Current Events > Did Conservatrolls manipulate Fandom into shutting down 261?

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GeraldDarko
06/04/23 11:20:17 AM
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Did Conservatrolls manipulate Fandom into shutting down 261?


A lot of people are saying they did, do you agree?
Damnit... in to

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R1masher
06/04/23 11:22:20 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/5/6/AAYZyTAAEia0.jpg

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UnholyMudcrab
06/04/23 11:22:35 AM
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I'm so goddamn tired of hearing about 261

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NeonTentacles
06/04/23 11:22:51 AM
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No, 261 is what killed 261

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VampireCoyote
06/04/23 11:23:16 AM
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they wish they had that much influence on anything

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GrandConjuraton
06/04/23 11:23:40 AM
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VampireCoyote posted...
they wish they had that much influence on anything


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BunkerBoy
06/04/23 11:24:00 AM
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GeraldDarko posted...
A lot of people are saying they did
Who? The only people saying that are them. We're talking about a bunch of loser virgins who live with their parents and are going nowhere in life. They'd love to take credit for this, but they weren't part of it at all.
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ai123
06/04/23 11:24:31 AM
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I believe corporate heavy-handedness is to blame.

Those conservatrolls don't have the wit to be manipulative.

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Ricemills
06/04/23 11:28:00 AM
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Big if true.

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Gobstoppers12
06/04/23 11:29:12 AM
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Of course not.

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Aloc
06/04/23 11:30:24 AM
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No. 261 was just a toxic warmongering board. Enough so that gamefaq shut it down.

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Guns_of_Verdun
06/04/23 11:30:50 AM
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I mean ultimately I guess?

Political discourse wasn't a problem until Conservatives went insane a few years ago.

I don't think it's any specific users "manipulation" but the MAGAs and Pro-Russia shills pretty much destroyed political discourse online.

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Humble_Novice
06/04/23 11:33:05 AM
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Aloc posted...
No. 261 was just a toxic warmongering board. Enough so that gamefaq shut it down.
So says the conservatroll.

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DarkBuster22904
06/04/23 11:34:28 AM
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Y'all need to stop chasing windmills.

I promise, some grand conspiracy between massive media conglomerate Fandom and the Tails-and-the-Gang subreddit targeted at pulling the rug out from under all the site's liberal users is WAY more interesting than anything that actually happened.

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BunkerBoy
06/04/23 11:34:30 AM
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Guns_of_Verdun posted...
I mean ultimately I guess?
I see your point, but the question the TC is posing isn't meta. It's specifically talking about the rocks-for-brains claiming they engaged in a campaign of mass bombarding Fandom with whiny emails and that resulted in getting 261 taken down
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creativerealms
06/04/23 11:36:22 AM
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It was always on the chopping block.

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Wandering__Hero
06/04/23 11:37:09 AM
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One of them did openly boast about emailing fandom about it, but I dunno if 1) That wasn't said just to troll 2) It actually did anything if it was real. Feels a stretch rando nobodies could lobby a company to shut down a long running board

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ArsGoetia
06/04/23 11:37:40 AM
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not knowing anything about that board, that subreddit, or anyone mentioned ITT, id say its not outside the realm of possibility insofar as fandom would have shut down 261 regardless, but turning their eye to it via an email campaign could have potentially expedited the closure
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Garabandal
06/04/23 11:37:58 AM
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Aloc posted...
No. 261 was just a toxic warmongering board. Enough so that gamefaq shut it down.

UnholyMudcrab posted...
I'm so goddamn tired of hearing about 261


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Aloc
06/04/23 11:38:12 AM
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Humble_Novice posted...
So says the conservatroll.
Weren't you the guy who said we should withhold aid from Turkey after they were hit by an earthquake? And then blackmail them into letting Sweden join nato?

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ChocoboMogALT
06/04/23 11:42:02 AM
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Shut the fuck up already.

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AI_TechGam3FAQS
06/04/23 11:43:39 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/6/5/AAfeQBAAEiDh.jpg

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DarkBuster22904
06/04/23 11:46:28 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Correct

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Humble_Novice
06/04/23 11:46:37 AM
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Aloc posted...
Weren't you the guy who said we should withhold aid from Turkey after they were hit by an earthquake? And then blackmail them into letting Sweden join nato?
And weren't you the troll trying to smear NATO? Plus, you had the gall to block Wandering__Hero when he merely asked whose alt account you were.

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Aloc
06/04/23 11:52:32 AM
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Humble_Novice posted...
And weren't you the troll trying to smear NATO? Plus, you had the gall to block Wandering__Hero when he merely asked whose alt account you were.
So you don't deny it?

Here's the thing. It's OK to admit nato fucked up with libya.

That's all I said.

The issue is overzealous nato hawks who think nato can do no wrong.

Funniest part is in that very topic tons of people called out halo forever and WH.


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projektpete
06/04/23 11:53:29 AM
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No, they didn't.

The fact that people think a few losers from the depths of an internet basement had enough pull over The Powers That Be that they were able to get a board shut down is absolutely asinine and as tinfoil-hat'ed as the people on said subreddit probably are.

DToast addressed why it was shut down but apparently it wasn't a good enough reason and some folks are off on one crying about conspiracies against them.

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TomClark
06/04/23 11:53:46 AM
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DarkBuster22904 posted...
Y'all need to stop chasing windmills.

