash was a dumbfuck for giving up Charizard and some of his other greats.
As I recall Digimon season 1 had an ending but season 2, 3 etc. just kept going. Even as a kid I got bored that nothing was ever resolved and they just found themselves deeper in the endless Digimon rabbit hole and the things seemingly evolved at random indefinitely

 

Wtf are talking about? After the second season every new one was mostly self contained.

That's not how I remember it, but I admit it has been over 15 years ago since I have last watched an Episode of Digimon.

Only the second season was a sequel. The current films are the sequels of that continuity (and are kind of shitty).

[james]

Do we have anything new about shower elf. Looking for something like him continuing to be a failure at everything to cheer me up

[blame space]

he’s shielding himself from the world by harboring right wing sycophants in an attempt to feel relevant and/or not working a real job.

just read the ban page, the dude is beyond help.

[Pissy F Benny]

Do we have anything new about shower elf. Looking for something like him continuing to be a failure at everything to cheer me up

Last thing I saw was him giving advice on how to whip ass

[Snoopycat_]

Things are heating up between the Rees today -

wouldn't want to be a mod. I don't have the temperament for it. I save my patience, empathy and caring for real life people and places outside of Era. I would be a bad mod. That's not a role, or power in Era that I crave. I am too aware of my own faults and my own agenda to say that I would be a decent and fair mod.

You have an agenda. And I think you want that power to push it. I can't fault you for that. We all want to be able to effect change to benefit ourselves. But you would also be a real bad mod. I don't get the impression that you would be well received by the Era members you would position yourself to purport to advocate for.

I've interacted with TrailerParkRanger maybe once or twice publicly on this forum. Never privately. Never messaged each other. They don't know me. I don't know them.

But yet, they seem to have convinced themselves that I want to be a mod. I have no idea where that comes from. I have zero desire to be a mod. I'm not qualified to be a mod. I've taken less than zero steps to become a mod, since sometimes I speak out aggressively when the forum frowns upon that.

TrailerParkRanger is writing fiction about me in their own heads - or maybe with others. Stop. Get a grip. Whatever fantasy inner life you've created for me, you are off-base by millions of miles. This is creepy. And you (and whoever you've consulted about this) have gone too far.
 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/era-let%E2%80%99s-talk-about-anti-asian-bias.147180/page-7

[james]

he’s shielding himself from the world by harboring right wing sycophants in an attempt to feel relevant and/or not working a real job.

just read the ban page, the dude is beyond help.

That ban page big oof. What a sad lonely boy