By TheHunter Go To Post
He forgot to mention an important fact about the victim: (she’s bi)
By Ruga Go To PostThe future of NeoGAF will be a return to what many of us have come here for, a place where we can gather together and enjoy our shared hobby of video games. For a short time, Off-Topic Discussion and Off-Topic Community will be closed so that we can rediscover that. We'll be starting with a clean slate when they come back. However, the focus will be on the many other hobbies we may have like TV, movies, anime, writing, music, etc. Political and social discourse will not be allowed in the new Off-Topic. Those types of discussions greatly added to the harsh and unwelcoming atmosphere of Off-Topic, which pushed many users away.
lmao. k
Told yall OT closed down only temporarily.
http://assets.neogafllc.netdna-cdn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1452075
Hi.
An allegation of sexual misconduct has been made against me by an ex. It's not true, the individual making the accusation isn't credible, the story doesn't reconcile logically with the facts, and there's plenty of evidence and witnesses to corroborate that. It'll be a process.
All allegations of this nature are serious, of course. I first got word of it on Wednesday when a screenshot of a Facebook post was handed to Voat. I immediately talked with my mod team about the contents of the screenshot and clarified that it was baseless and explained some of the details concerning my former associations with her, and tried to ensure any concerns from the team were addressed fully and transparently to everyone's satisfaction. On Thursday I heard that she had deleted the accusation from Facebook, and wasn't entirely sure how to proceed from there or how this would all play out in the public space at that point. Then, Friday morning, the screenshot made its way to NeoGAF and chaos ensued.
I was in the process of writing a statement that entire day to address formally address the allegation, but the community had erupted in a flash that morning. While the moderation team was trying to restore the peace, accusations and threats concerning the screenshot started shifting to them as well by association with me, and I was asked by my team to do something to fix things and get the heat off of all of them at least. I was beyond exhausted by that point, though, stretched too thin in the time since the post had first appeared and seeing unprecedented events unfold on NeoGAF. I was slow and weak. I failed to handle it quickly enough and let the team down. Before I could finish a statement and get it out there, understandably some mods hit their emotional limit, expressed concerns about the community coming after them, and decided to leave. A few people resigned, and many more quickly followed for similar reasons, citing stress and harassment. The site started breaking under load spikes leading up to the first resignations, too, and then flatlined altogether, so issuing a statement at that time on NeoGAF itself became impossible for the time being, and my attention shifted toward the moderation team's future.
Since that whole mess, lasting from Friday morning through Saturday, before we formally went offline for maintenance and repair and restructure, we've just been trying to figure out the best course of action for NeoGAF going forward. And as stories began being published by various outlets, I issued some comments to the press, since everything coming out was proving to be sensationalized, opportunist, and unprofessional.
We've all become increasingly stressed and weary this year in ways even I'm not accustomed to by now, and discussions on heated news, political issues, and social issues on the off-topic side of the site have become areas no one has wanted to moderate in the open for fear of backlash or just general exposure to the inevitable toxicity. I've gone in there myself to take the heat, since it's very much my responsibility to do so before anyone else's, but there's been little headway, mostly just more anger and resentment and a lot of bans. I don't think this necessarily reflects on our community; more so the tone of the entire internet this year with regards to heated issues.
That's all going to inform the way forward for NeoGAF as we refocus on what the main goals are supposed to be for the site. The mod team will talk about more specifics on what that will entail below.
One last thing. The NeoGAF mod team is here for this community; all of you. You have no obligations to respect me or believe anything I say about my personal life one way or another, but if you're going to be here and participate on NeoGAF, respect the mod team by following the rules and behaving. The team is diminished at the moment and the folks who stuck around care very much about this community and its future. Be considerate of them. That's non-negotiable.
Thanks.
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The future of NeoGAF will be a return to what many of us have come here for, a place where we can gather together and enjoy our shared hobby of video games. For a short time, Off-Topic Discussion and Off-Topic Community will be closed so that we can rediscover that. We'll be starting with a clean slate when they come back. However, the focus will be on the many other hobbies we may have like TV, movies, anime, writing, music, etc. Political and social discourse will not be allowed in the new Off-Topic. Those types of discussions greatly added to the harsh and unwelcoming atmosphere of Off-Topic, which pushed many users away.
Moderation will also see changes. Over the years, moderators changed from simply people who made sure discussion stay civil into personalities. It's because of that, many were targeted for harassment and other things. This shouldn't be happening to them. We've taken action to protect these people by making moderation anonymous. There will be no more red-names that single them out nor will there be a list of who is one.
Hi.
An allegation of sexual misconduct has been made against me by an ex. It's not true, the individual making the accusation isn't credible, the story doesn't reconcile logically with the facts, and there's plenty of evidence and witnesses to corroborate that. It'll be a process.
