re: elitism

another coma · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:51 am

<- too good for this thread
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another coma · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:51 am

sorry, that was a pretty mediocre post :(
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another coma · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:03 am

but seriously, I agree with Toups. don't go into threads telling everyone they have shitty taste games/music/scarves/hentai if your not going to explain yourself, because that shit is really annoying.

also I don't mean to get the ball rolling on some kind of gang up on antitype thread. you can express your opinion without raging against some imaginary unified selectbutton hivemind.
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Marshmallow · just call him badass Joined: 05 Dec 2006

yo man, you's better stop getting all up in our collective grill all we're gonna be all like YO WTF UHN and throw tables over an' shit.

But seriously, it's because of shit like this that I hang around at TGQ much more than here.

chompers po pable · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

so does the "angry forum member"

Maztorre · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Ireland

negativedge · banned Joined: 04 Dec 2006

toups you made this thread because you like portrait of ruin didn't you

aderack · Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY

May I suggest: temp-ban for anyone who complains about a "hivemind"? Almost seriously!

Actually-seriously, that's one of the major things that bothered me about the IC forums in the final year or so. It seemed impossible to start a conversation without someone leaping in to disparage it as a typical example of such-and-such around there. Result: thread becomes derailed; everyone gets pissed off for different reasons.

And the thing is, this kind of attitude spreads like a cancer.

psiga · saudade Joined: 04 Dec 2006

I do remember shades of this since I began posting 'round IC. I never did get into Castlevania, MGS, or KoF, but nobody ever gave me grief for that at any point in any forum iteration.

On that note: Having too much zeal against something is as bad as having too much zeal for something. ~~Igarashi~~ I guess the ~~Kojima~~ question is, ~~Falcoon~~ can we weigh in fairness our own actions for something when others bring to light their opinions against it?

It would seem that some of us have grown accustomed to downplaying or tuning out some of the more aggressive defenders of their likes. Not everyone has. Who's at fault for that?

Ah well. Business as usual.
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John Mc. · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:11 pm

i'd recommend he play more castlevania and sonic the hedgehog.

i mean, most iterations of each of these franchises is fun!

right?!

<.<

>.>

...

;_;

Mikey · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Location: endless backlog

inmatarian · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:33 pm

Baseball Stars

But seriously. Calling SB the Hive Queen is just dismissing your own duties of finding other content for the group to assimilate.
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SplashBeats · Guest

Am I still allowed to frown upon people who don't enjoy the same music I do :(

(This is actually pretty hard, since I seem to be able to find something redeeming in even the worst schlock.)

boojiboy7 · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 5:47 pm

Yeah, i'm kinda with you on that, joe. I definitely have music I like, but for some reason I can listen to a lot of things at least once and find something to ummm, not sure respect is the right word, but you get my meaning.

And yeah, coming into a board and talking about the hive mind is kinda like asking everyone to question why you are there in the first place.

Wall of Beef · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Fart Beach

Predator Goose · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny

So, who's going to be the first to liken this thread to the birth of the hivemind?

As for my actual contribution to the thread, I'd just like to say that I'm against banning or temp-banning for this kind of behavior. It just doesn't feel like justified censorship. This place isn't protected by the first amendment, but I'd still like to think that it's a place that allows dissenting opinions, even if those opinions have to do with the homogeny of forum opinion.
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dongle · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Berkeley, CA

The Drunken Samurai · tedious Joined: 13 Dec 2006

toups im pretty sure that the whole thing was a sarcastic joke,so lets just use this thread to post our favourite antitype threads
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aderack · Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY

Predator Goose · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny

dongle · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Berkeley, CA

Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

yeah, this thread didn't exist to call out the poster in question (which is why I didn't use his name). I'm just tired of seeing those sorts of comments pop up, and they make the whole board look bad, regardless of whether or not they are jokes. I'm particularly upset about them appearing in frontpage threads, since, you know, those are what people from "the outside" are more likely to read.

people are generally on very good behavior in those threads, too, but for future reference, let's keep the following in mind when posting in force feedback:

-no joke posts, especially of the inside joke variety
-nothing that even resembles trolling. it's okay to disagree, but only do so in a way that contributes positively to the thread.

I will remove any posts which fit into the above categories.

also I hated portrait of ruin but there are "mediocre" game which I "cling to" so I guess I should stop posting here because that's so "un-SB", right?
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sethsez · Joined: 05 Dec 2006

I used to be an obnoxious elitist until I realized that nobody was impressed with how many obscure things I could name.

Things are much nicer now that I just let myself enjoy things.

Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

I think a more important form of elitism than smacking down people's basic tastes is a presumption that forumgoers or even the forum itself is "above" certain kinds of questions or discussions. This is the prevalent attitude that permits certain people to spam and even flame threads made with sincere intentions to discuss ideas that some obviously consider pretentious.

I mean, look, if I'm not going to be allowed to laugh at Ging for unabashedly adoring Castleroids, then I don't think it should be ok for winker to stalk me and mock my opinions. =(

Ban Winker '07

Mr Mustache · Mean Mr. Mustache Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Bushwick

Winker's long post was pretty spot-on :)

But I was sad about your language thread :(
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Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

inmatarian · Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:47 pm

Disagreeing is fine. I can't stand Bullet Hell shmups, for example. But I don't accuse everyone who likes them as being the tools of a hyperdimensional being bent on destroying the earth. I reserve that insult for fans of Donnie Darko. :P
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Mr Mustache · Mean Mr. Mustache Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Bushwick

internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

i'm a victim of a terrible crime

i demand retributive retroactive banning action

Seriously, things have been pretty good lately, I think. General forum behavior appears to be respectable, with most questionable humor appropriately kept to the axe. Most posts are serious and substantive. For my part, I've even posted a couple of slightly out-there threads that have gone well -- the "text during action" one, for instance, has received a surprising number of replies.

Except for the language thread you jerks. My heart is a broken cesspool of dying vigor.

and i like donnie darko. somewhat. fairly much, even. =(

Toups I'm sorry if I ever insulted your mother at any time.

Gironika · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: Dragon Range

I love Donnie Darko. Go ahead then!

fuck, too slow! But I love that movie nevertheless.
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internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

you LOVE it? you're stupid! i mean it's ok but you LOVE it??! hahaha

Toups · tyranically banal Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: Ebon Keep

I only LOVE one thing.
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Wall of Beef · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Fart Beach

internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

oh my god i went to high school with this insanely stereotypical dork who took the matrix more seriously than you could possibly imagine. he spoke of neo and the matrix aloud as born-again christians speak of jesus and the bible.

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

A. antitype was joshing about. I like Sonic, I like NIN, I like the earlier Castlevania games, and I laughed.
B. Even if the perceived offense was somehow justified, dragging it from the axe over to here is petty and benefits no-one.

In curt, DRAMADRAMADRAMA

P.S. Donnie Darko is okay, but its importance is blown out of proportion.
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internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

your face is blown out of proportion

slipstream · hates LOTR films Joined: 05 Dec 2006

The quote you're getting huffy about doesn't seem like that big of a deal, why can't we all just ignore it?
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

ajutla · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: kansas city

Have you guys ever had someone take serious offense at a your mom joke?

That happened to me once last summer; I was at a party and I was slightly drunk and some guy had pissed me off, so I was like

"Your mom."

I didn't even say "your mom something something." I just said "your mom." By itself. Just those two words. And this guy flipped the fuck out and is weird with me to this day.

Weird huh.