River Of Slime |OT| Mission: Impossible

[ResetBanBot]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with transparency in law enforcement, especially when it comes to freedom and privacy from foreign governments on the internet. To "take it to PMs" and suppress public knowledge of the intentions of the New Zealand government would be unethical considering the nature of the inquiry.

Clutch your pearls harder.

[Cauliflower Of Love]

who the fuck is null

[Philip Cardgage]

 

[Boredfrom]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with transparency in law enforcement, especially when it comes to freedom and privacy from foreign governments on the internet. To "take it to PMs" and suppress public knowledge of the intentions of the New Zealand government would be unethical considering the nature of the inquiry.

Clutch your pearls harder.

Come on dude, that site has cooperated with police in the past to an extent. Being transparent while being an asshole doesn’t help him at all in the long run, and has backfired horrible to him in other events.

[stufte]

meta meta meta discussion. too meta for my tastes.

[Clockwork5]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/going-to-disneyland-without-the-kids-suggestions.106109/

Idk, maybe fuck your wife in the hotel room? What else is an adult going to do at a theme park for children?

[Philip Cardgage]

Era spilling out.

https://np.reddit.com/r/PewdiepieSubmissions/comments/b2f7ok/megathread_statement_on_the_new_zealand_attack/eiscwuq/

[Propagandhim]

There's a porn called "Cumfart Tsunami" that even had its own IMDB but now it is no longer featured on IMDB.  It was made in 2007

[Philip Cardgage]

There's a porn called "Cumfart Tsunami" that even had its own IMDB but now it is no longer featured on IMDB.  It was made in 2007

The same year flight 574 disappeared.

 

[Boredfrom]

Era spilling out.

https://np.reddit.com/r/PewdiepieSubmissions/comments/b2f7ok/megathread_statement_on_the_new_zealand_attack/eiscwuq/

Being fair, acting like nothing happened is kind of annoying.

[Propagandhim]

Era spilling out.

https://np.reddit.com/r/PewdiepieSubmissions/comments/b2f7ok/megathread_statement_on_the_new_zealand_attack/eiscwuq/

Being fair, acting like nothing happened is kind of annoying.

That's what I'm saying... like why even call yourself the preeminent movie database on the internet.

[HardcoreRetro]

What's he supposed to do? Do a meme review of the video? (Please do this.)

[Boredfrom]

What's he supposed to do? Do a meme review of the video? (Please do this.)

 

[Joe Molotov]

What's he supposed to do? Do a meme review of the video? (Please do this.)

Do an AMA on 8chan.

[Leadbelly]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/8chan-responds-to-nz-attack-%E2%80%9Cyour-an-irrelevant-nation%E2%80%9D.105990/post-18952745

This isn't 8chan's response, this is Kiwi Farm's response.

Another choice shithole on the internet, but an important distinction since the guy who made this response is a former 8chan admin rather than anyone with current affiliation.

lol

"what's the difference. Kiwi Farms, 8chan, whatever!"

And yeah, they're both shitholes, but it is still an important detail.

[Lonewulfeus]

“The streak was fun while it lasted” - FernandoRocker pants shitter extraordinaire.

Bonus pic, I got into Benjis dossiers and found this!

[stufte]

lmfao look at all this serious writeup about the way this site does its dumb goty awards this year:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/goty-2018-wrap-up-future-planning.106093/

God, SweetNicole is such a pompous self-important asshole.

What the fuck kind of forum needs 5000 words worth of rules for a GOTY thread?  Just for once act normal and post a poll with 10 choices like every other fucking gaming forum.

moblin has moved on to liking posts that mirror my exact sentiments

The streak was fun while it lasted

[clothedmacuser]

lmfao look at all this serious writeup about the way this site does its dumb goty awards this year:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/goty-2018-wrap-up-future-planning.106093/
----
Hello community,

Thank you to everyone for another thrilling Games of the Year event here at ResetEra! Now that the votes have been counted and the results published, we on the GOTY team would like to take the opportunity to talk about what went well and what could go better next time. With this now being the second year that the team has handled this event, we've identified several recurring issues that I am going to highlight and address in this thread.

