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Board 8   »   Minecraft Containment Topic 412.5: The fans are dumb
Wanglicious
04/19/2024
12:14 AM
#96
the admins in charge of the Star of David part of the Minecraft world already fired back on the "I Ran!" group.

this world instance might already be in a world war scenario and just isn't aware yet. we'll see how the other regional admins respond.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/18/2024
11:54 PM
#443
i mean it still runs the issue that the news is politics, politics is banned, news isn't, so ???.

like this isn't even a hypothetical with something as basic as poll of the day - internet privacy is highly political, we had a poll on it in January earlier this year, and it's blatantly because of the Google court case with a 5 billion dollar settlement.

it took the news then asked a political question - internet privacy - with multiple different answers.

there's no guideline or explanation whatsoever on how news can be covered really. intentionally broad sure but still really dumb at best, an asshole move at worst.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Going to Argentina for a few weeks soon.
Wanglicious
04/18/2024
11:49 PM
#12
flight's tomorrow.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   If B8 goes down, will you migrate to B8 Discord?
Wanglicious
04/18/2024
09:39 AM
#6
migrate is a strong word.
use from time to time, sure. use as a common place to go and check stuff, not for most things. wrestling yeah, maybe an interest or two if a game rolls out and i'm wanting to play with people. otherwise uh... probably not that much?
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   All Purpose Wrestling Topic 512: Finishing the Story
Wanglicious
04/18/2024
09:36 AM
#147
ah, wording correction. by "that title" i meant the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, that's what Moxley won and whatall those people have had. Omega hasn't had that one yet, he had its predecessor, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. they merged the IWGP Intercontinental Championship with it to make it more uh... worldly.

okay naming schemes aren't their strong forte. it's clearly meant to continue the same legacy as big NJPW belt but in its infancy i find it remarkable to see all those people win it, then go to AEW. or be in AEW.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Weird Al Appreciation Topic
Wanglicious
04/18/2024
09:31 AM
#6
you made me think he was dead for a sec.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   All Purpose Wrestling Topic 512: Finishing the Story
Wanglicious
04/18/2024
02:42 AM
#143
just saw a stat and laughed at it, but apparently since 2020 the Shield has had all of 4 days without somebody holding a world title.

just as Seth and Roman lost theirs, Mox won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship a few days ago.
weirdly AEW has more people who've had that belt than NJPW does - Ibushi, Ospreay, Okada, White, Moxley - and they can make rivalries if they really wanted to.

but didn't see anything in here point out that hey, he's the first grand slam champ of WWE, AEW, and NJPW.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/18/2024
01:13 AM
#415
did they get mad about how many poll of the days talk about politics?
was the poll in fact a political one and therefore got suspended?

like take this one, almost a year ago to the date:

04/22/2023 How concerned are you about environmental issues like climate change, pollution, and sustainability?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/9165-how-concerned-are-you-about-environmental-issues-like

decided to check through polls and this one stood out the most for the year so far as a very political subject:

01/28/2024 Are you concerned about your privacy on the Internet?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/9446-are-you-concerned-about-your-privacy-on-the-internet

internet privacy is highly political with lawsuits in the billions, in fact this poll was likely inspired from Google's 5 billion dollar settlement the month prior to it.

how dare the poll of the day talk about such subjects!
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/18/2024
12:31 AM
#409
doesn't surprise me at all. i'd expect both of those to have come up first before going 'nope, just ban it all, no halfway measures, fuck 'em.'

which is to say yeah, the policy is to run people off the site. there isn't any other actual answer. the theory would go "heavily political people are toxic, we don't want them, it'll be a less toxic community without them so we'll just ban all politics and kick them all out."

now this ends up grabbing way more people in the crossfire but the ends justify the means. until those ends result in losing so many people that even with desperate attempts like, say, another contest, you don't get remotely close to the traffic you once had because you ran people off and they don't care.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four games are on the Least Horny Video Games Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/17/2024
08:33 PM
#21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pb9NWGZ_N0&ab_channel=SafetyClink

this is a fever dream of a chess match that i didn't even know about.

