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

[Boredfrom]

I've lost friends due to their libel and felt endangered and no one seemed to care.

 

So, what are you hiding?

[Daffy Duck]

It's Activision come on they do everything on purpose or did you all forget about what they did during the Blizzard case?

Stop defending them. It's tiring when people give grace to those that do NOT deserve

So this nut job thinks that Activision planned the launch of the new season of Call of Duty for this specific date just to announce the Dave Chappelle bundle on this specific made up day?

Lmao, you fucking clown

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bungie-says-marathon-is-here-to-stay-for-many-years-despite-poor-sales.1476958/page-4#post-153192340

 User banned (1 week): misrepresenting prior ban

Hey now you might get a ban for that

I pretty much got a ban for that

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bungie-says-marathon-is-here-to-stay-for-many-years-despite-poor-sales.1476958/page-5#post-153192967

 User banned (5 days): Trolling and cross-thread drama

The CCU thread routinely being on the homepage here is some of the grimmest shit I've seen on this site in a good while

Every single CCU thread is cringey tbh and gets an auto ignore from me. Anytime I do glance into them it's turbonerd central.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bungie-says-marathon-is-here-to-stay-for-many-years-despite-poor-sales.1476958/page-5#post-153193084

 User banned (3 days): Persistent thread whining and cross thread drama. Multiple recent infractons for similar behavior

The obsession a lot of people have with EpIc FAiL BoMbA FlOp discourse is some freaky ass sadist shit. Hopefully a lot of you get the help you need to cure your addiction to internet drama discourse.

People are OBSESSED with watching the CCU for this and many other games. Marathon has weirdly gotten the most traction. The CCU thread always being near the top says it all from people here. It's pathetic shit. Glad the game is great, glad it started to get stronger and stronger reviews. All I can do, as a fan, is say how good it is and that more should check it out.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/bungie-says-marathon-is-here-to-stay-for-many-years-despite-poor-sales.1476958/page-6#post-153195160

Given that the title of this thread was editorialized to make it look like this quote was in response to sales, this thread basically derailed itself from the start. It is now locked.

[Boredfrom]

This will have no effect.  I'm a film guy too,  but we've been seeing general audiences and critics diverge more and more.

[simiansmarts]

LoomianDev returns. Post history says until yesterday they hadn't posted since July 2 2025

https://www.resetera.com/threads/would-the-mario-movie-be-handled-better-by-sony-animation.1221375/

Interesting since reviews are dropping for the new Mario movie today 

I'm 90% sure that's Uzumaki Goku's alt 
 
They both read like overly attached Nintendo manchildren

[HaughtyFrank]

It's a bummer that Nintendo, purveyors of the most creative and enduring works of art for all ages, and are presumably heavily involved in every decision, are happy to put out these duds. Like what's going on here? My only conclusion is they have no respect for cinema as an art form and these exist solely as brand extensions.

This is the same Nintendo where the Mario Galaxy director needed to hide any semblance of narrative in the game to placate his boss.

Ah Nintendo, famous for their craft of storytelling 

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what-do-i-do-to-get-my-money-back.1479106/

So I haven't been able to post here for awhile but I wanted to get advice from Era about my situation. So basically I come from an abusive household. My parents have abused me physically and mentally, although more on the mental side as I've gotten older. They refused to get my dysphasia treated arguing I was just being a "sissy" and all that junk. They forced me to eat a steak even though it was nearly impossible and I nearly choked to death. Afterward they still blamed me. They also refused to tell me about my autism diagnosis arguing "it didn't matter Einstein was successful" Anyways I had about 10,550$ worth of savings for emergencies, but my mom took it from my joint acc because "I shouldn't have all that money" but I was a legal adult and it was a crime. I should have made it my acc only but I didn't know much about banks when I first created it. By the time I changed it, it was too late. My parents also took all my documents and passports and refused to give it to me. So I had to sneakily find them and take them so I could leave the abusive household. Once I've gotten everything, I was ready to leave but my parents tried to force me at the house by taking my phone by force, (thankfully I've gotten it back) then chase me to my car. They threatened to get me arrested (for charges unknown as I did no crime) and also refuse to give me my money unless I meet them. They said a restaurant or their place, but I have to pick one by this weekend or else I will never get the money back. What should I do? I'm struggling paycheck to paycheck due to the severity of the situation but I really don't want to meet them because my dad has firearms and threatened my life since I said I would get the police involved. They gave me 500$ so I can make trip to them. I'm completely lost and devastated. I've lost friends due to their libel and felt endangered and no one seemed to care. They argue "someone took you away from us" but I'm tired of the abuse. What am I supposed to do? I've been alone for months now. In deep depression as my dreams are crushed. I think I should get police involved but idk how.

