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This will be a good cleaning to this forum. Off topic was extremely toxic
GAF will die without Off Topic. I bet you are a Trump supporter.
This will be a good cleaning to this forum. Off topic was extremely toxic
This will be a good cleaning to this forum. Off topic was extremely toxic
fuck me this is the future, isn't it?
absolute trash
hi Junior member. Can you explain to me how off topic was toxic?
How do you know he isn't a victim himself of a false story?
Are you on the Discord?gaf hop was dope af and introduced me to a bunch of dope music. really sad to see it go
site seems pretty lame now
Evil Lore bruh u gotta go
I believe victims. I don't believe your rapey ass.
That's quite the generalization there.
The way this is all being handled is inexcusably bad, it's just a master class in bad executive decisions. There isn't much community left here, but removing the Off Topic forum because the owner of the website allegedly did something disgusting several years ago -- and was identifies -- is punishing the community for disgusting decisions that the owner of the website made.
Evilore, the Off Topic forum did not make you make the wrong decision or do the wrong thing 2 years ago or 5 years ago. The Off Topic forum did not make Amir0x download child pornography. Yes, the Off Topic forum exposes risk for your business (these three issues are examples of that risk), but the reason your business is a business is largely because the site has both a gaming discussion area (which I think is the initial draw for most members) and then an off topic area (which most members also chat in). I think most people here became members to chat about videogames, but then naturally, you chat about other things you're interested in -- sports, movies, music, or the really specific topics like the Black Culture threads, developer/programming threads, or the communities like WrassleGaf or NFLGaf. Punishing those communities because you or your former staff are exposing your business to risk with poor choices is not the right way to handle this.
There have been a number of high profile sexual assaults in the news lately, and while most folks are talking about Harvey Weinstein, Liberty Mutual -- the investment firm -- has also recently fired two employees for sexual misconduct at the workplace. It wouldn't be right for Liberty Mutual to say, "We're not having the company Christmas Party, because Christmas parties is what got us into this mess in the first place," or "We're not going to participate in social out reach because social out reach has made us look like hypocrites with these sexual assaults." No, because it's not The Christmas Party or the Social outreach program that's causing the problem: It's bad, hurtful, or illegal decisions made by you or by some former staff members.
You've always had a reputation for making brash decisions, and most of these have not faired well for you. Poorly thought out statements about Amir0x that bent the truth, came too late, and just weren't handled correctly; decisions to ban certain topics from being discussed; decisions to ban certain members or former staff, and scores of others. This, though, is clearly the worst decision and it shows in inability to accept fault. This decisions seems to simply be another projection: "I've made bad decisions in my life and business, and so the business must be punished." That doesn't make any sense, it's selfish and delusional.
You have an opportunity to make the right decision. Obviously you feel like this site is your baby and "it's your's," but this business exists in spite of you, not because of you. It can be hard for a CEO or business owner to give up something that they think is theirs, many CEOs resist this and are befuddled when their board ousts them for a business that they themselves launched. The right thing for you to do would have been to announce that you're taking an indefinite leave of absence from NeoGaf. Revenue from the site would be put into an escrow account to cover expenses and hire staff who would manage it in your absence. A board of staff (moderators, admins) would be formed to hire staff who would manage the site and support the community. Those would be base level decisions which would ensure, at least, some integrity with the site which would keep at least some members around. The site would persist and could possibly bounce back, ultimately you wouldn't be punishing your customers or your business for your own bad decision. Instead, you made the wrong decision with how this was handled and then continually made the wrong decision with how you're going to move forward with this, instead of holding yourself accountable, you're punishing the community that has made your business successful.
It shows an utter lack of self-awareness which then also undermines any integrity that you're trying to preserve against allegations like the ones you're facing.
Yep. Evilore pretty much taking a page out of Trump playbook. Attack accusers, get defensive, never really apologize, use power to silence criticism.You guys read his views on consent right? Even without this recent allegation, even if you don't believe her, the stuff he's said himself around consent is quite abhorrent
If you can't provide evidence, then like I've said before to others, he deserves a second chance, some of us have done worse.
They choose to die on the tiniest hill known to man. Humans just like a bit of drama.Seeing members of 10+ years account suicide is so sad.
EvilLore,
The statement needlessly amplifies the situation. Compared to: "Clearly I misread the situation and I fucked up. I wish her the best. I may speak more on this later; for now please contain discussions about me personally to the appropriate thread."
It's very telling the way some of these OT regulars are suiciding their accounts. That's the community that is going elsewhere, good riddance. Hard to see it as anything but an improvement.
If you're not 110% with them you're 100% against them and there's no room for middle ground. It made the entire place hard to go to unless you filtered out a whole list of keywords like 'Trump, White House, Nazi, Sanders, Clinton, racist' among others.
You mean wanting better sources than banned users who love to see this place go down?
Absolute trash indeed. I don't believe Evilore, since I have no actual sources. I also don't take everything someone says at face value just because she's a woman. Guess that makes me sexist or something.
Go to google
Type evilore ass grab.
Educate yourself.