The Issues

Vote Formatting & Spelling
Although we've added tools to alleviate this issue, such as VoteBot and volunteers who alert voters to incorrect ballots, many posters are still formatting their votes incorrectly. Format mistakes make things harder for everyone involved! On a similar note, we've seen a lot of typos and spelling issues such as forgetting a colon in a game's name, leaving a letter off the end, forgetting a "the" at the start of a game name, and so on. This can result in votes not counting, and it creates additional work for vote tabulation to ensure that we've consolidated the votes for every misspelling and permutation of a game's name. This is something we want to try and reduce as much as possible going forward.

Remasters/Remakes
Remakes and remasters have been a common point of confusion. We received a lot of questions why a game such as Hollow Knight and Shadow of the Colossus was not eligible for Game of the Year voting while Let's Go, for example, was. While we've tried to be clear about what criteria is used to define the remake/remaster category, the results are still generating a lot of confusion.

Categories
There have been some issues with how categories are handled for GOTY voting. Because GOTY voting is a single ballot for Game of the Year, there is no individual voting for specific categories such as best RPG and such. Instead, we use meta tags to handle category placement and results. For example, God of War had the following meta tags: Playstation 4 and Action-Adventure. This means that the game was only eligible for those categories, and the votes for the game in those categories are the same as the votes for the overall GOTY list.

This can create strange scenarios where a game, for example, has a bad port on one system but still receives a high result for that platform's results because the game was fine on another system. Another strange scenario: In 2018 voting, Assassin's Creed Odyssey placed on the Best Switch Game list because of the release of the game in Japan which resulted in the meta tag for Switch being added to the game. It is clear team that meta tags for category placement are not producing satisfactory results.

Proposed Changes

With the issues outlined above in mind, we're looking at making the following changes to the GOTY voting process for 2019:

Category Nomination Round
The first major change would be changing the way the voting process works by adding an additional round of voting. Currently, voting is done in a single round with GOTY + categories done at the same time using the same list. For 2019, we'd like to add a round of voting before the GOTY voting which would likely be called "Category Nominations."

Category Nominations would be a round of voting where voters nominate games for consideration for certain categories (excluding GOTY). Ideally, voters would be able to nominate 3 games for each category. Once Category Nomination is over, the top 5 results from each category would be the nominees for that category and eligible for voting in the final round.

The final round of voting would look much like the current system with a general Top Ten GOTY list for the GOTY category. In addition, voters would be able to vote for one game for each category. The end result would be the standard top twenty list and category results that are not based on meta tags.

Here's a simplified breakdown of it:

Category Nomination round
Nominate up to three games for each category
Nominations are un-ordered (order does not matter, each nomination is one point)
Normal round
Top 5 from each category are eligible for voting for that category in the final round (choose one)
Standard GOTY vote like previous years
We believe this will allow for more accurate categories as category winners will not simply be determined off of the GOTY vote list. It will hopefully give opportunity for other games to shine and help drive discussion about aspects of games that haven't been covered in previous years. As part of this round voting, we would look at expanding the categories currently offered. Because meta tags wouldn't be used for determining category eligibility, there could be categories introduced that we weren't previously able to offer such as Best Story or Best Music.

Below are some of the categories that the team would like to see added. Do note that this list is no where near finalized. This is simply a rough draft of categories that we could include if we changed to a two round voting system.
All Existing Platform Categories
All Existing Genre Categories
Best Narrative/Story
Best Voice Acting
Best Graphics
Best Ongoing Game
Best Artistic Direction
Best Music
Best Indie Game
Best Sound Design
Best Level Design
Game We Can't Stop Playing
Most Fun with Friends
Most "Badass" Game
Cutest Game
Craziest Game
Best Competitive Multiplayer
Best Guilty Pleasure Game
Best Character Designs/Best Characters
Best Niche Game/Best Underrated
Best Experimental Game
Vote Formatting
In order to address formatting issues, we're looking at tech solutions to streamline the voting process. Rest assured, we know that people like to the format and create their own lists to look back on later, so even if there is a tech solution found, we would not remove the GOTY voting thread. Instead, the GOTY voting thread might simply become a thread for you to show others how you voted, formatting your list however you want.

