Who ever said this is right on the moneyRed Sentinel said:Hah, yeah. As someone else said, they didn't close R&P, they closed Off-topic.Drathnoxis said:An update:
Can we PLEEEAAAASE bring back R&P? Off-topic isn't even usable anymore. At least when we lost Gaming Discussion to spam it was funny, this just makes me want to leave the site.
Just another glorious day here in Off-Topic
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I don't see many of the exchanges as being contentious. Honestly I've seen far more toxic, actually contentious and petty crap in the gaming section over the years than I have in R&P.Drathnoxis said:
And I think the "gaming community" honestly does need to be aware of real world politics to some extent. A lot of what's happened over the years in the gaming community, including on this site, has been because of extremely reactionary politics fostered by ignorance and disdain. Escapism becomes a problem when it's all one seeks. I do think R&P needs to be brought back though. It also doesn't all have to be direct, real world politics either. We could easily have discussions about the politics of various games or movies or whatever, and how the time period they were made in reflects on that n' whatnot. That'd be fun.
I don't give a fuck about Infinity Train. Instead of going in that topic and making a big deal of how I don't like it, I just am choosing to not post in it at all and let those who like it and want to discuss it do so in peace.Drathnoxis said:
Its not complicated.
Not caring about Infinity Train just means you have the privilege to not care.Saelune said:
I'm not really sure how what you're saying relates to the rest of our conversation. I'm not in a political thread complaining about political threads. I'm in a thread complaining about political threads complaining about political threads. If you don't like complaining about political threads you can let those who like it and want to discuss it do so in peace.
Edit: You know what, actually? That's such a load of crap. I remember how you were when the Wild West started.
It's a shame but I think they are just going to ban politics one day.
I love the escapist forums, you can say practically anything here, stuff that would get you banned in other places, as long as you know how to keep it civil and not insult people. You can talk about all the hot button issues like trans, sexuality and religion without getting banned as long as you don't just call somebody a dickhead. Those rules lead to some great conversations that I learned a lot from over the years.
I notice they've had one big sucess if it were their goal: they've entirely killed off religious discussion.....
I love the escapist forums, you can say practically anything here, stuff that would get you banned in other places, as long as you know how to keep it civil and not insult people. You can talk about all the hot button issues like trans, sexuality and religion without getting banned as long as you don't just call somebody a dickhead. Those rules lead to some great conversations that I learned a lot from over the years.
I notice they've had one big sucess if it were their goal: they've entirely killed off religious discussion.....
That policy came back to bite them in the end though. They decided to allow 'that' hot-button topic 5 years ago and welcomed all that came with it, and it took over the forum and basically destroyed the site.Fieldy409 said:
If they had banned all mention of it like other sites did (like they've done now), I do wonder if this site would be in a healthier state.
It certainly would have a better reputation, - a lot of the internet still thinks that The Escapist is still a hub for advocates and supporters of that topic. Mentioning "The Escapist" on other sites will still get you a few scrunched up noses as a response, even today, because of those bad memories.
I'm with everyone else, bring back the R&P section. I'm so sick of having to wade through political topics to get the the stuff i want to comment on...
The majority of the site will either be in a much better mood overall or they'll be seething in rage and spiraling deeper into cynicism.Marik2 said:
Either way
Well the Escapist had a lot of issues beyond that one so I don't know if its fair to just blame that. And they did move it into that megathread at first and then the old games industry forum. And the way other people react isn't their fault. But now we should probably be careful we don't get in trouble talking about that....Red Sentinel said:
And at the end of the day I still think the forum had some great rules for conversation. It took me like a year to adjust to it when I joined that nearly saw me banned but I managed to figure it out.
A lot of people couldn't keep their cool and called the site biased when they exploded over having their ideas challenged, threw out insults and got banned I think, then went on to hold a grudge. But sometimes you need to seperate the wheat from the chaff to have a decent discussion. Depending on who you ask this site is either a conservative hellhole or a liberal cesspit lol.
Don't. You. Even. DARE.Saelune said:
Going into other people's threads just to shit their bed is one thing. Being a massive hypocrite by pretending you're above doing so while showing by your actions that you're only too happy to sink to those depths? That's next level.Saelune said:
Squilookle said:
For the love of... Come on. Like... Come. On. One has to stick to their own principles at least at little
Why not? What's stopping you or anyone from posting stuff about My Little Pony or whirlpools or any of the stuff people would fill off-topic with in the good old days?Drathnoxis said:
Yes, people are more interested in talking about politics (especially at the moment). So?
So neither of you are going to assume that she learned from the mistake, that she's not going to do specifically because of the backlash she got last time? Just going to jump straight into accusations are we?Elvis Starburst said:
I was prepared to let it slide right up to the part where she declared that "it's not complicated"Palindromemordnilap said:
Clearly she found it more than a bit complicated when she utterly failed to walk the walk that she talks. Maybe she's grown, maybe she hasn't. But someone who fails an exam loses the right to say it's a cinch if they only manage to pass that same exam on a much later attempt.
Alright, I'll acknowledge that much. Was it a fair assumption to make at the drop of a hat? Maybe not. Could she have learned from that past situation? Hope so. On the flip side though...Palindromemordnilap said:
... Yeah, that's the feeling I had when I read it. It shows an air of arrogance that is not in the least bit justified or earnedSquilookle said:
It doesn't matter cause people want to complain about black people when white supremacy is alive and well, THATS why it doesn't matter, cause of the POLITICAL bullshit involved.Squilookle said:
Its the same shit when people pretend a black person calling white people cracker is the same as a white person using the N word. Its not.
Im not wrong.Elvis Starburst said: