EtcetEraThreadCoronavirus Discussion Thread (See Staff Post) [UPDATE: WHO declares global emergency. See threadmarks]
ReasonUser Banned (permanent): Racism, xenophobia
I hate to say it but, it might be a case of most Japanese(Asian) people not being able to tell the difference between each other at the end of the day. If a customer doesn't do anything besides get in (with an app even) and leave, how would they know or even remember what non-japanese they encountered that day? If it was a German based disease and people in NY were put on full alert and random white dude takes the metro, would people be as freeked out because Americans didn't do enough to stop it, how could Joe Blow not notice?
Gaming HangoutsThreadLimited Run Games |OT| Sweet XOXO for Digital to Physical Media
ReasonUser Banned (3 Days) - Advocating Piracy
I disagree that Snatcher should get another print, anybody that wants to play the game can do so with ridiculous ease. There is no guilt in playing a pirated game that costs a months rent, with none of the money going to the dev. Konami doesn't give a flip about making a few thousand dollars selling a couple copies. If they really wanted money they'd release the game digitally, which I wouldn't mind. Releasing a new physical copy today would only be for the purpose of disrupting the collector market.
Also nevermind collectors, as I've been repeatedly telling people over the years that don't want to pirate it. It doesn't cost much to buy the game off eBay, play through it, then relist the game on eBay. All it'd cost to play the game like this is the eBay sales fees. Or even, it's free to play if you can manage to sell the game on Craigslist. Nuking the value would hurt a fair number of non-collectors who simply wanted to play the game.
GamingThreadPlayStation cancels planned PAX East appearence due to increasing concerns related to Coronavirus [SEE STAFF POST]
Red TextThe intent of the staff post was simply to say "stop the personal attacks" which is something that a lot of posters have clearly failed to do. We do not support xenophobia or conspiracy theories. We do not support anti-vaxxer nonsense. Not now, not ever. To say otherwise is insulting and disingenuous.
GamingThreadPlayStation cancels planned PAX East appearence due to increasing concerns related to Coronavirus [SEE STAFF POST]
ReasonUser Banned (3 Days): Hostility across multiple posts
Ohhh boy, we got a Question Asker here. Someone who's "just asking a question, that's all". Nothing more than that! No agenda. Just asking a simple question -- "what facts do you have, good sir? May I see them? I believe it's in all our best interest to focus on this specific wording at the expense of the overall message, so that we may all Get The Facts!"
In case I'm embarrassingly mistaken, and you genuinely seeking understanding, the being ignored are that Sony has given their reasoning already, and reacting to it spitefully is motivated by something more sinister than simply "oh, they're mistaken, Boston actually a hotbed of coronavirus activity!"
GamingThreadPlayStation cancels planned PAX East appearence due to increasing concerns related to Coronavirus [SEE STAFF POST]
ReasonUser Banned (Duration Pending): Conspiracy theorizing in a sensitive thread
Tribalism around a giant corporation (which doesnt care about you only your money) is what drives a lot of hate posts.
also Sony is hella over-reacting. and likely using things like this to generate press for themselves.
GamingThreadPlayStation cancels planned PAX East appearence due to increasing concerns related to Coronavirus [SEE STAFF POST]
ReasonUser Banned (1 Week): Hostility and inflammatory accusations, mod whining
So has the author of the "Official Staff Communication" bailed the thread or what? You would at least assume they would defend/elaborate on their their anti-vax stance.
GamingThreadPlayStation cancels planned PAX East appearence due to increasing concerns related to Coronavirus [SEE STAFF POST]
Red TextPeople are allowed to believe this is an overreaction from Sony, just like people are allowed to believe it's a sensible precaution. Do not attack others just because they disagree with you about this.
GamingThreadPlayStation cancels planned PAX East appearence due to increasing concerns related to Coronavirus [SEE STAFF POST]
ReasonUser warned: Ableist language.
Empathy??? For what?
They are cancelling an event in BOSTON, not in central WUHAN ffs.