Edit:

I have recordings and messages that they stole the money. And bank statements. They admitted it on camera thinking it wouldn't matter. I have plenty of proof that my mom took the money but she wants to meet me with my dad who threatened me.

You have to get a lawyer involved.

For the threats of stalking and ending my life, would they get arrested?

Parents can't take money even from a joint acc if it's not supposed to be for them. As they "knowingly exceeded their authority" I should have not used it but I was naive. Unfortunately it would be a civil matter but that takes ages.

Thankfully I have evidence but my mom already bought a new phone in hopes of me returning. She argues it counts to deduct what she owes. My friend argues I should meet them because if they agree to only give me 6K and the phone, that's probably more than what I would win in a court and it's faster. But then again I don't trust my parents. Sucks it's gotta be like this.

My friend said if they keep their word it'll be faster than suing. Plus he offered to be my bodyguard. My mom bought a phone without my consent and wants to give it to me in the meeting so it deducts what she owes. I'll get less than what I'm owed from my parents but more than in a court case according to my friend. I'll probably sue and get police involved anyway.

Your bodyguard?? Come on, time to take this seriously. Speak to a lawyer and the police, and continue to document everything. Best case scenario, the threat of litigation spooks your parents into paying up. Don't go to a meetup at some restaurant with your friend acting as the muscle, this isn't The Sopranos.

He wanted to record the meeting for even more proof as well, but yeah I agree with you. I will also tell my parents' friends since they told me "please don't tell anyone about this"

I should win the case but I'm still struggling atm. :/

This is an obvious small claims case but he also obviously has no interest in Era giving him proper answers versus him using the forum as a diary or whatever.

Hopefully nobody tells him that recording the conversation may be a crime in his state.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-passes-law-making-death-penalty-default-sentence-for-palestinians-convicted-of-lethal-attacks-against-israelis.1477744/page-3#post-153259561

Perhaps mods/admins can provide some clarity?

B-Dubs

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-passes-law-making-death-penalty-default-sentence-for-palestinians-convicted-of-lethal-attacks-against-israelis.1477744/page-3#post-153269680

Could we get more clarification from the mods regarding this? Specifically, would referring to Israel as a fascist state, or Zionism as a fascist ideology contravene policy?

The comparison would appear to be empirically correct.

B-Dubs

Edit:

I'm newer to this forum, so trying to understand things a bit more. Do multiple users typically get banned without having a moderator provide clarifying commentary?

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-passes-law-making-death-penalty-default-sentence-for-palestinians-convicted-of-lethal-attacks-against-israelis.1477744/page-3#post-153269680

Could we get more clarification from the mods regarding this? Specifically, would referring to Israel as a fascist state, or Zionism as a fascist ideology contravene policy?

The comparison would appear to be empirically correct.

B-Dubs

It would not be correct. But more importantly fascists are not inherently Nazis as should be obvious.

[Boredfrom]

i liked the first movie. a super mario movie does not need to be a classic pixar-level achievement

I ended liking the first one, but why can’t these films improve? The Sonic films actually got better.

Why not? Nintendo/Mario are the video game equivalent in terms of imagination and quality. Pixar (and other studios) can make high quality films so why can't Nintendo and Illumination?

 

the mario games are great, but the stories are not, so I don't really see the correlation.

If only they had some side series where they were more story focused…

[EaldNarche]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-passes-law-making-death-penalty-default-sentence-for-palestinians-convicted-of-lethal-attacks-against-israelis.1477744/page-3#post-153259561

Perhaps mods/admins can provide some clarity?

