Hi! Another GAFugee here. Iāve been visiting GAF daily for as long as I can remember - only been a semi-regular poster for the last few years. Genuinely feel a bit lost without my usual online hangout to visit, so will be following the community wherever it ends up.
Been reading up on what went down and Iām dumbfounded, especially as I wasnāt aware of the earlier allegations against EvilLore either.
Been reading up on what went down and Iām dumbfounded, especially as I wasnāt aware of the earlier allegations against EvilLore either.
Welcome to all of the GAF refugees! A number of the GAF Discord communities are hopping tonight so I suspect it's only a matter of time until a consolidated list of them is made to help everyone stay in touch whether they wind up here or somewhere else.
By Guts Of Thor Go To PostAnyone here from Retrowave or metal gaf?
I posted a bit in the synthwave GAF thread, some of us synthwave fans post in the What are you listening to m8 thread: http://slaent.com/thread/841865/page/5/#p1224725
Greetings from another GAF refugee. As a 10+ year member I hate to see it go, it was one of the first things I checked in the morning and last things I browsed at night, I loved the communities on the gaming and OT sides. I never knew about the EL creepiness and I am glad that it has came out.
Edit: would love to have a refresh button on the bottom of the page.
Edit: would love to have a refresh button on the bottom of the page.
By OmegaDL50 Go To PostYeah I recognize you. Hopefully the Yakuza GAF folks are here somewhere.
We already have 2 on the page before! (Although I myself didn't post much, being a newcomer to the series and all)
Damn I'm still opening NeoGaf up just by reflex every time I get bored revising. I feel like it's going to take a while to break the habit.
By IrishNinja Go To PostI had yakuza 6 and shenmoo 3
my world is a tumbling down
Even though it wasn't even announced yet. I made it a point to have first up on a Disgaea 6 thread if it ever was made. To see the work I did in the Disgaea 5 OT and everyone elses work involved just gone forever in an instant. Feels bad, man.
Man what a shame what happened, I was only a lurker but I loved the site. What the asshole who shall not be named did is so hypocritical of him if its true.
By nearfantastica00 Go To PostAs far as GAF and "centrist" views go, there's a big difference between "hey maybe we should listen to the Nazis and meet in the middle" and "well maybe we shouldn't be attacking people or destroying property". The first should be shut down immediately and banned, which it was and that was good. The second, well, there's a nuanced conversation to be had there concerning the history and effectiveness of violent protest, etc. The issue was that, more often than not, the "let's not smash windows" people would get called down and derided and piled upon almost as badly as the actual Nazi supporters, but that just ties back to what I posted earlier: GAF had people with opinions and data, and also people who just yelled.
it's strange to me that this was your experience...as an anti fascist, I recall thinking.most folks there didn't seem to think much of the cause, usually just spouting the same tried lines - "you're playing into their hands!", "you're the REAL fascists" etc etc
I recall thinking the average gaffer thought little of antifa, or history
By HylianSeven Go To PostDo we have a list compiled here of the community Discords and who owns them? I created one for Shin Megami Tensei GAF (particularly because we want to talk about the reveal on Monday). If anyone from MegaTen GAF wants that one, PM me.
Great idea. Plus can I get an invite to the megaten discord?
I was only a lurker on GAF, but I enjoyed reading the sales threads for NPD, PAL regions, and Japan's Media Create/Famitsu to get a pulse on the health of the console game industry as someone working in it. I also liked reading about game news there too. It's unfortunate for all the members that this happened, but maybe this can be a good place for all that too? Looking forward to exploring what's here. :)
I misread your post as exploding what's here. That's it. It's 4:45AM, I should probably get some sleep.
Cross post for the people who were asking about forum issues and things being worked on.
https://github.com/slaent/issues/issues - remember to check that thread!
https://github.com/slaent/issues/issues - remember to check that thread!
By TheHunter Go To PostNazism shouldn't be allowed.Gaf had ISIS āliteā apologists tho. They just (indirectlty) defended the state-sponsored version of it.
Would you allow ISIS to openly recruit in our streets?
Another refugee here, I have only been there like a month as an user, but lurking for years. I don't know, I have always thought the Gaming side was okay, I didn't care about the off-topic side unless it was the yearly confessions thread lol
By Valius Go To PostI was only a lurker on GAF, but I enjoyed reading the sales threads for NPD, PAL regions, and Japan's Media Create/Famitsu to get a pulse on the health of the console game industry as someone working in it. I also liked reading about game news there too. It's unfortunate for all the members that this happened, but maybe this can be a good place for all that too? Looking forward to exploring what's here. :)Alot of great topics/communities are in the process of dying down, therefore it would be great if some people would create specific topics.
Or just integrate them into the general gaming topic, since I don't know how many people would be actually interested here.
Allthough it's hard without the key persons behind it, that actually got the data each week.
By Voidguts Go To Posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFnOfpIJL0MYou can embed pictures/videos/social media links btw.
Just click on the circle to the left with the specific thing you wanna post and include the link.
It's weird not having gaf to browse, it was pretty reflective of my interests even if it occasionally got a little overbearing.
I need to sleep on this. Had a ridiculously long day but 503'd in the past has meant a lot of different things over there. Then I checked Twitter. GAF was a home to a lot of people, and even a form of group therapy for some for matters both trivial and extremely serious. Just losing your support network in an instant is bad, and I hope there's some organizational structure left. Hell, there are people I'm legitimately concerned about the safety of and I hope they've found one another.
