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AldousIsDead 06/02/23 12:07:06 PM #101: |
Aysander posted... Have they closed the Conservative-leaning community boards down yet? Any update on that?People keep mentioning this, but which boards are you referring to? Link em and shine some light. --- In simplicity, utility. Through utility, simplicity. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HornyLevel 06/02/23 12:28:23 PM #102: |
I feel like these two topics on this exemplify why that place was probably closed. Some of you are extremely stubborn. --- Nani?!? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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bfslick50 06/02/23 12:39:48 PM #103: |
Error1355 posted... They made it clear via a topic on GameFAQs Announcements that political boards were being closed. Then users went to a previously dead community board about politics and tried to use it as a replacement political board, and it also got closed when brought to their attention. 261 users moved to Realpolitik and posted bout politics so it was closed. 261 users moved to Current Events and posted bout politics so things at present moment arent being consistent or clear. Are you advocating for accept, move on, and leave this site or accept, move on, and use this site within the new parameters because the second option would be easier with more clarity on what are the parameters. What about CE makes it OK and if 261 users did that elsewhere on this site, what needs to be done so its treated like CE and not like Realpolitik? --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Board_hunter567 06/02/23 12:47:02 PM #105: |
bfslick50 posted... 261 users moved to Realpolitik and posted bout politics so it was closed. 261 users moved to Current Events and posted bout politics so things at present moment arent being consistent or clear.As of right now social boards like CE can have political topics. That might change at some point, nobody can say. Mods are here to occasionally take action against posts that use the I word, not answer questions about future site policies they apparently have no say in. --- http://i.imgur.com/szMsu.png Validate your purchases and discredit the purchases of others whenever possible. Numbers objectively define quality and enjoyment. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aysander 06/02/23 12:49:09 PM #106: |
[LFAQs-redacted-quote] That's even more ridiculous. And again, the response we received stated it was political discussion in general. Independent (Read: Conservative) Politics is still alive and well. Religion is untouched. CE is untouched and has always had political discourse. Doesn't add up and is extremely annoying because the precise reason for HAVING a board directly centered on political discussion and news is to keep it from spilling over into more chill areas of the site where it will get even more toxic. --- Ernie. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ooger 06/02/23 12:50:04 PM #107: |
Board_hunter567 posted... As of right now social boards like CE can have political topics. That might change at some point, nobody can say. Mods are here to occasionally take action against posts that use the I word, not answer questions about future site policies they apparently have no say in. The crux of the issue is that those who are able to clarify the issue, DToast, SBAllen, or Fandom itself, have not done so. --- "ooger is not a man, he's a phenomenon." - Helpall ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ArtiRock 06/02/23 1:00:14 PM #109: |
[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Which i think is kinda dumb. The site already lost a ton of posters and forums are already a dying media. So closing them means people won't go to boards. And how many people actually write FAQs nowadays? --- This is the duty of the Grim Angels. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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bfslick50 06/02/23 1:02:48 PM #110: |
[LFAQs-redacted-quote] So if 261 users decide to move to a new board and make it more of a free-for-all does it still get closed? Clarification after this recent closure would be nice. --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Board_hunter567 06/02/23 1:03:42 PM #111: |
ooger posted... The crux of the issue is that those who are able to clarify the issue, DToast, SBAllen, or Fandom itself, have not done so.They should but they don't have to, so they probably won't. They've been fairly apathetic about the whole thing and the strategy from the beginning has been the tried and true method of waiting for (or shouting at) people to get over it. I don't say this in their defense, they're living up to all our expectations. For better or worse they don't care what you think of them or what goes on here, they're simply following orders while trying to do as little as possible just like the rest of us. --- http://i.imgur.com/szMsu.png Validate your purchases and discredit the purchases of others whenever possible. Numbers objectively define quality and enjoyment. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CSCA33 06/02/23 1:10:04 PM #113: |
bfslick50 posted... So if 261 users decide to move to a new board and make it more of a free-for-all does it still get closed? Clarification after this recent closure would be nice.Im down for that but I think they will still shut down the board. Anyway, the damage cant be undone at this point. --- [click here] (She/Her) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Foppe 06/02/23 1:47:28 PM #115: |
How is DToast supposed to know about all these political boards? If you want it to be fair, inform him about them and wait. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Agent_Stroud 06/02/23 1:47:53 PM #116: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/5/3/AAR6WtAAEgS1.jpg --- "We're going to shake things up, Morgan. Like old times." -- Alex Yu, Prey (2017) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ooger 06/02/23 1:49:25 PM #117: |
Foppe posted... How is DToast supposed to know about all these political boards?Well we're not the ones getting paid to administrate the site. --- "ooger is not a man, he's a phenomenon." - Helpall ... Copied to Clipboard!
