Board 8 > Fandom bans politics on GameFAQs (outside of Current Events)

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htaeD
04/15/24 4:26:37 PM
#49:


what a troll

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GranzonEx
04/15/24 4:27:24 PM
#50:


Aecioo posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80747693
He cared enough about them to troll them. When we get shut down he won't even know.

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Leonhart4
04/15/24 4:29:45 PM
#51:


GranzonEx posted...
He cared enough about them to troll them. When we get shut down he won't even know.

Let me know when Lopen posts in there

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iiaattgg
04/15/24 4:29:46 PM
#52:


Aecioo posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80747693
Thats hilarious, good for him

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GranzonEx
04/15/24 4:31:31 PM
#53:


Leonhart4 posted...
Let me know when Lopen posts in there
I hope he @Lopen when this place closes

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SBAllen
04/15/24 4:32:01 PM
#54:


GranzonEx posted...
He cared enough about them to troll them. When we get shut down he won't even know.
Of course I'll notice!

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Leonhart4
04/15/24 4:32:02 PM
#55:


Wait, I can post on CE? Must've accidentally clicked on something in the last year.

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Thorn
04/15/24 4:32:16 PM
#56:


SBAllen posted...
Of course I'll notice!
senpai noticed us!

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azuarc
04/15/24 4:32:41 PM
#57:


I mean, this board has been here like an extra 3 years beyond its intended purpose. Normally it just disappears after a contest is over~

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Wanglicious
04/15/24 4:33:11 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.

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kevwaffles
04/15/24 4:33:49 PM
#59:


Leonhart4 posted...
Wait, I can post on CE? Must've accidentally clicked on something in the last year.

I just had this same realization.

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MartinFF7
04/15/24 4:33:59 PM
#60:


Leonhart4 posted...
Wait, I can post on CE? Must've accidentally clicked on something in the last year.

just visited Gamefaqs in the past year, not visited CE specifically
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GranzonEx
04/15/24 4:34:03 PM
#61:


SBAllen posted...
Of course I'll notice!
When it's time for us to go I want you to let us know!

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Aecioo
04/15/24 4:34:14 PM
#62:


SBAllen posted...
Of course I'll notice!

Hi!

when is the next contest you fascist pig

oh shit is that political?

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xenosaga
04/15/24 4:34:58 PM
#63:


I could see it as a notice to the type of people that try to claim everything is political that they'd be wasting their time reporting people for trans related posts.
But yeah, I may be giving them way too much credit. And as mentioned that all falls apart with one bad mod.

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XIII_Rocks
04/15/24 4:35:42 PM
#64:


fwiw most mods were opposed to this, me included.

Awful, fucking patronizing idea and the fact that CE, which had by far the most toxic political discussion among social boards (due to 261 overspill and the fact that it's CE in general), is allowed to continue, while our one political topic (which by internet standards is civil) gets hit, is fucking asinine

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HanOfTheNekos
04/15/24 4:36:02 PM
#66:


SBAllen posted...
Of course I'll notice!

Hey Allen.

What do you think of the Minecraft Iran in my Minecraft server sending retaliatory strikes at Minecraft Israel?

And what about Minecraft Trump?

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azuarc
04/15/24 4:36:38 PM
#67:


What's LUE stand for, btw?

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GranzonEx
04/15/24 4:37:33 PM
#69:


azuarc posted...
What's LUE stand for, btw?
Love Ulti Eternally

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Thorn
04/15/24 4:37:46 PM
#70:


azuarc posted...
What's LUE stand for, btw?
Life, the Universe, and Everything.

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy joke. (It's Board 402). Think it may have been 42 originally at some point but I forget.

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Xeybozn
04/15/24 4:38:12 PM
#71:


SBAllen posted...

Of course I'll notice!

Who hacked Allen's account? You can tell this isn't really him because he didn't say "Howdy".

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handsomeboy2012
04/15/24 4:38:41 PM
#72:


Fuck fandom
hope it goes under
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AriaOfBolo
04/15/24 4:39:26 PM
#73:


I like that they put out a statement but Fandom has traditionally been....not great, with lgbt stuff. In Minecraft.

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Thorn
04/15/24 4:41:40 PM
#74:


AriaOfBolo posted...
I like that they put out a statement but Fandom has traditionally been....not great, with lgbt stuff. In Minecraft.
Based both on what red said above and what I saw another mod on LUE say (that DToast also opposed this policy and fought it) I'm unfortunately coming to the conclusion that when DToast saw that Fandom wasn't going to budge on it that the LGBTQ post that came paired with this (and it's posted by DToast and not the Fandom guy who posted the politics ban one) was the best he could get out of them because he foresaw the obvious problem coming.

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SHINE_GET_64
04/15/24 4:42:14 PM
#75:


FFDragon posted...
I've felt this board was on borrowed time for a while now, but now I'm scared it really will just poof away one day.

