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[BIONIC]

The cocksucking in that thread from certain users is palpable now

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/#post-103870901

Seriously, shut the fuck up. You know literally nothing about how this will be used or distributed or anything about it. For people like me, this will be a godsend.

Seriously, fuck off with this shit. I'm tired of the performative bullshit.

“General Manager”

are... you sure this is an appropriate response? that person was half joking, but it's grounded in the fact that getting medical care of any sort isn't super accessible to, well, most of us

You are posting in a fucking video game forum, one of the most expensive and privileged hobbies. I know that US health care sucks, but you can get help you dumb fucks.

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hasan-piker-thinks-one-piece-is-socialist.706469/

Oda enjoys not only being rich but overworking himself to death… the stuff that commies claim to hate.

Also boobs and hips, very progressive.

(Then again, Hassan probably also enjoys being a rich motherfucker  )

[Polident Hive]

Not the point but suddenly I’m seeing and hearing about Leguizamo like it’s the 90s. He was just in a movie with Anya Taylor Joy, too.

[TacoWallace]

Not the point but suddenly I’m seeing and hearing about Leguizamo like it’s the 90s. He was just in a movie with Anya Taylor Joy, too.

He was the star and co-writer of The Pest back in the 90s. Lots of Asian stereotype humor in that, including John doing both Chinese and Japanese "yellowface"

No wonder they're on his side!

[Nintex]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-leguizamo-says-hell-no-to-watching-super-mario-bros-movie-they-messed-up-the-inclusion-of-diverse-actors.706442/

 

https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1644742285186199554

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-leguizamo-says-hell-no-to-watching-super-mario-bros-movie-they-messed-up-the-inclusion-of-diverse-actors.706442/

 

https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1644742285186199554

In before one of the Sony ponies makes a negative post

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/post-103873898

I was really confused about who people were responding to, turns out he was in my ignore list. On topic, I really hope the vaccines do come out in that timeframe. It would do so much good for millions.

 

[Nintex]

I imagine it must've been difficult for Illumination to explain to the Nintendo suits that they could not cast Idris Elba as Donkey Kong.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-leguizamo-says-hell-no-to-watching-super-mario-bros-movie-they-messed-up-the-inclusion-of-diverse-actors.706442/

 

https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1644742285186199554

I contributed by taking my brother's kids to watch

[NegativeCrepe]

how come no one there cares that the gm of the forum is always going around telling people to fuck off, breaking the rules of the site

they dont care at all that it makes them look real fucking bad?

[Potato]

how come no one there cares that the gm of the forum is always going around telling people to fuck off, breaking the rules of the site

they dont care at all that it makes them look real fucking bad?

I mean, they put up with all the crazy conspiracy bullshit Nepenthe speaks, so B-Dumbs talking smack is small fry...

[Potato]

Some news for IsisNails and the burka brigade to celebrate

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-08/iran-installs-cameras-public-places-penalise-women-hijab/102202806

In a further attempt to rein in increasing numbers of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify and penalise unveiled women, the police announced on Saturday.

[team filler]

Not the point but suddenly I’m seeing and hearing about Leguizamo like it’s the 90s. He was just in a movie with Anya Taylor Joy, too.

He was the star and co-writer of The Pest back in the 90s. Lots of Asian stereotype humor in that, including John doing both Chinese and Japanese "yellowface"

No wonder they're on his side!

I loved that movie!

[joeboy101]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/#post-103870901
B-Dumbs is not having it to the point he made the user edited his post

There's too much money in treating Cancer for the health care industry. I have a feeling any potential vaccines will very quickly and quietly vanish.

Edit: I apologize for my comment and did not mean to offend anyone or to post anything resembling a conspiracy theory.

I am skeptical of the American health care system as long as it remains for-profit, but did not mean to take away anyone's hope.

B-Dumbs

Seriously with the conspiracy theories? Fuck you.

He must also be bitter from getting bodied by Trans-ERA over the upcoming 'Wizardly World' ban, exactly the type of ban he explicitly said would never be entertained and banned people who suggested similar bans for other IPs.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-super-mario-bros-movie-review-thread.705170/page-32#post-103768682

User Banned (1 Week): Inflammatory accusations, history of inflammatory posts

Critics gave Cuties really high scores.
Thats something to think about.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-super-mario-bros-movie-review-thread.705170/page-32#post-103768682

User Banned (1 Week): Inflammatory accusations, history of inflammatory posts

Critics gave Cuties really high scores.
Thats something to think about.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/resetera-anime-of-the-year-2017-results-thread.20515/
Ree has Made In Abyss their number two on amime of the year.
That's something to think about.