All allegations of this nature are serious, of course. I first got word of it on Wednesday when a screenshot of a Facebook post was handed to Voat. I immediately talked with my mod team about the contents of the screenshot and clarified that it was baseless and explained some of the details concerning my former associations with her, and tried to ensure any concerns from the team were addressed fully and transparently to everyone's satisfaction. On Thursday I heard that she had deleted the accusation from Facebook, and wasn't entirely sure how to proceed from there or how this would all play out in the public space at that point. Then, Friday morning, the screenshot made its way to NeoGAF and chaos ensued.
I was in the process of writing a statement that entire day to address formally address the allegation, but the community had erupted in a flash that morning. While the moderation team was trying to restore the peace, accusations and threats concerning the screenshot started shifting to them as well by association with me, and I was asked by my team to do something to fix things and get the heat off of all of them at least. I was beyond exhausted by that point, though, stretched too thin in the time since the post had first appeared and seeing unprecedented events unfold on NeoGAF. I was slow and weak. I failed to handle it quickly enough and let the team down. Before I could finish a statement and get it out there, understandably some mods hit their emotional limit, expressed concerns about the community coming after them, and decided to leave. A few people resigned, and many more quickly followed for similar reasons, citing stress and harassment. The site started breaking under load spikes leading up to the first resignations, too, and then flatlined altogether, so issuing a statement at that time on NeoGAF itself became impossible for the time being, and my attention shifted toward the moderation team's future.
Since that whole mess, lasting from Friday morning through Saturday, before we formally went offline for maintenance and repair and restructure, we've just been trying to figure out the best course of action for NeoGAF going forward. And as stories began being published by various outlets, I issued some comments to the press, since everything coming out was proving to be sensationalized, opportunist, and unprofessional.
We've all become increasingly stressed and weary this year in ways even I'm not accustomed to by now, and discussions on heated news, political issues, and social issues on the off-topic side of the site have become areas no one has wanted to moderate in the open for fear of backlash or just general exposure to the inevitable toxicity. I've gone in there myself to take the heat, since it's very much my responsibility to do so before anyone else's, but there's been little headway, mostly just more anger and resentment and a lot of bans. I don't think this necessarily reflects on our community; more so the tone of the entire internet this year with regards to heated issues.
That's all going to inform the way forward for NeoGAF as we refocus on what the main goals are supposed to be for the site. The mod team will talk about more specifics on what that will entail below.
One last thing. The NeoGAF mod team is here for this community; all of you. You have no obligations to respect me or believe anything I say about my personal life one way or another, but if you're going to be here and participate on NeoGAF, respect the mod team by following the rules and behaving. The team is diminished at the moment and the folks who stuck around care very much about this community and its future. Be considerate of them. That's non-negotiable.
Thanks.
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ModBot:
Powered by ModBot #2
The future of NeoGAF will be a return to what many of us have come here for, a place where we can gather together and enjoy our shared hobby of video games. For a short time, Off-Topic Discussion and Off-Topic Community will be closed so that we can rediscover that. We'll be starting with a clean slate when they come back. However, the focus will be on the many other hobbies we may have like TV, movies, anime, writing, music, etc. Political and social discourse will not be allowed in the new Off-Topic. Those types of discussions greatly added to the harsh and unwelcoming atmosphere of Off-Topic, which pushed many users away.
Moderation will also see changes. Over the years, moderators changed from simply people who made sure discussion stay civil into personalities. It's because of that, many were targeted for harassment and other things. This shouldn't be happening to them. We've taken action to protect these people by making moderation anonymous. There will be no more red-names that single them out nor will there be a list of who is one.
Guess I’m here for footy gaf stuff, should of moved here a few years ago I guess when everyone else did
By JDSN Go To Post"The state of NeoGAF
I DID NOT ASSAULT ITS BULLSHIT I DID NOT ASSAULT HER I DIIIID NAAWWWT….oh hi Amir0x"
LMAO
By Captain Quackers Go To Posthttps://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/371486419547586571/372190203651162112/THe_STatement.mp3Hehe
amazing
All this time I thought Evilore was behind modbot, but now I'm wondering if modbot was behind Evilore.
By CXSN Go To PostThanks for this. I'm trying to PM you, maybe I'm just an idiot, but I don't see anywhere to do that. When I click your username the only option I get is to add you to an ignore list. My username here is not the same as it was.Click the chat bubble button between your avatar and the search box to access PMs.
EDIT: NVM, finally figured it out.
