I sent a letter to the Resetera staff. I assume they'll permaban me. I didn't want to post it publically, because that's attention-seeking, but I'll post it here for anyone who cares.
"I don’t need to make a public post about this, but I felt that I should at least express my displeasure to someone before I left.
"I’m disappointed that Era has become a place where you can only speak in certain ways and have certain, approved viewpoints (which I would describe as SJW/feminist/progressive, although I assume you see it as inclusive, diverse, etc.). If you have a different viewpoint, you will be banned and name-called by the moderation staff as misogynist, bigoted, or whatever term comes reflexively into their programmed heads. Even if you are speaking common sense and have facts to back you up, no luck, you will be shut down. Alternative points of view are not welcome.
"You can run your forum how you like, of course, but I can’t be a part of something that promotes an ideology I detest."
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GAF is annoying me, too. The political discussions are a lot more open, but I've seen some obnoxious stuff on the gaming side. Specifically from Xbox fans (or console warriors, I should say).
For instance, I posted this in the Xbox BC thread:
"I picked up an Xbox One X in part because I wanted to play BC titles. After playing some BC titles, I realize I don't really want to play BC titles that much. Jade Empire was a nice dose of nostalgia, but I don't want to go through the game again. It's nice to see how they improved Oblivion and Morrowind, but I'm not going to spend 100-200 hours going through those epics again. I picked up some other titles (e.g., Kotor), but I don't feel like playing them. Turns out, I'd rather play a new game than an old one."
Here are two of the responses I got:
*looks at avatar*
I'm sure that you have an imaginary Xbox One X and that your mum really respects the fact that you're unemployed and have $20 in Bitcoins saved up.
Move your console war elsewhere, peasant. The rest of us (genuine gamers) are busy playing games (on all platforms), irrespective of their release date. Pro-tip: You're not welcome in these parts.
I like the line about "You're not welcome in these parts." Very Maxine Waters.
Nice myspace journal entry
, It would've been better if you posted it there because guess what? NOBODY gives a s*** if you got bored talking to Smiling Mountain in Jade Empire and fell asleep. It also makes you look like a little bitch posting about how bored you get with b/c games in a b/c thread.
Damn, lol. There are some seriously defensive console warriors over there.