By FreeMufasa Go To PostForgot I made an account time ago. Fuck that placeI've always wanted to ask you
Did you really star in a porn film
Asking for a friend
By Suen Go To PostGaf had ISIS āliteā apologists tho. They just (indirectlty) defended the state-sponsored version of it.
yep, plenty of saudi wahhabi ISIS apologists on GAF who kept getting away with it
GAF refugee, been visiting it for 10 years, mainly lurking. Some people on there were bad but I really enjoyed the people who would talk rationally about any topic games or otherwise from all around the world. Time to check this place out.
Hello. I guess this the new haunt now?
I don't how to feel about the fact that these "revelations" had been around since 2014 and I was none the wiser about them. Should I feel guilty? Surely I wasn't the only one.
I don't how to feel about the fact that these "revelations" had been around since 2014 and I was none the wiser about them. Should I feel guilty? Surely I wasn't the only one.
Yoooo! What the fuck happened to GAF? You leave for for a few months and shit hits the fan and then some.
I don't suppose any of WH40k or Miniature Painting GAF are here yet?
I'd pretty much given up on GAF for anything but gaming news, but the community between those two threads were good people & I'd like to stay in touch
I'd pretty much given up on GAF for anything but gaming news, but the community between those two threads were good people & I'd like to stay in touch
Anyone here from the learn Japanese thread btw? I enjoyed seeing what other people were up to, it was a good motivation to keep going.
Hi all, also a GAF refugee here. Bad way to see such a great forum go. By far the most informative video game site on the web, be it from phenomenal OTs to news topics that popped up way before any outlet wrote about it. There's a hole in my internet life right now š
Anyone want to start up an Inktober art thread? I still need to catch up making drawings from the last few days.
Looking how people try and find different people who made content they were interested in but suddenly can't find shit because he hit that nuke button...Fuck is that guy a selfish irresponsible prick or what.
By FreeMufasa Go To PostForgot I made an account time ago. Fuck that placeWhich club do you support m73
By Mikeside Go To PostI don't suppose any of WH40k or Miniature Painting GAF are here yet?folks here have been reaching out to communities already.
I'd pretty much given up on GAF for anything but gaming news, but the community between those two threads were good people & I'd like to stay in touch
hence the influx of new users on slaent.
feel free to contact your community.
we are ready and open for new communities to join.
What a way to go out... Sheesh... That being said, I didn't really interact much there over the last few years anymore...
Hello btw. Place looks quite nice.
Hello btw. Place looks quite nice.
If you're on twitter you could RT/like to help signal boost this places' existence, figure it could help people get in touch with each other at least.
Left for here when football GAF died but then fell back to reading GAF rather than posting anywhere. In retrospect, I should have stayed here.
GAF had some great communities within it which I'll be sad to see go and if was still the best place for news. Evilore always came off as a weird guy to me. Dude had a huge ego.
GAF had some great communities within it which I'll be sad to see go and if was still the best place for news. Evilore always came off as a weird guy to me. Dude had a huge ego.
By Kabro Go To Postfolks here have been reaching out to communities already.I don't really have details for anyone, unfortunately. Well hopefully they'll end up somewhere!
hence the influx of new users on slaent.
feel free to contact your community.
we are ready and open for new communities to join.
By Kill Your Masters Go To PostLooking how people try and find different people who made content they were interested in but suddenly can't find shit because he hit that nuke buttonā¦Fuck is that guy a selfish irresponsible prick or what.
Damn. Is this real? I assumed he just wanted to take it offline and hoped it blew over or he said something.
By IrishNinja Go To Postit's strange to me that this was your experienceā¦as an anti fascist, I recall thinking.most folks there didn't seem to think much of the cause, usually just spouting the same tried lines - "you're playing into their hands!", "you're the REAL fascists" etc etcNot to hijack this thread too much, but something for me that stood out was the thread on the protests shortly after Trump's election, and there was this story about a limo that was trashed by anarchist-identifying rioters. Now I don't know what the veracity of that story was and how things turned out in the end, but for this usage it doesn't matter. Based on info at the time, it turned out that the limo was owned by a family that were both PoC and immigrants, and there were a few members that argued against the destruction and that they were literally hurting some of the most marginalized groups that stood to lose from Trump. In response, a group, small in numbers but very loud, piled on the dissenters, saying the owners deserved it for being part of the capitalist machine and that they'd be better off with nothing and that it was their fault. This went on for at least a couple pages and the mods made no attempt to course correct, and I believe at least one of the "anti-anarchy" guys got banned (though from what I remember, he did deserve it) while everyone else including the instigators went free.
I recall thinking the average gaffer thought little of antifa, or history
And that was kind of emblematic of the view that people had of the forums. Bish, before he was forced out, did a lot of good things moderation-wise (aside from the account actions that led to his removal) but really helped to present that image of an echo chamber where if you don't say the exact lines that were in vogue, you'd be thrown out. There were a LOT of people who 110% completely deserved it, and you can just look at #neogaf on twitter to see hundreds of shining examples of that. But there was a lot of stuff that was just let go or otherwise swept under the rug that led to such a negative atmosphere. But again, there were nuances. There was history to take into account, politics, media. In the end though that was mostly ignored and it just turned into a contest over who could yell the loudest.
By Richter1887 Go To PostSo the reason the site is down is because he nuked the whole place down?YUP
By ASAP Go To PostYUPIs this confirmed?
I think Evilore will release whatever statement he is working on. I hope gaf comes live again and long enough for people to organize an alternative or make decisions about where they will head if the site goes down for good. I'm gonna miss a lot of different threads like sales threads and just the up to date gaming news.
By ASAP Go To PostYUPMan what a selfish bastard.
Propobly deleting evidence as well.