B-Dubs

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-passes-law-making-death-penalty-default-sentence-for-palestinians-convicted-of-lethal-attacks-against-israelis.1477744/page-3#post-153269680

Could we get more clarification from the mods regarding this? Specifically, would referring to Israel as a fascist state, or Zionism as a fascist ideology contravene policy?

The comparison would appear to be empirically correct.

B-Dubs

Edit:

I'm newer to this forum, so trying to understand things a bit more. Do multiple users typically get banned without having a moderator provide clarifying commentary?

b-dubs must be too busy at his actual day job to address these concerns. 

[HaughtyFrank]

b-dubs must be too busy at his actual day job to address these concerns. 

He's busy editing posts that cite the dailymail as source for Kristi Noem's husbands big fat milkers.

[Nintex]

Dave Chapelle in Call of Duty? And yet they wonder why the gaming industry is in trouble lmao

[simiansmarts]

i liked the first movie. a super mario movie does not need to be a classic pixar-level achievement

I ended liking the first one, but why can’t these films improve? The Sonic films actually got better.

Why not? Nintendo/Mario are the video game equivalent in terms of imagination and quality. Pixar (and other studios) can make high quality films so why can't Nintendo and Illumination?

 

the mario games are great, but the stories are not, so I don't really see the correlation.

If only they had some side series where they were more story focused…

I hope the Donkey Kong movie releases to higher critical reception than this. I want to see Nintendo fanboys twist themselves into pretzels to explain the funny monkey movie having more of an engaging story than Mario. 
  

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot3-make-her-look-more-corpulent-more-stuffed-where-the-eyes-cant-escape.275780/page-519#post-153262357

It really is an issue with society and how we view gender and people. The whole BS about people having to act and think in certain ways, like men having to be masculine and women having to be feminine. It's so pervasive. For example, a trans woman could feel repressed growing up and then when they transition, they want to act in a feminine way because thats how we view women.

And this isn't me saying we can't present however we want. In fact, that's what I want to see, but also understand that we all have these unconscious bias and ideas and beliefs that we hold because society puts us in these boxes and we have to act a certain way or we aren't normal.

Somehow missed quoting our favorite WLW connoisseur:

With it being Trans visibility day, there is something that bothers me with discussion of women in fiction, especially those depicted as kicking ass or badarse, that they stay "feminine" or can kickarse while still being feminine. I understand the logic of the critique, men can do poor writing, imply femininity can't be badarse and it can come across as misogynistic... But a lot of the time I see, it has a nasty implication you can fail at being a woman, that you not be feminine enough, that what you find enjoyable and empowering is bad and not good rep for others etc etc; especially towards butch and trans women (especially masculine looking trans women). I really dislike in fiction where they just random introduce as stereotypical feminine hobby to a butch or "badarse" woman under the logic that it makes them more well-rounded, especially when that hobby never gets brought up again. I dislike this because of how shallow it is, implying women who don't enjoy "feminine hobbies" or don't act "feminine" (so much of which is arbitrary or enforced by societal norms) can't be well rounded or betraying themselves.

It's frustrating because it's not always men who say this as I've seen cis and trans women say something similar to this (what set this off for me was a Jessie Gender (to be clear I'm not calling her bad or suggesting she did wrong) video where she was discussing the recent Canned Buffy Reboot where she was discussing how Buffy could kickarse and still be feminine) and when it comes from the latter, it especially feels othering and implying I'm failing to be trans, that I'm not considered feminine enough

[Nintex]

i liked the first movie. a super mario movie does not need to be a classic pixar-level achievement

I ended liking the first one, but why can’t these films improve? The Sonic films actually got better.

Why not? Nintendo/Mario are the video game equivalent in terms of imagination and quality. Pixar (and other studios) can make high quality films so why can't Nintendo and Illumination?

 

the mario games are great, but the stories are not, so I don't really see the correlation.

If only they had some side series where they were more story focused…

I hope the Donkey Kong movie releases to higher critical reception than this. I want to see Nintendo fanboys twist themselves into pretzels to explain the funny monkey movie having more of an engaging story than Mario. 
  

