Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[AnnoyedCanadian]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/insider-gaming-star-wars-outlaws-has-sold-1-million-copies-in-its-first-month.996858/page-8#post-129555687

User banned (2 weeks): Discussion of banned game

Why did Wizard game succeed and this fail? Timing? Has the age ended where popular IP + good game(based on review scores) no longer enough for guaranteed sales? No lightsabers?

Harry Potter is a lot more popular than Star Wars I would believe among my generation and the younger generations. Plus there haven't been any recent Harry Potter games aside from the LEGO collection.

Hogwarts Legacy got good reviews too. I still need to play it myself, my backlog is fucking frightening. I could give less of a shit about review scores as well. Plenty of games I like don't have the best review scores but I still enjoy them.

The ban on Harry Potter is literally the dumbest thing. Same for other games and media franchises.

[Ethan]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-intensifies-military-operations-in-lebanon-up-2024-10-01-ground-invasion-underway.989493/page-16#post-129431799

User Banned (1 Week): Inflammatory Commentary; Thread Derail over a Series of Posts

Idlib last night

Oh, that dude has been banned. That's why the Ukraine thread is now almost as quiet as the trans genocide thread.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/california-sues-exxonmobil-for-allegedly-misleading-the-public-about-plastic-recycling.989079/#post-129145551

User Banned (1 Week): Inappropriate commentary involving violence

Bring out the guilotine for crimes against humanity for all the executives of every O&G company since the beginning and if they are dead, time for their children.

Or just take all their generational wealth. Probably less messy, but no movies from Ridley Scott on it in the future.

Avatar is gone, post is deleted, account deletion is next.

[ComeAgain]

Apparently joker 2 is a big fu to anybody who liked the first movie 

So brave

I’d think Era would be the biggest fans then, what with all the shootings they SWORE it was going to cause.

[AnnoyedCanadian]

It's fucking bizarre they are against the death penalty yet advocate it in such obvious ways against people they don't like.

The hypocrisy is astounding. Just vapid, empty brains they have on that forum. And the odd time someone actually uses independent thought, they get banned.

[AnnoyedCanadian]

Apparently joker 2 is a big fu to anybody who liked the first movie 

So brave

I’d think Era would be the biggest fans then, what with all the shootings they SWORE it was going to cause.

I remember the mass hysteria when the first movie came out and nothing happened. No violence, no nothing. Movie did well, got a ton of awards and people in general liked it.

For the newer one I'll watch it when it comes out on digital. I like Lady Gaga so I'll give it a shot. It's just the bloody runtime as I get older. At 2 hours you are pushing it for me, longer than that is pushing it even further. I mean some of my favourite movies are pretty long, but they fill out the time with no meaningless scenes like some movies do nowadays. I'm happy with a 90 minute movie that gets to the point, is enjoyable and doesn't sequel bait at the end.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kazuhiko-torishima-and-yuji-hori-speak-on-the-design-changes-in-dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d.995823/page-2#post-129481692
Princess Bubblegum

Two old boys being boys. Glad I've never cared for Dragon Quest. Even the modified designs by that woman designer can't hide how crap the concept is.

Also a former editor-in-chief of Shounen Jump, a very sexist and misogynistic institution, shouldn't be throwing stones in a glass house.

Neither should you, lesbian fetish hypocrite.  Also, never cared about DQ yet posted in a DQ thread to screech how the two old boys were talking about them 

[benji]

It's fucking bizarre they are against the death penalty yet advocate it in such obvious ways against people they don't like.

The hypocrisy is astounding. Just vapid, empty brains they have on that forum. And the odd time someone actually uses independent thought, they get banned.

Their objection to the death penalty is that it's carried out by the criminal justice system guided by a clear process and insufficient yet existing checks on usage produced via similarly moderating and balancing forces from a legislative and democratic process, it should be done by the Party with no limitations.

[Alpacx]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/insider-gaming-star-wars-outlaws-has-sold-1-million-copies-in-its-first-month.996858/page-8#post-129555687

User banned (2 weeks): Discussion of banned game

Why did Wizard game succeed and this fail? Timing? Has the age ended where popular IP + good game(based on review scores) no longer enough for guaranteed sales? No lightsabers?

I swear I remember B-Dumbs saying discussion of Hogwarts wasn't banned if it was relevant to a discussion.

