The Outside Link Thread (All Your GAF, OA, SA, YouTube, etc. Links Go In Here!)

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12216235&postcount=45

He better start doing a background check on the entire forum.  That place is littered with virals.

[Tabasco]

Yeah a Gametap viral is the least of GAF's worries.

But on a lighter note.  For a few brief moments, the band was back together.

http://www.forgotten-gamer.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=112719

[TVC15]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12216235&postcount=45

He better start doing a background check on the entire forum.  That place is littered with virals.

I do that sort of thing.  The problem is that it's difficult to find damning proof, and I generally only ban when I am 100% certain.  I like playing detective, but that's sort of a snipe hunt.  In some (most?) cases, it's just about impossible to tell a viral marketer from your typical distinguished mentally-challenged fellow fanboy, too.

[Reb]

It's hard to wrap my head around why you would want to spend that much time on one single thread.
Creating pictures specifically for an OP is already a bridge too far for me.

[Reb]

I guess I'm too lazy too care about those kind of things.
A tag? Who cares really?

[Bocsius]

Viral marketing is hilarious. Ubisoft, for example, is all about it.

If you've ever been to IGN's forums, you're probably aware of the Ubi VIPs (assuming they're still active, haven't read those forums in while). What you didn't see were the dozens of other accounts on the same IP addresses as those VIPs asking questions about Ubi games, bumping Ubi threads, and doing whatever else to keep Ubi games and Ubi threads in constant rotation on the boards. And, of course, they would post elsewhere to look like the average joe that just plays games.

Dozens.

[cool breeze]

what about this one:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328337

I remember that thread.  If that guy isn't a viral, then he is trying too hard to catch Ubisofts eye and become a viral.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

It's hard to wrap my head around why you would want to spend that much time on one single thread.
Creating pictures specifically for an OP is already a bridge too far for me.

Exactly.  Anyone that makes fucking banners and such for a thread is automatically suspect, imo.  The weekly PSN threads over there continue to blow my mind with their absurdity.

And what's the deal with Shard?  He's like a XBLA news bot.

[Reb]

I think some of them like to be the ...-guy. So that everybody knows them, e-respect and all.

[cool breeze]

I don't understand things like that at all.  I usually post new info on a game, but I never make a new thread for them and usually just bump the most recent thread about the game.  I see no purpose in creating a thread and probably never will.  The long OP shit is ridiculous.  I mean, I remember the Smash Bros one where the OP was basically the Smash Bros website.  Why the hell would...shit is so obvious it isn't even worth spelling out.  Just ridiculous.

[AdmiralViscen]

I hate thread bumping info, especially now that I don't want to read any of a thread's content. If it's new info make a new post, I'm not wading through 10 pages of animated gifs and image macros and trolling to see if the new maps are coming out or not.

edit that goes for gaf only, obviously at this site it's not a problem

[duckman2000]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12216235&postcount=45

He better start doing a background check on the entire forum.  That place is littered with virals.

I actually asked him to do one on me, in response to one of the many god damn distinguished mentally-challenged accusations of me being a viral marketer for Ubisoft. As obnoxious as viral marketing is, it has nothing on the bullshit vm-spotting courtesy of dull, witless and uninspired little shits who seem capable of posting nothing but "generic" and "viral marketer." It was equal amounts comical and pitiful really, and reached its absolute apex of stupidity when one guy actually argued that me disapproving of something Ubi did must have meant that I had been fired.

If you've ever been to IGN's forums, you're probably aware of the Ubi VIPs (assuming they're still active, haven't read those forums in while). What you didn't see were the dozens of other accounts on the same IP addresses as those VIPs asking questions about Ubi games, bumping Ubi threads, and doing whatever else to keep Ubi games and Ubi threads in constant rotation on the boards. And, of course, they would post elsewhere to look like the average joe that just plays games.

Dozens.

Presumably, the people then bitching at me for bitching out the Ubi "reps" were likely also on the payroll. "But dude, they are giving their time to inform us gamers, that's totally awesome," of course forgetting that there was jack shit worth of actual information there. And when games were released to less than favorable reviews and gamer impressions, they vanished.

[Bocsius]

Presumably, the people then bitching at me for bitching out the Ubi "reps" were likely also on the payroll. "But dude, they are giving their time to inform us gamers, that's totally awesome," of course forgetting that there was jack shit worth of actual information there. And when games were released to less than favorable reviews and gamer impressions, they vanished.

It would be comical.

VIP Starts Thread
Dude on same IP: "Thanks, VIP guy!"

Dude starts ubi thread: "When are we going to get more info on [insert Ubi game]?"
VIP on same IP: "Info will be coming soon. Keep your eyes peeled."
Dude: "Thanks, VIP guy!"

