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

[Boredfrom]

Birdie was unbanned:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/phenomenat-the-relationship-between-pokemons-venonat-venomoth-and-jennifer-connelly.1590676/

[Uncle]

There's a woman in it and Cortana's face isn't DLSS 5 yaasified, so it's woke and chopped and beta cuck and unc or whatever and nobody's going to buy it.

I see people don't like it because it's "woke".

I worry about what happens to these idiots when video games die and they don't have any message boards or zombies to take out their aggression out on anymore.

Fucking social media brain rot, they think is because the CHUDS rather than being a mid remake of a game you can buy at cheap discount on Steam.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/halo-campaign-evolved-opens-to-25k-concurrent-players-peak-on-steam.1590157/

why the fuck do they even want to defend it, it's a microsoft game and thus supporting genocide, they should be happy that the chuds hurt themselves in their confusion

[Jansen]

I'm really jealous of the life yall seem to live where you were able to get to every video game you've ever wanted to play immediately upon it's release. Especially as a fan of massive JRPGs, I'd kill to have that much free time. Alas, I have indeed not gotten to games that are older than 5 years.







People very clearly did, as several people said that they hadn't played OoT yet and were excited to try it with the Remake and would rather have not had details of the game's ending revealed in a thread title.



The same thing happened when people then posted open Persona 5 spoilers here and then open Final Fantasy VII Revelations spoilers. Most of the people who have issues with spoilers openly dipped out of this conversation there because the thread clearly became a minefield of people posting spoilers to prove a point.



But that's also why the conversation evolved into a debate on if the ending should count as a spoiler or not, which is where it really started to break down. It's also why we are at a point where the argument was mostly become "I don't understand" "Yes you clearly do", and the roles of who is saying which half of that just keeps switching back and forth. There's a fundamental disconnect here.



(Yes, I still am here.)

I mean all of this has been addressed before but you are arguing against a point nobody has made. Nobody is talking about watching a trailer. Watching a trailer for a sequel to a game you haven't played is a choice you can make. Seeing a stray thread title or an unmarked spoiler in an unrelated thread is not the same thing as watching a trailer or entering a space where one might reasonably expect spoilers for a piece of media to be open.

This seems weird that you somehow believe anyone not bothered by your spoiler crusage has magically played everything. I managed to go a decade + without getting spoiled by the Mass Effect series, only knowing that for some reason people didnt like 3's ending. Im still not exactly clear what certain Metal Gear spoilers are despite meaning to play those games ages ago, there's certain Persona twists Im not aware of yet and the list goes on...



Its really not hard to either:

Avoid spoilers because its hardly as prevelent as you seem to make them out to be.

Very easy for said spoilers to slip from my mind over time.

Just not care and go on with my day instead of quadrupling down on some non point. You wonder why youve not managed to "play every game immediately on release"? Well constantly posting in this thread is certainly one reason... log out and play some games instead, you'd be amazed how much progress you can make.

What seems weird? Could you write more in your post, please?

this thread has devolved into this vibe from just a few users at this point. the mods have made it clear what is and isn't a spoiler, let it go

Why are you backseat modding and trying to suppress conversation when staff posts have made it clear they don't like people doing that?

I'm arguing against throwing a shitfit about seeing spoilers for a game because "boohoo, you all must be so blessed to play games within 5 years."







I don't have the option to avoid a KH4 trailer that pops up in the middle of a Nintendo Direct that I'm watching live out of nowhere, but also, I had seven years to beat KH3 and I didn't. If I get spoiled on it, oh the fuck well.

Nobody is talking about watching trailers. This is an irrelevant anecdote. You have many more options for avoiding a trailer you don't want to watch than you do seeing someone post open spoilers to a game you haven't played yet.

Akechi being the killer means absolutely nothing to you unless you've played Persona 5.

This perspective relies upon several assumptions.

1. That people won't remember the name or aren't familiar with the character despite not knowing the reveal about them.

2. That people in the middle of the game or that were about to play the game don't exist.

3. That because they haven't played the game yet they don't care about their experience with it as much as those who have played it.



Genuinely curious, have you played Persona 5? Because if you haven't the game literally opens with a mystery hook. It starts in media res and "one of your friends has betrayed you" is the first plot point at the beginning of the game. The story then flashes back and you spend roughly 75% of it's runtime working back up to that moment to have the reveal of which one of your friends betrayed you. It's a foundational element of the entire story. Anyone with even a passing interest in eventually playing Persona 5, or who has started it and are slowly working their way through it, will understand immediately what "[ISPOILER]Akechi is the killer"[/ISPOILER] means. The notion that it is just loose information that nobody will retain or understand unless they've already played the game is ridiculous.



