I have a lot to vent from just my observation of that site. Granted, I’ve been temp banned once years ago, and it was probably my fault to be honest. It was a stupid ban.
But seeing others how they’ve been banned for an infraction of something so small is as infuriating as my dislike for Trump. That’s how bad it is.
The problem with Era’s ban happy mods and some of their members is that they will feel like they’re right and nothing will ever convince them of anything else. You have to be aligned with their train of thought or you’re wrong and you can get banned. It seems that while they say you can basically speak your mind, that’s not true. I can’t even speak my mind on the constructive community page without someone gonna piling on with the mod ready to hit the ban hammer for not thinking what they’re thinking.
Yes, there are people who really do deserve their bans and I can justify that (bigots, racists, etc), but I feel even a small thing would set them off based on their ideas.
If you speak out to a problem with a ban, the reason is most commonly:
- Transphobia
- inflammatory commentary
- Modwhining
- Trolling (some yes really do troll, some don’t.)
- Downplaying the issue of (if you like something but you’re told to not like it)
For crying out loud, there are sites dedicated to collecting a list of bans that Era does to show off how ban happy they are. That’s how bad it is. Granted, I visit there because of the buy/sell threads. That I feel hasn’t been corrupted at the least and always had positive experiences there.
Like I’ve also said before, one of the MMO communities were discussing the issue of Era in game and we distanced ourselves from the site and make it our own image. Basically use the Era site to reel people in and just distance from the “Era” name entirely once we get em in.
Irl friends also see ResetEra swirling into the shitter, and we have been around since the Gaming Age Forums.
I’m sure some of the Era loyalists even read these things and still feel like they’re in the right without having time to reflect how bad it is.
To me, originally, it felt like a place to call ‘home’ like a poster said in Era. But it feels like you got a landlord who came in, settled in, started making rules on what you can and can’t do, and what you can and can’t think or feel.
To me, in a way, it hurts. It feels like having to move away and go somewhere else.