Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Gamegirl Nostalgia]

I don’t doubt there are Muslims with progressive ideas or actually secular way of thinking, but I don’t think ERA has the same idea of what defines a left wing Muslim.

They probably think Hasan is one.

no streamer can be a real muslim, especially ones who fuck prostitutes. it's haram.

[Boredfrom]

He then ignored me for the rest of the class including brushing off my suggestion of something sporty I'd enjoy doing, after asking for any suggestions (archery).

Let me guess, a weeb.

Also, isn’t archery also outdoors or he wants to practice inside a house?

[benji]

usually feeling like they're aimed at 10 year olds instead of adults. 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-are-some-people-so-fragile-about-others-not-sharing-their-interest.1237842/

Says the guy who mostly posts on r/plushies and r/actionfigures about his large collections inbetween asking for people to send him pizza. And also can't drive, can't work, among other things he's admitted to on Era.

[Daffy Duck]

Why is everyone on era trans?

[Gamegirl Nostalgia]

why is everyone on the bire chuds?

[benji]

why is everyone on the bire chuds?

Because we just blindly do the opposite of whatever Era does.

Which is why we aren't racist and are a safe space for women.

And do not accept any ad money from Microsoft.

[Tektonic]

why is everyone?

[Polident]

why is everyone on the bire chuds?

We play video games

[imsotired]

why is everyone on the bire chuds?

Because Nintex is our Kyuuji, transforming society one 35 year old man at a time.

[Besticus Maximus]

Why is everyone on era trans?

easily explained bad luck and systemic issues

[Taco Bell Tower]

Why is everyone on era trans women?

FTFY

[Gamegirl Nostalgia]

why?

[Lonewulfeus]

Cum

[Daffy Duck]

why is everyone on the bire chuds?

I was born this way honey

[Snoopy]

The Ree trans pipeline. Gamergate - brony - trans.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

Why is everyone on era trans?

Definitely not a social contagion.

[Eric Cartman]

I am a black woman. I am also a moderator.

This bit of intersectionality has been one of the hardest weeks I as an individual have had to deal with in my life. Right now I'm sitting in my car with a cry-headache trying to leave to go to my brother's house. I barely have the energy.

It's been interesting to see both sides of the spectrum, where on one end my input in threads concerning black representation and issues is valuable because I can speak from life experience and knowledge, and then on the other end I get called a cop with all of the pain and irony that entails simply because I was the fool who said "yes" to volunteering.

I have simultaneously felt valued and valueless throughout this endeavor, and it's made me question whether or not I'm even a good person. I don't know how to parse the emotional toll, other than to just ignore it and make do with what I have and serve the community with the powe rand knowledge I myself have. Because I want this place to succeed. But I admit, my emotions have been all over the place.

That's all. I figured the most appropriate thread to open up in would be this one. To anyone who has given me and the other staff members a kind word, thank you. To anyone else who is dissatisfied with our performance: I understand, and I still apologize. Just remember we are human too.

I will be taking a break. I'm not leaving the forum, or my position, but I think I've exhausted myself to the point where my basic mental and even physical faculties are beginning to degrade. Continuing in my state right now is not fair to myself or to the people who want better.

I don't know how long it'll be either. I guess just long enough to bounce back. I love you guys. See you later!

[Eric Cartman]

To everyone just saying, “you can just cancel gamepass”…

Cancelling isn't a real thing

[Eric Cartman]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/nyt-uses-stolen-material-provided-by-white-supremacist-to-attempt-to-smear-mamdani-over-ticking-african-american-box-on-college-form.1237812/

I know most people are well aware the NYT is no beacon of progressive thought - to say the least - but this is a shockingly textbook example of ratfucking, with the paper of record bending over backwards to work with and protect far-right sources to try and smear a Muslim democratic socialist via stoking racial animus (and also playing into anti-affirmative action beliefs on the right.) Take this as an example of the kind of lengths institutions will go to to smear Middle Eastern and leftist public figures, and remember it going forward. Like a lot of you I grew up in the shadow of 9/11, and I really pray we don't fully backslide into Bush 2-era news climates.

Muslim Leftist 



In any case, calling out NYT publishing the story using this source is valid, but feels you guys are more concerned about optics of your candidate than the morality of hacking and using a very biased source. Almost like you are more angry that people reported it than anything else.

when you can't attack the message, attack the messenger

[Eric Cartman]

He eventually responded with "your name must be short for [feminine version of my name]". I was taken aback and simply said "that's quite the assumption to make".

I'm trans but not out, so he wasn't WRONG, it is short for that, but it was out of nowhere and clearly meant to be an insult in a "girls hate manly stuff" kind of way

Lmao, only on resetera

First of all, how very dare you, but yes, you are correct

[Snoopy]

But what’s his name?

