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

[BIONIC]

A clearer line for certain folks that are either neurodivergent or otherwise impaired(stroke) would be nice since it's never addressed in mod responses dispite being requested far and often. I've expressed before unwillingness to post when there is such a wild range of mod responses that seem targeted exactly at this to uncertain zone. Attempts to show other posters/mods/admins doing the same behaviors in more extreme examples don't seem matter. Detailed tickets get one sentence answers without addressing questions. I feel like it was made very clear in that case today after diminished capabilities post stroke, along with some self admitted erractic posts made while figuring out the proper meds, that even having done major efforts of self improvement and finding the right package don't matter at all and that the silence answered the question asked, "should I just leave?"

[Snoopy]

The revolution has begun

Still, I can't imagine our digital landlords would be too happy if the community ended up leaving due to issues with administration/moderation.

The number of posters in this thread who are unaware that Fat4All was banned just highlights the issue regarding transparency. Unless you pay really close attention to what's happening around this forum, the mods/admins can quietly do whatever they feel like without anyone noticing. There have been many OG members and entire communities quietly run off the site and most members are unaware of it because it's not allowed to be discussed openly.

I've routinely seen mods either wait for a thread to go inactive or lock it before they go and quietly ban posters who they are holding a grudge against. In the case of Fat4All, the thread was locked and allowed to leave the front page before she was banned, which is exactly why no one has any idea it happened. We can't even see who was responsible for that decision. Transparency!

Like they'd ever leave

[HaughtyFrank]

Them freaking out over fat4all like this sure is something. Meanwhile the much better version of fat4all, blamespace, was perma banned for calling out very obvious mod hypocrisy and those idiots didn't even raise a finger

[Besticus Maximus]

fat4all, being a love and attention starved drama whale, got himself permabanned cos he was drunk on account of being fat and sad. Actually asked for it. Will do him good to not be digitally surrounded by weeaboos who call him agatha.

[Boredfrom]

They are totally trying to organize this shit through Discord. People didn’t care about the ban even after Fat4all posted it in BluSky. Pure performative BS.

[BIONIC]

Them freaking out over fat4all like this sure is something. Meanwhile the much better version of fat4all, blamespace, was perma banned for calling out very obvious mod hypocrisy and those idiots didn't even raise a finger

[Besticus Maximus]

Worth remembering that these people are all your age and mostly actually older. Grown men with full lives behind them behaving this way.

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Worth remembering that these people are all your age and mostly actually older. Grown men with full lives behind them behaving this way.

just like the bore autists fr 

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capitalism 

[xiceman191]

It really can't be this hard to moderate a forum.

[filler]

It really can't be this hard to moderate a forum.

benji is doing his best 

[HaughtyFrank]

It is true that she started showing a more negative side more recently...but also keep in mind that it coincides with her coming out as trans. Is it any wonder why specifically especially trans people are going to in general be feeling more negative the last few years?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/community-discussion-thread-2026.1432741/post-155041138

Clicky arguing that coming out as trans made fat4all's mental health worse

[Cheers]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kamala-harris-says-democrats-need-“expanded-playbook”-floats-dismantling-electoral-college-expanding-scotus-awarding-statehood-to-dc-pr.1521226/page-3#post-155020846

Royalan-
What's tired and trite is claiming to want to shift the party leftward, then shitting the bed and getting mired in online rhetorical bullshit when that actually happens. 

What's tired and trite is pretending like the presidency is all that matters. Whether or not Kamala, or anybody the fuck else, is running for President in 2028 when it's 2026 does not matter to me in comparison to how they're spending their political capital now. 

Speaking to a group of young leaders and encouraging them to be bold and progressive in their ideals, regardless of whether or not they'll take a hit for it!? Nah! Her name's Kamala! Not a good message. Maybe she should get a nazi tattoo, then maybe people will be better prepared to parse the actual words coming out of her mouth.

never-
Now imagine if nazi tattoo guy supported a genocide and ran on the american war machine?

The idea that we should be outraged at Platner and not Kamala seems bonkers.

I don’t understand. They act as if Gaza is the only thing that exists. And actively forget and ignore others that have now gotten worse. I absolutely hate this rhetoric.

[xiceman191]

I wonder what the site would look like if they did 6 months of no moderation only intervening on extreme things.

[Mask]

It really can't be this hard to moderate a forum.

From my old forum and IRC moderating days, it really isn't. The only hard part is dealing with the few aggressive bad faith actors. What makes Era amusing to follow is that they defend, promote, and bend over backwards for the bad faith actors. I've never seen anything like it.

And right on cue they will undelete fatman.

