Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Besticus Maximus]

Look at you lot agonising and self reflecting while Melody 100%s the Metaphor demo on nu steam deck day 

[Jansen]

Oh wait, that's right, it's cuz the real world doesn't work like that. You either get the help that you need or you can be the crazy guy standing on the corner yelling at everything that goes by. Sorry we can't all live with Mommy and Daddy and e-beg online for a shiny new thing that you believe will make you feel better

[ClothedMac]

They were a Vtuber?

https://www.twitch.tv/kalentan

God what an annoying voice I lasted only a few seconds before I Roped out!

fixed that for you

[Jansen]

In my 44years of living the Internet is the only place I've seen people let others indulge in their mental illness instead of GETTING REAL HELP

[Jonsey]

I think it's plausible that in some locus of the brain, theres a part of the ego self-concept that includes gender and what it feels like to be you, and that can be a wrong-body type of thing.  Whether or not the proper treatment is to assuage peoples' feelings and tell them they are identical to the gender they identify as, is one thing - and I don't know the answer to that, but having empathy for a problem they had no part in creating for themselves is another.

there is an actual documented condition where people feel an incredibly strong sense that some body part doesn't belong to them and they need it gone, like their right arm or left leg, and they beg and plead with doctors to cut it off and they of course won't, and some of them take matters into their own hands and are incredibly satisfied with their lack-of-a-limb afterward

is indulging in the mental illness the best treatment? or should we be looking at therapy or other methods to help convince the brain that they really should possess all their limbs? also, are some of these people just faking, and really they have the complex where they want to be cared for by others, and be the center of attention due to disability? how do you tell them apart?

likewise is the best treatment for someone who thinks they're napoleon or jesus to constantly reaffirm that yes they are actually napoleon or jesus? or do we just do that to shut them up and keep them compliant in their padded cell?

I have the condition towards my face. I just really want to cut it off. Don’t know why but I feel like I don’t want skin

[Averon]

Constructive Thread:

Guys, we aren't going to sit there and hold your hands for every single ban or warning. I just want to note, the guy who started this whole thing someone wound up going to bat for a dude who stole someone's smart watch and got banned for that. It was a fairly obvious ban and, frankly, we're not going to sit in the tickets and argue every single ban with every single user. If you think we got it wrong, make your case as to why we were wrong. We're more than willing to undo a ban if we messed up, but we're not going to sit there and argue it with you. Nobody has time for that shit and some of you know that already.

TL;DR: Shut the fuck up with your whining

[Jansen]

I think it's plausible that in some locus of the brain, theres a part of the ego self-concept that includes gender and what it feels like to be you, and that can be a wrong-body type of thing.  Whether or not the proper treatment is to assuage peoples' feelings and tell them they are identical to the gender they identify as, is one thing - and I don't know the answer to that, but having empathy for a problem they had no part in creating for themselves is another.

there is an actual documented condition where people feel an incredibly strong sense that some body part doesn't belong to them and they need it gone, like their right arm or left leg, and they beg and plead with doctors to cut it off and they of course won't, and some of them take matters into their own hands and are incredibly satisfied with their lack-of-a-limb afterward

is indulging in the mental illness the best treatment? or should we be looking at therapy or other methods to help convince the brain that they really should possess all their limbs? also, are some of these people just faking, and really they have the complex where they want to be cared for by others, and be the center of attention due to disability? how do you tell them apart?

likewise is the best treatment for someone who thinks they're napoleon or jesus to constantly reaffirm that yes they are actually napoleon or jesus? or do we just do that to shut them up and keep them compliant in their padded cell?

I have the condition towards my face. I just really want to cut it off. Don’t know why but I feel like I don’t want skin

It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.

[Uncle]

I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1989 after a one month hospital stay. Why can't I just say "I have mental illness" and get away with doing whatever I want like manipulating people?!?

if it's any consolation I have only observed one of your poles

[Gameboy Nostalgia]

Constructive Thread:

Guys, we aren't going to sit there and hold your hands for every single ban or warning. I just want to note, the guy who started this whole thing someone wound up going to bat for a dude who stole someone's smart watch and got banned for that. It was a fairly obvious ban and, frankly, we're not going to sit in the tickets and argue every single ban with every single user. If you think we got it wrong, make your case as to why we were wrong. We're more than willing to undo a ban if we messed up, but we're not going to sit there and argue it with you. Nobody has time for that shit and some of you know that already.