[Besticus Maximus]

Presumably group home means some kind of facility and not a bohemian arrangement

[Eric Cartman]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/capcom-cancels-lecture-about-monster-hunter-wilds%E2%80%99-optimization-as-devs-face-threats-and-harassment.1237329/#post-142398243

While Capcom did not officially specify the reason for the cancellation, it likely relates to recent backlash surrounding the game.

no name blogs supposition, 6 pages of "GAMERS ARE THE WORST" takes

[Eric Cartman]

"Eras updates to the TOS are still delayed, and although no official reason was given, it likely relates to bitch-dubs getting destroyed by facts and logic on bluesky by a meth head"

[Eric Cartman]

The abolishment of slavery rests entirely on the fact that Abraham Lincoln was elected president. Every other anti-slavery action you describe didn't actually accomplish the goal of abolishing slavery, but Abraham Lincoln did.

This is ahistorical and frankly insulting to Africans who nonetheless resisted by didn't have the right to vote. Slavery everywhere ultimately was going to eventually die out because the economic prospects of continuing it were becoming untenable due to changing material circumstances in production, and these material circumstances changed in part as a direct result of the resistance and development of Africans on the continent and abroad. If Lincoln had lost, eventually slavery would've ended in the US regardless (mainly because the Union already outgunned and outproduced the Confederacy anyway.) So maybe not pin African's resistance and freedom on the election of a single white man, ye?

Aaaaaahhhhhhh, okay, so what you're saying is the abolition of slavery was inevitable thanks entirely to the invisible hands of market forces?

This is a fascinating take from a self-declared anti-capitalist, please, do tell me more

[nachobro]

But what’s his name?

seth stanley, if the reddit profile is the same person

[BIONIC]

The issue is that the community itself asked for more and heavier bans. Resetera started out as much more chill than Neogaf but several communities campaigned for harsher moderation and the mod team obliged, in what I feel was a mistake as eventually it led to a culture of mistrust and ban baiting. Today, users reach for the report button at the slightest hint that someone kinda sorta maybe said something that could be interpreted in a negative way.

I have expressed my position a couple of times on this issue, in my opinion the optimal long-term solution would be to go back to how things started and restore agency and responsibility to the users for the state of the forum. Bans should be a last resort and the mods should only intervene for serious transgressions. It may be unpleasant at first but it is the only way to retrain users to at the very least tolerate and at best talk to each other and maybe reach an understanding.

I 100% agree with you.

The ideas of "I want to ban more people" and "I want to ignore more people, mods included" break my brain.

It's trivial to just… not engage with stuff or scroll past it. I frankly believe that people who CANNOT do that, for whatever reason, also contribute (in some ways) to this site's tragic culture.

Someone has a take you don't like about Topic A? Well, accept it, engage with it, or ignore it. Also, maybe you can interact in Topic B. It really is OK to do that.

I'm against "ban more people" but strongly in favor of being able to ignore staff members. I don't even have anyone on my ignore list, but there's a couple of people I want to ignore but don't have the ability to. This stems from a previous very negative experience, where I was banned in retaliation for correcting them in a political thread (about something that only took a couple of seconds to google...). I've also seen a lot of toxicity and bad faith behavior from that person; there's no need for me to have to just scroll by or try to ignore what they are writing, when I could actually put them on ignore if finally implemented.

I genuinely feel that this person often contributes to turning up the heat in threads for no reason. This affects all users and everyone involved. That's not something you just ignore. Being able to put them on ignore would solve a ton of issues for "both sides".

There's nothing noble about not using the ignore function. It doesn't say anything about the character of the member. It is incredibly weird judging others on if they use a function of a forum, just because you have no interest in it.

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Couldn't agree more.

Maybe one solution could be that bans should be unanimous, so if a mod is against a ban it could be resolved with a warning instead, or a shorter ban (1-3days, instead of escalating bans)

I don't think it's quite so simple. Let's say a user said something transphobic. 3 trans mods say yes, month long ban. But 1 non trans mod doesn't see the transphobia. In this hypothetical situation you'd want a warning or a shorter ban?

Just keep in mind we look at a user's history, the pattern if there are any infractions. If it's something like a console wars post, we start light and escalate. We check to see if there was a follow up post. If it's something bigoted, we don't go light. And the relevant people take point on what would be the correct actioning.

But really with everything it's a case by case basis. Not everything is quite so simple.

The solution to this problem as always is having more trans members of staff

[HaughtyFrank]

Thread locked again the moment Nepenthe got heated

Good grief. Unnecessary condescension.

Was that not what your spiel about "black and white thinking" was? I was pretty cordial to you up front and you're the one who decided to be an ass, and you're still being an ass. So let me be one in return- I truly don't like you as a person and I find talking to you extremely annoying. I had a reply set out for your post but decided to delete it because what is the point? So for the sake of both of us, please don't talk to me anymore.

Every vote withheld is a vote for fascism.

Every vote for the Democrats was a vote in favor of the Gaza genocide. Why do you like genocide?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/for-those-involved-in-the-online-political-space-i-think-some-more-vocal-leftist-have-lost-the-plot.1237710/post-142438998

[Boredfrom]

Fucking BS.

They are still pretending that they discuss the bans and they need to be approved by three people.

[BIONIC]

Threads always get locked when nepnep starts spamming. Must be a coincidence