I promise, some grand conspiracy between massive media conglomerate Fandom and the Tails-and-the-Gang subreddit targeted at pulling the rug out from under all the site's liberal users is WAY more interesting than anything that actually happened.

To be fair, though, it does make for a better anecdote than "Error spilled his latte on the servers."

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brestugo
06/04/23 11:57:09 AM
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Guns_of_Verdun posted...
I mean ultimately I guess?

Political discourse wasn't a problem until Conservatives went insane a few years ago.

I don't think it's any specific users "manipulation" but the MAGAs and Pro-Russia shills pretty much destroyed political discourse online.


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DarkBuster22904
06/04/23 12:05:13 PM
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TomClark posted...
To be fair, though, it does make for a better anecdote than "Error spilled his latte on the servers."
Only if you leave out that he did it on purpose

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TomClark
06/04/23 12:07:06 PM
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DarkBuster22904 posted...
Only if you leave out that he did it on purpose

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vycebrand2
06/04/23 12:07:47 PM
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projektpete posted...
No, they didn't.

The fact that people think a few losers from the depths of an internet basement had enough pull over The Powers That Be that they were able to get a board shut down is absolutely asinine and as tinfoil-hat'ed as the people on said subreddit probably are.

DToast addressed why it was shut down but apparently it wasn't a good enough reason and some folks are off on one crying about conspiracies against them.
They always have to have a villian. I've even seen them turn on each other when the conservatrolls are mostly banned or purged.

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projektpete
06/04/23 12:15:29 PM
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vycebrand2 posted...
They always have to have a villian. I've even seen them turn on each other when the conservatrolls are mostly banned or purged.

Agreed.

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AldousIsDead
06/04/23 12:17:41 PM
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If I thought Toast was an even remotely competent Admin I could rule it out out of hand.

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Agent_Stroud
06/04/23 12:17:46 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/0/1/AAR6WtAADVc9.jpg

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dancing_cactuar
06/04/23 12:29:38 PM
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NeonTentacles posted...
No, 261 is what killed 261


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CreekCo
06/04/23 12:33:13 PM
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NeonTentacles posted...
No, 261 is what killed 261

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twanderer
06/04/23 12:50:47 PM
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*points and laughs*
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Heineken14
06/04/23 1:07:05 PM
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NeonTentacles posted...
No, 261 is what killed 261


Nah, we wanted to get rid of the cancer.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80465554?page=2

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Foppe
06/04/23 1:37:54 PM
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Fandom have had their anti-politic policy for years, so Tails & CO would have needed to infiltrate the high ranks of Fandom years before they developed their obsession of GameFaqs to first convince them that Politics are wrong, and then wait years until convincing them to buy the mother company of GameFaqs, just so they can close 261.
As you can see, this doesnt make sense for multiple reasons.
They would have to infiltrate Fandom long before they developed their obsession of GameFaqs and convince them to adopt the no politics agenda. By this time, they had no reason to do it.
Then they had to stay friendly with Fandom for years until they manipulated them to buy the company that owns Gamefaqs. They cant even pretend to be nice long enough to have an active GameFaqs account, being friendly with Fandom for years would be impossible.
They cant handle longterm plans and they shouldnt be able to be quiet about it.

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vycebrand2
06/04/23 1:41:03 PM
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You know he posts elsewhere on gamefaqs, Heiney. I say we take all the boards down just to get rid of Tails. That will show him

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Heineken14
06/04/23 1:43:51 PM
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vycebrand2 posted...
You know he posts elsewhere on gamefaqs, Heiney. I say we take all the boards down just to get rid of Tails. That will show him


Oh, this another one of your "I go to this board on a daily basis, admit to being a bully to users on that board, but then cry that it's toxic and want it shut down instead of just.... NOT going to the board and bullying people" things again?

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vycebrand2
06/04/23 1:46:49 PM
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Pointing out you are being ridiculous and believe Fandom is purposely shutting down political boards because of Tails and crew. Hahahaha

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Heineken14
06/04/23 1:47:30 PM
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vycebrand2 posted...
Pointing out you are being ridiculous and believe Fandom is purposely shutting down political boards because of Tails and crew. Hahahaha


Oh I do? Where did I state that?

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Vigero
06/04/23 1:48:25 PM
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Y'all are still moaning about this? lol
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vycebrand2
06/04/23 1:56:40 PM
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I know it's sad that they cant move on. There is a reddit board if they want to discuss politics with very miminal moderation. They are still holding on to grudges of people that are 70% banned or purged. Even so much to think that petitioned DToast to get these boards shut down. Come on, get real.

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Heineken14
06/04/23 1:59:19 PM
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vycebrand2 posted...
I know it's sad that they cant move on. There is a reddit board if they want to discuss politics with very miminal moderation. They are still holding on to grudges of people that are 70% banned or purged. Even so much to think that petitioned DToast to get these boards shut down. Come on, get real.


Did Conservatrolls manipulate Fandom into shutting down 261? - Results (101 votes)
They did
25.74%
26
They didn't
74.26%
75

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Vigero
06/04/23 1:59:51 PM
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For a lot of people there, that board...or that community that inhabited it was their lifeline. Which is one of the reasons it developed into such a heated, dogpiling echo chamber.

And losing that has exposed those people to how...well, let's just say troubling their state of mind was.

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