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StealThisSheen posted...

For what it's worth, I think he's saying we interacted in those topics, not specifically that I attacked you in them.

*she

but yeah that's what I'm saying I haven't actually checked beyond the ones I deemed controversial in the 2021+ batch, that's why I'll just post the topic IDs so you're all free to validate whatever you want and make your own judgment calls

since you both seem open to digging through I can just post these results directly

60828136 Playstation Vita event gone horribly wrong 2011-10-30 20:30:00
62750599 This is literally the longest anyone has tried to sex me on Omegle 2012-05-08 07:38:00
63323816 I didn't know Vlado opened a bar 2012-07-06 02:07:00
75161778 8-4, not Treehouse, to do FE Echoes translation. 2017-03-27 13:16:00
75264335 Politics Topic 86: Hawaii, Where Everything's Made Up And The Votes Don't Matter 2017-04-24 12:41:27
75535616 Are birds really just reptiles? 2017-07-06 17:32:31
75568651 Aladdin live action remake actors confirmed; Will Smith voices Genie 2017-07-16 15:41:45
75855549 What is wrong with the world today... 2017-10-10 23:13:48
75929424 I didn't tip my delivery driver just now 2017-10-31 01:40:12
76703323 Dear lord Let's go Pokemon looks atrocious 2018-06-13 16:32:58
76940029 It is time for gun reform 2018-08-28 10:59:05
76960932 Guardians of the Galaxy 3 on "permanent hold." 2018-09-03 23:53:00
77912594 I need to vent about a relationship issue and cant talk to others [Blogfaqs] 2019-08-07 19:18:45
78290078 If you use rewind/save state to finish a game, did you beat it? 2020-01-04 15:25:53
79958805 What's the worst* thing you are attracted to? 2022-04-02 13:08:33
80019947 Blizzard reveals their diversity tool 2022-05-15 01:00:11

complete results of topics SEP has said "maria" including the 2021-2022 instances + even the early site database of 2011/2012

I am not aware however of any alts SEP uses to my knowledge

I was typing that before refreshing to see if there were inquiries so I guess you sorted yourselves out

changing my search terms to topics in which StealThisSheen has said "maria" gives me 11 results since 2017 (as in 11 different topics this has occurred, not 11 individual instances of saying "maria") *edit* oh and I should specify this is not counting the two instances from the 2021-2022 period I already covered

3 of which I figure are controversial (Politics Containment 86 in April 2017, a Corrik topic in October 2017, and a Corrik topic in August 2018)... maybe possibly another one about relationship advice labeled [blogfaqs] in August 2019

the rest is like fire emblem gundam aladdin marvel pokemon (okay pokemon can sometimes get heated), are birds reptiles, tipping... oh wait this savescum topic Jan 2020 is a 500-thread so I guess that

as log admin I can make more specific searches

there are 5 topics since 2021 that have contained posts from both MariaTaylor & StealThisSheen

3 of which don't seem to be controversial topics, and of the other two, 1 is this topic, the other has zero interaction between the two users

checking beyond 2020 there's a lot more but skimming through I don't see much in the way of controversial threads except for maybe the one that shouldn't be controversial but I haven't actually looked into it

Lopen posted...

The argument literally no one but you cares about. Good job winning that point bud.

but that isn't true, it's the same argument being used against Blizzard for saying "We want to see ourselves represented in games"

that's what the uproar is about, Blizzard saying "we" and individuals saying "no i don't" (being fair to Maria I would say using "we" instead of "I" here was just about following the already present word structure... although either way zoning in on this line just to "argue" that you personally are not in Blizzard's "we" is still pedantic)

Do I even think Blizzard's survey is greatly reliable? Nah? And yes you're more than free to actually tackle the methodology at which point I would ask who is being pedantic and why? The survey and its specific claim and reliability isn't the focus but a really short jumping-point for Blizzard announcing how they plan to address a topic that there does in fact exist an interest in market growth which is hard to imagine anyone disagreeing with whether you personally care or not about it.