Now one could argue that if you're genre savvy you may figure it out much earlier than the reveal. Indeed some would argue that the game makes it pretty obvious very early on who it is. I actually think the game does something kind of clever there which I like but... that's irrelevant. Ultimately, not everyone is going to have the same experience. I know a lot of people who have played Persona 5 and from conversations with them it seems pretty 50/50 split if people caught the hints or not. I know people who didn't know until the proper reveal. I also know people who have not played Persona 5 yet at all but want to get to it, I also know someone who is currently at the fourth dungeon in their first playthrough.



There's all different types out there, you know? It's kind of similar to something I was trying to say about the Ocarina of Time ending thing the other day. You argued that it's not a big deal because the ending doesn't matter to the whole experience. But all you're doing when you say that is presenting your feelings as "the correct way to feel". You don't really get to decide what does and doesn't matter to anyone but yourself. What you do get to decide is how the forum overall approaches these different perspectives. Ultimately, by posting the open Persona 5 spoilers you've made it clear that this forum is an unfriendly place to a large number of people. Did you know that y
ou could have avoided reading all of this if you threadbanned me?

They're going apeshit still

[Boredfrom]

OoT is an excellent Zelda game and its atmosphere it’s top notch… but you are not missing anything by knowing that “Link returns to his timeline”. The story is not that deep bro.

If the remake doesn’t fuck up the atmosphere and sudden creppy moments, you are going to have a good time regardless of knowing “important” spoilers like “Link gathers stones of power to make a rainbow bridge”.

[Potato]

It's not even a spoiler in any time travel story to reveal the main character returns to their original timeline. If anything, the reveal that it's a time travel story would be the only thing that would qualify as a spoiler at all.

[Uncle]

If anything, the reveal that it's a time travel story would be the only thing that would qualify as a spoiler at all.

ah yes, much like how it's a spoiler that Star Wars is about a war among the stars

[Potato]

If anything, the reveal that it's a time travel story would be the only thing that would qualify as a spoiler at all.

ah yes, much like how it's a spoiler that Star Wars is about a war among the stars

Hey man, were taking about Resetera here. Nothing would surprise me with their level of collective "intelligence".

[TylenolJones]

Random SilentPanda thread

User warned: Antagonizing another member

PLEASE stop with the AI generated articles!

You post several a day.


"It remains a concrete reminder of the nuclear age and of a lesson that continues to resonate decades later: humanity may be able to bury its most dangerous mistakes beneath thousands of tons of concrete, but the ocean has a way of finding every crack."

https://www.resetera.com/threads/in-1977-the-u-s-buried-120-000-tons-of-radioactive-waste-in-a-pacific-%E2%80%98nuclear-tomb-%E2%80%99-nearly-50-years-later-the-ocean-is-threatening-to-expose-it.1589701/#post-158518342

[TylenolJones]

I'm too lazy to repost it all here, but here's a thread where Evilore larps as a Literature professor with the help of ChatGPT.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/homers-odyssey-best-translations.1699481/

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/reuters-prosecutors-say-charlie-kirk-was-attacked-for-his-politics-cite-anti-lgbt-views.1590502/page-2#post-158546809

And one thing conservatives are fucking horrible at is dealing with cognitive dissonance and actions that equivocate them with those they deem inferior...

 

I worry about what happens to these idiots when video games die and they don't have any message boards or zombies to take out their aggression out on anymore.

[benji]

Do you think he'll cancel his subscription?

Spoiler: the "bad photoshop" level image Jeff thinks should be illegal to post on the internet (click to show)(click to hide)

[Snoopy]

The problem with things like The Odyssey being made into films is they attract the most dismal cunts on the planet. The type of cock wombles who took Jordan Peterson seriously. Or call themselves stoics because they ate one less take out that day.

[davepoobond]

Don’t tell me what happened at the end of world war 2. I still have to play the campaign for call of duty world at war

[Jansen]

I want to take this point in time to remind everyone that the ask here was:



1. Hey if you're in an unrelated thread that someone would reasonably not expect to see open spoilers for something in, can you take the two seconds to click the button every forum software has built in to add spoiler tags to your post?

and

2. Hey when making threads about the ending of video games, could you avoid posting the specific details of the ending in the thread title itself?



You sound ridiculous right now.



But anyway yeah if you want to pay me a livable wage so I don't have to go to work every day, I'll be more than happy to play _________ and ___________ right now. Otherwise I know I won't have time to finish them before the 15 fucking games I want to play come out in the next three months.