Random dude starts Ubi thread and/or comments on Ubi: "I really don't like _____"
Dude on Ubi IP: "I don't know, I found it to be enjoyable, you should give it another chance and try to do _____ and see if that helps."

Random dude starts Ubi thread and/or comments on Ubi: "I really like _____"
Dude on Ubi IP: "Best game ever!"

[cool breeze]

I hate thread bumping info, especially now that I don't want to read any of a thread's content. If it's new info make a new post, I'm not wading through 10 pages of animated gifs and image macros and trolling to see if the new maps are coming out or not.

edit that goes for gaf only, obviously at this site it's not a problem

I mainly would do it here or GAF for lesser games at E3.  At least lesser games I was interested in, like Resistance PSP or something like that (by lesser games I mean games without big following, like Gears 2 or Resistance 2 or whatever shit Nintendo puts out).  It is just annoying to have 5 threads on the first page about the same info all talking about the same shit. 

[Powerslave]

PSX as in PS1 or PSX?

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

For the love of god, let's put an end to this cat bullshit.



Is that supposed to be funny? Someone fucking tell me.

[Bocsius]

I enjoy cat images as much as the next guy, but random image of cat + random phrase != funny.

[duckman2000]

I hate thread bumping info, especially now that I don't want to read any of a thread's content. If it's new info make a new post, I'm not wading through 10 pages of animated gifs and image macros and trolling to see if the new maps are coming out or not.

edit that goes for gaf only, obviously at this site it's not a problem

The problem is that if you do make several threads with information about a game as it surfaces, because no one else is going to have the balls to do it, you get the "viral marketer lol" shit up your ass in no time.

Even here, I had one incredible douchebag claiming that I was allegedly all hyped and psyched over something simply because I called a presentation stylish and made a thread about a miniature screen.

For the love of god, let's put an end to this cat bullshit.

(Image removed from quote.)

Is that supposed to be funny? Someone fucking tell me.

I've never understood the whole cat thing. The caturday shit in particular, urgh. Just lock the thread, there is nothing awesome about turning something into a showcase for lame pictures and captions.

[Tabasco]

Yeah I think that now that the perks of being an MVP/ GAP executive member/ Ambassador are more public, people want in on that.  So it's gone from pure fanboyism to, I guess, something more akin to political activism.  At least we've moved on from suspecting Sony was paying to host the site.  

And what's the deal with Shard?  He's like a XBLA news bot.

He may be an MVP now, but for some reason, he really gets off on his role as XBLA guy on GAF.  Someone over there once posted a XBLA news story about some game coming out, and Shard PMd that person upset that he had posted a thread about an XBLA title when that was his role.  I think he just likes to see his name on the front page with lots of page views for his threads.

[demi]

Shard is like 27 I think

[duckman2000]

Yeah I think that now that the perks of being an MVP/ GAP executive member/ Ambassador are more public, people want in on that.  So it's gone from pure fanboyism to, I guess, something more akin to political activism.  At least we've moved on from suspecting Sony was paying to host the site. 

And what's the deal with Shard?  He's like a XBLA news bot.

He may be an MVP now, but for some reason, he really gets off on his role as XBLA guy on GAF.  Someone over there once posted a XBLA news story about some game coming out, and Shard PMd that person upset that he had posted a thread about an XBLA title when that was his role.  I think he just likes to see his name on the front page with lots of page views for his threads.

I can understand taking it upon yourself to post things when, as said, no one else is likely to do it, and you think it's worth posting. But if anything then, I'd be happy if someone else did it, because it'd get the viral marketing thing passed onto someone else. As distinguished mentally-challenged as that is.

I've seen a few mods basically bitch out users for posting threads on topics that are typically assigned to specific users, which is, also, just distinguished mentally-challenged.

[Brehvolution]

Wow at all the unwritten rules. It's crazy how deep the rabbit hole goes. smh

[cool breeze]

He may be an MVP now, but for some reason, he really gets off on his role as XBLA guy on GAF.  Someone over there once posted a XBLA news story about some game coming out, and Shard PMd that person upset that he had posted a thread about an XBLA title when that was his role.  I think he just likes to see his name on the front page with lots of page views for his threads.

That can't be real.  i don't buy it.

[Crushed]

I remember the Ubisoft VPs from IGN. One of them, Prince911 (I think), famously told the Wii boards that the first Red Steel scans "weren't concept art." Uh yeah, what about them being target renders, jackass.


And as far as the "pseudo-virals" on GAF go, the only one who really bothers me is that "Hero of legend" dude. Everything he posts is the most inconsequential, unimportant shit, yet he acts like it's the Second Coming.