Remake/Remasters Eligibility
Going forward, we'd like to either clarify the rules regarding what is considered a remake/remaster and what isn't. Resident Evil 2, for instance, is a substantial overhaul from the original and thus should be eligible for GOTY. This was the case with Pokemon Let’s Go. Shadow of the Colossus, however, was simply a graphical upgrade, and in theory should not be eligible. That said, we could always have a “Best Remake” category. Simply put, if a game remake/remaster is MORE than just a graphics overhaul, then it would be eligible for GOTY.

The alternate approach could be that, if voters feel that the category system ensures remakes/remasters will not overwhelm the system, that such games are eligible for GOTY and categories. Another alternative could be that the games are eligible for GOTY and not categories or even categories and not GOTY. There's a variety of different options and approaches we could take, and it largely depends on what you all want.

Conclusion

We are seeking your feedback regarding the proposed changes to the 2019 GOTY process. While we cannot respond to every post in this thread, we'll try to respond where and when we can. Our intention is to foster this discussion in the community and collect feedback. Either late this month or early next month, we will provide a breakdown of the received feedback and finalize what changes, if any, we'll be making to 2019 GOTY voting. Thanks for your continued support, and we look forward to your thoughts!

She thinks they are electing the goddamn pope with all those damn rules.

[Joe Molotov]

Please read this 5000 word mod post before typing the name of the video game that you liked the most.

[Don Rumata]

Please read this 5000 word mod post before typing the name of the video game that you liked the most.

It was [Nintendo or Sony exclusive], this year! 

[Nintex]

Despite your opinions of Null, he did the right thing. He's standing while many others who were not legally required to had folded. Not even the EFF has the balls to speak up. This is such a bad look for New Zealand that their media outlets have to overtly lie about the nature of the inquiry.

Yeah, 8chan is totally the uh Winner in this situation 

Not a good look for the police to investigate the mass murder commited by an edgelord

[shosta]

Please read this 5000 word mod post before typing the name of the video game that you liked the most.

FACT CHECK: it's 1255 words

[Clockwork5]

I vote to rename thebore.com to 16chan.com

[Don Rumata]

I vote to rename thebore.com to 16chan.com

18+chan.org

[nachobro]

Most "Badass" Game

 

[Spieler1]

Most "Badass" Game

 

you read that shit

[shosta]

How about not saying a game is eligible for GOTY in the list and then changing your mind about it after the votes come in. Thanks.

lmfao I didn't even realize this was an issue? How are they messing GOTY up? Why are some games not "eligible"?

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Jfc,

All that shit for a list thread.

[Joe Molotov]

How about not saying a game is eligible for GOTY in the list and then changing your mind about it after the votes come in. Thanks.

lmfao I didn't even realize this was an issue? How are they messing GOTY up? Why are some games not "eligible"?

You couldn't vote for "HD Remasters" unless they were full remakes, but then they decided those didn't count either. 

[HaughtyFrank]

How about not saying a game is eligible for GOTY in the list and then changing your mind about it after the votes come in. Thanks.

lmfao I didn't even realize this was an issue? How are they messing GOTY up? Why are some games not "eligible"?

Could be about remasters/remakes. Looking at their goty thread, all ports, remasters and remakes were put into one separate category. Pretty idiotic if you ask me because most people would consider remakes eligible for goty. Even dumber then that they broke their own rules by having Pokemon let's go be eligible for goty.

