Despite some of the ridiculously sensitive posters and being temporarily banned a couple of times, GAF was basically my go-to site. It's a shame that it's gone just like that.
I've read that the database was scrubbed. There were no more users or posts on the site. Can anyone confirm?
By Watershed Go To PostI don't mind much people celebrating gaf's end but I think their opinion is clouded from being banned or believing gaf was a "sjw haven" or something. Gaf was a great forum because of how much ground it covered in terms of news, hobbies, etc and how active the community was. It was almost a general life style forum more than a video game forum but even the activity and wide coverage of the video game specific side is unmatched anywhere else I can find on any other forum.
That's the biggest loss to me. The site was a great news aggregator for myself for topics I cared about. Posting anything on the site was always navigating a minefield however.
Seeing some names I haven't seen in a long time. What's up?
GAF was really getting out of hand with the diet racism. Literally every cop thread had someone playing devils advocate or being a hoodless clan-member just riling people up. Seeing the same black members saying the exact same shit every thread. Fuck all that. I hope you keep it foot-on-neck about that shit around here.
Gonna miss my game communities but on the whole it's about time.
GAF was really getting out of hand with the diet racism. Literally every cop thread had someone playing devils advocate or being a hoodless clan-member just riling people up. Seeing the same black members saying the exact same shit every thread. Fuck all that. I hope you keep it foot-on-neck about that shit around here.
Gonna miss my game communities but on the whole it's about time.
By Hagi Go To PostIt's pretty fucking mental reading half the shit people are saying. I had no idea the place was so hated.There were a bunch of salty permabans in the facebook group.
By Juicy Bob Go To PostI get people had issues with the moderation, but for almost nine years I managed to go without being banned once.I mostly agree. Unless you were super out of line people would usually open a discussion first.
Maybe I'm just boring and edgeless but I honestly felt if you made an effort you could avoid the banhammer.
My one ban though was by EL himself for making a pretty benign "can't we all just get along" comment in a religion thread... right under EL. That was weird.
By Watershed Go To PostI don't mind much people celebrating gaf's end but I think their opinion is clouded from being banned or believing gaf was a "sjw haven" or something. Gaf was a great forum because of how much ground it covered in terms of news, hobbies, etc and how active the community was. It was almost a general life style forum more than a video game forum but even the activity and wide coverage of the video game specific side is unmatched anywhere else I can find on any other forum.Yeah pretty much how I feel. Sad it's gone but glad that the asshole that ran it is getting his comeuppance. If only you could just lift and shift all the news and users somewhere else. Hopefully those in the know migrate here and we can get the same level of community size and diversity here without the insanely strict and biased moderation, that would be swell.
Another GAF refugee. Currently downloading my personal threads using Google cache. I'd recommend other people interested to do the same. BTW, does someone know if the Vita and Indie developers communities had a Discord?
Hiya guys, i'm another one from Gaf. I used to lurk footy gaf whilst they were there and then lurked here for a bit when they all come over. Good to see you guys still here, and good to see some familiar Gaf names and faces.
And before i get the question lol: Liverpool, i support Liverpool.
And before i get the question lol: Liverpool, i support Liverpool.
By Random Ass Username Go To PostExcept dude permed some folks for not kissing his ass or stepping to him for his glib shit posts.Bend the knee, m8s. Else my banhammer will be swift, but painless.
Just fucking with y'all, call me out if I'm being a douche. n8 does.
By Jbyrne Go To PostHiya guys, i'm another one from Gaf. I used to lurk footy gaf whilst they were there and then lurked here for a bit when they all come over. Good to see you guys still here, and good to see some familiar Gaf names and faces.
And before i get the question lol: Liverpool, i support Liverpool.
Kloppo 4 life
By Jbyrne Go To PostHiya guys, i'm another one from Gaf. I used to lurk footy gaf whilst they were there and then lurked here for a bit when they all come over. Good to see you guys still here, and good to see some familiar Gaf names and faces.Never mind mate, im sure someone will discover the cure at some point.
And before i get the question lol: Liverpool, i support Liverpool.
By n8 dogg Go To Posti think anyone here who posts about videogames should be bannedWhat about Furries and Furry culture - What is your Fursona?
By humbleslag Go To PostDespite some of the ridiculously sensitive posters and being temporarily banned a couple of times, GAF was basically my go-to site. It's a shame that it's gone just like that.yeah I feel the same
was a great place to catch up on news both gaming and OT but it was too much at times
By shanshan310 Go To Posthey hey hey. Hadn't been posting much recently but it sure was good for motivation.
Awesome, good to know at least someone made it over :D. If more people come over it'd be great if we could make a new Japanese thread on this board. Now it'd be nice if Neogaf went back up in order to share the word with other people and back-up all the important info contained in those threads...
By Juicy Bob Go To PostI get people had issues with the moderation, but for almost nine years I managed to go without being banned once.
Maybe I'm just boring and edgeless but I honestly felt if you made an effort you could avoid the banhammer.
