Current Events got the LUE treatment and is now a private board. Part 3

Sadly I do agree. This is my first time ever having a discord and it's taking some time getting used to but at least I can still talk to familiar faces. Thing is the worst part is I'm busy a lot and when I check back any topic I posted to will be long gone by the time I return. :(

Yeah I feel like I won't use it often. I much, much prefer the forum style. Nice to also search topics about different themes, like the latest movie/game/TV show or something and have it all contained in a topic.

Sadly I do agree. This is my first time ever having a discord and it's taking some time getting used to but at least I can still talk to familiar faces. Thing is the worst part is I'm busy a lot and when I check back any topic I posted to will be long gone by the time I return. :(

Yeah, I don't get the new discord angle. There were already a bunch of various discords before. I don't really think the chat room style is too comparable to the message board style here.

@Guide

I spoke to AceMos. She actually got out of purg yesterday just after the cutoff and can't post on CE anymore. Literal worst time to get purged. I sent her the link to thread zone.

TIMMY HATH SPOKEN:

Hello all,

Just wanted to acknowledge we have been reading and gathering the feedback you provided. There have been a number of substantive questions the mod team has jumped in and answered, so thanks to them.

Overall, the main feedback weve received is that the decision to lock the Current Events board and generally prohibit explicitly political topics elsewhere is unpopular amongst a large percentage of commenters. I dont want to duck or run from that takeaway - this is something Fandom discussed and anticipated before making these changes. Ultimately, we will be standing by this decision because doing so aligns with how we operate other parts of our platform, and how we want GameFAQs to be positioned in broad gaming discourse.

I understand that many of you have been contributing to these topics for years and feel as though it has been productive and handled respectfully. We understand that legacy - the CE board is continuing precisely because for the most part, this opinion has been largely true. The CE board is continuing - if you were passionate about contributing there, you can continue to contribute there with the same engaged fellow members youve had.

These changes are about recognizing the internet has changed over the course of the last 20 years and setting the foundation for a better future - political discussion does not make sense as a core driver of conversations on a site dedicated to video games and gameplay. I dont believe if GameFAQs was to be started today, that political topics would be part of the structure of the site.

I do want to caution against some of the slippery slope arguments I have seen in the comments - many of these rules changes are in fact just formalizing informal policies that have existed here. I know, for instance, some of the worst political flame posts have been removed for trolling. Nor is this a precursor for us banning discussion about our identities and passions. Nor is this a sign that Fandom is trying to kill off GameFAQs. We are, after internal discussion and review, making a set of rule changes and board structural tweaks to address some long-standing concerns that have been brought to us. Nothing more, nothing less.

We will work harder to provide direct responses in a timely fashion and will create a part 2 of this topic linked here for any follow up questions or comments.

@Guide

I spoke to AceMos. She actually got out of purg yesterday just after the cutoff and can't post on CE anymore. Literal worst time to get purged. I sent her the link to thread zone.

I love how they keep ducking the questions about the ads they show. They talk about wanting to be inclusive and not offend young kids who visit the site. But bring up the ads that show sex toys and the best they can do is tell you to report it.

And then Timmy was like "we are trying to deal with threats and doxxing" and someone responded "did you try reporting it?"

So far my favorite account suicide was where the user posted pictures of penis-shaped breads and pastries

So far my favorite account suicide was where the user posted pictures of penis-shaped breads and pastries

wtf is "Lue" dude

Life Universe Everything

sounds made up

sounds made up

Lifters Guide to the Universe

...you know, the books?

Life Universe Everything
A closed board since the beginning of yime.

Just pick it up again. It took me a while to get used to, but it's quite easy to simply start up a discussion again on discord. Especially with different people being online at different times

This seems like a fairly significant culture change from what Im used to with older chat rooms. It used to be weird to bring up older chats that have come and gone. Has that culture really changed?

also, if you reply to someone from yesterday, wont other people just skip your message since youre not replying to them?

That was a Mabus alt, I don't think he even got suspended for that, I saw him posting earlier today I think. Can't remember the name to check though.

And then Timmy was like "we are trying to deal with threats and doxxing" and someone responded "did you try reporting it?"

Fucking lol

Well dang one of the last bastions of old school forum posting is about to die off.

With these rules, unless they somehow manage a very clean "your rules but applied fairly" that's subjectively better across many opinions, what incentive exists for new users to come that a place such as reddit does not already accomplish?

From what I've seen, any newcomer comes to gamefaqs for guides on retro/old games that aren't youtube covered. Or they actually like the relatively lax moderation in the gaming/special interest forums.

There once was a man from Nantucket
Was admin of a site, said "fuck it"
No longer a sanitarian
Stopped being disciplinarian
So the rest of the world said "fuck it"

There once was a man from Minnesota
To get paid, needed to meet a quota
Whipped his team into shape
But it was far too late
Site growth is that of a gastropoda

What I'm mostly curious about is if they're expressing their actual thoughts and opinions, or if they have some Big Dumb Rulebook they have to follow and cannot deviate from.

CE is (basically) closing after 25 years. It's pretty big >_>

I just got modded for making a topic criticizing Fandom, which is somehow trolling. If that's trolling, half of the responses in those feedback topics are trolling. That's not consistent.