"Holy Shit! Bomberman Wii website open!"
"WOW! King K. Rool in Super Mario Sluggers!"
"NEW Crash and Spyro games!? Forum posts which may indicate it inside!!!!!"
"MORE SCREENS of King K. Rool in Super Mario Sluggers!"
"Crash: Mind over Mutant is REAL!"
"New JAWA(Wii) Info!!!!!!!"
"SONIC to cameo in Samba de Amigo Wii!!!!!!!!!"
"SOME JAPAN-ONLY BOARD GAME FOR THE WII FROM COMPILE HEART"
"A Nintendo-published Sonic game?!?!???!?!" (it was a VC game)
"DOGZ 2008 WII EXCLUSIVE"
"YU-GI-OH! RACING ON THE WII WHERE ARE MY SEDATIVES AHHHH"
"Who's looking forward to Blast Works!???"
"Who's looking forward to Real Motion Fishing!??!?!?!"



WHAT THE FUCK DUDE

[AdmiralViscen]

And what's the deal with Shard?  He's like a XBLA news bot.

He may be an MVP now, but for some reason, he really gets off on his role as XBLA guy on GAF.  Someone over there once posted a XBLA news story about some game coming out, and Shard PMd that person upset that he had posted a thread about an XBLA title when that was his role.  I think he just likes to see his name on the front page with lots of page views for his threads.

Are you kidding me? That's totally pathetic.

[Tristam]

I remember the Ubisoft VPs from IGN. One of them, Prince911 (I think), famously told the Wii boards that the first Red Steel scans "weren't concept art." Uh yeah, what about them being target renders, jackass.


And as far as the "pseudo-virals" on GAF go, the only one who really bothers me is that "Hero of legend" dude. Everything he posts is the most inconsequential, unimportant shit, yet he acts like it's the Second Coming.

"Holy Shit! Bomberman Wii website open!"
"WOW! King K. Rool in Super Mario Sluggers!"
"NEW Crash and Spyro games!? Forum posts which may indicate it inside!!!!!"
"MORE SCREENS of King K. Rool in Super Mario Sluggers!"
"Crash: Mind over Mutant is REAL!"
"New JAWA(Wii) Info!!!!!!!"
"SONIC to cameo in Samba de Amigo Wii!!!!!!!!!"
"SOME JAPAN-ONLY BOARD GAME FOR THE WII FROM COMPILE HEART"
"A Nintendo-published Sonic game?!?!???!?!" (it was a VC game)
"DOGZ 2008 WII EXCLUSIVE"
"YU-GI-OH! RACING ON THE WII WHERE ARE MY SEDATIVES AHHHH"
"Who's looking forward to Blast Works!???"
"Who's looking forward to Real Motion Fishing!??!?!?!"



WHAT THE FUCK DUDE

Andrex and Mister Hero are probably just as bad of nintards.

[Crushed]

Andrex and Mister Hero are probably just as bad of nintards.

I don't know about Andrex, but Mister Hero is actually pretty cool. He doesn't post shit like that.

[Tristam]

Andrex and Mister Hero are probably just as bad of nintards.

I don't know about Andrex, but Mister Hero is actually pretty cool. He doesn't post shit like that.

He's probably the most insufferable ninfuck on GAF. And he voted for Bush a second time because all presidents should have two terms, apparently.

[Crushed]

Okay, now that is distinguished mentally-challenged, but there are much MUCH worse Nfags on GAF than him.

[duckman2000]

On IGN, there once was a nintard who claimed that Tolkien had basically ripped off The Legend of Zelda. Upon further discussion on the subject, it turns out that he actually thought that the tunic, as in the article of clothing, was unique to Zelda and an invention of Miyamoto.

[Powerslave]

I love when people do that. It's all "I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS!" until you give out an address(any address) then they shut the fuck up.

You want me to fucking beat you up?

[Bocsius]

Legolas wore green and used a bow because of Link.

[duckman2000]

This guy, linkfrek, was a bit odd.

[Crushed]

Oh God, linkfrek. That dude was weiiiiiiiiiiiird.


The Legend of Zelda

He'd only post the series name like that, bold and gold. He bolded every other series name, but only Zelda got the gold treatment. I think by the time I quit IGN, I was half-convinced he was some incredibly involved joke poster.

[BlueTsunami]

Okay, now that is distinguished mentally-challenged, but there are much MUCH worse Nfags on GAF than him.

Like Moku, who was banned twice for throwing a temper tantrum and threatening to kick my ass (internet lol) for trolling Nintendo.

Moku is pretty bad. I remember him flipping the fuck out over me trolling Nintendo too.

