Lurker > Solid_Sonic

Jagr_68 posted...

Close your account then.

???

I don't want to stop using GameFAQs, I just never want to post on this board again. I still have LUE access.

Like if there's anyone out there with the authority to manage membership on this board please delete mine. I don't want to post here anymore and I would gladly take administrative removal if that's an option.

It would be a great help to making this site more bearable and I'm sure this place would be glad to be rid of me.

I'll submit a feedback ticket if that's what's required to ask to be removed from CE.

The sheer level of "wow".

Complaining about shitty drivers?

Old people?

Bad music?

Anyone who thinks vanilla ice cream is lame?

ButteryMales posted...

I'm scared of the purgatory rule. Why read or post in CE topics if one day you'll be banned forever?

All those "it's too easy to get banned" topics you were scoffing at before don't sound so irrational now, huh?

Frankly I'm glad there's now a way I can ensure I can never visit this sad board ever again. I'm asking if I can be removed by request.

Can I voluntarily surrender CE access?

I'm banned from Reddit.

I no longer look like a terminally online loser.

Killmonger posted...

Not sure whos worse, umps or referees in the NBA.

I've actually seen an NBA ref flop just so they could eject a player.

It was pathetic but somewhat hilarious in a stupid way.

That said I think player ejections (at least in baseball) seem like car crashes in NASCAR, given the amount of cheering when one happens.

One of the funnier things I've seen said about Angel is that "I don't understand how he lost his discrimination suit since the MLB is clearly discriminating against a blind person."

Apologize.

What is it about that? They just look more childish than a handheld that is a single piece.

Except for the 2DS...that might look even more kiddy than a 3DS.

...behind art?

Be it frustration, dismay, irritation, etc. Just knowing you KNEW what the creator was going for and these knuckle-draggers can't see it for what it obviously is.

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Well, hang on, I met a LOT of people who said they had a lot of self-doubt about parenting until they actually did it and discovered that, while it's a constant learning process, there is an inherent knack for it that you simply have to discover through doing it. You apply your values and virtues to another person who (hopefully) looks up to you and hope it resonates with them while showing affection and understanding - it's all anyone can do.

My biggest concern isn't so much quality of parenting but staying invested in it. Knowing how easily I can lose interest in things or get tired of them if they feel too arduous I have serious questions about how suitable being a parent is for me, because that's a constant test of patience and grace.

I would hate to be like "nah, this ain't for me" and either stop doing a good job or, worse, just want out entirely. Accepting a responsibility doesn't mean you'll be happy about it and that's a serious concern in my mind as I'd hate to do that to a child who deserves a good upbringing.

Questionable at best.

...when you do them at home by yourself with no one around?

Just because you put your heart and soul into something that you firmly believe is a great job and something to be proud of people will still have their say about it and it may not be nice. That's not something you can control and must be okay with.

No one respects that guy who gets defensive.

Is the right thing to do to step aside and recognize you're taking away a spot from someone who might have an aptitude for it?

CassandraCroft posted...

THEATRE

Actually over here we use that term to, it just tends to refer to the performance art itself rather than the performing house.

...someone says they want a responsibility, they get it, but then discover that the responsibility is causing too many issues with their existing workload and they have to surrender it for the good of the process.

I feel like bosses are often like "you asked for this, don't tell me you're not up to it," and result in loss in productivity because when someone takes up a challenge that's the end of the discussion, it's theirs and theirs forever.

If you look at something with your mouth agape and eyes wide open will that entice other people to check it out as well?

For instance if the Museum of Metropolitan Art was hosting an exhibit on the works of Vermeer and some dude was standing outside and pointing at the sign with the usual expression would you be like "I gotta check this out."

inTaCtfuL posted...

It depends on certain factors, what was the original purpose of the forum? Is it just a general forum where almost anything goes?

If it's the latter when why should it close down just because it turned into memes and shit posts? If it's the former then maybe, even then it depends. If it's like a Pokemon forum (as an example) and the forum is filled with Pokemon related memes and shit posts then fair game.

Also it also depends on who created the forum and the rules in place, if they don't want memes and shit posts then it's easy to create rules in place to prevent that tbh

Then as a follow-up question what would you say is a clear sign the community needs to end?

If the only discussion that sustains any momentum on the forum are inane memes or shitposting in an effort to troll each other while attempts at serious threads just get buried by these sorts of posts have the wheels fallen off and it's time to just end the community because it's hopeless?