Yeah, I mean if you'd been there for a bit you should have known what would get someone banned. Most of the time when I saw someone get banned I would think "man, really? Surely you'd have seen that coming" lol. Although, having said that there were some pretty bullshit bans, usually involving EviLore himself.
By n8 dogg Go To Posti think anyone here who posts about videogames should be bannedYou deserve Doicare.
God damn I hope GAF isn't nuked. Aside from communities, there's so much information that needs to be archived and saved fuck. Like recently if you look up how to add custom borders to your snes classic like every site refers to the GAF thread.
By Random Ass Username Go To PostThis forum not to open some wounds or step on toes exists because dude had it out for nbagaf.
And that’s fine because it turned into something cool.
By Recon_zero Go To Postmike Ybarra is celebratingWar recon m8 it's been a long time 😭 Why did you never migrate with the rest of footy gaf when we got purged
By Random Ass Username Go To PostThis forum not to open some wounds or step on toes exists because dude had it out for nbagaf.The internet knows no fury like some developers scorned?
Yeah just saying that I ain't get clipped narrative is fine and dandy unless you got targeted by the top dude.
Actually what happened to footy GAF? I'm not really into sports (shame on me) so I wasn't really frequenting that thread.
By Suen Go To PostWar recon m8 it's been a long time 😭 Why did you never migrate with the rest of footy gaf when we got purgedI missed the second purge. Was going thru rough times. Love the new layout ❤️ Love you ❤️
By Hypron Go To PostActually what happened to footy GAF? I'm not really into sports (shame on me) so I wasn't really frequenting that thread.
Batong called out Evilore for having earphones inside a club.
By Nelo Ice Go To PostGod damn I hope GAF isn't nuked. Aside from communities, there's so much information that needs to be archived and saved fuck.
I think there's a zero chance at that. EL should be deluded enough to think he can recover from this. He needs the site for money because he has nothing else and no other prospects. To think what was once worth millions will be likely to be thousands only if he sells to someone trying to recover the site is what is truly amazing.
By Prinny España Go To PostBatong called out Evilore for having earphones inside a club.It is kinda murder-vibey isn't it though
By Hypron Go To PostActually what happened to footy GAF? I'm not really into sports (shame on me) so I wasn't really frequenting that thread.
I can't remember exactly. Something to do with the Order 1886, Odd Morsel got banned for talking about it in footygaf i think and I went on a rampage and said thats bullshit and then i got perma banned and everyone started taking bullets and then they closed the thread
By Hypron Go To PostActually what happened to footy GAF? I'm not really into sports (shame on me) so I wasn't really frequenting that thread.
By Prinny España Go To PostBatong called out Evilore for having earphones inside a club.hooooooooold up WHAT?
He should have made that "statement" early, stepped down immediately and ultimately he could have saved GAF. He might have been able to sell to someone and salvaged something. But instead this is where we are....
Man I was busy for like 8 hours today and shit really went down, missed everything. At least GAF went out with a bang, just not the type of bang EL would have wanted.
Also I agreed, GAF contained so much knowledge. I hope someone archived some of it.
Also I agreed, GAF contained so much knowledge. I hope someone archived some of it.
By Watershed Go To PostI wonder if a huge video game megaforum like gaf will ever happen again.Nope
By Voidguts Go To Posthooooooooold up WHAT?
Oh boy, those where the days.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eQrxO8Tqc0oJ:m.neogaf.com/showpost.php%3Fp%3D136419910%26postcount%3D925+&cd=2&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=es&client=safari
By Watershed Go To PostI don't mind much people celebrating gaf's end but I think their opinion is clouded from being banned or believing gaf was a "sjw haven" or something. Gaf was a great forum because of how much ground it covered in terms of news, hobbies, etc and how active the community was. It was almost a general life style forum more than a video game forum but even the activity and wide coverage of the video game specific side is unmatched anywhere else I can find on any other forum.Bunch of people who came here who still have their gaf account and never got banned so it's not just out of bitterness. Great for gaming news? Sure. Some other quality threads? Absolutely, and yet it still turned into a disgusting toxic fucking cesspool with a huge amount of cunts. Like some other poster said: GAF was very enjoyable to read years ago but it gradually got worse and the signs were there. It could be because it got more users. It could be because many mods were a bunch of self-entitled twats. It could be a mix of the two, who knows.
By mernst23 Go To PostI think there's a zero chance at that. EL should be deluded enough to think he can recover from this. He needs the site for money because he has nothing else and no other prospects. To think what was once worth millions will be likely to be thousands only if he sells to someone trying to recover the site is what is truly amazing.No one will want to give money to a sexual offender.
By Hagi Go To PostHe's made a statement?
If he has, there's no way to see it anyway
By kulapik Go To PostNo one will want to give money to a sexual offender.
If he has, there's no way to see it anyway
Someone is going to be willing to toss 200 to 300k to him if they think they can save the community and sell the place for a couple million. Bank on that
By kulapik Go To PostNo one will want to give money to a sexual offender.
If he has, there's no way to see it anyway
For the sake of the community and users there lets hope he thinks otherwise. At least long enough for people to grab what they need before it burns down for good.