[cool breeze]

The only thing I remember from my days on IGN is mainly posting on the PS2CB.  PS2CB was awesome.

[siamesedreamer]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12222511&postcount=12985

Its tempting...even though he's completely off base. But, that's to be expected by a GAF mod.

[Mandark]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12222511&postcount=12985

Its tempting...even though he's completely off base. But, that's to be expected by a GAF mod.

Where's the giant rolleyes that barfs out other rolleyes?

[Crushed]

Start a DoW hype thread, and at the end write a big paragraph on how Relic has really stepped it up after losing some dead weight on the team, as those team members recent efforts have shown.

Where's the giant rolleyes that barfs out other rolleyes?

Alternatively:

[siamesedreamer]

Wait...what's DoW?

[siamesedreamer]

 

[duckman2000]

I don't understand why career-trolls feel the need to complain about the moderation of the forum. Obviously, with the climate being what it is, it's not for you these days, so I honestly don't understand why you're even upset about it.

[Kestastrophe]

Alot of you guys whine about the Nintards on GAF, but dare I remind you that Jeff Gerstmann (fat lol) received death threats from GameFAQers over his infamous 8.8 Zelda review. I remember being on the System Wars board at the time that hit and there were tons of account suicides via gay porn spamming. legendary

[Oblivion]

Andrex and Mister Hero are probably just as bad of nintards.

I don't know about Andrex, but Mister Hero is actually pretty cool. He doesn't post shit like that.

He's probably the most insufferable ninfuck on GAF. And he voted for Bush a second time because all presidents should have two terms, apparently.

I haven't seen him post anything like that on the gaming side, tho. As Crushed said, there are definitely worse ones.

[laesperanzapaz]

I remember the Ubisoft VPs from IGN. One of them, Prince911 (I think), famously told the Wii boards that the first Red Steel scans "weren't concept art." Uh yeah, what about them being target renders, jackass.


And as far as the "pseudo-virals" on GAF go, the only one who really bothers me is that "Hero of legend" dude. Everything he posts is the most inconsequential, unimportant shit, yet he acts like it's the Second Coming.

"Holy Shit! Bomberman Wii website open!"
"WOW! King K. Rool in Super Mario Sluggers!"
"NEW Crash and Spyro games!? Forum posts which may indicate it inside!!!!!"
"MORE SCREENS of King K. Rool in Super Mario Sluggers!"
"Crash: Mind over Mutant is REAL!"
"New JAWA(Wii) Info!!!!!!!"
"SONIC to cameo in Samba de Amigo Wii!!!!!!!!!"
"SOME JAPAN-ONLY BOARD GAME FOR THE WII FROM COMPILE HEART"
"A Nintendo-published Sonic game?!?!???!?!" (it was a VC game)
"DOGZ 2008 WII EXCLUSIVE"
"YU-GI-OH! RACING ON THE WII WHERE ARE MY SEDATIVES AHHHH"
"Who's looking forward to Blast Works!???"
"Who's looking forward to Real Motion Fishing!??!?!?!"



WHAT THE FUCK DUDE

i seriously cant believe you went through the trouble of searching his post history and putting links.  damn man, look in the mirror. stop calling the kettle black, or whatever the silly american expression is

[duckman2000]

As said, I think it's pretty fucked up to accuse others of being viral marketers simply because they are excited about games. Hell, I wish I could be that excited about even "minor" games.

[Crushed]

yeah dude putting "hero of legend site:neogaf.com" into google and then "copy link location" man i am just a madman

[bud]

nsfw

spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://www.youporn.com/watch/5665/alicyn-sterling-big-nipples/

[close]

omg the midget

somebody gif him

[demi]

old porn

so funny

[Fragamemnon]

wow wtf

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329746

Now I keep myself pretty clean cut, but man the metrosexual twinge to GAF is crazy sometimes.

[CajoleJuice]

that thread is hilarious

[demi]

I missed the pics - was he hot?

[Oblivion]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329624

Damn, duckroll stirs up even more shit than Amir0x.

[AdmiralViscen]

Am I not supposed to have hair on my thighs?

[Reb]

Your legs should be entirely covered with hair.

[Crushed]

My legs are like the mighty limbs of a gorilla.

[bud]

spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://mt15.quickshareit.com/share/sl11343f3a.jpg

[close]

 

[Vizzys]

spoiler (click to show/hide)

http://mt15.quickshareit.com/share/sl11343f3a.jpg

[close]

http://sexylosers.com/028.html

[cool breeze]

This is the first time I heard about sexylosers.  It is actually a pretty decent web comic.

[Reb]

Al the comics are broken for me.