[Taco Bell Tower]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/11-people-walked-out-during-an-opening-screening-of-%E2%80%98terrifier-3%E2%80%99-last-night-with-one-audience-member-also-being-sick.999951/#post-129666810
DeliciousSunnyD!

I'm a slasher fan, and I've been aware of these films since the beginning but have never seen a single one of them. They just look like way too intentionally cheap, shlocky, over-the-top trash for me but I guess people love these films? They're about to release this third film after all lol. And "Art the Clown" looks so goofy I just haven't been able to take these seriously at all, so I've been turned off by this series the whole time and the main villain's look/screen presence has been a big component of that for me.

I guess these films appeal to the slasher film fans who love shit that's more tongue-in-cheek goofy/OTT? The kind of people who would say something like "Jason X is their favorite Friday the 13th film"? Because while I can enjoy and appreciate some dark humor in my horror, I much prefer slasher/horror films that are played more "straight"/seriously rather than jokey.

They've been absolutely pumping the ads for this Terrifier 3 on some free TV channels I flip on during nights. And each time I see the ad, I'm just like "eh???".

I will say though, I saw that recent "In a Violent Nature" and absolutely loved that. So much so that I came out of the theater thinking that was the best original slasher film I'd seen since the original Scream in the 90's.

Thought In a Violent Nature did an absolutely incredible job of straddling the line between serious dread/terror and it being so extreme that it crossed the line into laughter being an appropriate response to what was happening on screen. Like, I thought that rode the line perfectly between serious violence and it being unintentionally, intentionally funny. So after seeing that and being more aware of these, esp this third one on the horizon, I just wonder what I'd think about these. If I'd be as down towards them as the impression they've given off for me over the years now.

Everything I've seen about these makes me think they go way too hard trying to be OTT that they've just not appealed to me. Am I missing out?

If I'm much more on the "Halloween", "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", and "Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter" end of the slasher film fan spectrum, would I hate these? Like, I can't stand Jason X lol and that's the movie I constantly think of whenever I've seen snippets of these Terrifier films

Someone hop on the riotous account and bring Concord up to trigger him.

[DavidCroquet]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/death-stranding-2-will-have-a-unique-photo-mode-that-apparently-impacts-the-story.995535/page-7#post-129485649

User Banned (Permanently): Dismissing Concerns of Misogyny; History of the Same

Really exaggerated reactions in here. It's a group of friends taking pictures.
Man, this game looks crazy impressive.

They need to be outraged by something

[DavidCroquet]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/insider-gaming-star-wars-outlaws-has-sold-1-million-copies-in-its-first-month.996858/page-8#post-129555687

User banned (2 weeks): Discussion of banned game

Why did Wizard game succeed and this fail? Timing? Has the age ended where popular IP + good game(based on review scores) no longer enough for guaranteed sales? No lightsabers?

The ban on Harry Potter is literally the dumbest thing.

Particularly because it is still discussed constantly.

https://www.google.com/search?q=resetera.com%3A+%22wizard+game%22

No wonder RetroRunner here thought the newspeak would protect him.

[benji]

I swear I remember B-Dumbs saying discussion of Hogwarts wasn't banned if it was relevant to a discussion.

Yeah, but he also said that at the same time they were banning people in another thread just for mentioning the name of it.

[Uncle]

Anyone know the actual story here? I've heard this multiple times now ("SJW community manager going on ban spree, found to be using the hard-r in other channels"). Is there any truth to that? God knows I won't find out on Era.

this is the official story, perhaps with some spin

https://www.reddit.com/r/godot/comments/1fsvcdg/from_the_godot_foundation_board/

On Friday, we made a tweet that unexpectedly led to a wave of harassment directed at our staff and community. We unequivocally condemn this abuse. The volume of negative engagement overwhelmed our moderation efforts. While attempting to protect the Godot community we mistakenly blocked individuals who were not participating in the harassment. The Godot Foundation Board takes full responsibility for these moderation actions. If you believe you were blocked in error and have not violated our Code of Conduct, please contact us with the form linked below. We are committed to swiftly rectifying any mistakes. We firmly stand by our mission to keep our community spaces free from hate, discrimination, and other toxic behaviors. – The Godot Foundation Board

On community moderator Xananax We strongly condemn the harmful language used by Xananax, moderator of an unofficial Godot-related Discord server. We want to clarify that Xananax is not hired by nor a spokesperson for the Godot Foundation. As an organization, we have our own official Discord server, moderated together with new volunteers vetted by our team.

