I'm seriously considering just not bothering with Eurogamer's community and comments section anymore, which is a shame as I've been active there for about 15 years.
Their new policy of screening my posts and replies before having them go live is crazy enough, but now they're even holding some of them back. They had yet another thread about the internet getting a hard one over ND (the droid from Ubi's new StarWars game) and I made a reply questioning if we really need an article everytime the internet gets horny over something videogame related. Was denied publication.
If they insist on making posts about getting turned on by videogames and keep pushing LGBTQ content they should also allow for discussion about it that runs deeper than 'yes, I too do or do not find this or that attractive'. It's not like my comments posit any extreme views on the matter.
Internet forum moderators have always been bad, but in recent years, it seems like they've gotten worse all the way around the board.
Reddit just had a massive shitstorm go on because they were effectively killing off third party apps that were running the Reddit API. For years they provided it for free to these third-party apps, who in turn created better viewing tools but also ran ads on them. Now they're charging for the api, but at a price that's exorbitant enough that those same apps wouldn't be able to afford to exist.
It's definitely messy, and in response a lot of moderators turned off their subreddits for 48 hours in protest. That was all well and good, and most users seem to either be in favor of it or at least ambivalent. But now some of those mods are refusing to turn their subreddits back on until Reddit changes the way their stance, effectively blocking anyone from using those forums at all.
These more permanent deactivations were seemingly done at will by the mods, not taking into account the will of the users/community. And now backlash that was originally targeted at Reddit is now targeted at "abusive mods."
Anyway, that's along and messy way of saying, sorry that's another forum that now blows ass.
What's weird is that EG seem to determine on a per article basis if they require your posts to be reviewed. I'm also not sure if I ever did anything to warrant being placed on a 'list', or if they do this to all community members, or if it depends on the words used in the post. It's just so obtuse.
What's weird is that EG seem to determine on a per article basis if they require your posts to be reviewed. I'm also not sure if I ever did anything to warrant being placed on a 'list', or if they do this to all community members, or if it depends on the words used in the post. It's just so obtuse.
Do they have a moderators forum where you can ask?
When it takes four times longer to auto log in to your live service game than it takes to load said game from the SSD. I'm looking at you EA and PGA Tour Golf.
Capcom does live service games right with Street Fighter 6. Internet connection is not required for offline play and logs in quickly if you want to be connected. 👍
Kinda mad at Nintendo that I need an internet connection to play Zelda on my second Switch. Kinda defeats the purpose of a portable gaming device.
When the Switch Lite came out I remember people complaining about that. IIRC, there is a work around. If your second Switch is the one you mainly use away from WiFi, you can change it to be your primary Switch, which doesn't require an internet connection.
Well, we are planning a cruise in July and taking both devices. No internet unless we pay, so I knew the kids would have some time in the room to play( and on the road). It would kinda suck to keep switching which one is the main console.
According to their code of conduct, complaining about their coverage can get your comment deleted or account banned.
https://www.eurogamer.net/code-of-conduct
And we thought GS's moderation was dumb.
As for the Reddit protests, if any redditors are serious about protesting the changes, obviously they can't just do it for a day or two. Why would Reddit care if they've got a time limit on their content going away?
Nice! Cruises are cool. I think I gained 10 pounds When I went on one to Alaska.
I like the idea of a cruise, day drinking, lolling by the pool. But as a vegan I thin kI'd miss out on what most people like about it the most, which is the food.
Got a dock fan cooler for Switch a few months back.
Think it was an add on item to get free delivery on amazon.
Noticed the switch was hot the other day. Its around 30C here. Because the OLED is generally much cooler and quieter than regular switch I'd forgotten how hot it can get in the summer.
Glad I have this fan I haven't tried yet. I'm dubious on how effective it will be though as the Dock is not exposed at the back so how is the fan blowing on a mostly enclosed plate of plastic supposed to cool down the back of the switch?
I've enjoyed their Yoshi games. Their music tends to be a little underwhelming, though; That gameplay video is a good example.
I'm seriously considering just not bothering with Eurogamer's community and comments section anymore, which is a shame as I've been active there for about 15 years.
Their new policy of screening my posts and replies before having them go live is crazy enough, but now they're even holding some of them back. They had yet another thread about the internet getting a hard one over ND (the droid from Ubi's new StarWars game) and I made a reply questioning if we really need an article everytime the internet gets horny over something videogame related. Was denied publication.
If they insist on making posts about getting turned on by videogames and keep pushing LGBTQ content they should also allow for discussion about it that runs deeper than 'yes, I too do or do not find this or that attractive'. It's not like my comments posit any extreme views on the matter.
Reddit just had a massive shitstorm go on because they were effectively killing off third party apps that were running the Reddit API. For years they provided it for free to these third-party apps, who in turn created better viewing tools but also ran ads on them. Now they're charging for the api, but at a price that's exorbitant enough that those same apps wouldn't be able to afford to exist.
It's definitely messy, and in response a lot of moderators turned off their subreddits for 48 hours in protest. That was all well and good, and most users seem to either be in favor of it or at least ambivalent. But now some of those mods are refusing to turn their subreddits back on until Reddit changes the way their stance, effectively blocking anyone from using those forums at all.
These more permanent deactivations were seemingly done at will by the mods, not taking into account the will of the users/community. And now backlash that was originally targeted at Reddit is now targeted at "abusive mods."
Anyway, that's along and messy way of saying, sorry that's another forum that now blows ass.
What's weird is that EG seem to determine on a per article basis if they require your posts to be reviewed. I'm also not sure if I ever did anything to warrant being placed on a 'list', or if they do this to all community members, or if it depends on the words used in the post. It's just so obtuse.
Twitch seems to be intent on destroying itself as well.
Everything just seems to be so messed up these days.
Do they have a moderators forum where you can ask?
https://www.eurogamer.net/code-of-conduct
Kinda mad at Nintendo that I need an internet connection to play Zelda on my second Switch. Kinda defeats the purpose of a portable gaming device.
When the Switch Lite came out I remember people complaining about that. IIRC, there is a work around. If your second Switch is the one you mainly use away from WiFi, you can change it to be your primary Switch, which doesn't require an internet connection.
Well, we are planning a cruise in July and taking both devices. No internet unless we pay, so I knew the kids would have some time in the room to play( and on the road). It would kinda suck to keep switching which one is the main console.
And we thought GS's moderation was dumb.
As for the Reddit protests, if any redditors are serious about protesting the changes, obviously they can't just do it for a day or two. Why would Reddit care if they've got a time limit on their content going away?
I like the idea of a cruise, day drinking, lolling by the pool. But as a vegan I thin kI'd miss out on what most people like about it the most, which is the food.
Think it was an add on item to get free delivery on amazon.
Noticed the switch was hot the other day. Its around 30C here. Because the OLED is generally much cooler and quieter than regular switch I'd forgotten how hot it can get in the summer.
Glad I have this fan I haven't tried yet. I'm dubious on how effective it will be though as the Dock is not exposed at the back so how is the fan blowing on a mostly enclosed plate of plastic supposed to cool down the back of the switch?