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Why was that Amir0x thread deleted?

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He's a sick weirdo if true, but I don't understand why this is supposed to be my business or some all hands on deck gaf crisis.
He was a NeoGAF moderator and prolific poster after that. Gaming spheres are familiar with his usernam and associate him with our community. It's like if Ronald McDonald got busted in a pedophile ring, it taints McDonald's name.
 

CHEEZMO™

Obsidian fan
Does this mean we're now allowed to chat shit about him assaulting his mum/driving drunk/using his mother's illness to scam thousands in drug money from GAF members?
 

ZeoVGM

Banned
On the forum threads with any mention are being locked and whipe right now.

If a mod deleted a previous thread about this topic, that's obviously the wrong way to handle this issue. He's one of the most prominent members of the community in its long history and it should be known.

But that doesn't mean they were trying to cover for him. That's quite a leap to make.
 

NYR

Member
This is the most real world drama since Gary Whitta edited and deleted all his Star Wars posts bashing the shit out of the movies.
 
Surprised it wasn't the other former mod
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RCSI

Member
So I'm assuming the first thread was politically charged to make a statement and was locked. I'm assuming the mods are working with evilore to make a statement now. Amirox will obviously be banned. This thread will be the discussion thread in the interim.

A statement definitely needs to be made. Too far gone at this point and the news is out.
 

Steel

Banned
I can kind of understand why the previous thread was deleted. Things weren't completely clear and it was a damn serious accusation, so it couldn't just be let go.

Oh shit GAF also wiped all records of his name. I did a search before and it was fine but now it returns no records.

Nah, his posts are up.
 

Bladenic

Member
That first thread was very light on information - literally just two photographs. Even the OP wasn't certain at all.

It looks bad, but it's completely understandable that a thread containing such serious accusations would be deleted rather than locked until some more solid evidence came through one way or the other.

Uh, the poster posted the story from the local paper about it. That's not light on information. And the two pics were nearly identical.
 

Bronx-Man

Banned
Yeah, but you're suggesting maybe mods knew he was watching child porn before he was arrested, which is a weird insinuation to make.

The original thread most likely got shut down because people were freaking the fuck out about uncertainties with his name being out there front and center.

This one isn't getting shut down.
I would hope not considering almost everyone on GAF is probably paying attention to this thread now.
 
Damn man. I had no idea about his rap sheet. Beating his mother? Christ.


Also, I hope the FBI doesn't dig through our posts and threads. I know some of us has posted crazy stories.
 
Knee jerk delete is fine, stop overreacting. Mod team probably assumed it was a witch hunt and made a quick decision to delete the thread because if it was fake it could cause unnecessary and potentially irreversible damage to someone who may have been targeted for their past.

Relax.

PS: Fuck you, Ami.
 

L Thammy

Member
Man, I just realized. YouTube comments will never be the same, will they?

I mean, they'll be "pedo" instead of a gay slur, but technically still not the same.
 

RoboPlato

I'd be in the dick
I had tried to give the guy the benefit of the doubt the past few years because it seemed like he had gotten himself together. Guess other demons came out.
 

Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Eh, if any of AmirOx's posts are part of the investigation, they may have been asked by investigators to delete and hand over the posts.
I sincerely hope no one is deleting stuff that could be pertinent to an investigation. I get that they're scared that he was using the site for this (this site has a definite appeal to kids) especially if he had mod privileges when he was doing this stuff, but deleting anything that's evidence is a terrible idea when a crime like this is involved.
 

Malvolio

Member
There are messed up people in all walks of life. It shouldn't be surprising that you crossed paths with one on a forum this large.
 

Kthulhu

Member
Well r certainly isn't something I expected to read today.

He was a NeoGAF moderator and prolific poster after that. Gaming spheres are familiar with his usernam and associate him with our community. It's like if Ronald McDonald got busted in a pedophile ring, it taints McDonald's name.

More like that Jared guy from Subway.
 

phanphare

Banned
I need a statement soon, because how gaf has handled this is terrible so far

gonna give everyone the benefit of the doubt considering law enforcement is involved

but yeah, I hope they have something to say to all of us because this is fucked
 

~Kinggi~

Banned
Do you mean specific posts because his posts still seem to be showing up via search.

So i initially did a search to see the last time he posted, and it returned fine and he wasnt banned. Then i did another search after this thread and it said no results found. Now the results are back up and he is banned.
 

Drencrom

Member
This is the most real world drama since Gary Whitta edited and deleted all his Star Wars posts bashing the shit out of the movies.

That wasn't really drama or anything, more like Gary Whitta being kinda weak and not wanting Disney to know that he criticized Star Wars publicly before working on Rogue One.
 
Seriously... would anyone actually be surprised? Amir0x would still be far and away the worst active member of this community whether or not this news is true.

Damn... I mean dude was toxic but didn't think it was THIS bad. Holy shit. If this allegation is true what a disgusting person.
 

Maximo

Member
He was a NeoGAF moderator and prolific poster after that. Gaming spheres are familiar with his usernam and associate him with our community. It's like if Ronald McDonald got busted in a pedophile ring, it taints McDonald's name.

Ehhh EvilLore is Ronald, Arm is more like Birdie the Early Bird.
 
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