[Propagandhim]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/page-5

Being "responsible for your health" is a classist argument that assumes everyone has the income to spend on more expensive healthy foods, free time for exercise, and health coverage for preventative care.

 

[Taco Bell Tower]

 

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/page-5

Being "responsible for your health" is a classist argument that assumes everyone has the income to spend on more expensive healthy foods, free time for exercise, and health coverage for preventative care.

 

Same as volunteering

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-leguizamo-says-hell-no-to-watching-super-mario-bros-movie-they-messed-up-the-inclusion-of-diverse-actors.706442/

 

How did so many people not know John Leguizamo was some kind of Latino?

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-super-mario-bros-movie-review-thread.705170/page-32#post-103768682

User Banned (1 Week): Inflammatory accusations, history of inflammatory posts

Critics gave Cuties really high scores.
Thats something to think about.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/resetera-anime-of-the-year-2017-results-thread.20515/
Ree has Made In Abyss their number two on amime of the year.
That's something to think about.

Nintendrones have no leg to accuse others of being weird manchildren.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-leguizamo-says-hell-no-to-watching-super-mario-bros-movie-they-messed-up-the-inclusion-of-diverse-actors.706442/page-2#post-103869956

The Latin Americans of European descent are just white people who happen to speak Spanish. White hispanic isn't diversity.

                   Paper bag test
 

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-super-mario-bros-movie-review-thread.705170/page-32#post-103768682

User Banned (1 Week): Inflammatory accusations, history of inflammatory posts

Critics gave Cuties really high scores.
Thats something to think about.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/resetera-anime-of-the-year-2017-results-thread.20515/
Ree has Made In Abyss their number two on amime of the year.
That's something to think about.

Nintendrones have no leg to accuse others of being weird manchildren.

Yeah, lol.

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-leguizamo-says-hell-no-to-watching-super-mario-bros-movie-they-messed-up-the-inclusion-of-diverse-actors.706442/page-2#post-103869956

The Latin Americans of European descent are just white people who happen to speak Spanish. White hispanic isn't diversity.

                   Paper bag test
 

What about Japan where being a white gets you discriminated hard? Even if you were born there and only speak Japanese gets you harassed at school…

Race issues and discrimination is more complicated than the color of your skin.

[benjipwns]

Some news for IsisNails and the burka brigade to celebrate

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-08/iran-installs-cameras-public-places-penalise-women-hijab/102202806

In a further attempt to rein in increasing numbers of women defying the compulsory dress code, Iranian authorities are installing cameras in public places and thoroughfares to identify and penalise unveiled women, the police announced on Saturday.

American sanctions at work yet again.

[Yulwei]

They finally permed that nut job, but for a fairly innocuous post. Someone must really not like her

Genuinely surprised Yeona got hit with a perm. That poster was looney tunes. But there are much more unhinged posters running around on ree.

Yeona was a cis asian woman btw.

 just saying

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-leguizamo-says-hell-no-to-watching-super-mario-bros-movie-they-messed-up-the-inclusion-of-diverse-actors.706442/page-2#post-103869956

The Latin Americans of European descent are just white people who happen to speak Spanish. White hispanic isn't diversity.

                   Paper bag test
 

What about Japan where being a white gets you discriminated hard? Even if you were born there and only speak Japanese gets you harassed at school…

Race issues and discrimination is more complicated than the color of your skin.

It was funny seeing RE not really capable to form a thought about Africans discriminating Africans

https://www.resetera.com/threads/semafor-zimbabwe-migrant-case-brings-south-africa%E2%80%99s-xenophobia-problem-into-focus.706157

[team filler]

Not the point but suddenly I’m seeing and hearing about Leguizamo like it’s the 90s. He was just in a movie with Anya Taylor Joy, too.

He was the star and co-writer of The Pest back in the 90s. Lots of Asian stereotype humor in that, including John doing both Chinese and Japanese "yellowface"

No wonder they're on his side!

I loved that movie!