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videospirit 06/02/23 1:52:52 PM #118: |
Foppe posted... How is DToast supposed to know about all these political boards? I mean, he's got the power to check, not our fault if he can't be arsed to do his job. --- Is there any other time in a modern democracy where large numbers of citizens complained that their government wasn't enough like a tyrannical dictatorship? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Neo 06/02/23 1:59:01 PM #119: |
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/help?id=89 Although why bother following the processes given to you when you can be angry, snarky, and miserable all the time. Sure as hell not convincing me (or any of the staff) that politics should come back with that attitude. --- We're surrounding you. We see you, but you probably don't see us. And if you see us, we're not letting on that we see you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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loafy013 06/02/23 2:04:56 PM #120: |
Neo posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/help?id=89Then its a good thing none of the mods were being snarky when 261 was first closed. That would have been a bad look and attitude for the new direction of the site. Professionalism all the way down with clear, concise direction as to what is allowed and not. --- The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes. That's fact. Everything else, is theory. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Foppe 06/02/23 2:04:58 PM #121: |
videospirit posted... I mean, he's got the power to check, not our fault if he can't be arsed to do his job.To check what? "Refuge of the Damned" doesnt sound political. Should he search for the word Trump and delete every board mentioning him? --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Neo 06/02/23 2:05:56 PM #122: |
loafy013 posted... Then its a good thing none of the mods were being snarky when 261 was first closed. That would have been a bad look and attitude for the new direction of the site. Professionalism all the way down with clear, concise direction as to what is allowed and not. Lurk more then. Learn from others that do know how to properly converse. Also thanks for proving my point. I gave the exact resource to report said community boards and like clockwork, you did exactly as I stated. --- We're surrounding you. We see you, but you probably don't see us. And if you see us, we're not letting on that we see you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Strand 06/02/23 2:10:17 PM #124: |
Neo posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/help?id=89 But is that the correct form in this situation? The site's terms of use haven't been updated to prohibit political boards yet. The official announcement hasn't been updated either, so we don't know whether those boards are actually against the new terms of use. --- "I am a man of somewhat retiring, and I might even say refined, tastes, and there is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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loafy013 06/02/23 2:11:21 PM #125: |
Neo posted... Lurk more then. Learn from others that do know how to properly converse.Like I said, good thing some of the mods here aren't being snarky. It might reflect badly on the mod team as a whole. --- The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes. That's fact. Everything else, is theory. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Neo 06/02/23 2:11:37 PM #126: |
One way to find out no? It's not like you're going to be nailed to the cross if the admin says no if you fill that form out. --- We're surrounding you. We see you, but you probably don't see us. And if you see us, we're not letting on that we see you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Foppe 06/02/23 2:11:53 PM #127: |
GranolaPanic posted... The users of this site can easily find these boards, so why cant DToast?Perhaps because he is the community manager on every site Fandom owns, and he has to priority? Heck, I didnt know we had more than 261 being political. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Board_hunter567 06/02/23 2:15:03 PM #128: |
Strand posted... But is that the correct form in this situation? The site's terms of use haven't been updated to prohibit political boards yet. The official announcement hasn't been updated either, so we don't know whether those boards are actually against the new terms of use.I'd use this instead. I've gotten a direct response from the guy before, God only knows where it ends up when sent via GFAQs. https://gamespothelp.zendesk.com/hc/en-us --- http://i.imgur.com/szMsu.png Validate your purchases and discredit the purchases of others whenever possible. Numbers objectively define quality and enjoyment. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Strand 06/02/23 2:24:05 PM #129: |
Board_hunter567 posted... I'd use this instead. I've gotten a direct response from the guy before, God only knows where it ends up when sent via GFAQs. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/10-ask-the-mods/71984971 The GameFAQs equivalent also gets seen by the admins. I tried that before, but even they aren't certain on what rules apply. So we need the official announcement to be updated with the actual new rules that will apply going forward. --- "I am a man of somewhat retiring, and I might even say refined, tastes, and there is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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untrustful 06/02/23 2:24:40 PM #130: |