[remy]

lmfao look at all this serious writeup about the way this site does its dumb goty awards this year:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/goty-2018-wrap-up-future-planning.106093/
----
Hello community,

Thank you to everyone for another thrilling Games of the Year event here at ResetEra! Now that the votes have been counted and the results published, we on the GOTY team would like to take the opportunity to talk about what went well and what could go better next time. With this now being the second year that the team has handled this event, we've identified several recurring issues that I am going to highlight and address in this thread.

The Issues

Vote Formatting & Spelling
Although we've added tools to alleviate this issue, such as VoteBot and volunteers who alert voters to incorrect ballots, many posters are still formatting their votes incorrectly. Format mistakes make things harder for everyone involved! On a similar note, we've seen a lot of typos and spelling issues such as forgetting a colon in a game's name, leaving a letter off the end, forgetting a "the" at the start of a game name, and so on. This can result in votes not counting, and it creates additional work for vote tabulation to ensure that we've consolidated the votes for every misspelling and permutation of a game's name. This is something we want to try and reduce as much as possible going forward.

Remasters/Remakes
Remakes and remasters have been a common point of confusion. We received a lot of questions why a game such as Hollow Knight and Shadow of the Colossus was not eligible for Game of the Year voting while Let's Go, for example, was. While we've tried to be clear about what criteria is used to define the remake/remaster category, the results are still generating a lot of confusion.

Categories
There have been some issues with how categories are handled for GOTY voting. Because GOTY voting is a single ballot for Game of the Year, there is no individual voting for specific categories such as best RPG and such. Instead, we use meta tags to handle category placement and results. For example, God of War had the following meta tags: Playstation 4 and Action-Adventure. This means that the game was only eligible for those categories, and the votes for the game in those categories are the same as the votes for the overall GOTY list.

This can create strange scenarios where a game, for example, has a bad port on one system but still receives a high result for that platform's results because the game was fine on another system. Another strange scenario: In 2018 voting, Assassin's Creed Odyssey placed on the Best Switch Game list because of the release of the game in Japan which resulted in the meta tag for Switch being added to the game. It is clear team that meta tags for category placement are not producing satisfactory results.

Proposed Changes

With the issues outlined above in mind, we're looking at making the following changes to the GOTY voting process for 2019:

Category Nomination Round
The first major change would be changing the way the voting process works by adding an additional round of voting. Currently, voting is done in a single round with GOTY + categories done at the same time using the same list. For 2019, we'd like to add a round of voting before the GOTY voting which would likely be called "Category Nominations."

Category Nominations would be a round of voting where voters nominate games for consideration for certain categories (excluding GOTY). Ideally, voters would be able to nominate 3 games for each category. Once Category Nomination is over, the top 5 results from each category would be the nominees for that category and eligible for voting in the final round.

The final round of voting would look much like the current system with a general Top Ten GOTY list for the GOTY category. In addition, voters would be able to vote for one game for each category. The end result would be the standard top twenty list and category results that are not based on meta tags.

Here's a simplified breakdown of it:

Category Nomination round
Nominate up to three games for each category
Nominations are un-ordered (order does not matter, each nomination is one point)
Normal round
Top 5 from each category are eligible for voting for that category in the final round (choose one)
Standard GOTY vote like previous years
We believe this will allow for more accurate categories as category winners will not simply be determined off of the GOTY vote list. It will hopefully give opportunity for other games to shine and help drive discussion about aspects of games that haven't been covered in previous years. As part of this round voting, we would look at expanding the categories currently offered. Because meta tags wouldn't be used for determining category eligibility, there could be categories introduced that we weren't previously able to offer such as Best Story or Best Music.

Below are some of the categories that the team would like to see added. Do note that this list is no where near finalized. This is simply a rough draft of categories that we could include if we changed to a two round voting system.
All Existing Platform Categories
All Existing Genre Categories
Best Narrative/Story
Best Voice Acting
Best Graphics
Best Ongoing Game
Best Artistic Direction
Best Music
Best Indie Game
Best Sound Design
Best Level Design
Game We Can't Stop Playing
Most Fun with Friends
Most "Badass" Game
Cutest Game
Craziest Game
Best Competitive Multiplayer
Best Guilty Pleasure Game
Best Character Designs/Best Characters
Best Niche Game/Best Underrated
Best Experimental Game
Vote Formatting
In order to address formatting issues, we're looking at tech solutions to streamline the voting process. Rest assured, we know that people like to the format and create their own lists to look back on later, so even if there is a tech solution found, we would not remove the GOTY voting thread. Instead, the GOTY voting thread might simply become a thread for you to show others how you voted, formatting your list however you want.