Ok, I'm getting caught up on all the news now and listening to Waypoint's podcast on the issue. I had no idea so much was happening behind the scenes even in the last 48 hours. I was shocked to hear Patrick say that Evilore wants to get Neogaf back up again as fast as possible. Unless he addresses these accusations and the way he moderated and interacted with his own site, I won't return to gaf any time soon.
mods being anonymous......oh please fuck off.......yup, its dead and that statement is such trash. I'm happy with my superior web page home, thank you!
Invisible mods and everything through modbot...but respect the mods somehow, also.
That sounds ripe for abuse.
That sounds ripe for abuse.
"I was in the process of writing a statement that entire day to address formally address the allegation, but the community had erupted in a flash that morning. While the moderation team was trying to restore the peace, accusations and threats concerning the screenshot started shifting to them as well by association with me, and I was asked by my team to do something to fix things and get the heat off of all of them at least. I was beyond exhausted by that point, though, stretched too thin in the time since the post had first appeared and seeing unprecedented events unfold on NeoGAF. I was slow and weak. I failed to handle it quickly enough and let the team down. Before I could finish a statement and get it out there, understandably some mods hit their emotional limit, expressed concerns about the community coming after them, and decided to leave. A few people resigned, and many more quickly followed for similar reasons, citing stress and harassment. The site started breaking under load spikes leading up to the first resignations, too, and then flatlined altogether, so issuing a statement at that time on NeoGAF itself became impossible for the time being, and my attention shifted toward the moderation team's future."
Poor baby.
Anyone notice that Evilore took down the staff page on the front? He's trying to hide the fact that he only has one or two people still with him.
Poor baby.
Anyone notice that Evilore took down the staff page on the front? He's trying to hide the fact that he only has one or two people still with him.
By Chesskid1 Go To Postthe forums are back up, you can post again now.still offline for me. going to see if someone from the OT i was active in post a discord link later
By Inflatablemidget Go To PostResetEra starting it's life like a bunch of non-inclusive dumbasses. What a cool first impression to make. These people have learned absolutely nothing. Enjoy your money-grab though, I guess.I mean, it's a small hedge against the obvious trolls that would flood in. Case in point, the pastebin that was going around earlier doxxing people. That isn't a permanent thing. But in this turbulent time, efforts are being made to vet people to minimize fake accounts and trolling.
I'm not sure why you'd expect things to just flood open while also avoiding the troll factor.
Anyway, NeoGAF statement is trash and EL is trash. Won't be going back.
yep, NuNeoGAF sounds pretty awful
would be appreciated if the peeps from ERA reach out to us when the forum goes online whenever
would be appreciated if the peeps from ERA reach out to us when the forum goes online whenever
yes, I can post again.....if I do....its going to be a fuck you evil lore thread or some shit.....because thats ALL the gaming channel is going to be is locked threads of F U
No more OT: "I need time to clean it up."
New OT being politics-free: "I don't want to have people who call out sexism on my site anymore and want to make money off of a new, more conservative audience without there being traceable instances of sexism."
Mods being invisible: "From now on you can't see how few people I have backing me up."
New OT being politics-free: "I don't want to have people who call out sexism on my site anymore and want to make money off of a new, more conservative audience without there being traceable instances of sexism."
Mods being invisible: "From now on you can't see how few people I have backing me up."
Looks like the view staff button on the home page was removed as well. So yeah, I guess we WON'T know who will be on the mod team.
Only ModBot, no Poligaf?
What in the world is he doing? This is sad to watch my favorite forum turn into this garbage
What in the world is he doing? This is sad to watch my favorite forum turn into this garbage
A crazy person said lies about me, but because of the toxic nature of those SJWs witch hunters, my mod staff was being abused, so I said "nay, my friends! You go! You flee! I will stay here and handle the rest!" but alas... it was too much... I am sorry I let the SJWs witch hunters fail you my community, but from now on, back to basics. Let's all save the princess together!
By PURGE.EXE Go To PostDamn, I was on Gaf under another name, hope I'm not on the Pastebin..I wound up on the Pastebin... but not under my GAF account name. It's highly puzzling.
I already contacted via the contact us form, so it's just a waiting game now, I didn't post often though so it might be fine.
"We've taken action to protect these people by making moderation anonymous. There will be no more red-names that single them out nor will there be a list of who is one."
Wow, doubling down on the lack of transparency. Just what the doctor ordered?
Wow, doubling down on the lack of transparency. Just what the doctor ordered?
By JDSN Go To Post"The state of NeoGAFWorst movie ever..
I DID NOT ASSAULT ITS BULLSHIT I DID NOT ASSAULT HER I DIIIID NAAWWWT….oh hi Amir0x"
By Uber_Tag Go To PostI wound up on the Pastebin… but not under my GAF account name. It's highly puzzling.They are targeting people are following ResetEra on Twitter.