"Did you kill Quacky?"
"I might have"


"no call your lawyer"

"Quacky always wanted to be served extra crispy"


 

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/page-7#post-103880861

If we have cures to many of the most common and deadly/debilitating diseases, I do wonder what exactly would happen to insurance companies. Sure, they would save money but I would also imagine many folks would think insurance would not be worth it anymore.

You can still have many accidents and other things that insurance would be required for, not just diseases etc..

Oh I agree but will everyone continue to think it's worth it? I don't know.

People will break legs, get sick, and all that. They'll still need insurance for those instances. People will still get insurance for the same reasons they do now.

Let's not go down the rabbit hole of stupidity by "just asking questions" right after I just got done complaining about it.

I know they will still need it for these instances because it's incredibly expensive. I'm not saying insurance will suddenly go away or anything.

Why are you so hostile? I know several folks who only have insurance because they have chronic diseases and they otherwise would not get insurance if they didn't have them.

Right after you stop JAQing off

Hmm? I assume you thought I told you to stop being hostile?

———

I feel like every single pessimist in this thread has never had to deal with the health conditions being discussed. Which is really the upsetting part of it. They just don’t get it.

It's not just the pessimism, it's the conspiracies and the JAQing off in an attempt to justify them.

B-Chuds’ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

[benjipwns]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/page-7#post-103880861

If we have cures to many of the most common and deadly/debilitating diseases, I do wonder what exactly would happen to insurance companies. Sure, they would save money but I would also imagine many folks would think insurance would not be worth it anymore.

You can still have many accidents and other things that insurance would be required for, not just diseases etc..

Oh I agree but will everyone continue to think it's worth it? I don't know.

People will break legs, get sick, and all that. They'll still need insurance for those instances. People will still get insurance for the same reasons they do now.

Let's not go down the rabbit hole of stupidity by "just asking questions" right after I just got done complaining about it.

I know they will still need it for these instances because it's incredibly expensive. I'm not saying insurance will suddenly go away or anything.

Why are you so hostile? I know several folks who only have insurance because they have chronic diseases and they otherwise would not get insurance if they didn't have them.

This guy is supposed to be one of our intellectual vanguards leading us to a new economic reality and he doesn't even understand the multi-millennia old concept of insurance.

[benjipwns]

https://twitter.com/THELIFE0FTRIBE/status/1644391505438846977

[Daffy Duck]

please don't do that

https://www.resetera.com/threads/is-mario-attractive.706598/


Lol

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/page-5

Being "responsible for your health" is a classist argument that assumes everyone has the income to spend on more expensive healthy foods, free time for exercise, and health coverage for preventative care.

 

Ahhhh, the good old "healthy food is more expensive" fallacy that's trotted out by the regular Twinkie and tater tots in their mother's basement brigade.

Fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellows.

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-leguizamo-says-hell-no-to-watching-super-mario-bros-movie-they-messed-up-the-inclusion-of-diverse-actors.706442/

 

How did so many people not know John Leguizamo was some kind of Latino?

He was clearly brown facing in all those many, many roles where he played a stereotypical Latino.

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/john-leguizamo-says-hell-no-to-watching-super-mario-bros-movie-they-messed-up-the-inclusion-of-diverse-actors.706442/page-2#post-103869956

The Latin Americans of European descent are just white people who happen to speak Spanish. White hispanic isn't diversity.

                   Paper bag test
 

What about Japan where being a white gets you discriminated hard? Even if you were born there and only speak Japanese gets you harassed at school…

Race issues and discrimination is more complicated than the color of your skin.

It was funny seeing RE not really capable to form a thought about Africans discriminating Africans

https://www.resetera.com/threads/semafor-zimbabwe-migrant-case-brings-south-africa%E2%80%99s-xenophobia-problem-into-focus.706157

It's not surprising because the vast majority of them have no link to Africa outside of multiple generations past, don't understand anything about Africa or African politics and culture, and don't actually give a flying fuck about Africans at all.

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/page-7#post-103880861

If we have cures to many of the most common and deadly/debilitating diseases, I do wonder what exactly would happen to insurance companies. Sure, they would save money but I would also imagine many folks would think insurance would not be worth it anymore.

You can still have many accidents and other things that insurance would be required for, not just diseases etc..

Oh I agree but will everyone continue to think it's worth it? I don't know.

