Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Snoopy]

Are Dubs and Thordinson arguing over who gets railed the most by Nep again?

[kaleidoscopium]

I think many of us concerned about the unusual swiftness in a body that is known for its dysfunction and incrementalism see this as less a GOP vs Dem issue and more of an oligarchs vs the proletariat issue

Which is how I frame a lot of my views

TikTok a billion dollar corp is the proletariat. This is getting absurd. It got passed quickly cause the TikTok line gave a win for Republicans and the Democratic congressmen and congresswomen have been pushing for new Ukraine aid for like over half a year at this point. If over six months is swiftness, I think maybe you should reevaluate your understanding:

TikTok has 102.3 million monthy active users in the US that skews 30 and younger

That is the proletariat

https://www.resetera.com/threads/house-approves-sell-or-be-banned-tiktok-measure-attaching-it-to-foreign-aid-bill.849453/page-15?post=121983888#post-121983888

[AldusMoneyPenny]

I think many of us concerned about the unusual swiftness in a body that is known for its dysfunction and incrementalism see this as less a GOP vs Dem issue and more of an oligarchs vs the proletariat issue

Which is how I frame a lot of my views

TikTok a billion dollar corp is the proletariat. This is getting absurd. It got passed quickly cause the TikTok line gave a win for Republicans and the Democratic congressmen and congresswomen have been pushing for new Ukraine aid for like over half a year at this point. If over six months is swiftness, I think maybe you should reevaluate your understanding:

TikTok has 102.3 million monthy active users in the US that skews 30 and younger

That is the proletariat

https://www.resetera.com/threads/house-approves-sell-or-be-banned-tiktok-measure-attaching-it-to-foreign-aid-bill.849453/page-15?post=121983888#post-121983888

So long as they (the Proles) continued to work and breed, their other activities were without importance. Left to themselves, like cattle turned loose upon the plains of Argentina, they had reverted to a style of life that appeared to be natural to them, a sort of ancestral pattern...Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult.

Maybe that poster is right

[FEUER FREI.]

 
Anyone notice now that B-Dumbs tag is "On break" again?

i cant wait for those american elections to come to cook most of that forum's brains again

[kaleidoscopium]

Wondering if he can even make it to November 😳

[Besticus Maximus]

Bdubs should consider self immolation if he really wants to get Thordinson to understand his underlying point

[Disco55]

I do admit it is stupid that congress is targeting Tiktok for the same shit that Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter does to get your data.

[JoeBoy101]

I don't think anyone was named or shamed here: more like a couple posters observed that the thread went from extremely hostile to pro-SB. That's not a single person's responsibility, but it did strike me personally as noteworthy and highly uncharacteristic of this forum as a whole.

This stands out even more because in the first half, people were being dogpiled and catching bans (some permanent IIRC) for saying things that a few pages of posts later are essentially standard commentary now. I can't say what others are doing behind their computer screens, but from front to back, the vibes in this thread feels genuinely like a memo went out or something (this is not a literal presumption, just a metaphor for how quickly the tone pivoted).

I hesitate to expand the area of discussion, but as a quick point of reference, it would be like if the next Kingdom Come game dropped and, 50 pages into the thread, everyone almost summarily drops the discussion of the gamergate-related history of the game, starts posting fancams of Henry, and acting like mention of Vavra are only intended to troll and attack others...that would be weird if that happened! And it is weird that something similar to that happened here.

Anyone can play whatever they want, but I don't think there's any merit in twisting ourselves in rhetorical knots to say that the appeal of Stellar Blade is something other than what it so clearly is. Especially after the hammer came down so hard on early thread posters who were essentially doing just that. That this thread is suddenly a "judgment-free zone" when it most certainly wasn't a few dozen pages ago is impossible to miss.