Completely and utterly out of proportion.
Listen, they can release the PS5 or whatever whenever they want, but this virus excuse is nothing short of retarded.
GamingThreadSonic Remake made in Dreams plays and looks fantastic
ReasonUser Banned (1 Week) - Trolling over a series of posts with history
I knew you were going to mention Sonic Mania, but you were forgetting Christian Whitehead did ports of existing games to get in good with SEGA.
How about I create a new YouTube channel, call it "Glazehedgehog", take all your work, redub it in a cheap fashion, claim it as my own work then see how fast you got the copyright button. I bet the line would be drawn then.
EtcetEraThreadSales at Chinese Restaurants Plummet Following Coronavirus Panic
ReasonUser Banned (3 months): excusing xenophobia
I think the fear is that Chinese Americans are more likely to have had contact with Chinese people, or even possibly have traveled to China recently themselves, than average.
That, plus evidence that some carriers of Coronavirus may be asymptomatic.
It’s an infinitesimal chance, but I get it.
To play devil's advocate for a moment, there are likely to be people (specifically people born as boys) who may still be going through puberty at age 16. From that point of view I feel like I understand the age limit for changing one's gender being set at 18.
This. People are freaking out. There are headlines of how people have been evacuating various Chinese cities to head elsewhere. Stories about how people who have visited China have landed in other countries with the virus. Logical or not, people are connecting a greater perceived risk of catching the virus from a place which may be linked to it.
Rather than xenophobia this is mostly good old fashioned paranoia, if the news were constantly reporting cases of people dying from some tree virus people would be avoiding parks.
GamingThreadJust a reminder that Ghost Trick is really worth experiencing. It's only 10 hours long but you will carry it with you for the next 10 years after that
ReasonUser Banned (3 days): Advocating piracy
Emulation and DS flashcarts are an option if you're priced out. Not like the money would be going to the developers buying secondhand anyway.
The game is also on iOS if that's viable, only way to buy a official version now.
GamingThreadAtlus West invites known racist and sexual abuser RelaxAlax to Persona 5 Royal preview event
ReasonUser Banned (2 weeks): concern trolling, prior ban for trolling
I don't know the guy nor what he did, but is this an appropriate way to title the thread? I wouldn't label someone after what they did even if they were convicted and jailed...
ReasonUser Banned (Duration Pending): Mansplaining and sexism and trolling over a series of posts
so I’ve been here “listening” to what everyone said and taking it to heart instead of debating or arguing, and I appreciate the input. I think it’s good to learn from mistakes, I’ve never really been in this kind of situation before usually people in my circle enjoy a bit of healthy debate, and perhaps this wasn’t healthy debate. And I’m at fault. Which is totally ok and why I asked. It’s good to learn yea? I’d love to respond to everyone but instead I’ll reply to two for now.
First:you are the guy that evaded a permaban and types all kinds of moral ethical dilemma bullshit about that ban, as well as about weird ass shit in the nintendo direct threads. Not sure what your deal is but seem like youve got some problems. Probably shouldn’t be commenting on other people.
Also the last thread wasn’t a troll, it was a real situation and real story played up for some laughs. Not all jokes hit, but if all jokes are trolls then we gotta ban about half the board. Get over yourself.now I don’t know if you deliberately misread what I said, but the first thing I said that I agreed with them that women shouldn’t be made to feel uncomfortable, sexually or not. I am totally onboard with that and I explained that, and also that I didn’t know what the actress said or what she felt so I couldn’t really argue about that. I think the biggest thing was I kept going when I obviously should have stopped, and my gfs sister (mainly) kept insisting that the point wasn’t the foot stuff and Tarantino, but being uncomfortable in general. Again I’m ok to be wrong, I’m happy to learn from mistakes, thats what makes us better people, and I won’t make that mistake again, but at no point did I even insinuate that it’s ok to force women to do something against their will. I’m still ok to be the asshole, I accept that and I’ll apologize to her.