from the comments, sounds like the "unnofficial" server was actually the original server, and the biggest one





both servers have the same mods, and you can't even get into the new official one because they locked it due to the current drama, so the only server anyone can get into is the one with the incredibly racist mod, or something

I'd say there's some degree of spin there. Like the tweet they totally didn't expect to be controversial arguably tried to stir some culture war flames by asking people to show off their "woke Godot games"
Then some dude merely replied with "can we keep politics out of it?" and was instantly blocked. Turned out that guy was some kind of diamond tier donor who then made a big stink about it. That they're now arguing the poor community manager was just overwhelmed feels like reaching considering nothing in that reply was an insult

update

one of the original and best godot contributors became incredibly disillusioned with the project, was pushed out by toxic leadership, and wrote a massive expose on how it's being mishandled (literally a book)

https://waiting-for-blue-robot.gitlab.io/

or a 2 hour video, if you prefer





I think this guy's communication style leans toward the annoying? just wants to imply things a lot of the time, perhaps so as not to incur litigious wrath?

this might be the most informative part of his book: https://waiting-for-blue-robot.gitlab.io/no_longer_a_blue_robot.html

or y'know these sections



the implication seems to be that the top level maintainers have a vice grip on everything and want to raise money for themselves which doesn't actually go into the project at all, longstanding issues go unfixed in favor of focusing on community fuckery

---

fortunately, some people got fed up with this latest controversy and have forked godot into a new version, redot!

open source software  

some people are saying that some of the biggest longstanding developers on godot have already jumped ship, hoping they can actually finally fix issues that kept getting rejected by the god-king maintainers

the godot community is harrassing them and trying to interfere with their project already

[HaughtyFrank]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-intensifies-military-operations-in-lebanon-up-2024-10-01-ground-invasion-underway.989493/page-16#post-129431799

User Banned (1 Week): Inflammatory Commentary; Thread Derail over a Series of Posts

Idlib last night

How is this inflammatory commentary. Let alone over a series of posts, he only has two posts in the whole thread.

[MJBarret]

The sentence is just and the punishment earned. Do not question authority!

[benji]

the godot community is harrassing them and trying to interfere with their project already

https://twitter.com/RedotEngine/status/1841821390975963450

I always found it amusing that when the "GAF exodus" began how many people felt it necessary to shit on the floor on their way out. And nobody at ResetERA.com thought it was odd to deliberately cultivate a community that would act this way the instant they felt the rules of normal behavior didn't apply. Or how this could foreshadow obvious future problems. (Like the KetKat Revolt and demands for SUMMITS and etc.)

Why would Godot want Miguel0Almedia to be a member of their community after he shows this display? A reveal perhaps of how they're seeking loyalty to the in-group as a dominant trait. And the type of mentality they're producing within the in-group.

"Remember we're at war, play it tactical. You can always use cannon fodder."

[AnnoyedCanadian]

https://steamcommunity.com/id/Melodic_Slayer
https://steamcommunity.com/id/professoruzzy
https://steamcommunity.com/id/AndroidSophia
https://steamcommunity.com/id/Cenauru/recommended/39210/

Also playing a fem Au Ra character transed my gender.

It's not a fetish guys. This is why no one will ever take you seriously.

[benji]

one of the original and best godot contributors became incredibly disillusioned with the project, was pushed out by toxic leadership, and wrote a massive expose on how it's being mishandled (literally a book)

After reading some of this I still don't think people who can't write coherently should write an entire book.

[killamajig]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/up-to-one-third-of-americans-believe-in-the-%E2%80%9Cwhite-replacement%E2%80%9D-conspiracy-theory-according-to-recent-study.999234/post-129665481

Nepenthe
Elon Musk buying Twitter is not the cause for the normalization of racism in the real world or online. Indeed, I would actually argue racism has never actually existed in a state since its creation during European colonialism where it was not normalized.

We're seeing more open displays of racism (and a subsequent lack of consequences from liberal and left-leaning whites who should theoretically know better) because the contradictions between the race-blind judgement of neoliberal capitalist rot and the cozy American mythology that presupposes that whites are just magically special compared to the other billions of non-white people on the planet are coming to a head, and white people don't have the cultural innoculation or political knowledge to recognize what's going on and act accordingly. Like, whites walk through life legitimately believing that America is an actual meritocracy, even when they're neck deep in bills and debt and, for a moment, were keeling over at unprecedented rates from alcoholism and drug abuse compared to other races- pure deaths from despair and hopelessness, all despite the fact that, by all accounts, they work as hard as any other person.