And everyone will scatter and that will be it.
There's never been a better time to join the board 8 discord

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ChaosTonyV4
04/15/24 4:42:51 PM
#76:


I cant believe they banned politics on the day Clarence Thomas no call no showed from court, there were some truly great tweets.

Also insane they locked our politics topic already.

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kevwaffles
04/15/24 4:43:21 PM
#77:


SHINE_GET_64 posted...
There's never been a better time to join the board 8 discord

You say that like Discord isn't having its own crises.

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swordz9
04/15/24 4:43:44 PM
#78:


FFDragon posted...
I've felt this board was on borrowed time for a while now, but now I'm scared it really will just poof away one day.

And everyone will scatter and that will be it.
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WarThaNemesis2
04/15/24 4:45:02 PM
#80:


When you think about it, smfffc has trading, and trade and how allowed it should be is politics, so smffffc should be banned.

Not to mention the environmentalist message of ff7...

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XIII_Rocks
04/15/24 4:46:51 PM
#81:


WarThaNemesis2 posted...
When you think about it, smfffc has trading, and trade and how allowed it should be is politics, so smffffc should be banned.

Not to mention the environmentalist message of ff7...

It's funny to see posts like these which echo exactly the concerns the mod staff had

All discussion is or can be political, it's so dumb

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Wanglicious
04/15/24 4:48:05 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.

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Leonhart4
04/15/24 4:48:31 PM
#83:


Remember when Hitler was in a contest?

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FFDragon
04/15/24 4:48:54 PM
#84:


XIII_Rocks posted...
fwiw most mods were opposed to this, me included.

Awful, fucking patronizing idea and the fact that CE, which had by far the most toxic political discussion among social boards (due to 261 overspill and the fact that it's CE in general), is allowed to continue, while our one political topic (which by internet standards is civil) gets hit, is fucking asinine

Okay this is a good look at least.

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GranzonEx
04/15/24 4:48:59 PM
#85:


Leonhart4 posted...
Remember when Hitler was in a contest?
The SMT character?

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Johnny_Eagle
04/15/24 4:52:29 PM
#87:


Worst. Thing. Ever </sarcasm>

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Leafeon13N
04/15/24 4:52:57 PM
#88:


Worst thing about fandom is that they basically live off controlling the google algorithm for search results.

They would likely prefer gamefaqs cease to exist than ever sell us off to somewhere that cares.
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Kenri
04/15/24 4:53:01 PM
#89:


MacArrowny posted...
They made a pro-trans post at the same time, so that's definitely not political.
Disagree. "We understand that this is a heated issue and want to remind everyone that all discussions should stay civil and respectful" is not a pro-trans stance and it never has been.

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Jakyl25
04/15/24 4:53:34 PM
#90:


This is a personal attack on me and my topic series

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LightningStrikes
04/15/24 4:54:21 PM
#91:


GranzonEx posted...
The SMT character?

No the Wolfenstein character.

XIII_Rocks posted...
fwiw most mods were opposed to this, me included.

Awful, fucking patronizing idea and the fact that CE, which had by far the most toxic political discussion among social boards (due to 261 overspill and the fact that it's CE in general), is allowed to continue, while our one political topic (which by internet standards is civil) gets hit, is fucking asinine

For politics it was civil, by internet standards it was basically Rory Stewarts wet dream of amicable well-reasoned debate. Uh oh, political reference.

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Jakyl25
04/15/24 4:54:23 PM
#92:


Kenri posted...
Disagree. "We understand that this is a heated issue and want to remind everyone that all discussions should stay civil and respectful" is not a pro-trans stance and it never has been.

Stonewall was as civil as it gets!

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Leonhart4
04/15/24 4:56:30 PM
#93:


We could have Hitler in Rivalry Rumble but Mario (red) vs. Sonic (blue) was too political and divisive.

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PeaceFrog
04/15/24 4:59:30 PM
#94:


Jakyl25 posted...
This is a personal attack on me and my topic series
Where will be you go for a pun outlet now?

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FFDragon
04/15/24 5:08:51 PM
#95:


So does this mean it is now illegal to talk about any Civilization game?

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Leonhart4
04/15/24 5:12:02 PM
#96:


FFDragon posted...
So does this mean it is now illegal to talk about any Civilization game?

Gotta take Nuclear Gandhi off of the video game rumor Rushmore

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FFDragon
04/15/24 5:13:08 PM
#97:


Oh shit the Rushmore topics are political too

Rip

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TheManaSword
04/15/24 5:13:28 PM
#98:


more like fandumb am I right

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Hey_Mister
04/15/24 5:16:55 PM
#99:


So like the policy only bans political topics but not posts about politics. Is there some reason we can't just make some kind of general miscellaneous topic about nothing in particular that just so happens to be filled with a large proportion of posts about politics?

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