Titles legitimately censored at this point because some of y'all clearly can't be trusted to not be petty jerks. 







I think this is pretty much the solution I've reached. I hate the idea of ignoring users for several reasons. I don't like missing important parts of conversations of threads for one thing. But also because even if we are angry at each other or dislike each other now, doesn't mean that will last. I tend to not hold grudges unless someone REALLY gets to me.



But that's going to change. If I can't trust people, I'm gonna have to ignore them. At which point I might as well start ignoring users for other reasons too. It's a shame it's come to that but it's probably the only way to continue using this forum in any way. Though I suppose I could also just leave Era entirely.

Like that'll happen

[Uncle]

The problem with things like The Odyssey being made into films is they attract the most dismal cunts on the planet. The type of cock wombles who took Jordan Peterson seriously.

hey, I thought Get Out was pretty good

[Averon]

For years, B-Dumbs and his mods banned normal users and left spergs like Ashes of Dreams alone to feel like they own the place. Now, B-Dumbs finally put his foot down and said "No, you're not getting your way in regards to spoilers," and prominents like Ashes of Dreams can't handle it.

[NekoFever]

Whenever anyone pushes back on the ridiculous spoilerphobes, you get the same martyred pantomime.

“Oh, I was merely asking for everyone else to accomodate me at all times, but if that’s being unreasonable that’s fine, I’ll just have to live in a state of suffering.”

Even back in the GAF days when they flipped out about Thanos being in Guardians of the Galaxy or the height of Game of Thrones when everyone literally wasn't allowed to acknowledge that the books existed outside the spoiler thread, same thing. No one must ever discuss widely known things in popular culture openly in case someone in 30 years is denied the pristine original experience.

[HaughtyFrank]

OoT is an excellent Zelda game and its atmosphere it’s top notch… but you are not missing anything by knowing that “Link returns to his timeline”. The story is not that deep bro.

If the remake doesn’t fuck up the atmosphere and sudden creppy moments, you are going to have a good time regardless of knowing “important” spoilers like “Link gathers stones of power to make a rainbow bridge”.

There's maybe one actual twist but that one has been spoiled by every smash bros game lol

[DavidCroquet]

Do you think he'll cancel his subscription?

Spoiler: the "bad photoshop" level image Jeff thinks should be illegal to post on the internet (click to show)(click to hide)

The funniest part is that you know Zeo fantasizes that Elizabeth Olsen will see his valiant defense of her honor and hit him up in DMs. Jeff’s delusions know no bounds.

[benji]

I like the subtext of the complaints that leaving Era to instead spend your time to consume all the media you're doggedly avoiding spoilers for is unacceptable.

[D3RANG3D]

Do you think he'll cancel his subscription?

Spoiler: the "bad photoshop" level image Jeff thinks should be illegal to post on the internet (click to show)(click to hide)

Let's be real here...he totally wanked his little doodle to that sloppa!

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

[Jansen]

we need more "friends required" games tbh



society should not cater to the antisocial. telling people it's okay to be losers is how you get billionaire techbros and online harassment movements.



creating experiences / art that engenders cooperation and communication can only serve to uplift society to a better future.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/is-having-friends-as-a-requirement-in-a-game-uniquely-too-far.1590379/page-6#post-158558995

[Hap Shaughnessy]

If I wanted to cooperate with other people, I wouldn't be playing video games.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/seattle-storm-owner-celeste-keaton-suspended-for-combatting-transphobia.1590934/#post-158562883

These assholes are wholly using the WNBA as a proxy for their bigoted bullshit. They don't care about women.

[Let's Cyber]

There are ZERO trans athletes in the WNBA. The closest they got was a player who was non-binary and was born female. 

This is culture war bait for distinguished mentally-challenged fellows and Era falls for it every single time.

Very sus that the 2 girls "supporting" Sophie just happened to be wearing anti-trans shirts.

Who paid for their tix then?

Yes, let's immediantely jump down the conspiracy rabbit hole

[Venice]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/seattle-storm-owner-celeste-keaton-suspended-for-combatting-transphobia.1590934/#post-158562883

These assholes are wholly using the WNBA as a proxy for their bigoted bullshit. They don't care about women.

From that same thread, comes this brain-damaged comment:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/seattle-storm-owner-celeste-keaton-suspended-for-combatting-transphobia.1590934/#post-158563120

 What the fuck did we do to you?

You dudes tried to take over ALL women's sport, dumbass!

You called anyone even slightly upset about bio-men being in women's sports a 'TERF'. 'transphobe', before descending into the usual insults of calling people 'cunts', telling them to 'go fuck themselves' and, if they were public figures, going all-out to destroy their lives.