Remake/Remasters Eligibility
Going forward, we'd like to either clarify the rules regarding what is considered a remake/remaster and what isn't. Resident Evil 2, for instance, is a substantial overhaul from the original and thus should be eligible for GOTY. This was the case with Pokemon Let’s Go. Shadow of the Colossus, however, was simply a graphical upgrade, and in theory should not be eligible. That said, we could always have a “Best Remake” category. Simply put, if a game remake/remaster is MORE than just a graphics overhaul, then it would be eligible for GOTY.

The alternate approach could be that, if voters feel that the category system ensures remakes/remasters will not overwhelm the system, that such games are eligible for GOTY and categories. Another alternative could be that the games are eligible for GOTY and not categories or even categories and not GOTY. There's a variety of different options and approaches we could take, and it largely depends on what you all want.

Conclusion

We are seeking your feedback regarding the proposed changes to the 2019 GOTY process. While we cannot respond to every post in this thread, we'll try to respond where and when we can. Our intention is to foster this discussion in the community and collect feedback. Either late this month or early next month, we will provide a breakdown of the received feedback and finalize what changes, if any, we'll be making to 2019 GOTY voting. Thanks for your continued support, and we look forward to your thoughts!

THREAD LOCKED! No low effort list threads

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/BlackRockShadow/status/1107694234239492099

Mods are mad.

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Should adopt an official database of game names. Maybe not actually spend money on the API, but at least prompt voters to refer to https://www.igdb.com when choosing the names, that way you guarantee accuracy in the case of odd edge cases (like let's say somebody votes for Punch-Out Wii versus Punch Out).

These fucking people.

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/our-very-own-benji-also-known-as-benji-sales-has-started-a-youtube-channel-drop-by-and-show-some-love.106171/

 

[Great Rumbler]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/our-very-own-benji-also-known-as-benji-sales-has-started-a-youtube-channel-drop-by-and-show-some-love.106171/

 

[Joe Molotov]

Benji, I wish you nothing but the best with this new project of yours.

[zepblackstar]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/our-very-own-benji-also-known-as-benji-sales-has-started-a-youtube-channel-drop-by-and-show-some-love.106171/

 

 

[Uncle]

lmfao look at all this serious writeup about the way this site does its dumb goty awards this year:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/goty-2018-wrap-up-future-planning.106093/

God, SweetNicole is such a pompous self-important asshole.

What the fuck kind of forum needs 5000 words worth of rules for a GOTY thread?  Just for once act normal and post a poll with 10 choices like every other fucking gaming forum.

moblin has moved on to liking posts that mirror my exact sentiments

The streak was fun while it lasted

This video proves stufte is white

[agrajag]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/our-very-own-benji-also-known-as-benji-sales-has-started-a-youtube-channel-drop-by-and-show-some-love.106171/

[Uncle]

What's he supposed to do? Do a meme review of the video? (Please do this.)

It'd be nice if he at least acknowledged it in some way, like maybe taking a day off posting videos or condemning the attack on social media or something

anything is better than just pretending nothing happened

[team filler]

this is like when cm punk left wwe to fight in mma

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

What's he supposed to do? Do a meme review of the video? (Please do this.)

It'd be nice if he at least acknowledged it in some way, like maybe taking a day off posting videos or condemning the attack on social media or something

anything is better than just pretending nothing happened

 

[Uncle]

https://twitter.com/BlackRockShadow/status/1107694234239492099

Mods are mad.