That's noteworthy, and no one is harmed by having that pointed out. I don't think it's worth going after or picking on individual posters, but it's probably worth reflecting on as a community, in terms of how vicious we are in run-of-the-mill disagreements, and how malleable our own attitudes are even on a short timescale.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-previews-demo-thread-staff-post-threadmarked.831270/page-81?post=121982337#post-121982337

Cult walls are shaking rn, discord messages are flying

No memo went out. There's nothing nefarious going on. Mods made it very clear that you can call out the game and its creators as much as you want (they deserve it), but stop shaming other users. You know, be civil. The opposite of civility is attacking Kyuuji, insinuating she's a traitor to the cause, which has now happened for the second time in a week. It's beyond gross.

 So full of shit, it’s coming out their posts.

[HaughtyFrank]

Kyuuji and co. getting all worked up about being shamed is prime karma. You're reaping the exact discourse you sowed

[Steven Snell]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-youtuber-chuggaaconroy-accused-of-sexual-harassment-grooming.806058/page-19?post=121985055#post-121985055

What is happening to Emily is so, so, so fucking gross, yet not surprising in any way. She is being exiled and crucified while Emile is gonna probably come back to making videos and this will be all pushed to the side. Fuck this....fuck this.

Maybe you should log off before that wedding.

[kaleidoscopium]

Oh to be a fly on their discord walls right now. They’re so obvious that even the other inmates are noticing


The richest part of all this “we can enjoy problematic content as long as we acknowledge the bad” is that Kyuuji & co just searched a guys post history last month to get him banned for enjoying Hogwarts legacy

[Echelon]

How do you get to be "on break" as a General Manager? Unless he's on vacation, you're telling me that MOBA is fine with him just deciding there are some days he doesn't need to do his job? I guess I could ask them.

Stellar Blade model for top of the page.

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

[kaleidoscopium]

Yeah some of the games I have played in the past I wouldn't dare mention on here anymore. Heck, even anime, which weirdly gets a free pass sometimes. It just isn't worth the hassle.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-previews-demo-thread-staff-post-threadmarked.831270/page-82?post=121987824#post-121987824

Totally normal thing to say on a…. Gaming forum….

[Ethan]

As awful as Bdubs is at his job/hobby (still not sure what it is), he still appears to be one of the very few staff members pushing back against ERA going full tankie/commie.
If he steps down, it's the point of no return. We're talking about Booshka, Rusty Nails and hachikoma being mods/admins, finally cleansing the imperial core. 
...and I think I want to see that.

[Boredfrom]

I don’t think BDubs is self aware to push against anything because discourse. He understands that RE is an embarrassment but he doesn’t get why it got that way. He mostly wishes to be allowed to rant without anybody calling him out rather than understanding that his online social circle is the main culprit of the extremism.

[nachobro]

How do you get to be "on break" as a General Manager? Unless he's on vacation, you're telling me that MOBA is fine with him just deciding there are some days he doesn't need to do his job? I guess I could ask them.

well its very easy to take breaks when its a volunteer job where he does nothing but have tantrums on the users

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/pruitt-taylor-vince-cast-as-jonathan-kent-in-james-gunns-superman.845826/?post=121767471#post-121767471

User Banned (1 Week): Making Fun of Medical Condition

Hey it's that guy that does the thing with his eyes

[Snoopy]

Dubs is having another Neeson style breakdown I guess.

[kaleidoscopium]

He’s still upset that the FBI wasn’t able to help him and nep nep. Now their relationship is strained because of the damned chuds

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/pruitt-taylor-vince-cast-as-jonathan-kent-in-james-gunns-superman.845826/?post=121767471#post-121767471

User Banned (1 Week): Making Fun of Medical Condition

Hey it's that guy that does the thing with his eyes

Literally not making fun. Just being ignorant which was cleared up a few replies later. Completely unnecessary.