Brought this on yourselves. 

[Besticus Maximus]

I dunno guys maybe if they ban a few more people everyone will decide actually it's a great idea to let blokes win at womens sports

[NekoFever]

I wonder if the WNBA felt safe in doing this because so many people on the right and left unfortunately agree on this issue

[HaughtyFrank]

There are ZERO trans athletes in the WNBA. The closest they got was a player who was non-binary and was born female. 

This is culture war bait for distinguished mentally-challenged fellows and Era falls for it every single time.

Very sus that the 2 girls "supporting" Sophie just happened to be wearing anti-trans shirts.

Who paid for their tix then?

Yes, let's immediantely jump down the conspiracy rabbit hole

How is that very sus? Like isn't their argument that Sophie's position is Anti-Trans? Why wouldn't her supporters also include Anti-Trans people?

[BIONIC]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/seattle-storm-owner-celeste-keaton-suspended-for-combatting-transphobia.1590934/#post-158562883

These assholes are wholly using the WNBA as a proxy for their bigoted bullshit. They don't care about women.

I follow the wnba and as a trans woman, I've never felt less welcome as a fan. There are absolutely players and members of the league speaking out and standing up for us and I love that (I see you Gabby Williams), but this whole thing with the league backing Cunningham, and the uptick in outspoken transphobic fans coming out in support. Are you familiar with the saying about the Nazi bar? Because this, this is how you become a Nazi bar.

Aha, so it was the two girls in front on the bottom right that were outside before the game



As for the brand, it's XX YY, founded by a former Levi Strauss exec who, guess what, is now an independent!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/03/13/jennifer-sey-xx-xy-athletics-womens-sports-trump/82223120007/

It was indeed rage bait. One of the two, Ahnaleigh Wilson, was already feted by the right because of a track and field defeat.
https://www.chronline.com/stories/washington-state-family-at-center-of-fight-over-trans-athletes-heartened-by-federal-probe,380095

The company's blog post in question:
https://www.xx-xyathletics.com/blogs/newsroom/we-meant-what-we-said-we-still-do#:~:text=one%2520of%2520them%2520Ahnaleigh%2520Wilson%E2%80%94one%2520of%2520our%2520NIL%2520athletes

Guess it’s okay to doxx little girls if they’re TERF BITCHES?

yup, and its one of the reasons i fucking can't stand Clark.....shes amplifies the racist crowd to no ends looking like someone who is treated completely unfair in the league....its fucking trash.

She loves it though, sure she will show up to more morgan wallen concerts

“Amplifies the racist crowd to no ends”? What in the world is this take.

Are you implying Caitlin is racist? Because there’s ZERO evidence of that. Are you implying the entire crowd cheering her on, who she hypes up, is racist? Because that’s what it sounds like you’re saying, and that’s also patently false.

If you’re saying she doesn’t denounce the racists who’ve latched onto her that’s a discussion we can have, but that’s not what you said. You implied she’s intentionally supporting racists, and again there is no evidence of that.

she showed up at a morgan wallen concert. that is explicit support of racism. you cannot unlink the two. the point of a dog whistle is to enable defenses like "oh but she was just at a concert that doesn't mean she supports his racism". no. it does. full stop. we live in an age where every single action you take is political and has meaning, whether you are actively thinking about it or not. if she hangs out with racists, she's supporting racists.

You’re generalizing all Morgan Wallen fans as racist…

They should choose a better artist to listen to then huh?

I wonder how many WNBA players get annoyed about trans stuff just because they get transvestigated continually when using public bathrooms

Reminder that this country is trying to completely wipe us out. I feel like because we're such a tiny fraction of the population cis people just don't perceive this as a massive issue to be bothered by. Which leads to takes like "What can [super famous celebrity athlete with a massive following] do about it?!" Like I don't know, be a fucking adult? Say literally anything about this specific issue? Especially if it's about this person's own teammate? The way people infantilize Clark is incredible and should be studied in the future. You can, in fact, be judged fairly by your own actions and the company you keep. Still waiting for a lot of white cis women to figure that one out.

But most importantly: fuck this stupid ass teammate of hers, and those supporters. Washington has a lot of these assholes and they're regarded as losers and mocked relentlessly. These clowns who bemoan the fact that they live in a deep blue state despite the fact that they've had the money and ability to leave for decades but won't because deep down they know red states ain't got shit for them.

My reddit has been absolutely buried with nothing but WNBA shit about Sophie. I burnt a stupid amount of time going through one post just to downvote every transphobic asshole before I had to smack myself to close it out.

but also