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I'm considering getting an account on ResetEra. But before I do so, I'd very much like to know what I have to watch out for in the site's boards? For those who've frequented to ResetEra, how is it over there compared to GameFAQs? Are the moderators more friendly or strict?

I've never been there but their reputation is that they are very strict and ban happy towards all but the most conventionally popular opinions and aggressive towards actual discussion.

I've heard "Resertera is toxic" more than I've seen a racist tweet from a guy with a blue checkmark

I would advise against participating in political discussions over there.

I don't think you need engagement with yet another social media

I'd advise against it

First you have to get approved. You won't be able to use your average free email address like gmail or yahoo. It'll have to be provided by an ISP, school, or work.

Then make sure everything you say is 150% PC for at least a year to avoid an instaban. They don't even give warnings to newer members. First offence is a permanent ban.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/68c7a99e.png

They really hate Stellar Blade over there.

Everything there is serious business. They don't really do casual conversation.

Resetera is all the false accusations against CE made real.

That said I'd greatly prefer the moderation style of resetera as opposed to some other website that shall remain unnamed which superficially claims to try to be as welcoming to as many people as possible and will take heavy handed disciplinary actions if you post some racist dog whistle or advocate for abortion bans and stuff, but don't you dare say something like "Republicans are shit." The mod staff will be there immediately to #NotAllRepublican you and remind you that many of their members are Republicans and this is offensive to them.

I enjoy it for the specific game threads for games I'm playing. (I take part in the Forza and GT7 thread every so often lol)

I avoid everything else because I don't want to accidentally step on someone's toes and get my ass banned lol.

blackrider76 posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/68c7a99e.png

They really hate Stellar Blade over there.

I got banned in a topic about women in gaming for using the word female (I wasn't talking about women or girls in particular, so...).

One alleged chick went ape shit over the word. I tried to explain it wasn't meant in a derogatory way and she doubled down and got white knighted. I was like these people are fucking crazy. If you're not in their 2017 club you might as well stay away.

Error1355 posted...

I enjoy it for the specific game threads for games I'm playing. (I take part in the Forza and GT7 thread every so often lol)

I avoid everything else because I don't want to accidentally step on someone's toes and get my ass banned lol.

This. The game threads and pop culture stuff can be engaging, but it definitely feels like walking on eggshells.

Error1355 posted...

I enjoy it for the specific game threads for games I'm playing. (I take part in the Forza and GT7 thread every so often lol)

I avoid everything else because I don't want to accidentally step on someone's toes and get my ass banned lol.

Just tell them you're a lead mod on GameFAQs, I'm sure they'll be more tolerant. /s

their not democratic underground levels of cesspool, but their fairly close. stick to the gaming threads thats related to what youre enjoying in the moment and nothing else. its very very easy to get banned there.

Humble novice would be far too right wing for reset era lol

blackrider76 posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/68c7a99e.png

They really hate Stellar Blade over there.

That moderator is a moron. The reason for it doesn't even make sense too.

LeoRavus posted...

I got banned in a topic about women in gaming for using the word female (I wasn't talking about women or girls in particular, so...).

One alleged chick went ape shit over the word. I tried to explain it wasn't meant in a derogatory way and she doubled down and got white knighted. I was like these people are fucking crazy. If you're not in their 2017 club you might as well stay away.

We had that happen here too.

blackrider76 posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/68c7a99e.png

They really hate Stellar Blade over there.

Lmaoooo

I heard its p bad except the game boards

I only go there once in a while. It's generally ok. From what I noticed, the general userbase shifts depending on the type of megathread you enter, so it's easier to become familiar with certain groups there.

Some bans were ridiculous before, but I don't really notice anything like that anymore, or at least as much.

I heard it's strict.

My guess is stick to gaming topics till you build up a reputation, don't wade into politics right away because you can guarantee there are tons of spreadsheet detective reporters there watching your noob accounts every move.

Now I kinda want to see Humble sign up, just so I can how long they last.

I give 'em a month.

Sansoldier posted...

I only go there once in a while. It's generally ok. From what I noticed, the general userbase shifts depending on the type of megathread you enter, so it's easier to become familiar with certain groups there.

Some bans were ridiculous before, but I don't really notice anything like that anymore, or at least as much.

Some? Also an example was already posted in here.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Everything there is serious business. They don't really do casual conversation.

This is fair. Shitposting doesn't fly well.

LeoRavus posted...

First you have to get approved. You won't be able to use your average free email address like gmail or yahoo. It'll have to be provided by an ISP, school, or work.

Then make sure everything you say is 150% PC for at least a year to avoid an instaban. They don't even give warnings to newer members. First offence is a permanent ban.

That sounds like a complete pain.

Anything you say can and will be used to ban you

Humble, though Im not a fan of yours Im gonna give you straight genuine advice on this. Please, please dont sign up for Era. First off as mentioned they want you to register with a non free email-ISP address pretty much. That should set off red flags for anyone since they can potentially get all your personally identifiable info through that. At the very least GameFaqs has never required that I can at least say that in GameFaqs favor! To me having access to that is a free ticket to stalk every user there.

Secondly, the mod team therethey shoot first and never ask questions later. Doesnt matter if you were right or the ban was truly unjustified they wont listen.

Lastly, you probably already know this but I do want to mention Era is basically all of NeoGaf migrated over to there. Gafhad a lot of illegal and illicit shit going on there for ~a decade. Things that would make even you want to throw up. I honestly wish the FBI had seized Gaf and prevented Era from launching because its Gaf 2.0. Illegal and illicit shit continues to go on there. Humble, Im telling you this last thing in the most amicable way possible-like Gaf, Era will end up imploding too in the end, I dont even want to imagine what will set off implosion 2.0! When that does happen you wont want to be anywhere near the blast zone. I dont wish the fallout from being caught in that blast and being associated with that place on anyone! Please save yourself a ton of grief and drama dont sign up for Era. Nothing good will come of it and it wont end well.