The Mario and Sonic movies are fun and the CG is great. Who the hell cares what the fake news thinks about them

[simiansmarts]

Somehow missed quoting our favorite WLW connoisseur:

With it being Trans visibility day, there is something that bothers me with discussion of women in fiction, especially those depicted as kicking ass or badarse, that they stay "feminine" or can kickarse while still being feminine. I understand the logic of the critique, men can do poor writing, imply femininity can't be badarse and it can come across as misogynistic... But a lot of the time I see, it has a nasty implication you can fail at being a woman, that you not be feminine enough, that what you find enjoyable and empowering is bad and not good rep for others etc etc; especially towards butch and trans women (especially masculine looking trans women). I really dislike in fiction where they just random introduce as stereotypical feminine hobby to a butch or "badarse" woman under the logic that it makes them more well-rounded, especially when that hobby never gets brought up again. I dislike this because of how shallow it is, implying women who don't enjoy "feminine hobbies" or don't act "feminine" (so much of which is arbitrary or enforced by societal norms) can't be well rounded or betraying themselves.

It's frustrating because it's not always men who say this as I've seen cis and trans women say something similar to this (what set this off for me was a Jessie Gender (to be clear I'm not calling her bad or suggesting she did wrong) video where she was discussing the recent Canned Buffy Reboot where she was discussing how Buffy could kickarse and still be feminine) and when it comes from the latter, it especially feels othering and implying I'm failing to be trans, that I'm not considered feminine enough

How do you do, fellow ladies? Would you like to discuss fighting games and transformers with me?  
 

[benji]

Somehow missed quoting our favorite WLW connoisseur:

With it being Trans visibility day, there is something that bothers me with discussion of women in fiction, especially those depicted as kicking ass or badarse, that they stay "feminine" or can kickarse while still being feminine. I understand the logic of the critique, men can do poor writing, imply femininity can't be badarse and it can come across as misogynistic... But a lot of the time I see, it has a nasty implication you can fail at being a woman, that you not be feminine enough, that what you find enjoyable and empowering is bad and not good rep for others etc etc; especially towards butch and trans women (especially masculine looking trans women). I really dislike in fiction where they just random introduce as stereotypical feminine hobby to a butch or "badarse" woman under the logic that it makes them more well-rounded, especially when that hobby never gets brought up again. I dislike this because of how shallow it is, implying women who don't enjoy "feminine hobbies" or don't act "feminine" (so much of which is arbitrary or enforced by societal norms) can't be well rounded or betraying themselves.

It's frustrating because it's not always men who say this as I've seen cis and trans women say something similar to this (what set this off for me was a Jessie Gender (to be clear I'm not calling her bad or suggesting she did wrong) video where she was discussing the recent Canned Buffy Reboot where she was discussing how Buffy could kickarse and still be feminine) and when it comes from the latter, it especially feels othering and implying I'm failing to be trans, that I'm not considered feminine enough

Do you think it's possible for him to write a post where he's not upset about what he thinks other people might be secretly thinking about him?

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/daredevil-shouldnt-be-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-potential-spoilers.1479220/

Jesus Christ

All I'll say is the OP is The Artisan

[HaughtyFrank]

[Gameboy Nostalgia]

How can Echo's post about Trans Day of Visibility when they haven't even visibly transitioned offline?

[Boredfrom]

Again, Reddit sucks. So why im surprised that some people are saying stuff like this:

These people wouldn't be susceptible to blackmail about incredibly unimportant shit if they weren't such pathetic, insecure snowflakes in the first place.

'Oh no, my husband who I have been publicly cheating on for months in an incredibly unprofessional workplace relationship, doesn't wear the right clothes.'

Conservatives deserve all the anguish it brings them. They literally made it for themselves.