[Averon]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-previews-demo-thread-staff-post-threadmarked.831270/page-80?post=121974813#post-121974813

Calling other people toothless while vague subtweeting yourself is an interesting combination I will say. I can only assume me though, right, since I seem to find myself having to justify the things I like these days to people with the most basic etch-a-sketch understanding of me. It's just kind of weird considering I'm pretty sure I didn't post in any other Stellar Blade related thread (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.) prior to this one where I basically did what I've been doing in any Stellar Blade discussion; called out the over-sexualisation and noted the nature of how such designs appeal can differ between the men they're designed for and women who like them. I spent half of my posts throwing shots at Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Oh and this one I guess, where I called out someone for trying to guilt a woman by invoking other women who like the game and said people should be free to voice their criticism. I don't think any of that is particularly diligent though. The second post I made on SB in the sexualised characters thread was this, which touches on a frustration I've voiced pretty openly since:

Honestly miffed that yet again another game with interesting visual design elements is just mired in shit. Like on the green outfit there's this strip of transparent plastic over her shoulders with a Louis Vuitton-esque pattern done as a hologram between the layers of it. It's genuinely cool… but then you get a glowing light on her crotch and the seam line running down it is a markedly different shade to the rest because you know, you really have to emphasise there is a vagina there.

Then yeh, again, you have whatever this suit is lol

It's just like, can we get the intricate and heavily detailed femme costumes without needing to collide them with the imagination of some horny creep.

It's stupid it needs to be said but I'm not required to bind myself for the sake of maintaining whatever image of me you have in my head, of which people have many. If wanting to play Stellar Blade while being critical of its issues and having long conversations about the male gaze and how it relates to hyper-femininity – and how high-femmes deal with accusations of internalised misogyny for liking what we like – is what fractures some perception of me then it was too fragile to begin with. I'm not the one who built me up into something that could be blown over by your own disappointment. I think we should be critical of the shit elements of things that appeal to us or we engage with, if that's some line in the sand for you then ignore me and move on. People who want to discuss their report card of me can DM me, sniping with the lens cap on is just petty.

The gall of Kyuuji getting mad because the culture and nature of discussion she and her Discord clique helped to foment on ERA these past several years are now starting to backfire on her. Cunt, people like you are one of the primary reasons why discussion on ERA is often so toxic. This toxic type of discussion started with your jihad against Cyberpunk 2077, and it has only gotten worse on the site since then. Largely thanks to you.

Also, you deserve to be called out. When you spend weeks, months criticizing a piece of media as being possibly dangerously problematic, only to stan for it and enjoy your time with the same piece of media you just spent months arguing how dangerously problematic it is, then it's natural eyebrows gets raised. Cyberpunk 2077, Avatar, now Stellar Blade. This is a pattern for you, and people are noticing. This doubly fucked up given you and your ilk got people banned for expressing only a fraction of the enthusiasm you now show to SB. You also did this with CP 2077. Again, another pattern people are noticing with you.

People (well, a least some of them) aren't dumb. They see through you and your clique's ban baiting, Discord raiding, and holier-than-thou rank hypocrisy and double standards. You are just mad people are finally starting to call you out. Enjoy the shithole forum you helped create.



TLDR: Kyuuji, you're a cunt and stop whining about the toxic discourse you spent years helping to foment.

[TylenolJones]

 
Anyone notice now that B-Dumbs tag is "On break" again?

i cant wait for those american elections to come to cook most of that forum's brains again

Wonder if he’ll be on break for less than 24 hours again

[Besticus Maximus]

High Femmes don't answer to plebs

[Uncle]

would make a joke about sylvan/wood femmes but they'd probably fucking love that and run with it

[Hap Shaughnessy]

B-Dubs should retire and pass the reins to Nepenthe.

[Besticus Maximus]

Princess Bubblegum will seize leadership mid-transition. The transbian army will see her off, they have settled the forum now

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/welcome-new-members-introduce-yourself-here.119184/page-36?post=121958271#post-121958271

Hello everyone, I'm new here and I joined up since this seemed like a decent place to talk about video games with like minded people

[HaughtyFrank]

Stonewall truly betraying trans RE by sticking to facts

[Taco Bell Tower]

 
Anyone notice now that B-Dumbs tag is "On break" again?

i cant wait for those american elections to come to cook most of that forum's brains again

Not only that but fixed his username.  He had it as b-dubs for some reason 

[No. 1 Boss Jocker]

Uh-oh -

It's ackshually a legitimate medical condition!