Saying the tool is dumb I understand, complaining about a claim that people want diversity I do not

MariaTaylor posted...

Blizzard has asserted that diverse representations of characters is the MOST important aspect of development. And based on my experience as an individual who does not consider it to be the most important thing, knowing that many gamers do not feel it is the most important thing, as well as citing and debunking Blizzard's own sources which they cited in the article that is being discussed in this topic, I am refuting their stance; it is NOT the most important aspect of development.

Blizzard referred to a specific survey that asked a just as specific question that is accurately described in the single 72-word opening paragraph which is the only place they make any "claim", the rest is describing how they are addressing it. I'm struggling to understand your issue because you're claiming a statement that is not present here.

• Blizzard has asserted that diverse representations of characters is the MOST important aspect of development.

^This is a false statement, unless you're looking at some other article that isn't in the OP but that's the only link on the first page and the only link you directly quote from.

What IS stated is a claim that people want diversity, followed by a reference to a survey sourced and accurately described of the actual claim.

• what they considered to be the most important factor in the growth of the gaming industry

"Most important factor of growth of the industry" and "MOST important aspect in development" are two vastly different statements

I'm sorry you typed more but it isn't even relevant, you're just descrbing your own personal desires which again is a datapoint, and one of an entirely different question than what's actually presented, and there exists plenty more datapoints in this topic that disagree from their own "experience as an individual". The survey referenced is freely linked and obviously no survey has respondants saying 100% x factor -- in this case diversity tops the responses at 61%, ahead of other answers which are at 58, 50, 45, 43, and 21%. So you may very well be in the 39% who said no and again that's all well and good for yourself but massive international publishers seek to reach as much of an audience they can and not just the people who don't care personally about something.

2022 is a bit late to learn about parasocial contact hypothesis and the positive effect that consuming a diverse media has on humanizing outgroups to a broader ignorant society with no natural exposure to them. Like this is stuff that's been talked and forming our media for literal decades, you watch a show like Fresh Prince and you're exposed to a relatable cast of characters you can bond with, developing a parasocial attachment that allows you to empathize with people and their issues that you aren't normally exposed to.

When I was growing up, the media I consumed regularly and solely portrayed trans women as disgusting, perverted, deceptive men. Throughout my childhood and teenage years even though I was *very privately* exploring my own gender identity, I could not relate to the only depictions I was shown on TV that were always ridiculed - obvious I didn't want that to be me, and I was frightened at the thought of being found out and people thinking that of me.

The poor representation of transness in the media I grew up with kept me in the closet til my late 20s as I still had my own long-implanted issues with transphobia to unravel my own validity. I wish I could have opened up my world sooner but until time travel's a thing I'll just be glad to see greater representation for those after me.

If you just wanna chime in that you individually don't care to be represented then good for you, sit down and you can keep not caring while others do.

First Spinda vote out of 14? ouch, rough competition

although yeah there is a a lot of good choices here

Megas >>> Z-Moves > Dyna/Gigantamax

something about Disney UK leaking that She-Hulk is due for August 17th

https://twitter.com/CineGeekNews/status/1525412261749194752

so let's see 6 episodes of Obi-Wan from May 27 covers through to July 1st, and 6 episodes of Ms. Marvel from June 8th gets us to July 13th (with some Love & Thunder dropping at the tail-end), and then it's just a month until She-Hulk

gonna be pretty set for the next few months wooo

Waluigi1 posted...

Is a female considered a minority in video games?

depending on the role

lacking in protagonists depending on the genre (namely action/shooter), but heavily crowded as healer/support characters

and there are historically stated reasons for that such as arguments that boys can't relate to female protagonists thus targeting gaming as male-dominated often seeks a "relatable" dude, leading to stuff like Vaan existing to be the perspective character to Ashe's story (hell if you actually notice, all female-led mainline Final Fantasy games are actually designed as ensemble casts)

MariaTaylor posted...

no we don't.

yes we do

day 1 expansion family pass yeaaaa

now let's get some xenoblade 3 dlc to add on to it

UshiromiyaEva posted...