People will break legs, get sick, and all that. They'll still need insurance for those instances. People will still get insurance for the same reasons they do now.

Let's not go down the rabbit hole of stupidity by "just asking questions" right after I just got done complaining about it.

I know they will still need it for these instances because it's incredibly expensive. I'm not saying insurance will suddenly go away or anything.

Why are you so hostile? I know several folks who only have insurance because they have chronic diseases and they otherwise would not get insurance if they didn't have them.

Right after you stop JAQing off

Hmm? I assume you thought I told you to stop being hostile?

———

I feel like every single pessimist in this thread has never had to deal with the health conditions being discussed. Which is really the upsetting part of it. They just don’t get it.

It's not just the pessimism, it's the conspiracies and the JAQing off in an attempt to justify them.

B-Chuds’ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Meanwhile, those of us in civilised countries with public health systems are just making this face at the US-centric angst around insurance companies, conspiracy theories and affordability.

 

[BIONIC]

Right after you stop JAQing off

Reflect on your communication style, and lead by example. You may find the community follows suit.

[team filler]

JAQ OOOOFFFFFFF!

[Nintex]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/page-7#post-103880861

If we have cures to many of the most common and deadly/debilitating diseases, I do wonder what exactly would happen to insurance companies. Sure, they would save money but I would also imagine many folks would think insurance would not be worth it anymore.

You can still have many accidents and other things that insurance would be required for, not just diseases etc..

Oh I agree but will everyone continue to think it's worth it? I don't know.

People will break legs, get sick, and all that. They'll still need insurance for those instances. People will still get insurance for the same reasons they do now.

Let's not go down the rabbit hole of stupidity by "just asking questions" right after I just got done complaining about it.

I know they will still need it for these instances because it's incredibly expensive. I'm not saying insurance will suddenly go away or anything.

Why are you so hostile? I know several folks who only have insurance because they have chronic diseases and they otherwise would not get insurance if they didn't have them.

This guy is supposed to be one of our intellectual vanguards leading us to a new economic reality and he doesn't even understand the multi-millennia old concept of insurance.

Researchers: "We came up with a free miracle cure for the biggest diseases known to mankind!"

Reset "there is no ethical consumption under capitalism" Era : "But what about the INSURANCE COMPANIES?"

[Switters]

I like how the big reveal for a lot of the mods is something like, "Fuck you, I have a rare diease that only allows me to breath the air inside a burning Wal-Mart. I can only be fed by a sponge soaked in chocolate milk dangling from a rope above my bed. You don't know my experince. You don't know my pain. Fuck off with your bullshit!"

[Potato]

I like how the big reveal for a lot of the mods is something like, "Fuck you, I have a rare diease that only allows me to breath the air inside a burning Wal-Mart. I can only be fed by a sponge soaked in chocolate milk dangling from a rope above my bed. You don't know my experince. You don't know my pain. Fuck off with your bullshit!"

That second one sounds good. How do I catch that?

[Nintex]

Resident Evil 4 but the ree mods and their cult have captured Ana Taylor Joy, locked her up in Tabris appartment and are forcing her to transition.

[Averon]

I can only roll my eyes at the display of B-Dumbs' indignation. 

B-Dumbs have only himself to blame for why the forum HE MANAGES has such shit levels of genuine discussion. He and his team of mods helped develop the culture there over the years. Maybe instead of being TransERA's attack-dogs and banning any little thing that upset their sensibilities, you could work to foster the kind of forum you apparently want. But that would actually take effort and holding some level of responsibility, which he and his mod team hates. There's a reason why they so often create phantom rules they never inform the wider community about.

Evilore did the same thing, btw. Occasionally rear his head to bitch and moan why GAF is shit, but did nothing to change it. It eventually blew up in his face as we all know. Funny seeing B-Dumbs making the exact same mistake.

[Nintex]

B-Dubs is the dog that caught the car.

[joeboy101]

I can only roll my eyes at the display of B-Dumbs' indignation. 

B-Dumbs have only himself to blame for why the forum HE MANAGES has such shit levels of genuine discussion. He and his team of mods helped develop the culture there over the years. Maybe instead of being TransERA's attack-dogs and banning any little thing that upset their sensibilities, you could work to foster the kind of forum you apparently want. But that would actually take effort and holding some level of responsibility, which he and his mod team hates. There's a reason why they so often create phantom rules they never inform the wider community about.