[filler]

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[Jansen]

Obviously not a mod here, but I have a pretty long history of doing it elsewhere (forums, Twitch, Discord etc.). This sounds like the ideal, in reality though the poster's notoriety very often factors into decisions some way. A user who has been around longer and has a record of good posting only to make a slip-up or have a bad streak, might be given a bit more consideration when it comes to the severity of a decision when there is ambiguity. Rules are rarely enforced perfectly consistently in cases where there is grey area, because most moderation decisions aren't just getting rid of the "obviously bad" stuff, there is often a ton of nuance involved that you basically have to factor the individuals details of the poster into decisions.



And in some ways, while that sounds bad or unfair, on some level this is the system working as intended. A member who has demonstrated that they're a positive influence in the community is someone you want to try to keep around. Giving the trolls too much leeway to line-step is a bad thing, and so is getting rid of those who make the community a positive and enjoyable space to be in because you were a little too happy to use the ban hammer. You want to be able to give grace where it is due, and take more decisive action where it may be warranted.



(This isn't a knock on mods to be clear, or meant to be a comment on any specific decision or what ResetEra "should" do. It's just giving general background that there is often more nuance in stuff than "user break X rule/get Y punishment.")

From constructive

[kaleidoscopium]

Era’s favorite games journalist Alyssa Mercante just had a long form interview with Era’s first banned source Colin Moriarty.

Patreon paywalled so I doubt they’ll see it but will be fun when/if they do

[Orange Juice Box]

I wonder what the site would look like if they did 6 months of no moderation only intervening on extreme things.

Extreme things like this. 
https://www.resetera.com/threads/well-it-was-about-this-time-that-them-there-duke-boys-knew-they-was-in-a-whole-heap-of-trouble.1522114/#post-155032420

The show aired in the 80's. The confederate flag had a difference meaning back then. History is is not static. There was a time where such a flag just meant you were from the South.

Permed!  That was the same guy who said he didn't like Hasan Piker.  clearly not Era material.

[Boredfrom]

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https://www.resetera.com/threads/kamala-harris-says-democrats-need-“expanded-playbook”-floats-dismantling-electoral-college-expanding-scotus-awarding-statehood-to-dc-pr.1521226/page-3#post-155020846

Royalan-
What's tired and trite is claiming to want to shift the party leftward, then shitting the bed and getting mired in online rhetorical bullshit when that actually happens. 

What's tired and trite is pretending like the presidency is all that matters. Whether or not Kamala, or anybody the fuck else, is running for President in 2028 when it's 2026 does not matter to me in comparison to how they're spending their political capital now. 

Speaking to a group of young leaders and encouraging them to be bold and progressive in their ideals, regardless of whether or not they'll take a hit for it!? Nah! Her name's Kamala! Not a good message. Maybe she should get a nazi tattoo, then maybe people will be better prepared to parse the actual words coming out of her mouth.

never-
Now imagine if nazi tattoo guy supported a genocide and ran on the american war machine?

The idea that we should be outraged at Platner and not Kamala seems bonkers.

I don’t understand. They act as if Gaza is the only thing that exists. And actively forget and ignore others that have now gotten worse. I absolutely hate this rhetoric.

You have three groups promoting this:

The single issue voters that just care about Middle East issues even if voting against their immediate interests (Hamas Era and a lot of the Arabs that voted for Trump).

The clueless and naive progressives that their takes come from TikTok and Twitch. Most of ERA.

The assholes that understand is BS but either don’t want to get alienated from their group (B Dumbs) or the ones taking advantage from it (your Hasans) or are outright accelerationists.

[Boredfrom]

Obviously not a mod here, but I have a pretty long history of doing it elsewhere (forums, Twitch, Discord etc.). This sounds like the ideal, in reality though the poster's notoriety very often factors into decisions some way. A user who has been around longer and has a record of good posting only to make a slip-up or have a bad streak, might be given a bit more consideration when it comes to the severity of a decision when there is ambiguity. Rules are rarely enforced perfectly consistently in cases where there is grey area, because most moderation decisions aren't just getting rid of the "obviously bad" stuff, there is often a ton of nuance involved that you basically have to factor the individuals details of the poster into decisions.



And in some ways, while that sounds bad or unfair, on some level this is the system working as intended. A member who has demonstrated that they're a positive influence in the community is someone you want to try to keep around. Giving the trolls too much leeway to line-step is a bad thing, and so is getting rid of those who make the community a positive and enjoyable space to be in because you were a little too happy to use the ban hammer. You want to be able to give grace where it is due, and take more decisive action where it may be warranted.



(This isn't a knock on mods to be clear, or meant to be a comment on any specific decision or what ResetEra "should" do. It's just giving general background that there is often more nuance in stuff than "user break X rule/get Y punishment.")

From constructive

Bitch, you are not fooling anyone with your Alt account.

[NekoFever]

It is true that she started showing a more negative side more recently...but also keep in mind that it coincides with her coming out as trans. Is it any wonder why specifically especially trans people are going to in general be feeling more negative the last few years?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/community-discussion-thread-2026.1432741/post-155041138

Clicky arguing that coming out as trans made fat4all's mental health worse

Also no mention of the fact that coming out as trans coincided with him getting extremely close to a permaban and immediately made the heat go away.