This comes out at the same time as the story that Respawn managent said that the lead in Fallen Order couldn't be black or a woman because "there's enough Diversity in Star Wars".

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Rule_of_Two

no strong feelings beyond the memeable bit about voicing everything

a dbag but he definitely keeps to himself for the most part so you can't really give too much of a shit

easily the k in fuck marry kill of the MCU Chris category because the other two are obvious (f is hemsworth m is evans)

HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

I am skeptical an analytical tool is more useful for creating diversity than, say, hiring a diverse range of creators and staff, if that's your goal. But that sure sounds harder than...whatever this is.

This is probably my simplest and most generous take.

I'd change skeptical with just not believing this is supposed to be "more useful" but yeah if this helps us get less homogenized protags then I mean sure cool

[mom] shoulda put Vision in the movie

Fury

boy I wish I stayed alert and kept my top-of-the-hour position

oh we're already the next hour uhhhhh

Mantis
Strange

Loki
Quake

i also don't really understand what steelix actually looks like

Pokewars posted...

Trading for Loki and Thor auto

I'll take the Loki for Kate

I've never been big on Lopunny but the Mega is 1000% a badass improvement, she's got much more pep in her step like a rad ass ninja

yo sharpedo my buddy what did they do to you

Kate Bishop

oh shit I had a trade deal who was it..... oh

Andrew Garfield

friday the 13th for our horror icon wanda

Aecioo posted...

Wait did the credits start rolling and you immediately whipped out your phone to tell B8 your thoughts

Like you couldn't even make it to standing up?

i mean i sure ain't gonna be reading the rolling credits

off to go see mom wooooooo

noooooooo

although then again you didn't even end up wanting to marry your bear but :(

Fuuka just asked for a White Date date but I gotta watch Doctor Strange 2 in a few minutes so that can wait... I think I just need 1 more normal date then I can marry, I might just do that and leave a save point for other options if I every want to or just youtube 'em

wait what the fuck

man echoes of mana solo missions are such trash because your AI partners just absolutely don't give a single shit about dodging anything

like there'll a blatant red rectangle showing an incoming AoE attack but AI partners will just stay put smacking the enemy and just tank the mauling

thunder god

alright 10 rf5 dishes left to ship I can do this

... I regret not paying attention to co-op fishing or starfall seeds yet tho whoops... only other dish ingredient I'm lacking is tuna which is just a rare general fish dammit

reviewer reviewer

why don't I remember Mega Garchomp being so absolutely bloody savage looking

dammit

oh my god this god damn dateline episode is infuriating

white dude kills a southeast asian guy, has history of violently racist tweets, tells the cops he "picked up a black hitchhiker", that he was afraid of the guy who "definitely wasn't my race" and how he's "not used to being around that type of population"

jury settles on a guilty verdict... judge just says nah, throws the case out and it's just never tried again, end of episode what the bloody fuck

bizarre framing from dateline itself though about a tragedy for two families with an especially weird "in another life these mothers could've been friends"... uhhhh dateline what part of this story makes you think that

hombad46 posted...

I also did not see yesterday's topic

^

though I probably would've kept voting double cherry

villains love ludicolo

https://gfycat.com/variablesneakybrownbutterfly
https://gfycat.com/whisperedblissfulirishdraughthorse

... this is actually tough hm gimme a minute

aka last chance to get Brain Age to mod your Wii U

I don't really mind breaks

... I'm typically not really awake til noon EST tho

live2d addiction makes another one

https://streamable.com/f0zo7e

I mean the draft itself justifies its decision with the need for a "domestic supply of infants"

the highest court demands their baby factories

Seadra benefits from the fact it was originally a final evo, so it wasn't designed with the animorphs approach of most mid-evos

I liked seadra a good bit back when there were few pokemon but it's definitely one of those that gets forgotten about over time

Seadra > Kingdra... Poliwhirl & Lombre aren't too far behind their lines.