I could understand 261's deletion, since initially we were told about how the board gave mods the most work to do, how there was a lot of hate speech going on there, I get it. But realpolitick? Feels like a step too far for me personally, since community boards were designed with user-accessible tools to moderate and manage a board, and that board was originally created to foster healthier political discourse compared to 261, and I didn't see ToS breaking going on for the little time I saw it before it was gone. We're also getting into murky territory here regarding the congregation of certain users because it feels like realpolitick's deletion wasn't for hate speech or giving the mods trouble, it feels like it was deleted because a congregation of politically-affiliated users got together and posted 5 political topics with like 30 political posts. Does that mean if this group moves from board to board they basically have the power to delete the boards indirectly? Is that the kind of power you want to give a small subset of users? Should the users be banned then? Where's the line? I thought it was hate speech, but it doesn't seem to be. I don't know where it is. Maybe when Fandom figures out a more concrete way to convey to this change that's when I'll figure it out. I certainly can't figure it out as is. I'm dense, I don't know what to say. --- "There is little anyone can do with fanatics. Reasoning with them is a fool's errand. Avoiding them is mandatory." ~Former Conservative Talk Show Host ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Heineken14 06/02/23 2:28:19 PM #131: |
HornyLevel posted... I feel like these two topics on this exemplify why that place was probably closed. Some of you are extremely stubborn. Except nobody really knows why it was, because 2 contradictory statements were made, nothing has been clarified, and it doesn't seem their rules really line up with (or have been updated) to include forums. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zonbei 06/02/23 2:28:22 PM #132: |
Neo posted... Lurk more then. Learn from others that do know how to properly converse. hold on. Your response to mods were being snarky was lurk more, learn how to properly converse. Well that doesnt make a lick of sense. Do as I say, not as I do, I guess. --- It's a luscious mix of words and tricks, that let us bet, when we know we should have folded. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Board_hunter567 06/02/23 2:28:34 PM #133: |
Strand posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/10-ask-the-mods/71984971The place I linked gets seen and answered by Fandom CMs, not GFAQs staff that have made it abundantly clear they don't know wtf is going on (because they've explicitly told us that). At least that's been my experience, although somewhat worryingly my interaction with Dtoast has been him going to ask other GFAQs/Fandom staff what's allowed or not because he didn't know either. So it's kind of a cluster over there. --- http://i.imgur.com/szMsu.png Validate your purchases and discredit the purchases of others whenever possible. Numbers objectively define quality and enjoyment. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Skype 06/02/23 2:55:45 PM #136: |
GranolaPanic posted... At the very least multiple moderators know that the Independent Politics board exists given this topic. I don't think anyone remembers a random post they made on a dead board seven years ago. --- Dead websight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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STEROLIZER 06/02/23 3:16:35 PM #138: |
Political Boards Still Active & Approved for GameFaqs: Blatant Politics:
Covert Politics:
Religious Discussions:
Just use these instead. --- The GameFaqs Web3 Board: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1285-crypto-meta-and-nfts ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Alucard188 06/02/23 3:40:32 PM #140: |
Find a person that cares for you the way certain users on this board care about toxic bullshit politics. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MC_BatCommander 06/02/23 3:41:13 PM #141: |
GranolaPanic posted... Im not saying they have to remember those specific posts. But theyre most likely aware of the continued existence of the board. What exactly is your goal here. Complaining about other boards and shining the spotlight on obscure/dead ones isn't going to bring back 261. It's just bringing more boards into Fandom's attention --- The Legend is True! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TicketOak 06/02/23 3:46:22 PM #143: |
The 'ol 'if i gotta suffer we all suffer' route bold. beautiful. powerful. --- All Hail the Ticket Oak. All Hail the Ticket Oak. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MC_BatCommander 06/02/23 3:47:39 PM #144: |
GranolaPanic posted... @MC_BatCommander Then be patient and let them do their thing. There are thousands of boards on the site. --- The Legend is True! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Error1355 06/02/23 3:48:39 PM #145: |
STEROLIZER posted... Political Boards Still Active & Approved for GameFaqs:Just please do not be shocked when every single board you just linked here gets closed. --- I'm a long, long way from giving up Call me old-fashioned, call me a fool ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Hoodroar 06/02/23 3:48:57 PM #146: |
It's pretty clear that if "the group" migrates to those other boards, that's when said board will get nuked. It's not the subject it's the people. --- sigless user logic ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Board_hunter567 06/02/23 3:49:33 PM #148: |
GranolaPanic posted... @MC_BatCommanderYou're going to have to get in touch with Dtoast directly and accept whatever his decision will be. Mods and possibly even SBAllen ain't calling the shots here and neither them nor Dtoast care what you think is fair. You've been on GFAQs, hell the Internet, long enough to know that, haven't you? --- http://i.imgur.com/szMsu.png Validate your purchases and discredit the purchases of others whenever possible. Numbers objectively define quality and enjoyment. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChocoboMogALT 06/02/23 3:55:37 PM #150: |
261ers really trying to get CE and social boards shut down all together ITT and they're too dense to realize it. --- "We live in a country Hasire.." ~ yosouf06 REVOLVER STAKE! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v717/ChocoboMog123/AltEisenRChocoboMog.png ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Hoodroar 06/02/23 3:59:05 PM #151: |
ChocoboMogALT posted... 261ers really trying to get CE and social boards shut down all together ITT and they're too dense to realize it. And after all that LUE will still be up. --- sigless user logic ... Copied to Clipboard!
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