Current Events > EGM says some Gamefaqs DYING BOARDS are a REFUGE for some CREEPY LONELY PEOPLE!!

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Elizabeth Henges, an EGM Games Journalist has highlighted the SECRET SIDE of Gamefaqs where she details the sites DYING BOARDS where users have tried to find refuge in to create off topic posts and create a community in it as she names one board in example on the "Mad Stalker" gaming board that she found "creepy" considering it's title, where gamers would create posts on DATING ADVICE as users would go back and forth on their failed relationships

She also detailed how there's thousands of unused message boards that go unused and have now been revived for secret users to build their community on, much like reddit and said those topics have gone untouched because moderators and admins aren't alerted and generally don't know about it as they talk about whatever they want without the risk of a ban

Mad Stalker was singled out as one in particular as the game has no bearing to anything romantic but threads were popping up from people who talked about PHONE SEX and other girl issues and when users failed to get a love/dating relationship/advice board because Gamefaqs does not host that type of stuff, these users decided to take matters in their own hands by forming a secret community board elsewhere on the site and used games that have romantic like names to find refuge in.

Although a lot of the content is just hopeless romantics and users who just looking for advice, some of the lines were troubling as users were posting fierce debate such as one with a woman arguing with a male dominant userbase on the validity of pick up lines and pick artist culture that is now regarded as toxic

Although the board is now dead, she predicts other users will eventually go to secret boards to build up another community on off topic posts and even says some users would go on the reddit gamefaqs forum to cry about their suspension/bans and until Gamefaqs "eventually" shutters, the site will continue to host strange internet behaviour of its users.

Do you agree that there's probably users going on secret message boards and breaking the TOS?

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https://egmnow.com/how-a-gamefaqs-board-became-a-refuge-for-the-brokenhearted/
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I believe TC has been shitposting his own garbage edited articles for over 15 years non stop

that is what I believe
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>EGM

When did it become 1999 instead of 2019?
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EGM used to be great, but I have no idea who this broad is. Shes not part of EGM as far as Im concerned.
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wait EGM came back?
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EGM is still a thing? I used to subscribe to that magazine like 20 years ago

RdVEHfJqAvUPIbk posted...

I believe TC has been shitposting his own garbage edited articles for over 15 years non stop

that is what I believe

What is your strange impulse to constantly post this shit in his threads? Your point was exhausted the last 100 times you did this. We get it. Really, we do.

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Is she hot doe?
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as a creepy, lonely person, I take offense!

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She's not wrong, there's some weird shit on some of these boards.

For example check out the #1 PS2 game message board. It's just 2 guys roleplaying back and forth. Oh and don't forget that Sonic board which is just one guy talking to himself with alts.

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Why is she talking about mad stalker? Its been dead for years now

She should go to the sex board for the real romantic action these days lol
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mad stalker is so 2007
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Why in the hell do people like to attack lonely dudes to much. In her own reporting she found most of the stuff wasn't bad. But highlights a debate about fucking pick up lines. It is like these people want these incels to stay lonely for some reason.
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She described herself lmao

MC_BatCommander posted...

She's not wrong, there's some weird shit on some of these boards.

For example check out the #1 PS2 game message board. It's just 2 guys roleplaying back and forth. Oh and don't forget that Sonic board which is just one guy talking to himself with alts.

Jesus christ, theyre on 43?!
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oh, for christ's sakes. now that 4chan's scarier, younger brother is gone the press is looking at whatever scapegoats they can to fling the finger at. fuck them.
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cjsdowg posted...

Why in the hell do people like to attack lonely dudes to much. In her own reporting she found most of the stuff wasn't bad. But highlights a debate about fucking pick up lines. It is like these people want these incels to stay lonely for some reason.

She wants to prop up her self esteem by picking on so called lonely dudes. Sad

Damn_Underscore posted...

>EGM

When did it become 1999 instead of 2019?

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EGM magazine did actually come back around 2011 or so. I actually got a year subscription out of nostalgia and didnt regret it. I didnt resub tho.
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She's not entirely wrong...butterfree
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Ironic
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EGM still exists, huh?

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Goats posted...

She's not entirely wrong...butterfree

i wonder how she would feel about what you do?

probably worse to be honest.

Shotgunnova posted...

EGM still exists, huh?

i do think it's hilarious one dying website is trying to call out another one for dying.

since when has EGM been relevant? The xbox360 days? Mad Stalker hasn't been a thing for years. The Sex board is basically Mad Stalkerx300 and that has multiple women who participate there as well.

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Mad stalker was the best back in the day
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MC_BatCommander posted...

For example check out the #1 PS2 game message board. It's just 2 guys roleplaying back and forth.

Can't believe that's been going on for 2.5 years.
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MC_BatCommander posted...

For example check out the #1 PS2 game message board. It's just 2 guys roleplaying back and forth.

wat
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cjsdowg posted...

Why in the hell do people like to attack lonely dudes to much.

I don't know but it is a problem in our society. We should be trying to help these people instead of kicking them while they're down.

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its a tie
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I've never even heard of EGM before this topic.
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LOL at the last line talking about whenever gamefaqs shuts down
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