Evilore did the same thing, btw. Occasionally rear his head to bitch and moan why GAF is shit, but did nothing to change it. It eventually blew up in his face as we all know. Funny seeing B-Dumbs making the exact same mistake.

I remember reading something along the lines of, 'building something as a reaction to your dislike or hatred of something else never lasts because you don't have a positive vision'.

[HaughtyFrank]

I can only roll my eyes at the display of B-Dumbs' indignation. 

B-Dumbs have only himself to blame for why the forum HE MANAGES has such shit levels of genuine discussion. He and his team of mods helped develop the culture there over the years. Maybe instead of being TransERA's attack-dogs and banning any little thing that upset their sensibilities, you could work to foster the kind of forum you apparently want. But that would actually take effort and holding some level of responsibility, which he and his mod team hates. There's a reason why they so often create phantom rules they never inform the wider community about.

Evilore did the same thing, btw. Occasionally rear his head to bitch and moan why GAF is shit, but did nothing to change it. It eventually blew up in his face as we all know. Funny seeing B-Dumbs making the exact same mistake.

I don't know how he doesn't understand that anyone who would have reacted the same way he just did would have been banned a long time ago. If you keep banning people who are reasonable and keep the lunatics around you'll surprisingly have a forum full of loony assholes

[Nintex]

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1645080628550078464

[nobody of note]

Constructive popping off this morning due to a combination of mods giving themselves free passes to be assholes and the ongoing saga of the secret cunt ban. Morrigan kicks it off because a report of hers was ignored:

I did that last week and nothing happened, FWIW

I’m am sometimes disconcerted by the open hostility I see on this site that goes unchecked. Sometimes from staff.

Well, as you well know there is no guarantee that reported posts get actioned or the report even acknowledged. Staff’s assessment of the situation might have differed from your own.

That’s an extremely poor position to take—and folks wonder why frustration is rampant.

This site needs a clear, transparent, and readily available governance model with the appropriate supporting processes and procedures. If a report can be made, everyone should be absolutely clear as to what happens and within what timescales. It’s about setting and managing expectations. Ditto for behaviours, infractions, bans, appeals, banning of topics/other sites, etc.

Every single person who uses this site is a stakeholder. Without users, ad revenues disappear and the site dies. Any decent governance model consults, informs, and manages stakeholder expectations. How long now have folks been asking for visibility relating to the banning of the c-word, yet absolute tumbleweed thus leaving the vast majority none the wiser.

The lack of consistency on Era is remarkable.

The point flies six miles over FliX's head:

Do you expect us to write a public report every time a shitpost gets brought to our attention?

as for the c-word. Is this post not detailed enough?
https://www.resetera.com/threads/constructive-community-discussion.270630/page-177#post-101192806

The post regarding the C word is detailed enough, however it isn't visible enough. This part of the forum isn't exactly super easy to find for some people compared to other areas, it's also not fair posting it in here to users who have been threadbanned from this thread.

I have no issues whatsoever with the banning, it just needs to be posted on gaming/etcetera side as well.

Is that what I said? I’m talking about a published process that states what will happen when a report is raised. Hence managing expectations. Folks should not be left wondering if a report will even be acknowledged.

And as for the c-word, no—a single post in a single thread is not enough. That is not easily discoverable, especially not for new joiners.

Thanks for reinforcing my point though. No attempt at discussion or reflection, just straight on the defensive.

Nah, not for what they mean, they don't mean "clarity as to why the word was banned" but rather "clarity that the word is banned" (hence the "leaving the vast majority none the wiser").

As of current, staff information that the word is banned is found solely in this topic, in basically one post, in a Staff Post that is not Threadmarked or highlighted with a top post on each page or an orange warning at the bottom, or the much worse part, is not listed anywhere else on the forum (forum wide announcement, etc).

This has obvious problems, namely:

1) It's not listed in the Rules thread, even though it's a rule.

2) Most people still don't even know this thread exists

3) Because this isn't a rules thread, you can be banned from seeing this thread, rendering you unable to know this is a rule in the first place. (also I'm not sure if Junior Members can view Memebrs Only topics either?)

Don't take this as me not being for the word being banned or litigating that, I'm all for the c word being banned and have iterated that before and 100% support said ban, but it is simply mind boggling that people can get actioned for breaking a rule that is not in the rules thread and is locked away in a single post of a thread that someone quite literally could be banned from even seeing rendering them from being unable to know it's even a rule in the first place.