So instead of reckoning with the decreasing buying power of the social capital of whiteness and accepting that this entire time they've not only been swindled, but that they've been participants in some really grave belief systems that have done nothing but to harm others and vowing to just be better people, many are instead retreating into these childish bubbles of racist delusion because whiteness is all they feel they have left. And this isn't limited to just conservatives. White liberals have been losing their fucking minds too in various ways and ultimately doing very little but exposing how empty their commitment to the cause actually was the whole time.

JonesiiiFromtheMoon
Thank you.

Nepenthe
I think part of the issue is that most white people do not consciously perceive of whiteness as a political and economic designation first and foremost. They view it as a quasi-biological, politically-neutral ethnic identifier no different than calling someone Chinese or Indian or Nigerian. So they operate within a context that whiteness is, in effect, literally no different than any other ethnic or racial marker and thus it is subject to the exact same systemic bigotry leveled at non-white groups.

But note this way of being is only when it's convenient. Because when you start talking about whiteness as a political phenomenon that's explicitly a result of capitalism and colonialism, the moment you pose that people who subscribe to whiteness are in effect inherently subscribing to a bogus class structure that is not actually neutral in the same way that calling someone Chinese is, that whiteness does indeed have cultural signifiers and ways of moving that can be subject to critique and analysis, suddenly white people aren't white anymore! They're Irish or Italian or Australian or Hispanic or whatever else- anything to maintain distance from the ability to be pinned down as a group.

They take group identity when it's convenient and then discard it when it's not. It's a nice little trick until you realize that that fluidity inherently gives up the game that whiteness is ultimately bullshit maintained for the convenience and comfort of a class of people who are ultimately acting as a glorified bulwark between laborers and capital owners. Like, it is no surprise that one of the first mentions of a "white people" in English law was specifically done to legally separate Irish indentured servants from African slaves in the 1700s so they could stop getting together and revolting against their collective masters.

Whiteness continues to exist because it gives these disparate groups of European peoples a common cause to rally around and special economic and social benefits for being in the club. It doesn't matter that it means a deadening assimilation of these unique cultures. It doesn't matter that it provides no significant protection from capitalistic decay. It doesn't matter that it helps bolster fascist and other death-culty ways of thinking and being. It's still better than being a n*gger.

The Ethereal One

Good shit

[DavidCroquet]

Hide that shit behind an NSFW filter, killa! 

Not all of us want to be surprised by graphic depictions of Nepenthe stroking herself off in front of a titillated audience.

[benji]

Indeed, I would actually argue racism has never actually existed in a state since its creation during European colonialism where it was not normalized.

This is not when racism was created.

Like, whites walk through life legitimately believing that America is an actual meritocracy, even when they're neck deep in bills and debt and, for a moment, were keeling over at unprecedented rates from alcoholism and drug abuse compared to other races-

But this would be describing a meritocracy?

I think part of the issue is that most white people do not consciously perceive of whiteness as a political and economic designation first and foremost. They view it as a quasi-biological, politically-neutral ethnic identifier no different than calling someone Chinese or Indian or Nigerian.

All three of those are political designations. They are not ethnicities.

Like, it is no surprise that one of the first mentions of a "white people" in English law was specifically done to legally separate Irish indentured servants from African slaves in the 1700s so they could stop getting together and revolting against their collective masters.

When and where were these revolts?

[Besticus Maximus]

https://steamcommunity.com/id/Melodic_Slayer
https://steamcommunity.com/id/professoruzzy
https://steamcommunity.com/id/AndroidSophia
https://steamcommunity.com/id/Cenauru/recommended/39210/

Also playing a fem Au Ra character transed my gender.

It's not a fetish guys. This is why no one will ever take you seriously.

Erm excuse me sir, my wife is an Au Ra 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/toxic-fandom-how-hollywood-is-battling-fans-who-are-%E2%80%98just-out-for-blood%E2%80%99-%E2%80%94-from-social-media-boot-camps-to-superfan-focus-groups.1000101/#post-129671064

I am not surprised that aggrieved nerds who still have a chip on their shoulder from being bullied for their nerdy-ass interests in middle and high school are using the current pop culture media landscape focused around these interests to assert control and power.