From r/politics

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/its-transgender-visibility-day-and-i-guess-its-time-to-come-out.1478257/

I'm transgender. The signs as an only child growing up wasn't obvious but one thing that stood out was the fear growing up getting body hair and thought it was disgusting but lucky for me I have no back hair and very little chest hair in my mid 30s. At a very young age I remember a nightmare I had where I was an adult man and I cried. Most of my cousins around my age are females and they had game consoles and one of them has a brother but I mostly hang out with my female cousin instead. One of them had a hobby playing soccer and learn that even women can play sports and started liking soccer instead of forcing myself to like a sport because some guy told me I had to. Still I don't like sports I just like women to be inspirational



While I growing up I went from playing with toys to playing video games and Pokemon Crystal was the first game that asked me the question "Are you a Boy or a Girl?". I picked girl because I always played as a male. But after that I went back playing as a male in Gen 3 until Pokemon S/M and in Legends Z-A I went back to play as a male. I didn't care about how the windows looked because I felt happy playing and purchasing as much clothes as possible. I learned the reason why I don't like shopping is because I extremely picky in fashion.

Spoiler: "Legends Z-A photos" (click to show)(click to hide)

In MMOs I only ever played Runescape and when I learned about the Makeover Mage, yeah I changed and kept my gender as female and that's when I started to question my gender. In high school I thought to myself "what if I was a girl?" years later "would I be treated differently if I was a women?" and 2 years ago I learned what estrogen is and thinking if it was possible to get them and move to a different state and start a new life but I was doubting myself and thought "Is this what I really want?"



Earlier this month I was going through a lot being depressed, disconnecting myself from the world and I would get angry having to interact with the world around me. then I was recommended a video about how cisgender don't question their gender and mentioned the gender dysphoria bible and when I read it, I felt like I got hit by a truck.I was going through anxieties, I lost my appetite and my libido decreased. But through all of that, I feel much happier and all the things that I was going through before reading the gender dysphoria bible is gone.



I've realized I'm still me from the start of March and the one thing I can't stand is looking at myself in the mirror and I have anxieties from time to time. But I have started to improve myself by focusing on loosing weight, growing out my hair and remove all my facial and body hair and damn having smooth legs feels euphoric and the rare instances where I can look at myself.



Soon I'm going to speak to a therapist and see what's the best options for me rather than taking antidepressant. If I can be prescribed with estrogen I would take small dosage and have an androgynous appearance because I live in Florida.





If you ever questioned your sexual identity and are depressed, I would recommend reading the gender dysphoria bible https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en which is a anecdotes of transgender people going through multiple types of dysphoria. You may not aligned with all of it but it can help you identify in the spectrum and is also a good resource for cisgendered to learn what we go through



If you going through any of these experience or been 
through it, feel free to post and making this thread helped me calm down.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/its-transgender-visibility-day-and-i-guess-its-time-to-come-out.1478257/page-2#post-153248785

Congrats, OP! I really identify with the hatred of body hair. It's always been one of the aspects about my body I despise the most.

Egg post.

[Gameboy Nostalgia]

Kristi Noem's husband being an AGP does actually vibe well with TDOV

A woman finding out her whole married life plan is ruined because her husbands fetish? It's the classic transgender tale.

[Potato]

https://famiboards.com/threads/buy-a-trans-woman-a-pizza-day-2026-is-march-31st.17017/post-2240191

I'll be buying pizza (or venmo'ing the equivalent in cash) to any trans woman who wants it today. Not a limited offer. Reply here, or DM, or however you feel most comfortable.

Free money for anyone willing to sign up for Famiboards.

Thank me later

EDIT: Too good not to share this one



Don't deadname me unless it's to give me money, then deadname me all you want

EDIT 2: 

THIS, ALWAYS 💖

we live by a code of selective blindness out of love and support 🔥

[simiansmarts]

Do you think it's possible for him to write a post where he's not upset about what he thinks other people might be secretly thinking about him?

Echoes can't help it, he's stuck on TERF Island as a kissless virgin in-closet trans woman. RE is the only place where he can be his true and honest self and rant about THOSE BITCHES who deny him the privilege of being a woman with exclusively male-targeted hobbies WHICH DON'T MAKE HIM ANY LESS OF A WOMAN BTW. 

 

[Snoopy]

[Gameboy Nostalgia]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-passes-law-making-death-penalty-default-sentence-for-palestinians-convicted-of-lethal-attacks-against-israelis.1477744/page-3#post-153259561

Perhaps mods/admins can provide some clarity?