Basically, I 100% think it's great the word is banned, but the right thing to do would have been (bare minimum) sitewide forum announcement of rule change, linked to a stickied post OUTSIDE of this thread detailing the reasoning, and a minor clarity update to the rules thread.  (all of this should be SOP for all rule changes) In general, no rules should be exclusively in a thread that people can get threadbanned from seeing. That doesn't make any sense.

This subforum isn’t even in the sidebar. It’s the local planning department in Alpha Centauri.

If the intent was to “soft launch” the C-word rule, it’s understandable. It avoids a huge fight where half the Anglosphere wades in to attack the other half. But (as the post above says) it’s not a good way to do it.

Morrigan resurfaces to clarify that her report was valid and deserved attention but staff should still be able to ignore most pleb reports:

Well, as you well know there is no guarantee that reported posts get actioned or the report even acknowledged. Staff’s assessment of the situation might have differed from your own.

I'm aware, but I'll be honest, I can't see how this would have happened in that case. A mod being snarky to a user is whatever, but a user clapping back in a similarly mild tone getting hit by a hostility ban is not something that should EVER happen (especially since there was no personal attack). I was genuinely shocked, since that was unheard of when I was a mod. If that's not a case of "blatant double standards" I don't know what is.

That’s an extremely poor position to take—and folks wonder why frustration is rampant.

This site needs a clear, transparent, and readily available governance model with the appropriate supporting processes and procedures. If a report can be made, everyone should be absolutely clear as to what happens and within what timescales. It’s about setting and managing expectations. Ditto for behaviours, infractions, bans, appeals, banning of topics/other sites, etc.

lol, no

Every single person who uses this site is a stakeholder. Without users, ad revenues disappear and the site dies. Any decent governance model consults, informs, and manages stakeholder expectations. How long now have folks been asking for visibility relating to the banning of the c-word, yet absolute tumbleweed thus leaving the vast majority none the wiser.

You're right about the communication issue (I still don't know why this has not been communicated to the site at large yet, it's been weeks now...) but otherwise you're being way too dramatic and entitled. It's completely absurd to expect "everyone" to know what happens to every report, every appeal, every ban etc. As a former mod I can only imagine the nightmare that would be. Don't be silly.

I don't think it's realistic to expect an update on every report, but if they are taking weeks to be looked at then I think it would be wise to hire more staff to speed the process up

The communication stuff is def disappointing. I know it's being worked on but there are live rules being enforced that are basically forum Easter eggs. It's a very insular and unwelcoming way to run a forum, and that's not the best strategy when activity does seem down year on year. Ideally you want a clearer and more welcoming environment where you don't have to play forum scavenger hunt to learn all the rules

I also kind of think we'd be in a better place if people were actioned for being hostile. I know hostility is against the rules but there does seem to be an * to that, in that, if you're 'in the right' you can fly off the handle at people (Mods included) which again, isn't really conductive to a good discussion forum, nor does it make threads welcoming to those who may have an interest in the topic

If people are already screaming at each other then I'm probably not going to bother posting in the thread at all. Life is too short to get dragged into another pointless internet back and forth.

It just feels like there are some things that people have been asking for that would 100% make this place better that wouldn't take that much effort to fix, but they just never get addressed and never get fixed.

The ban of the C word was just own goal after own goal in terms of rollout. I don't know why anyone bothered to even write the mod message at all if it was just going to be dumped into a thread most posters don't read and then never mentioned again.

Surely even now it would take less than 5 mins to blast everyone a global notification with the now ancient announcement message. But will this be done? No, and there won't be any reason as to why it won't be done either, so I suppose we just wait for the rules to be updated and as a community try and post ad hoc warnings and DM's to other users who use the C word just in case they're not aware of the rule.

So the fix is for regular posters to backseat mod (which is against the rules) to make sure other posters don't catch a ban for breaking a rule they were never told about, all because a rule was added without being communicated properly, when the way to fix this would be someone on staff spending 5 mins to let everyone know about the rule

Will Morrigan finally get threadbanned for constantly using the thread to relitigate mod actions? Will staff react to the constant feedback on the cunt ban by using that mass-user-notification system they trotted out a couple years back when the Game/Album of the Year threads weren't getting enough attention? Or those banners they constantly use?