TL;DR: Shut the fuck up with your whining

Moderation and their abusive relationship with their users. 

[Taco Bell Tower]

Constructive Thread:

Guys, we aren't going to sit there and hold your hands for every single ban or warning. I just want to note, the guy who started this whole thing someone wound up going to bat for a dude who stole someone's smart watch and got banned for that. It was a fairly obvious ban and, frankly, we're not going to sit in the tickets and argue every single ban with every single user. If you think we got it wrong, make your case as to why we were wrong. We're more than willing to undo a ban if we messed up, but we're not going to sit there and argue it with you. Nobody has time for that shit and some of you know that already.

TL;DR: Shut the fuck up with your whining

Should have went with the Poodlestrike pound sand line

[benji]

BTW, has Benji hired the LeftistLawyer yet? I feel we’ll be served papers soon, or the Bire offices are about to be raided by the FBI.

I wouldn't hire a cop.

https://twitter.com/De_le_Vega/status/1843939913085112537

This post reflects observations and speculation about wildlife behavior in response to an impending storm, making it an opinion piece, rather than a statement of fact, and therefore not subject to community notes.

This post uses speculative language like “could they” and “do they,” clearly indicating that it’s an opinion based on observation.

Please rate as “note not needed” thank you.

[Potato]

These games say M for MATURE on the cover. Is that not sufficient enough warning?



"Hm...that's quite a list. But without an in-game trigger warning and a link to a suicide prevention hotline, I must assume that all of those topics will be presented in a way that is safe for my complex post-traumatic stress disorder to process!"

“Peggy 18!”
When I hear that, I know I’m in for something awesome.

3 days after making this post, DocWager was found dead in his living room from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

Stay safe out there folks.

Ummmm, I have it on good authority that it will be 3 self-inflicted gunshots.

[Potato]

I usually avoid any confrontation on here but I kinda agree with cauliflower. Don't let the trans cunts on RE make you assume that every trans person is like that

(I called them cunts to respect their gender identity)

Yes, but in the vast majority of the world that uses the term "cunt", it is generally used to describe men, so suck on that Uno reverse card you motherfucking bigot!

[Green Jupiter]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/millennial-parents-of-toddlers-young-children-what%E2%80%99s-it-like.1005597/post-129956286

have a 6 year old. We only let him use YouTube for a very limited amount of time and even then we watch with him (and he only watches vtubers play Super Mario World or Mario 64). He hasn't even watched in a couple months. We do let him watch stuff on Netflix, but we've nudged him towards good, quality content. So no Paw Patrol or any lame stuff like that; instead he watches Studio Ghibli, Makoto Shinkai films, and Little Witch Academia. And while I do let him play with my Switch (only single player games), we limit the time and spend a lot more time playing tabletop games (he knows how to play chess!).

We're also not shy about teaching him about human sexuality, history, or politics; he knows that Palestine should be free and that big corpo sucks. And we read with him a lot (100 books by age 5!) and take him to museums, state parks, etc.

Guns and school shootings are unfortunately an issue in the US and it absolutely scares us, so we chose to home school him for Kindergarten, which he is doing well with right now. He has expressed wanting to go to a regular high school in the future, though, so that's also something we'd need to deal with later.

I cherish my early childhood memories of my dad telling me to put away my transformers so he could tell me the evils of capitalism and his views on geopolitics.

[benji]

School shootings: not common at all, something to clearly be afraid about.

Shootings/accidents in the home: most common, but safe if you monitor YouTube and Netflix intake (even though he's six) and lecture on colonialism.

[benji]

I love that someone mentioning they home school gets people linking to Khan Academy and other resources. It's like reading a libertarian or conservative forum.

"Of course my kid should get to opt out. Of course we can't trust the government."

[Potato]

Trigger

I do wish we got a darker actor, but I'm sure this will turn out fine

I'm a white guy who has no say in black people's business, but this is some seriously racist shit.

I wonder how moderation will handle it, if at all.