Edit: and the people harping on the marvel statement that that would be the part that people turn on me ... again that was a joke, and a hopefully obvious one. It might not have landed, but it’s a joke about how defensive marvel fans are around here. Whether you find it funny or not it’s ok, just relax a little bit.
EtcetEraThreadGun-loving alt-right darling Kaitlin Bennett gets bullied off Ohio University campus.
ReasonUser Banned (Duration Pending): Concern trolling about the alt-right, account in junior phase.
Don’t know her but I figure I would wholeheartedly disagree with her stance on weapons. That being said, that looked really horrible. Are those supposed to be the people I agree with, behaving like that?
I’m old...
GamingThreadRockstar removes 'Games for Windows Live' and multiplayer services from GTA IV
ReasonUser Warned: Lazy dev rhetoric
Cutting multiplayer... It sounds like a shortcut to both getting rid of GFWL as well as maintaining focus of players on GTA/RD2 Online. It's not cool.
GTA IV multiplayer hooked me a lot more than GTA Online so this is really disappointing. Rockstar cut a piece of their game off like it meant nothing. I would've liked to have returned to it with some friends.
EtcetEraThreadMartin Freeman (The Hobbit, Fargo) openly discusses hitting his two children and referring to them as "little f**kers" [see staff post]
ReasonUser Banned (2 weeks): Downplaying child abuse; ignoring staff post
I agree with this. My upbringing was a huge cycle of abuse till I was a grown up. Even when I didn't deserve it I got physically punished/hit/abused.
A smack in 15 years is not abuse in my book.
EtcetEraThreadMartin Freeman (The Hobbit, Fargo) openly discusses hitting his two children and referring to them as "little f**kers" [see staff post]
ReasonUser Banned (2 weeks): Misrepresenting concerns of child abuse over multiple posts
Yes because I suggested beating my child.
Maybe I made my point poorly but some people in this thread seem to think that any kind of hitting or grabbing even when the child is in mortal danger or at risk of harming themselves is a bad thing.
If my child is about to walk into traffic or jam a fork where it doesn't belong I'll be using whatever force is necessary to remove that risk of harm.
Seems like most people can't differentiate between physical violence and a smack.
Kids will not suffer from a smack or two in their childhood if the rest of the parenting is on point.
I have no issues with that. If its a tap on the hand or a pat on the bum. Never the face though. But I find locking them in a room to be quite effective.
99% of children who have ever lived have been physically disciplined by their parents. As long as it isn’t part of a larger cycle of abuse, getting a smack and being called an asshole when they deserve it is not going to damage a child.
GamingThreadHow were Xenoblade 2's characters given the green light?
ReasonUser banned (1 month): Misrepresenting and dismissing concerns over sexual objectification
Cause a vocal minority are jealous that it's the most successfully Monolithsoft game in their history and could be the template used for all future blockbusters they produce. Anger is often driven by fear. It's okay though, people can express differing opinions and make a lot of noise, but it won't have any impact on anything.
GamingThreadHow were Xenoblade 2's characters given the green light?
ReasonUser banned (duration pending): Downplaying the sexualization of minors as a matter of taste
I absolutely can claim its a matter of taste. If it bothers you but it doesn't bother me, what else do you wanna call it? I'm not going to go around saying your opinion is WRONG or anything.
EtcetEraThreadBerlin Freezes Rents for 5 Years in a Bid to Slow Gentrification
ReasonUser Banned (1 Day): Hostility; Prior Related Infractions
Stop all the cringe landlord rhetoric, stop browsing economically clueless tankie subs like chapo and breadtube and stick to what economists say. Listen to the experts, like we kept telling all the Brexiters. You need to build more. Fixing the price does the opposite - it disincentivizes building. I won't repeat what you can find with a single google search. Economists have exhaustively studied rent control and the concensus is crystal clear. Honestly, I sometimes use rent control as a way to probe how one arrives at their decisions. If you are in favor of it, I know for a you've never read a study on it or have any clue of its ramifications. Makes me wonder whether your other political views are as thinly founded.