Humans believe them to be angels, they're Maykrs. They're also into causing dimensional disruptions so they're hardly benevolent.

Seems like Satan exists, though. So there's a God of Evil but no God of Good (since Doomguy has no fucks to give and simply wants to be left alone).

Sufferedphoenix posted...

Just demons angels and humans.

They're not angels, they're Maykrs.

Like...ow.

Do posts not archive anymore...?

Like all your current free time consumers have just lost their luster and you want a clean slate of things to try and get into?

s0nicfan posted...

Chased the algorithm too hard. All the fun videos went away in exchange for a near constant stream of videos about how bad the industry is. It got stale fast, and you can only hear so many versions of the same content before it just stops being worth checking in.

Probably this. At some point if you cover subjects other content creators are you're bound to start speaking into an echo chamber and the competitive advantage of "your voice" being the one parroting the common thread loses its impact.

WingsOfGood posted...

You can do that.

Can I really, though? To me it seems as risky as playing devil's advocate on this board where you just get labeled "chud" for going down that path even though you're simply expressing a thought or counterpoint that should be raised in a complete discussion and not a stance or validating something.

Like sometimes I think the people here generally forget how to think critically and respond from the most volatile portion of their mind. There is genuinely a poor standard of argument and discourse on CE. Even trying to speak out against how discussions around here play out feels like putting a target on myself and dismissed as someone who "frequently gets owned for their bad faith takes."

Add to that the propensity for users around here to tag others based on single interactions as "being [THAT]" so they immediately believe a reputation can be built from one exchange of thoughts.

McMarbles posted...

Anyone who responds to reasons to vote for Biden with OH SO YOU SUPPORT GENOCIDE?

I just wish trying to criticize Biden didn't come with the implication of voting for Trump. I have no interest in voting for Trump but I want to address how disappointed I am in Biden's flimsy commitment to justice for Palestine.

For the record it's not just the US who's being glib about what's going on over there.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68721384

The Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party (SNP) and a former UK national security adviser are calling for sales to be suspended now.

Labour says sales must stop if government lawyers believe Israel risks breaching international law.

The prime minister says the UK has a "very careful" arms licensing regime.

Speaking to the Sun, he called for an independent investigation into the Israeli strike, but stopped short of saying arms sales should end.

Non-committal pleasantries even though the obvious path should be clear as day. Trying to have it both ways. I really don't understand what makes Israel so important that the willingness to commit to cracking down on them is so hard to actually follow through on.

ClayGuida posted...

Because as an adult you have two options when voting.

Well really you should have MORE than that but that isn't how reality functions in this country.

The last couple of major elections feel like it should have been the tipping point where people say fuck the big two but the fact we still believe that those are really the only ways an election can play out probably means we will never have better options. We just need a reset that will never come.

I don't think Biden advocates Israel so much as toeing the line. He's said privately he doesn't condone Netenyahu's approach to getting justice for the terror attack but he's trying to stay neutral publicly because of US-Israeli relations.

Personally I think this is disingenuous and it's excusing a self-signed blank check for something that's basically one hop away from full-on ethnic cleansing in the name of keeping the status quo but I also don't think anyone on the opposition would have done anything any different if the other party had power. The people at the top just value being able to keep relations with Israel stable even at the expense of letting wanton abuses of power go without a firm decry.

McMarbles posted...

What exactly were you expecting?

People immediately trying to accuse the TC of just being a bad faith news reporter.

This topic is going differently than I expected.

This place has felt like someone's afterthought for like a year now.

UnfairRepresent posted...

You guys would not do well at Mecca

It's fine if I don't go, which I'm not planning to.

Vivaldi7 posted...

Goddamn Sociopaths Anonymous support group hijacking this thread...

Of course I would call him/her....

Most people are just saying they don't have a way to receive notifications when they're asleep anyway so knowing someone texted them wouldn't happen until they're awake in the morning.

Probably nothing but if I read that the morning after I might get really concerned.

I only eat humans who weren't insulted for their weight.

Karovorak posted...

Religion.

SINNING IS BAD AND WILL POTENTIALLY SCREW YOU IN THE AFTERLIFE, DON'T TAKE THE RISK!!!

..."Your rules don't apply to me, I'm going to anyway."

Yes. Sucks to be them.

I would have forced a witness to look directly at me tossing them in the trash or face a report to management.

After that they need to submit a notarized statement that they witnessed it to me for filing.