Can someone get Enzom21 out of witless protection. We need to hear from a light skinned brother on this!

[benji]

Kamala's not just siding with Isr*el, now she's reaching out to G*mers:

Kamala Harris’ campaign is livestreaming a Tim Walz rally from Arizona and Azeroth tonight. Yes, Azeroth—the planet from World of Warcraft.

This will be the first time the Harris campaign will stream live gameplay on its Twitch account. The event, which will take place at 6:30 pm ET, will include a live feed of Walz’s Arizona speech with Preheat, a Twitch creator, playing the game and providing commentary. Preheat is expected to highlight their connection to the campaign and encourage viewers to make a plan to vote.

...

The Harris campaign’s goal in combining the rally with World of Warcraft gameplay is to increase the Harris’ and Walz’s visibility to young men who make up a majority of Twitch’s user base, a Harris spokesperson told WIRED. Over the past few weeks, the campaign has intentionally been trying to reach young men by advertising during major sporting events and on gaming sites like IGN.

What's next? Saying she didn't like The Marvels?

[Potato]

Kate still looks great
I like blondes with big tits.

The 2nd one is Jessica Nigri right?

Yeah



Darshelle Stevens is hot as hell too and has done way more explicit stuff



 

Guys, I appreciate the soft porn, but please nsfw spoiler that shit for the boreitos at work PCs.

[Alpacx]

there is an actual documented condition where people feel an incredibly strong sense that some body part doesn't belong to them and they need it gone, like their right arm or left leg, and they beg and plead with doctors to cut it off and they of course won't, and some of them take matters into their own hands and are incredibly satisfied with their lack-of-a-limb afterward

is indulging in the mental illness the best treatment? or should we be looking at therapy or other methods to help convince the brain that they really should possess all their limbs? also, are some of these people just faking, and really they have the complex where they want to be cared for by others, and be the center of attention due to disability? how do you tell them apart?

likewise is the best treatment for someone who thinks they're napoleon or jesus to constantly reaffirm that yes they are actually napoleon or jesus? or do we just do that to shut them up and keep them compliant in their padded cell?

The one comparable TERFs go for is eating disorders. It hits a lot of the same boxes with the discomfort with one's own body (something particular for women going through puberty) and a huge increase in rate of occurrence in teenage girls (i.e. social contagion).

Doctors and therapists don't affirm anorexia and they (hopefully) aren't offering anorexics liposuction and Ozempic. They work with the people suffering from that to develop healthy habits and come to terms with the one body they have.

Anyway, would love to come to terms with her body:

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

[Polident]

I love that someone mentioning they home school gets people linking to Khan Academy and other resources. It's like reading a libertarian or conservative forum.

"Of course my kid should get to opt out. Of course we can't trust the government."

Imagine the anguish if the kid interacts with normal people and suddenly wants to watch something besides Japanese cartoons about melancholic romances meant for teenagers. That and all the mass shootings happening in…kindergartens?

[books]

Too many tittays, whether trans or not, is definitely not safe for work.

[Averon]

Ashes responds:

Guys, we aren't going to sit there and hold your hands for every single ban or warning. I just want to note, the guy who started this whole thing someone wound up going to bat for a dude who stole someone's smart watch and got banned for that. It was a fairly obvious ban and, frankly, we're not going to sit in the tickets and argue every single ban with every single user. If you think we got it wrong, make your case as to why we were wrong. We're more than willing to undo a ban if we messed up, but we're not going to sit there and argue it with you. Nobody has time for that shit and some of you know that already.

Hey B-Dubs. I have a few questions about this post, namely that in my original post I felt I made it pretty clear that I wasn't trying to discuss the ban itself in this topic but the copy+pasted response that didn't answer my request for more information. That you try to bring up the specifics of the ban here now to discredit anything I say is kind of confusing. If I had brought up the specifics of the ban in my original post, would I have not been threadbanned? I'm trying to figure out why you would say this now rather than address my actual post?