I was told many times that i shouldnt buy a game because one guy said bad things otherwise id be supporting racism.
So yeah gaf why are you still supporting Evilore? You support sexual harassment?
Thank you. That is the right choice. I hate that in this day and Age people Just Can make accusations without ANY PROOF whatsoever and everyone Just believes it. I really is like the Witch hunt Times... Pathetic.
The presumption of innocence, sometimes referred to by the Latin expression ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat (the burden of proof is on the one who declares, not on one who denies), is the principle that one is considered innocent unless proven guilty.
See: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presumption_of_innocence
U All forgot about this?
GAF will die without Off Topic. I bet you are a Trump supporter.
"Come back to work but don't make any money"Glad its back but to truly redeem yourself go Ad Free until this all clears up. That, in my opinion, would go a long way to proving that youre trying to keep the community alive not your revenue stream while these allegations are fresh in everyones mind.
thank you for responding in a timely manner, tyler
i was beginning to think the forum was gone forever
Unconditionally? Without any consideration of the evidence or the accused's account of events? I'm generally inclined to give the accuser the benefit of the doubt too, especially when the accused has a pattern or history of similar accusations, but blanket statements like these discourage critical thinking and promote prejudice. I doubt you would be singing this tune if you found yourself publicly accused of sexual misconduct.Women need to be believed.
Glad things are back up.
Hope you're doing OK, Tyler.
Please don't let the inmates run the asylum anymore...
This place is wonderful for video games, not outrage culture and identity politics...
Keeping it concise.
- Deflecting the blame onto the community for 'blowing this out of proportion' is gross.
- There's no excuse for the days of pure silence, especially when comments were made to the press before they were made to the community.
- Shutting down Off-Topic is an absurd idea that does nothing to deal with the issue at hand, and continues to shift blame onto the community with no basis in fact.
- Had EvilLore done the rational thing and stepped away while these accusations were properly investigated, the irreparable damage to this community would have been largely prevented.
Even if these allegations are 'baseless', the response alone is completely unacceptable. As long as this site is so closely tied to one individual that is unwilling to loosen control for the sake of the community's well being, it will always be on thin ice. It's unsustainable.
This whole shitshow has exposed a lot of posters around here for the wormy little fucks that they are. Never thought I'd see the day where I could equate GAF with the likes of The_Donald and 4chan. Prioritizing your videogames over the fact that the owner of the site is an actual rapist piece of shit who pulled excuse after excuse from his rancid asshole, even going so far as to blame the victim.
Keep brown-nosing, you disgusting cunts.
There are so many people here projecting their negativity on a extremely sensitive situation. So many already see Evil as guilty that if you didnt know any other details you'd think he committed rape.
I understand that the negativity if all you want to do is white knight for women given the recent uproar of people being outed for sexual harassment/abuse. Even if you disagree with my comment you are part of a problem that plagues society today. I read a bit of the details available on the accusation and all I could think was the feelings and opinions of others will all be subjective without more to go on. This doesnt dismiss the claim or feelings of the accuser, but we all should take the time to look at this from a different angle and accept that we may never know the whole truth. The details about Evil acting cold out of spite or as retaliation could easily be misinterpreted for someone acting feeling ashamed that they made the other party feel so uncomfortable. I'd imagine that if Evil acted friendly, as if he felt no lines were crossed, could come off as insensitive and/or "this guy is clueless how he made me feel and a potential problem to/for others". That being said, I dont know the specifics of the treatment the woman received but even if I did, who's to say that the actions would be interpreted the same for everyone? Peoples upbringings, environments, social circles, and much more come into play when interpreting another persons actions.
Heck, if Evils statement sound less offended at the accusation than there could easily be people who would take it to mean he's guilty of something.
To those shitty on him for the comments about the decision of other mods are just disappointing as well. While I'm sure some mods left for reasons other than what Evil stated, you shouldnt expect him to go over each mods decision for you to be able to understand his statement was to acknowledge them leaving without listing out individuals that could lead to people thinking some are getting called out etc.
GAF always had a hive-mind when it came to white knighting, whether it was a topic about trans-gendered people, gay, womanizers, and so on. The details rarely matter, if you arent in full support of those mentioned than you stay silent in fear that you'll be labelled a poor excuse for a human. Everyone wants to demand you be understanding and accepting (topics mentioned) but no one wants to accept any other views even if they are on the same side. I saw the person who corroborated the incident but if they are friends than it's not hard to believe they'd sympathize and view the incident the same way. It would be difficult to downplay a friend who is expressing they felt violated.
I'm sure Evil learned from this situation one way or another. If a portion of the accusations are true but the actions were without malicious intent but a poor approach to a social situation than use it as an opportunity to learn and grow from.
It's bullshit to denounce him as some sexual predator as is and I hope none of you have to go through a similar situation.
Nonetheless, super glad Gaf is back. As a backhanded slight, I wouldnt be surprised if most people who left because they see Evil as outright guilty dont hold the same expectations of themselves in other areas, like say, own a IPhone that is made by some kids in China no hate here, just using the white knight point.
If you're going to educate me, why don't you educate me on how you jumped to this conclusion?