"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four games are on the Least Horny Video Games Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/17/2024
08:24 PM
#11
pong has two paddles and a ball, sounds easy enough to make erotica out of it.
does big rigs have any people in it? genuine question.
bad rats i don't know the first thing of either.

yes i'm looking for bottom of the barrel trash that's so bad it's hard to make an erotic premise off it and the visuals leave everything to be desired.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four games are on the Least Horny Video Games Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/17/2024
08:18 PM
#5
Hong Kong 97

i don't know what other 3 yet but i mean.
that's a start.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Minecraft Containment Topic 412.5: The fans are dumb
Wanglicious
04/17/2024
08:10 PM
#72
we're gonna be here until election day with jury selection like this.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/17/2024
04:26 PM
#384
politics can definitely derail a topic that has nothing to do with it, that part's fair. and if that's what people get annoyed with, totally get it.

but blocking all of it is just the other extreme when there was a lot of middle ground to work with and now instead stifles discussion. making a politics topic to absorb 90% of it, easy. making the tag auto-blocked by default so you have to opt into that tag, also easy. if you want to limit political talk on a subject, you can also just make the rule of political talk should have the tag, otherwise moderate it. essentially the same rule as this only instead of "ban outright" it's "in a topic with the tag." more complicated and annoying sure but far less egregious than an outright ban.

easy examples would be say somebody wants to talk about gun ownership or about a relative having an abortion. topic could simply be about that without delving into gun control or pro-life/pro-choice arguments. if people wanna talk about that in those terms, just use the tag. if they don't, don't.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/17/2024
02:02 AM
#352
i mean in the topic about it on LUE a mod straight up went "Nah" to whether it's gonna apply to them.
which makes sense, they are de facto cut off from the rest of the site so almost none of the rules should apply.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four Americans are on the Non-Political American Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/17/2024
01:52 AM
#86
Wanglicious posted...
Michael Jordan
Steve Jobs

first one is famous for saying "Republicans buy sneakers too." but there might be something else in there for political stuff.
Jobs was pretty famous for people not knowing his politics and it being a very murky mess.


alright, gonna finish this. final 4 for now:

Michael Jordan
Steve Jobs
Michael Jackson
Selena

i figure the last won't get much (understandably so) but fair to get at least 1 vote. the two Michaels though are both surprisingly good pics unless i'm missing something.

"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
11:51 PM
#341
i'm still not over the fact that it's an account with sub 90 karma controlling the site.

like bro you couldn't even use the boards properly until like 2 weeks ago, how are you supposed to be someone who knows a thing about the site when there's more polls proving you wrong than days you've been here.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
08:59 PM
#326
FFDragon posted...
...

hold up

let him cook
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e85287aa.jpg
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
08:17 PM
#298
also the answer is yes, let them "investigate if they should shut down the boards." either rip the band-aid or call the bluff.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
08:15 PM
#297


Is Saudi Arabia considered political?

Given the context it can be. As you opened the post tying it with LGBT, it is considered political in this case.

i mean unsurprising but now let's go a step further with this logic: Saudi Arabia wants to host the World Cup. let's say they succeed.

if somebody's asking how safe it is to go to that country because they're gay, this is no longer allowed. that is explicitly tying Saudi Arabia and their position on gay people.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
07:55 PM
#285
i mean i can't blame him for starting to collapse if he's actually engaging with people because it's an untenable position. even by its own framework, definitions purposefully don't exist and explanations, unfortunately, keep the parts people are talking about vague and with unknown standards. you can't actually argue for the rule when the rule doesn't actually exist in any clear way and is admitted to having no reasonable definition that can apply, you can only shove it through. argument and conversation demand reason, the new rule explicitly lacks it.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four Americans are on the Non-Political American Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
07:20 PM
#44
looking on wikis and all that, Selena died at 23 and didn't get into politics. there's some religious aspects to her life and lifestyle but that's about it. and she did change latin music and the popularity of latin music forever.

then J'lo stole her life but that's a different story!
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
07:17 PM
#276
Kenri posted...
In CE in particular, "News event happened" conveys a very different message to start a conversation than "Political Party was Right Because News Event" happened.

that's just framing.
if you ban the latter the former will have it be implied so uh... doesn't matter.