The irony of the top ban there is the person saying "in my country, racism manifests differently" and they immediately ban the minority voice offering their unique lived perspective

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/our-very-own-benji-also-known-as-benji-sales-has-started-a-youtube-channel-drop-by-and-show-some-love.106171/

 

No one cared who he was until he put on the mask

[halfanhourglass]

Benji you look exactly as I expected.

Hopefully this new venture will be as successful as other great insider initiatives Dodd Scientifics and Shinobi Speaks.

[HaughtyFrank]

Character shipping is serious fucking business guys

This thread's gonna make my blood pressure spike

Take deep breaths

Remember Korra

Remember the vindication

Deep breaths

It's always the same. Every discussion about queer characters in media is always the same bullshit from the same people.

Things that are not underrepresented in blockbuster movies:
Women who are friends with other women
Women who don't have love interests
Things that are fucking nonexistent in blockbuster movies:
Women who are queer
Get the fuck out with this "Uh well I just think it's swell that you got women who are platonic friends cause you never see that! It's so great she's got no love interest!" God damn. Everyone deserves love. This idea that Carol Danvers or Elsa or whoever must remain chaste and sterile for the rest of their lives because it's apparently more important to show women who never experience love in their lives than it is to portray queer women onscreen, like, get the fuck out. Stop pretending you're an ally. You don't give a shit, you're just uncomfortable with queer people in movies. You don't have to admit it, to us or to yourself, because we already see through you with your Olympic gymnastic routines you have to pull off every time you explain why nobody in movies is ever queer or should ever be queer.

Let queer people claim characters once in a while. Even if it's never confirmed, just let them have a character to claim from time to time. Lord knows we'll never get anything else. The idea that you look at queer people who are celebrating and embracing a character and your first reaction is to straightsplain to them why they're delusional shipper idiots who don't understand filmmaking is offensive, rude, and cruel. Get the fuck out.

This is all I'll say on it before I lose my cool and somebody bans me or something for speaking out against the stupid bullshit I always see on this forum and elsewhere.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/did-anyone-notice-the-gay-undertones-in-captain-marvel.106154/post-18978416

[BikeJesus]

Given the nature of this website, we feel it is best to not signal boost them. Thread locked.

Uh, you've had a thread in gaming side with 8chan in the title for the past month whinging over THQ having an ama there, which was recently updated to retroactively blame them for the deaths of 50 people.

[PogiJones]

Lol, fucking Voat.

lol at her calling anyone a pussy after her trump head debacle

liberal feminism tho lmao

Another dumb liberal showing their ass.

Next.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kathy-griffin-calls-palestinian-woman-fucking-pussy-after-she-gets-threats-on-twitter.105801/

[close]

Horseshoe theory is the best

[Jansen]

Benji you look exactly as I expected.

Hopefully this new venture will be as successful as other great insider initiatives Dodd Scientifics and Shinobi Speaks.

Is he moving in or out or is that just a box that remains forever unpacked because he doesn't expect company

So much nothing behind him

[shosta]

I like the mask he's wearing. It's like what amateurs use in porn videos.

[agrajag]

Benji looks a bit more derpy than I imagined.

Also, I would like to start a petition to rename benjipwns to benjisales, thank you </Kara>

[shosta]

Just so that we're all clear and there is no confusion, this is exactly the same benji as the one that posts on this board, they are one and the same, there is no difference between the two. Benji has been a member of sales-gaf for a long time.

[PogiJones]

Yep, that's benjipwns alright.

[Tripon]

Smashers, not even once.

“It was not coaching,” he explained. “Saying that’s coaching is like telling someone on a math test that the answer to 2+2 is cum.”

https://kotaku.com/smash-bros-player-leaves-pivotal-tournament-match-afte-1833383104

[clothedmacuser]

[agrajag]

[team filler]

 

[agrajag]

THE OBLITERATOR

[team filler]

(Image removed from quote.)

I liked this post before the edit, then took away the like after the edit

[agrajag]

(Image removed from quote.)

I liked this post before the edit, then took away the like after the edit

I couldn't get the image to work