Or will nothing happen because people like Lobster Roll are still happy to carry all their water:

This website would need to double or triple its staff if it’s going to introduce P&P and corporate compliance standards with SLAs. The mod staff is made up of volunteer members at the end of the day. There are paths to improve communication, but it also has to exist within the bounds of regular-ass people volunteering their time to moderate.

[Propagandhim]

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1645080628550078464

Can I just say
Can I just DARE to say
Can I just TALK MY SHIT

Italians are marketable again, baby!!111

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/28-of-americans-find-the-depiction-of-nudity-in-paintings-by-classical-artist-to-be-problematic-for-children-to-view.706586/

 

[BisMarckie]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cancer-heart-disease-and-autoimmune-disease-vaccines-will-be-ready-by-end-of-the-decade.706508/page-5

Being "responsible for your health" is a classist argument that assumes everyone has the income to spend on more expensive healthy foods, free time for exercise, and health coverage for preventative care.

 

I like that the narrative of junk food is cheaper is accepted as a universal truth, when simple economics tell you that it would be impossible for food products that include labor costs etc. to be cheaper.

[Propagandhim]

Junk food is cheaper.  Doesn't mean you just throw up your hands and say, "Well, I'm not wealthy. I have to eat like shit, I guess!"  or "I can't afford a gym.  No way I can figure out how to exercise now!"  They really think poor people, unskilled laborers, or people down on their luck, have no volitional will or executive functioning at all, so they can't be responsible for their well-being (or anything, really).

[Snoopycat_]

Unless they’re living in a food desert, fruit and veg are not wildly expensive luxury goods.

[Boredfrom]

Junk food is cheaper.  Doesn't mean you just throw up your hands and say, "Well, I'm not wealthy. I have to eat like shit, I guess!"  or "I can't afford a gym.  No way I can figure out how to exercise now!"  They really think poor people, unskilled laborers, or people down on their luck, have no volitional will or executive functioning at all, so they can't be responsible for their well-being (or anything, really).

Junk food isn’t cheaper, what the fuck are you talking about?

[BIONIC]

What is the reason this thread never shows up on the main page, even though it is often the one with the most recent post in this sub-forum?

Likely to stem the tide of non-constructive posts that would make it so this thread is not useful at all. If someone is invested in the community enough, they will know about the thread or know where to look for it.

The cock gobblin’ on display would be impressive if it weren’t so pathetic.

What a ridiculous comment. Are you for real? People who don't live on this site as much as others still deserve full communication of the rules. Jesus Christ.

Then you have this sack of shit who I’m 90% certain was still a mod when this thread was made. She was perfectly fine not making a stink about it back then.

[Propagandhim]

Junk food is cheaper.  Doesn't mean you just throw up your hands and say, "Well, I'm not wealthy. I have to eat like shit, I guess!"  or "I can't afford a gym.  No way I can figure out how to exercise now!"  They really think poor people, unskilled laborers, or people down on their luck, have no volitional will or executive functioning at all, so they can't be responsible for their well-being (or anything, really).

Junk food isn’t cheaper, what the fuck are you talking about?

A bag of 4000 calorie potato chips is like $2.  Where do you get 4000 calories of protein or complex carb whole foods with a lot of essential micronutrients for cheaper than that?  What are YOU talking about?

[Uncle]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/28-of-americans-find-the-depiction-of-nudity-in-paintings-by-classical-artist-to-be-problematic-for-children-to-view.706586/

 

the age split 

the US is slowly becoming more christian and pure 🙏

I think it's more the 44s and not the 18s.

  there's an epidemic of zoomers and tiktokers pointing fingers at each other as deviants and pedos, it's all a consequence of the culture of gaining power/status by diminishing others through any means necessary

[Averon]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/28-of-americans-find-the-depiction-of-nudity-in-paintings-by-classical-artist-to-be-problematic-for-children-to-view.706586/

 

A good portion of ERA should feel right at home in that 28% if the "Why women criticise sexualised character designs" thread is any indication.

[HardcoreRetro]

Will the Mario and Sonic movie do a crossover?

I'm hoping for Mario & Sonic at the Paralympic Games. Imagine Mario going on a peacekeeping mission in Sarasaland and losing both his legs to a bob-omb. I'd watch it.