I'm not sure what you think my intentions are. Legitimately, do you think I'm whining or complaining about the ban? Do you think I'm trying to start drama? I said in my Ticket that wasn't my intention. I am legitimately trying to connect and communicate with you here. I know we've had clashes in the past (no idea if you remember me enough to know this) and tbh I find you kind of intimidating and hard to approach as an admin. But I love this forum. Unironically, no sarcasm or hyperbole. This website is an important part of my daily life, I love it here, and I'd like to have as good a connection with it's staff as possible. I'm being kind of vulnerable here, which is a bit of a taboo online I know. But I promise you, I would not have made that post if I did not think that there was a potential for good to come from it.

So let me direct. No, it was not obvious to me why I was banned. I was confused as hell. That's why I sent the Ticket and why I worded it the way I did. I honestly wanted to understand what I did wrong and how the staff would have suggested I handle the situation differently (also since you brought it up, no I wasn't going to bat for the person who took the watch, I said I didn't think what they did deserved to be doxxed). But really, I'm not trying to talk about the ban here. I wanted to talk about it in the Ticket system, like you've said we are able to time and time again. The response I got didn't explain anything though, it didn't acknowledge my request for more information, it dismissed me and closed the Ticket without a chance for response. I just wanted to know how it was considered "concern trolling" and how I am supposed to approach that type of situation in the future.

If I don't understand what "concern trolling" is and why I was guilty of it, how am I supposed to improve on this? If your answer is "I'm not going to hold your hand" then in that case I guess I will fall back on my previous question, "what is the point of a short ban"? I'll also ask what the point of this thread is, if several people come forward and say "we got dismissive responses to our tickets that didn't answer the question" and we're told that nothing will change.

Sorry if I worded anything incorrectly here. I don't know how to convince you that I'm coming at this in good faith or what will finally make it so the staff stops assuming everyone is not but it's very frustrating to be dismissed and shamed like this.

[Propagandhim]

I think it's plausible that in some locus of the brain, theres a part of the ego self-concept that includes gender and what it feels like to be you, and that can be a wrong-body type of thing.  Whether or not the proper treatment is to assuage peoples' feelings and tell them they are identical to the gender they identify as, is one thing - and I don't know the answer to that, but having empathy for a problem they had no part in creating for themselves is another.

there is an actual documented condition where people feel an incredibly strong sense that some body part doesn't belong to them and they need it gone, like their right arm or left leg, and they beg and plead with doctors to cut it off and they of course won't, and some of them take matters into their own hands and are incredibly satisfied with their lack-of-a-limb afterward

is indulging in the mental illness the best treatment? or should we be looking at therapy or other methods to help convince the brain that they really should possess all their limbs? also, are some of these people just faking, and really they have the complex where they want to be cared for by others, and be the center of attention due to disability? how do you tell them apart?

likewise is the best treatment for someone who thinks they're napoleon or jesus to constantly reaffirm that yes they are actually napoleon or jesus? or do we just do that to shut them up and keep them compliant in their padded cell?

Yeah, I think I agree with you but the argument they make is that gender, unlike sex, only makes sense as something you "feel like", so the condition is only self-affirming in that direction anyway.  Again, I don't know how to even think about this because I can't imagine what it feels like to have that sort of mind/body disconnect.  I think the only way anyone could know is if they lived with a "normal" brain, and then had the dysmorphia later on, and if there was an equivalent sense of self there, then maybe we treat their gender as "real"?  But then again, if that sort of thing changes in mid-life, whose to say it is the same 'gender' everyone else experiences as part of who they are and not just run of the mill mental illness?

[benji]

Guys, I appreciate the soft porn, but please nsfw spoiler that shit for the boreitos at work PCs.

Or god forbid check the image sizes.

[HaughtyFrank]

Hurricane update

[benji]

Yeah, I think I agree with you but the argument they make is that gender, unlike sex, only makes sense as something you "feel like", so the condition is only self-affirming in that direction anyway.  Again, I don't know how to even think about this because I can't imagine what it feels like to have that sort of mind/body disconnect.  I think the only way anyone could know is if they lived with a "normal" brain, and then had the dysmorphia later on, and if there was an equivalent sense of self there, then maybe we treat their gender as "real"?  But then again, if that sort of thing changes in mid-life, whose to say it is the same 'gender' everyone else experiences as part of who they are and not just run of the mill mental illness?