Edit- While I get its not every user doing the illegal and illicit stuff its enough of them to where Id not want to be around any of it.

It's always sounded like a No Fun Allowed kind-of place.

It's full of insane people. Literal caricatures of what the right calls the "insane leftists" except they are real and 100% unironic.
The fact that you basically have to dox yourself to unknown lunatics who are not above going above and beyond if you say the wrong thing should be an immediate red flag.

LeoRavus posted...

I got banned in a topic about women in gaming for using the word female (I wasn't talking about women or girls in particular, so...).

One alleged chick went ape shit over the word. I tried to explain it wasn't meant in a derogatory way and she doubled down and got white knighted. I was like these people are fucking crazy. If you're not in their 2017 club you might as well stay away.

Depending on how you used it, it could make you look very bad.

What's the purpose of going there? I think GameFAQs is the perfect blend of strictness and chill posting. I've been to a lot of forums and it's either super strict no nonsense or way too lenient.

You'd probably be better off signing up for Something Awful. At least those guys can be funny.

It's an extremely hive minded tribalistic toxic containment site. No independent thought is allowed whatsoever. If you try you will be banned

blackrider76 posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/68c7a99e.png

They really hate Stellar Blade over there.

I guess the real question would be, does Resetera hate Stellar Blade or Hogwarts Legacy more?

Why not just use 4chan or Reddit?

VeggetaX posted...

What's the purpose of going there? I think GameFAQs is the perfect blend of strictness and chill posting. I've been to a lot of forums and it's either super strict no nonsense or way too lenient.

Well, I just felt like experimenting with different forums and thought ResetEra would be a chill place for liberals like me to hang out in. But from what I've recently gathered, it doesn't seem to be very friendly to anyone who doesn't identify as far left. Of course, I'm open to hearing more about why ResetEra is bad before making my final decision.

Anyways I (and many other people) got banned there for being "transphobic", even though majority of us who got banned had a history of making pro-trans posts, because we questioned how effective the Hogwarts Legacy boycott. It's ban first, ask questions later type of moderation over there. I made some good friends there and still kept in contact with them, but I have no urge to make another account over there. I'm done with that place, but at least it is better than the r/gamingcirclejerk subreddit. That place is just toxic in general and I got banned there for saying simply saying that doxxing is wrong.

Prestoff posted...

I'm done with that place, but at least it is better than the r/gamingcirclejerk subreddit.

Is that place also similar to ResetEra when it comes to political issues?

From what I've seen resetera is extremely stressful to routinely post on. I didn't know they required your information though. That's nuts in my opinion.

Giving any extremist site my personal info sounds like a terrible idea.

Humble_Novice posted...

Is that place also similar to ResetEra when it comes to political issues?

Take any stereotype of a SJW living on the Internet/Twitter and times that by 100. It's not only a cesspool, but it's toxic as well. I used to frequent there as a guilty pleasure since I lean Left on the political spectrum. But you can't have any nuance there (in good faith mind you) without everyone dogpiling you and eventually you getting banned. Stay away from there.

Prestoff posted...

Take any stereotype of a SJW living on the Internet/Twitter and times that by 100. It's not only a cesspool, but it's toxic as well. I used to frequent there as a guilty pleasure since I lean Left on the political spectrum. But you can't have any nuance there (in good faith mind you) without everyone dogpiling you and eventually you getting banned. Stay away from there.

Yea bruh, keep away, u gonna gargle mayonnaise, dey gonna make u dere *** slave.

Prestoff posted...

Take any stereotype of a SJW living on the Internet/Twitter and times that by 100. It's not only a cesspool, but it's toxic as well. I used to frequent there as a guilty pleasure since I lean Left on the political spectrum. But you can't have any nuance there (in good faith mind you) without everyone dogpiling you and eventually you getting banned. Stay away from there.

It sounds a lot like what Bluesky has become. Instead of constant bans, the more toxic SJW users just block people they don't like and/or put them in mute lists that falsely paint them as TERFs, racists, transphobes, capitalists, etc.

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Yep! They require school, work, or your ISP email there you read that right.

Humble_Novice posted...

It sounds a lot like what Bluesky has become. Instead of constant bans, the more toxic SJW users just block people they don't like and/or put them in mute lists that falsely paint them as TERFs, racists, transphobes, capitalists, etc.

yeah you're absolutely not going to do well on resetera. Most of gamefaqs wouldn't be able to adapt well there

Humble_Novice posted...

It sounds a lot like what Bluesky has become. Instead of constant bans, the more toxic SJW users just block people they don't like and/or put them in mute lists that falsely paint them as TERFs, racists, transphobes, capitalists, etc.

But you can curate your feed to exactly what you want on blue sky to my knowledge because it doesn't have an algorithm, and also it's not invite only anymore

Error1355 posted...

I enjoy it for the specific game threads for games I'm playing. (I take part in the Forza and GT7 thread every so often lol)

I avoid everything else because I don't want to accidentally step on someone's toes and get my ass banned lol.

Who mods the mods?

Now we know

wanderingshade posted...

You'd probably be better off signing up for Something Awful. At least those guys can be funny.

Came here to say this. You'll fit right in. There's plenty of people who have Antifa support in their signatures.

E: DO NOT say you're from GameFAQs. Something Awful will permaban you for that.

You need to channel your inner Adam Sessler in order to have a fraction of a chance to survive there.