Kenri posted...
I don't think it's possible (or reasonable) to try to sit here and think of an all-encompossing definition.

if you can't find a possible or reasonable definition then maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place because nobody knows what the fuck you mean.

even the idea of a "basic human right" isn't clear to everyone. some places consider water to be it, others don't. the US considers free speech the cornerstone of basic human rights, most of the world doesn't. as a result, both are political. there is no way to do this without policing speech. i don't get what's complicated.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four Americans are on the Non-Political American Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
07:11 PM
#39
Leonhart4 posted...
So basically the most famous Americans who died in childhood?

kinda the direction i'm leaning to.
which immediately made me think of Selena, who's from Texas.

"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four Americans are on the Non-Political American Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
07:05 PM
#30
uh... hm. John Cena's not that political as much as a corporate stooge. though he did endorse Linda Mcmahon for office as a result so maybe that's out. Stone Cold? Jim Henson? most comedians are gonna be out, even Seinfeld since he talked about political correctness on campus and that's a hot button issue.

man are we seriously looking into basically who's famous but died before they could get too political?
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four Americans are on the Non-Political American Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
06:58 PM
#24
that son of a bitch tricked me
damn you canada
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four Americans are on the Non-Political American Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
06:55 PM
#20
oh.

3rd pick:
Keanu Reeves

i think that one's safe. he tries to avoid politics as well.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   What four Americans are on the Non-Political American Mt. Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
06:52 PM
#16
Michael Jordan
Steve Jobs

first one is famous for saying "Republicans buy sneakers too." but there might be something else in there for political stuff.
Jobs was pretty famous for people not knowing his politics and it being a very murky mess.

"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   It's okay, I used the Politics tag.
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
06:24 PM
#2
i mean... the easiest thing to do since we already have tags is just make it an opt in setting in site settings. bam, done, if your issue was people seeing toxicity they literally won't unless they choose to.

so many obvious things to be done that nope, can't do it.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
06:10 PM
#265
AriaOfBolo posted...
I understand that by its nature compromise doesnt make anyone 100% happy


except this isn't a compromise, it's a demand.
know the difference between a complete ban and the allowance of it on CE? zero. absolute zero difference between that one board, a board people actively refuse to go to, and everywhere else.

those are not terms of a compromise, those are the terms of a go fuck yourself.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
05:03 PM
#247
worse than that Reg, CE is at the forefront of this issue because that's where a lot of are the mods come and where a lot of things get modded, partially because it's where a lot of people went to after the politics boards were killed.

essentially home field advantage + adopted the problem child + lowest common denominator.

highly doubt places like here, the UK board, or any other region has the same issues. with CE's already declining numbers, B8 + UK + another decent sized social board would have more content in all ways and a significantly smaller footprint of trouble. but it doesn't matter because that's not where the staff is or the "perceived problem."
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
04:50 PM
#242
based on board activity?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/explore/3-special-interest-boards
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/explore/1-game-boards

we're a forum of anime and wrestling above everything else.

"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
04:06 PM
#228
also wait a sec.
political topics wouldn't be part of gamefaqs at all? hmmm.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll

let's find out.
"election"

09/19/2023 Are you registered to vote?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/9315-are-you-registered-to-vote

11/08/2016 Who do you most want to win today's US presidential election?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6511-who-do-you-most-want-to-win-todays-us-presidential-election

11/06/2012 Who do you most want to win today's US presidential election?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4895-who-do-you-most-want-to-win-todays-us-presidential-election

10/21/2004 Do you plan to vote in the US presidential election?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1796-do-you-plan-to-vote-in-the-us-presidential-election

10/20/2004 Who do you think will win the US presidential election?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1795-who-do-you-think-will-win-the-us-presidential-election

11/04/2000 Who do you want to win the US Presidential Election?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/341-who-do-you-want-to-win-the-us-presidential-election

11/03/2000 Who do you think will win the US Presidential Election?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/340-who-do-you-think-will-win-the-us-presidential-election

search for "Vote"
11/07/2000 Are you going to vote or have you already voted today?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/344-are-you-going-to-vote-or-have-you-already-voted-today

search for "politic"
08/16/2012 How would you describe yourself politically?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4813-how-would-you-describe-yourself-politically

