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| DKW 273th Post
 
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|  "Recommend a site for my FAQs"
, posted Sat 28 Aug 00:20
I've recently closed my GameFAQs account (I was "DKW 001" over there); the process should be complete by tomorrow.
It wasn't a tough decision (since I used to love the place), but one I felt I had to make. To make a long story short, there has been this one complete waste of oxygen on the Initial D Arcade Stage board, "Ryosuke", who does nothing but mock each and every post I make on that board. I've marked each of these posts lord knows how many times, and none of them were deleted. I've brought his trolling to the attention of the mods no fewer than THREE times, and each time was met with incredibly callous scorn. (I've seen out-of-control behavior on other boards; this was the first time I was a victim.) NO amount of unpunished execrable behavior is acceptable to me, and I will not keep my contributions on a website that's utterly unable to police itself.
Now then. I've spent a lot of time on my FAQs and reviews (got quite a bit of positive feedback, too) and would like a new place for them.
Ideally, it should load up at least fairly quickly and not throw eye-popping gee-whiz graphics in my face on every page. The interface should have a sensible layout, and it should be easy to get from place to place. It needs to accept Dreamcast FAQs, and it'd be nice if NES was also included.
P.S.: Please don't anybody try to convince me that I overreacted or that Ryosuke didn't need to be punished. I cannot accept jerks who can troll and flame with complete impunity and absolute indifference on the part of anyone who has the ability to enforce order. It's just never happening.
homepage - http://home.hawaii.rr.com/dkwff
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| DKW 275th Post
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| "Re(4):Recommend a site for my FAQs" , posted Sun 29 Aug 17:13
deisied - The only "victory" I care about is seeing offensive or repulsive posts deleted. Since that's never happening, I see no point in defiantly hanging around just to invite further abuse.
And again, there was a time when those posts would have been deleted. The fact that they're not means the bad guys have already won.
Iggy - Thank you. Actually, it's not pride, it's sanity. And justice. Both of which are becoming rare commodoties on message boards.
TheBeast - I submitted my FAQs to a site that was tightly regulated and gave a damn about its members. In the past three times I asked for some simple justice, I've been stonewalled, mocked, and spat on. How can I endorse this kind of behavior by continuing to contribute to this site?
Now, it turns out that getting things removed may not be as feasible as I first thought. In the meantime, though, I'd still prefer to have another site, one that didn't forget how to delete a post.
JJJ - This board has survived for years without having to censor or moderate anybody. On behalf of all of us, please don't screw up the groove, aarite?
Anyway, am I a clown because that were was a previous time I was gratuitously attacked on GameFAQs that I completely forgot about, or no one else is subject to trolling, or no one else ever complains about other posters, what?
I don't mind you having a beef, but ya gotta meet me halfway, man.
everybody - Seriously, a site that hosts FAQs. (I got a couple e-mail responses from people who read what I had on GameFAQs, but that was a long time ago.)
MAYBE I'll eventually go back to GameFAQs and just contribute without going on any of the boards. Just understand that I'm still fuming over this, and it'll be a long time before I've completely calmed down.
homepage - http://home.hawaii.rr.com/dkwff
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| deisied
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| "Re(1):Recommend a site for my FAQs" , posted Sun 29 Aug 17:21
well i didn't say anything about staying around "taking abuse", and in my opinion nothings worth getting that upset over really, at least in this context, but i dunno.
i'm not gonna really pretend there was a "oh man when gamefaqs used to be pretty cool!" or something silly, there are always assholes around, everywhere. but yeah like i said in the first place that it's pretty weak that it isn't being taken care of, but it is a pretty big place. so ::shrug::
really though if you're gonna have anything to do with gfaqs, you do have to sorta be ready for some things, and it's pretty reccomended that you take it in doses anyway. so, if it was ever worth going there to you, you might as well go back.
but i don't actually have another site to mention...so...
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| TheBeast 1758th Post
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| "Re(5):Recommend a site for my FAQs" , posted Sun 29 Aug 20:49:
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TheBeast - I submitted my FAQs to a site that was tightly regulated and gave a damn about its members. In the past three times I asked for some simple justice, I've been stonewalled, mocked, and spat on. How can I endorse this kind of behavior by continuing to contribute to this site?
What I was saying was that you need not have to be bothered with the boards at Gamefaqs. Everyone who has been long enough there will know that it is being spawned by a lot of trolls and other people that promote bad online behaviour.
I am not sure what's the purpose of you writing and contributing FAQs. But if it is just for helping lost gamers who needed help out of goodwill, then you should go back and just be a low-profile contributor. Afetr all, all gamers know Gamefaqs is the best place for help on games. The boards there, however, won't give much constructive feedback on your FAQS, that's for sure. No point staying there, trying to be nice and thought that you are mingling with like-minded people who enjoy the game.
There are appreciative people out there who just lurks at Gamefaqs and not interacting at the boards. I had once shared an interesting discussion with a contributor outside Gamefaqs, so it doesn't mean you have to be at the boards to find like-minded gamers who enjoy the same games as you do.
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| DKW 276th Post
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| "all right..." , posted Tue 31 Aug 15:56
Deisied - Look, I was there, and I'm telling you, there was a time when the mods were on top of things. I remember posters screaming bloody murder about how outragously strict the whole place was. This is exactly why I signed up in the first place.
There will always be jerks. If they're dealt with, the board thrives. If not, everything goes to hell. If they're dealt with in a haphazard, hit-'n-miss fashion, like what's going on at GameFAQs, the board becomes a minefield where you never know when you're going to be the target of a completely unprovoked attack that will never be punished. Personally, I find that situation WORSE than an eternal flame war. Law or chaos...pick one and stick with it. Don't give us "moderators" who fall asleep at the switch half the time.
Well, thanks for acknowledging that last part, at least.
The Beast - Thanks for clarifying that part. I just want to say that if I were CJayC, I'd be absolutely mortified at the state of the boards on my website, regardless of the level of my involvement with them. All I'm saying is that if I a page on my website full of gibberish or unable to load properly, my response will most definitely NOT be "well, it's not my fault, so I'm going to do nothing".
I wrote those FAQs and reviews because, well, I liked being able to help other gamers with something that I had fun doing. Since it looks like it's not actually possible to get them removed from GameFAQs, I'll probably sign on again and just avoid the boards. (Rest assured that I'll have a lot to say to CJayC about that subject.)
everyone - Thanks to everyone who responded with compassion and understanding (and Juke Joint Jezebel, please calm the hell down, all right?). This was kinda tough for me to go through, but I'll live.
I won't ever bring up GameFAQs on this board again. Que sera sera.
(Wonder if ign.com is still interested...)
homepage - http://home.hawaii.rr.com/dkwff
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