B-Dubs

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-passes-law-making-death-penalty-default-sentence-for-palestinians-convicted-of-lethal-attacks-against-israelis.1477744/page-3#post-153269680

Could we get more clarification from the mods regarding this? Specifically, would referring to Israel as a fascist state, or Zionism as a fascist ideology contravene policy?

The comparison would appear to be empirically correct.

B-Dubs

Edit:

I'm newer to this forum, so trying to understand things a bit more. Do multiple users typically get banned without having a moderator provide clarifying commentary?

Why are they putting moderation lives in danger? Do they think this is a game?

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-passes-law-making-death-penalty-default-sentence-for-palestinians-convicted-of-lethal-attacks-against-israelis.1477744/page-3#post-153270145

Yeah I'm actually appalled by mods' decision on this. The last thread got locked and reopened with a stern warning not to derail. You can't look at everything Israel is doing and decide to ban comparisons to Nazism. Worse then for mods to skirt around the issue without addressing community concerns and just enforcing these rules and throwing out bans.

So what gives mods? Are ya'll actually gonna say anything about this?

The bans in this thread are an absolute disgrace. Staff need to look at themselves in the mirror and realise that they are on the wrong side of history with this. We are witnessing a genocide and you guys are wringing your wrists over the feelings of piece of shit scum who put cigarettes out on children and rape prisoners with hot iron rods. Holy fucking shit.

beyond cowardly behaviour displayed in this thread holy fucking shit

Its amazing that whitewashing Israel crimes that have started from its very foundation is official forum policy. Ridiculous to see this continuing in 2026. There are literal holocaust survivors that have made the comparison and this forum would ban them for it.

They've said in the community feedback thread that those comparisons are ok, it's just nazisims that's the no go.

They did not. In fact in the community feedback thread they are seemingly choosing to ignore all conversation about this particular theme while still commenting on other matters. Replying to a single person asking for a ban on a World Cup thread while no comment on this is really glaring.

bullshit bans

Nothing will change because this is a forum moderated mostly by zionists. Whether by identity or through support.

And it always was, I was around during Gaf's days where zionists flooded the Operation Protective Edge thread with the then-zionist opinion. We all have witnessed everything happening since Oct 7. We also witnessed the sheer amount of sources, members, and thoughts that have been banned from discussion or even sometimes a mention depending on if that goofy excuse for a person - thats you, Dubs - just so happens to read it.

You're not going to get the proper communication on why the political thought is moderated on the forum the way it is because you have members on the team that do believe in the State of Israel even if that means they have to kill ten thousand Palestinian peoples they have caged up for defending their right to existence.

The best play at this game is to not play at all.

you can ban me all you want but you can't ban truth, bitch

Fuck Israeli Nazis. See you in 3 weeks.

Insane that people are still being banned for making a 100% apt comparison agreed upon by actual Holocaust scholars because certain members of the moderation team are too egotistical to admit they're just straight up wrong.

This forums stance would have us banning actual holocaust survivors supposedly in the name of antisemitism. It's a fucking disgrace and anyone involved in these bans should be ashamed of themselves.

I kept deleting this, thinking it's not going to make a difference but fuck it: How much clearer does it need to be at this point? In terms of both the moderation of this place and the more significant still-living/plain old colonialism (with a twist!) - which should have been more than clear before October 7th.

The devastation of Palestinian life, lives and land in Gaza should not mean this little to people here, but it does thanks to an awful culture propagated by people who believe themselves "progressive", who cannot handle the mildest criticism - regardless of politeness - and who would rather bury anything that makes them feel bad, through such gross moderation, than confront themselves. Fuck "israel", fuck B-Dubs and thank fuck that a free Palestine doesn't (and has never have needed to) rely on a forum like this.

lol this place has become such a fucking joke

Where are you B-Dubya?



Edit:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/israel-passes-law-making-death-penalty-default-sentence-for-palestinians-convicted-of-lethal-attacks-against-israelis.1477744/page-3#post-153274471

Why continue to post here then?

You ain't slick.