EtcetEraThreadDemocratic Presidential Primary |February OT| It Can't be Worse than Iowa, Right? (Discussion Guidelines in OP)
ReasonUser banned (duration pending): ignoring staff post with regards to sniping and hostility + trolling and hostility over several posts and threads + long history of infractions
EtcetEraThreadSales at Chinese Restaurants Plummet Following Coronavirus Panic
ReasonUser Banned (duration pending): Dismissing concerns of xenophobia; Concern trolling. Prior severe infractions.
What's worse is when people get labeled horrific shit just because they're ignorant to the facts. These people are dumb fucks, no doubt. But being dumb and uneducated does not make you a racist. Besides, people who are racist against Asian people weren't flocking to Chinatown before this, anyway.
EtcetEraThreadHis dialysis center won’t allow his life-size Trump cutout, so this man refuses to go
ReasonUser Banned (2 Weeks): Inflammatory False Equivalence and Antagonizing Other Users Over Multiple Posts
I don't know him or his story, and neither do you. It's funny that you bring up nazis, because as we know, a major aim of their self-targeted propaganda was to dehumanize the Jews so that they could rationalize their expulsion or death with no moral conflict and minimal cognitive dissonance. I see the same thing happening today on both ends of the political spectrum.
Comparing people ITT to Nazis is NOT what I'm doing with this observation (nor do I even privately think that's at all merited) so don't take that out of context. I'm nonetheless struck by a pang of irony due to people in this thread breezily dismissing a human life because of assumptions they've made about him as an "other," and the categories they've assigned to him based on an article (or, more likely, just the information in the OP).
I know how insufferable I sound, and if this thread was just filled with people calling this dude an idiot and making fun of his shoes that'd be one thing. It's the wishful thinking that his end should come and that we'd be better for it that rubs me the wrong way.I have zero issues with people calling out his idiocy and mocking him for it. That's not what I'm talking about here. If you feel like I'm being self righteous you need to take a step back and ask yourself why. I'm just having a hard conversation.
EtcetEraThreadCoronavirus Discussion Thread (See Staff Post) [UPDATE: WHO declares global emergency. See threadmarks]
ReasonUser Banned (3 Days): Ignoring staff post with regard to unverified information and fearmongering
Holy shit at the chinese video of an infected woman and a man purposely coughing/spitting on the elevator buttons caught on cctv. I don't want to find out how their minds work.
Not sure if already uploaded online as I only seen it on whatsapp.
EtcetEraThreadDemocratic Presidential Primary |February OT| It Can't be Worse than Iowa, Right? (Discussion Guidelines in OP)
ReasonUser Banned (2 Weeks): Hostility; Prior Bans for Hostility
Oh fuck off with your dismissive bullshit, you're in here whining about the term Bernie bro and you have the gall to then go up to me and say "aren't there more important things to worry about"
Even if all 5,000 of those assholes on Twitter were white males, it would still be dismissive to continue using the "Obama Boys" of this election to dilute the actual support amongst minorities and women that he does have. A niche group of people being mean online is hardly worth the erasure of Bernie's actual base.
GamingThreadVanquish & Bayonetta remasters on Xbox One and PS4 - out now
ReasonUser Warned: Port Begging
im sorry but if MS can pay all that money to buy Minecraft and continue to support it on other platforms and even release it on Nintendo platforms after (which the original owner was against) instead of holding it hostage on their own platform then I don't want to hear any excuses as to why Nintendo can't allow platinum to release Bayo 2 (a title that has already ran its course sales wise on WiiU/Switch) on more powerful platforms so it can get the UHD treatment it really deserves.
GamingThreadHow were Xenoblade 2's characters given the green light?
ReasonUser banned (permanent): Hostility towards other members, aggressively dismissing concerns of sexism over multiple posts, harassing another member with private messages + long history of infractions
Lol this person thought it's clever to type badly and make fun of mental health. Are you a preteen girl on AIM in 2004?
And only people gotta get over things are those who have XB2 living rent free in their head for 3 years now.