03/27/2009 How would you describe yourself politically?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/3435-how-would-you-describe-yourself-politically

11/15/2007 With a recent poll saying that liberals game more than conservatives, how do you lean politically?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/2936-with-a-recent-poll-saying-that-liberals-game-more-than

04/22/2003 How would you describe yourself politically?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/1235-how-would-you-describe-yourself-politically

11/07/2000 Are you going to vote or have you already voted today?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/344-are-you-going-to-vote-or-have-you-already-voted-today

11/06/2000 How would you describe yourself politically?
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/343-how-would-you-describe-yourself-politically

so am i not allowed to talk about the subjects which these polls, made by management across 20+ years, are about? because it sure looks like if gamefaqs was made today politics would be part of it like it always was.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
03:49 PM
#221
also

in before they decide to turn on topicality to this board after over a decade without it.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
03:41 PM
#212
Forceful_Dragon posted...


Also we don't care about CE or it's legacy, we just don't understand why it affects us

worse than that, it's that they don't acknowledge there's other social boards beyond CE. B8 might be the biggest but there's a lot of other communities too.

"We have this social board you can use.
Yeah but that one sucks, that's why we don't use it.
Ah, but we have this social board you can use."

completely tonedeaf and said nothing.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
03:38 PM
#208
that's a lot of words for "we hear you, but go fuck yourself."
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Going to Argentina for a few weeks soon.
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
03:35 PM
#11
Aecioo posted...
I'll just throw it out there.

The chinchilla is an Argentinian delicacy. If you have no qualms with it, seek it out, as it is something you won't really find elsewhere in the world.

edit - for something less offensive, Argentina is known for some of the best Malbec wine in the world, and has some gorgeous wine country.

sure, i'll try it. thanks for the extra food tip and the specific general wine. it's not exactly wine season in mendoza but that's a consideration.

Omniscientless posted...
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Argentina

Everything you may need to know can be found here. Some of the information is heavily opinionated, but not any more than what you'd see by asking people here. I love wikivoyage in general, gives you good starting points.

Do go to the south if you can. It's a bit of a trip, but well worth it. Nature in Argentina is beautiful. If you are a hiker, this is your personal paradise (as it was for me).

pretty extensive wiki, thanks. the south though i think we'll avoid; it's only 2 weeks and Argentina's huge. i do tango so BA is obligatory with a decent amount but i don't need to go to that many milonga. Iguazu Falls is the main pitstop for a few days and there's a ??? on a second (not doing Uruguay because we're keeping it cheaper) but the south looks like it'd be a lengthy trip and probably already getting too cold for the parts that would be really cool, pun intended.

ChichiriMuyo posted...
Make sure you get small and/or a mix of bills, WU will want to pay out in the biggest bills, because that's what is easy for them. The bigger the bill, the more chance you don't get your proper change back. The more chance you get a fake bill. Don't just say that Western union will have your back, because they won't. You have to manage your money, full stop.

yeah, the fortunate part of the WU here is that it'll be in one of the richer parts of BA and it's off a friend's recommendation who was just there last month and they know her well. will get smaller bills for sure though, i don't just want things in 1000 because there's a lot of things that i'm sure i'll want 200 and 500 for.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Going to Argentina for a few weeks soon.
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
03:11 AM
#6
oh i'm eating beef daily, no ifs and or buts.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Going to Argentina for a few weeks soon.
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
02:55 AM
#4
yeah, only money exchange happening is at a western union and i'm going with a girl so fifth won't be a problem. even if i wasn't, that's about the worst place to find a woman in a country wanting money.

didn't think about 3rd or 4th but yeah, i ain't trusting shit. also have no intention of going to La Boca in BA, that area's way too rampant with thieves.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Going to Argentina for a few weeks soon.
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
01:00 AM
#2
and with home account too.
it's nice that the better parts of BA have washing machines inside. so that'll ease up the travel items.