Except this has to be rejected if we aren't throwing out all of psychology to fit the one case that doesn't fit. You can't feel like a gender because gender isn't real and isn't personal, it's a nebulous social relation.

This is literally the same as anxiety, your anxiety is not real, it's something you feel is imposed from the outside but it's not because it's all projection. You're supposed to understand it's wrong and you should stop, the problem is you can't. At no point are you supposed to say "well, yes, my anxiety is correct and everyone else needs to be forced to cater to it at all times."

Yeah, we have people who do that now with anxiety and other mental illnesses. And that is wrong and they should stop that too. We shouldn't start "affirming" it for everyone because they feel better when people do what they want. That's just encouraging even greater narcissism and replacing social relations with it.

Then we wonder why everybody has anxiety about social relations and can't stop their obsessions with irrelevant shit.

[HaughtyFrank]

Guys, I appreciate the soft porn, but please nsfw spoiler that shit for the boreitos at work PCs.

Or god forbid check the image sizes.

Edit: wait, I think the forum resizes width. My joke is ruined

[HaughtyFrank]

Ashes responds:

Guys, we aren't going to sit there and hold your hands for every single ban or warning. I just want to note, the guy who started this whole thing someone wound up going to bat for a dude who stole someone's smart watch and got banned for that. It was a fairly obvious ban and, frankly, we're not going to sit in the tickets and argue every single ban with every single user. If you think we got it wrong, make your case as to why we were wrong. We're more than willing to undo a ban if we messed up, but we're not going to sit there and argue it with you. Nobody has time for that shit and some of you know that already.

Hey B-Dubs. I have a few questions about this post, namely that in my original post I felt I made it pretty clear that I wasn't trying to discuss the ban itself in this topic but the copy+pasted response that didn't answer my request for more information. That you try to bring up the specifics of the ban here now to discredit anything I say is kind of confusing. If I had brought up the specifics of the ban in my original post, would I have not been threadbanned? I'm trying to figure out why you would say this now rather than address my actual post?

I'm not sure what you think my intentions are. Legitimately, do you think I'm whining or complaining about the ban? Do you think I'm trying to start drama? I said in my Ticket that wasn't my intention. I am legitimately trying to connect and communicate with you here. I know we've had clashes in the past (no idea if you remember me enough to know this) and tbh I find you kind of intimidating and hard to approach as an admin. But I love this forum. Unironically, no sarcasm or hyperbole. This website is an important part of my daily life, I love it here, and I'd like to have as good a connection with it's staff as possible. I'm being kind of vulnerable here, which is a bit of a taboo online I know. But I promise you, I would not have made that post if I did not think that there was a potential for good to come from it.

So let me direct. No, it was not obvious to me why I was banned. I was confused as hell. That's why I sent the Ticket and why I worded it the way I did. I honestly wanted to understand what I did wrong and how the staff would have suggested I handle the situation differently (also since you brought it up, no I wasn't going to bat for the person who took the watch, I said I didn't think what they did deserved to be doxxed). But really, I'm not trying to talk about the ban here. I wanted to talk about it in the Ticket system, like you've said we are able to time and time again. The response I got didn't explain anything though, it didn't acknowledge my request for more information, it dismissed me and closed the Ticket without a chance for response. I just wanted to know how it was considered "concern trolling" and how I am supposed to approach that type of situation in the future.

If I don't understand what "concern trolling" is and why I was guilty of it, how am I supposed to improve on this? If your answer is "I'm not going to hold your hand" then in that case I guess I will fall back on my previous question, "what is the point of a short ban"? I'll also ask what the point of this thread is, if several people come forward and say "we got dismissive responses to our tickets that didn't answer the question" and we're told that nothing will change.

Sorry if I worded anything incorrectly here. I don't know how to convince you that I'm coming at this in good faith or what will finally make it so the staff stops assuming everyone is not but it's very frustrating to be dismissed and shamed like this.

I guarantee you B-Dubs is ripping into this guy on the mod discord right now with a degree of insults that make this thread look tame

[benji]

Ironically, I think if I let you guys upload your porn and women shots to the server the forum will automatically resize them in posts but I'd need to change a bunch of stuff for it to do it with urls to elsewhere.