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#teamzeo 

[kaleidoscopium]

A Hyundai, wow… he supports illegal child labor?! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Alabama_child_labor_allegations

[Potato]

Obviously not a mod here, but I have a pretty long history of doing it elsewhere (forums, Twitch, Discord etc.). This sounds like the ideal, in reality though the poster's notoriety very often factors into decisions some way. A user who has been around longer and has a record of good posting only to make a slip-up or have a bad streak, might be given a bit more consideration when it comes to the severity of a decision when there is ambiguity. Rules are rarely enforced perfectly consistently in cases where there is grey area, because most moderation decisions aren't just getting rid of the "obviously bad" stuff, there is often a ton of nuance involved that you basically have to factor the individuals details of the poster into decisions.

And in some ways, while that sounds bad or unfair, on some level this is the system working as intended. A member who has demonstrated that they're a positive influence in the community is someone you want to try to keep around. Giving the trolls too much leeway to line-step is a bad thing, and so is getting rid of those who make the community a positive and enjoyable space to be in because you were a little too happy to use the ban hammer. You want to be able to give grace where it is due, and take more decisive action where it may be warranted.

(This isn't a knock on mods to be clear, or meant to be a comment on any specific decision or what ResetEra "should" do. It's just giving general background that there is often more nuance in stuff than "user break X rule/get Y punishment.")

From constructive

It was a 3 month ban and the cunt asked for an account deletion. He could have simply sucked it up like a big boy and served his time, but no he had to have his dummy spit moment on bluesky and get the attention he craved. I hope they unban him and he comes back and shits all over the floor and they have to perm him.

[filler]

hitclubb.uk.net để khám phá một nền tảng giải trí trực tuyến hấp dẫn, nơi bạn có thể tìm thấy hàng loạt trò chơi, video, và những sự kiện đặc sắc. Hitclub cung cấp một không gian để thư giãn và trải nghiệm những phút giây vui vẻ, với giao diện dễ sử dụng và hệ thống hỗ trợ người chơi tuyệt vời. Trang web này cam kết mang đến những trải nghiệm giải trí phong phú, phù hợp với nhiều đối tượng người dùng khác nhau. Với các tính năng tiên tiến và môi trường an toàn, Hitclub là lựa chọn lý tưởng cho những ai tìm kiếm niềm vui và sự thư giãn trực tuyến. Tham gia cộng đồng Hitclub để kết nối và khám phá nhiều điều thú vị.

[simiansmarts]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/sonic-the-hedgehog-4-has-wrapped-filming-director-jeff-fowler-shows-off-a-metal-sonic-model.1521946

Will they finally make a good one?

3 felt like a good wrap on the series. Also fuck Paramount.

 

Looks like garbage, but all 3 are same formulaic live action generic Alivin & chipmunk shit. Suppose its good for those with no taste. Enjoy

 

You ever see a post you know is just powered by pure spite because these are better than the mario films, lol.

Yeah thats why less than half watched the Sonic movie.

I wonder what happens when Sonic's most compelling story is exhausted.

 
 
Sonic doing something better than Mario genuinely strikes a nerve with some people. The 1990s Sega vs. Nintendo consoles wars still live on in manchildren forum warriors today 

[Taco Bell Tower]

#teamzeo 

If only he pulled over to pwn Nazis on Twitter instead of doing it while driving 

[Straight Edge]

88? Get this fucking nazi outta here.

hitclubb.uk.net để khám phá một nền tảng giải trí trực tuyến hấp dẫn, nơi bạn có thể tìm thấy hàng loạt trò chơi, video, và những sự kiện đặc sắc. Hitclub cung cấp một không gian để thư giãn và trải nghiệm những phút giây vui vẻ, với giao diện dễ sử dụng và hệ thống hỗ trợ người chơi tuyệt vời. Trang web này cam kết mang đến những trải nghiệm giải trí phong phú, phù hợp với nhiều đối tượng người dùng khác nhau. Với các tính năng tiên tiến và môi trường an toàn, Hitclub là lựa chọn lý tưởng cho những ai tìm kiếm niềm vui và sự thư giãn trực tuyến. Tham gia cộng đồng Hitclub để kết nối và khám phá nhiều điều thú vị.

Cerium woke up?

[Let's Cyber]

It really can't be this hard to moderate a forum.

It's not. And every time some bigger drama hits (sales age implosion, the great asexual revolt, etc), the mods always whine about the increased work load because "we're just volunteers!" , talk about "sleepless nights and a lot of stress" and have used these excuses as a shield multiple times to deflect criticism. Moderators pulling the victim card when the pressure is on is the most cringe bullshit imaginable when you know most of these people are terminally online anyway and would be hunched over a computer/phone 18 hours a day regardless. 

I had to click my mouse more than usual today