AirBnB prices meanwhile are 20-30/night for some very nice spots.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/16/2024
12:58 AM
#187
look we all know the first sign of death was seen right in the url.

that gamestop part of it is ugly.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/15/2024
04:48 PM
#82
oh it's def a notice to say 'hey here we value our LGBT audience' but i mean... you wouldn't need that notice in the first place if it wasn't relevant. if it wasn't connected, why would it be brought up? like you don't need to make a notice about the best way to cook a potato after banning politics, it doesn't make sense. the fact that somebody felt like they do need to make a comment about Trans or LGBT says that it's understood that issues in those fields are intricately connected.

and it's still just being used a shield due to a vocal group. you won't get as many people mad that they can't talk about abortion and other groups under identity politics aren't as vocal right now. if there was something like George Floyd again, what then? magically would it become "OK"? realistically it's all the umbrella of identity politics and people know that.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/15/2024
04:33 PM
#58
xenosaga posted...
I'm taking them being posted at the same time as a sign that talking about being trans isn't political, which is hopefully the case.

it's quite literally an admission to the opposite.
if LGBT stuff wasn't political, there would be no need for the topic at all. it'd simply be, moderation would already follow that. by making the topic it's acknowledging that yes it's political but it's also protected in some vague way that nobody knows, in any direction.

essentially it's just a shield to avoid getting pushback from extremely vocal communities.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/15/2024
04:12 PM
#30
i mean we can go into other areas too with current SCOTUS.
like hey, states have different abortion policies going on. sure was wild what happened with Alabama right? or is that too political to cover, despite being extremely newsworthy?

was mentioned earlier but taxes are always relevant and it's tax day today. political or fine?
while we're at it, are economic topics fine somehow? like if i want to talk about how wild it is that the Argentine Peso's blue market rate is so different from the legally mandated official exchange rate, is that politics or is it ok because economics =/= politics?

"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/15/2024
04:04 PM
#26
TomNook posted...
This is a good thing. Too often topics get derailed with politics posting. There are some subreddits I used that have been banning all political posts for years now, and they got infinitely better when they implemented that.


see i can understand this kind of policy for game boards, as intrusive as it is.
but if it's a social board then certain politics affects your daily life. today is tax day, that's politics. it's an election year, that's politics. the situation in Haiti, politics. if you live in/are traveling to Israel, anything related to going outside is connected to politics. if you live in/are traveling to Argentina, anything going on financially and outside is politics.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Minecraft Containment Topic 412.5: The fans are dumb
Wanglicious
04/15/2024
04:01 PM
#5
i remember the time wandering around in minecraft and having some creeper showed up to blow up everything.

i named that creeper Fan because he was so attached. pretty sure he kept showing up too, just repeatedly blowing things up and made everything worse. one day i'm pretty sure he'll blow himself up so hard he'll fall into lava and that'll be that.

what a dumb creeper.

"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Screw Taxes
Wanglicious
04/15/2024
03:53 PM
#35
today is tax day. get that filing in or that extension.
this may or may not also be a political topic because taxes are, quite literally, a financial and political system.

good luck.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)
Wanglicious
04/15/2024
03:47 PM
#13
also good move bringing this out of the politics topic because i kinda ignored it since coming back and would've been confused.

like i said there too, this move really makes little sense because there isn't a good way to define a line between politics and news. or data/studies and politics. and what about other countries? like i'm going to Argentina soon, you're damn right i'm paying attention to the politics of a country going through a political revolution right now. it's literally affecting the ability of travelers.
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Board 8   »   Politics Containment Topic 412: A Bad Deal on the Good Book
Wanglicious
04/15/2024
03:42 PM
#290
KamikazePotato posted...
Yeah isn't it crazy that all topics going forward will be titled Minecraft Parody Containment, and that's what we'll be talking about

yeah!
and if Minecraft is no longer acceptable how about Rimworld or a really, really intricate game of Tabletop Simulator. or The Sims.

what is this rule, it's so dumb. especially in an election year across multiple countries. half the shit ain't even gonna be political as much as basic news.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.
Board 8   »   Politics Containment Topic 412: A Bad Deal on the Good Book
Wanglicious
04/15/2024
03:38 PM
#283
'horny posting' is just posting lewd pics for the sake of posting essentially "safe" softcore porn, basically.
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