[benji]

I'm not looking up that English law thing because I am 100% sure it is false. It does not make sense within how English law operated then or even any time thereafter. Especially English law relating to slavery which was very distinct from American law which undertook extreme leaps to generate a racial justification to deny that all men were created equal. I am nearly completely willing to guarantee that English law in the 18th Century did not designate any kind of racial classes. It especially didn't need to do this to differentiate between Irish and Africans because indenture was a standard legal setup for all lower classes it was not limited to the Irish or non-Africans, many English were indentured. This was not some kind of capitalist institution, it was an evolution from feudalism and things like guild practices.

I wish she'd post sources for her claims so I could amuse myself with them.

[DavidCroquet]

Also after reading that shit it's just hilarious. "Increased accessibility and visibility of racist content is not an issue, because racism is as bad now as it could ever be (and as it always has been)"

Also she's going on about Irish Slaves...isn't that a fake thing made up by white supremacists? Is she just doing a little demo of taking something when it's convenient and discarding it when it's not?
 
Anyway, 

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/u-s-vice-presidential-debate-9-p-m-est-ot-minnesota-vice.998118/page-49#post-129610635

User Banned (1 Week): Antagonizing Fellow Members

I haven't had a chance to watch everything yet, but watched Walz's response about the Palestinian genocide where he said the "the expansion of Israel and its proxies are an absolute fundamental necessity to the United States".

Sorry, but the Democratic Party has officially lost me. I have tried all year to convince friends of mine who refuse to vote unless the Biden admin is able to reverse course on what's going on, that they need to vote as the alternative is evil. This is proof that this genocide is all quite literally according to plan. I cannot in good conscience claim either side is better than the other anymore.

I will not be voting in this election. I will be attending multiple protests this week and weekend. I may even strike at my job now, as they have been silent about this genocide as well.

Maybe Walz did me and everyone else a favor by finally saying the quietest part the loudest. "Expansion" of Israel has clearly resulted in the genocide of tens of thousands of Palestinians, and will result in tens of thousands of deaths in Lebanon and beyond. I have voted blue almost exclusively down ticket in every election since my first election eligibility in 2010. I will not being doing the same this year.

Yes, Trump is worse. But when you only have 2 minutes to talk about genocide, and you use 60 seconds to talk about how Israel should have a right to commit genocide, and another 60 seconds talking about Trump when he has, quite literally, nothing to do with the question, is inexcusable.

I wanted to believe that Walz was maybe a cog for change due to his demeanor, but I cannot pretend any longer. Endorsing the Democrat party as of today is to endorse genocide. Just like endorsing Trump is to endorse chaos and hatred.

I do not want to be a single issue voter (or non voter in this case), but I cannot stand for this. I no longer want to be an American.

So youre deciding not to vote even though you clearly know which is worse? Youre pathetic

[benji]

It's remarkable in all these years that nobody has ever pointed out to Nepenthe on there that a central problem with her historical spirit weltanschauung is that race as a concept in the way she understands it did not exist until the end of the 19th Century.

[Besticus Maximus]

I'm not looking up that English law thing because I am 100% sure it is false. It does not make sense within how English law operated then or even any time thereafter. Especially English law relating to slavery which was very distinct from American law which undertook extreme leaps to generate a racial justification to deny that all men were created equal. I am nearly completely willing to guarantee that English law in the 18th Century did not designate any kind of racial classes. It especially didn't need to do this to differentiate between Irish and Africans because indenture was a standard legal setup for all lower classes it was not limited to the Irish or non-Africans, many English were indentured. This was not some kind of capitalist institution, it was an evolution from feudalism and things like guild practices.

I wish she'd post sources for her claims so I could amuse myself with them.

You could kill a Scotsman in York from the city walls with a cross bow (this is actually true)

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/toxic-fandom-how-hollywood-is-battling-fans-who-are-%E2%80%98just-out-for-blood%E2%80%99-%E2%80%94-from-social-media-boot-camps-to-superfan-focus-groups.1000101/#post-129672159

If the spontaneity aspect gets strangled, then so does the end product. No artists should have to walk on eggshells because of online bullies, and these are the same folks who cry and moan about faux "censorship". Social media and letting outrage culture run rampant was a mistake. And I agree with fellow posters saying that this will have severe consequences.