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[human5892]

http://www.ga-forum.com/announcement.php?f=2&announcementid=13

Hmm...

The whole thing sounds sort of absolutely pathetic, if you ask me.

EDIT: Huh, maybe not. Wrong continent.

 

[Akia]

But Drinky, Zoo lovesss me. It told me last night.

 

[Zaptruder]

Between the dead pixels on the PSP and Advance Wars DS when its released on the DS... I'm kinda hard pressed to pick a winner...

Spoiler

Ah who am I kidding... goddamn PSPs won't come out here until september or october.

 

[Mrbob]

All hail.

 

[Belfast]

Well it's not really about moral guidance so much as it is about a push for consistency. Had a junior member started this thread, even with just intentions to get people all pissy, he would be banned on spot. Had somebody posted a thread about how shit PSP is, you would probably ban him on spot, no?

I love visiting this board, but I wouldn't mind knowing exactly what constitutes "stepping out of line", you know?

In short: there's nothing wrong with being an asshole, just don't be a STUPID asshole. Though I agree wholeheartedly with Drinky's opinions, its sort of a running gag at this point. YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. And yet, each time, people fall for the bait and pay for it. Bonus points for making it funny.

 

[Slo]

That announcement is the most hilariously awesome announcement in the history of announcements. :lol

NINTENDO FANS OF AUSTRALIA MUST PAY!

 

[Deleted member 1235]

Speevy is banned, but he got banned in thread I thought.

Interesting. Crazy australians.

Wonder if Kiwis can still register, wouldn't be surprised if our IP is similar and what have you....

 

[MrAngryFace]

I dunno, this stupid asshole stuff. I do that sometimes.

 

[Mama Smurf]

This thing is only good because it must just be pissing off the guy who did it SO bad. I assume that's why it's being done.

Not that that excuses other actions in the past, but I'm gonna have to support this one since seeing the announcement.

 

[pollo]

:lol oh man Australia..

 

[Ristamar]

:lol Wow... they basically banned an entire continent.

 

[evilromero]

One of these days we'll have to meet outside of E3 and have a rumble. Anchorman-style.

 

[Belfast]

I dunno, this stupid asshole stuff. I do that sometimes.

You're a special case, MAF. At least you know you're doing it, and that's all that counts!

 

[etiolate]

I have a bad feeling this is only going to accomplish even dumber PSP vs DS threads.

 

[Oxymoron]

Mongoloid? I take it he/she was asian?

I think mongoloid is just asecret code word for stupid.
For example: "Mongoloids, being too mentally deficient to pay attention to two screens at once, play PSP."

 

[Shouta]

I've always wanted to ban an entire continent. I wish I could've done it =(.

 

[JasoNsider]

In short: there's nothing wrong with being an asshole, just don't be a STUPID asshole. Though I agree wholeheartedly with Drinky's opinions, its sort of a running gag at this point. YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. And yet, each time, people fall for the bait and pay for it. Bonus points for making it funny.

Your reply just made it more confusing though. This logic is kind of backwards, don't you think? The joker at school didn't get off easy because the teacher "should know what to expect" when he throws a piece of chalk into another kid's eye. He gets sent to the office immediately and possibly worse.

So what's worse really? The person trying really hard to stir the pot, or the person eternally falling for the bait? Both ends are pretty bad really.

 

[Odnetnin]

I have to say as an aussie... I think its odd that anyone could be so pro Nintendo (so says Odnetnin). They fucked up royally here and if it weren't for the fact that I imported my cube and am a multi-console owner. I'd more easily hate them than not. Slow Pal releases, raped hardware, godawful retail presence... The only title I've bought for my Indigo Pal cube in the last 2 years is Konga and that was to save postage on the drums.

Was it Smiley and Cries (the drinky puppy club guy?). I am curious. SantaCruzer's not from Australia. Is Speevy from Australia? Can someone find that website with the globe where you can see where GAFFERs are from?

Can we have a NBot rollcall?

 

[cvxfreak]

DS is not a piece of shit. =(

I preach console and handheld equality!

 

[android]

I think mongoloid is just asecret code word for stupid.
For example: "Mongoloids, being too mentally deficient to pay attention to two screens at once, play PSP."

Actually people with Down's Syndrome were called Mongoloids.

 

[Slo]

I've always wanted to ban an entire continent. I wish I could've done it =(.

There's still Europe!

 

[Oxymoron]

Your reply just made it more confusing though. This logic is kind of backwards, don't you think? The joker at school didn't get off easy because the teacher "should know what to expect" when he throws a piece of chalk into another kid's eye. He gets sent to the office immediately and possibly worse.

So what's worse really? The person trying really hard to stir the pot, or the person eternally falling for the bait? Both ends are pretty bad really.

This is clearly serious business on the internet.

 

[Odnetnin]

I think mongoloid is just asecret code word for stupid.
For example: "Mongoloids, being too mentally deficient to pay attention to two screens at once, play PSP."

now that's just racist.

 

[demi]

Was it Smiley and Cries (the drinky puppy club guy?).

Most definitely NOT. The Drinky Puppy Club does not endorse or condone to any negative actions against a person or multiple persons in any way shape or form.

He's also not from Australia, dork.

 

[Mike Works]

That analogy isn't accurate. The joker in this case is the principal. And he has a gun.

Also in the analogy i'm the new pope. And I have guns too.

 

[Belfast]

Your reply just made it more confusing though. This logic is kind of backwards, don't you think? The joker at school didn't get off easy because the teacher "should know what to expect" when he throws a piece of chalk into another kid's eye. He gets sent to the office immediately and possibly worse.

So what's worse really? The person trying really hard to stir the pot, or the person eternally falling for the bait? Both ends are pretty bad really.

I don't know what school you went to, but at the ones I attended, the class jokers usually got off clean or with a minor slap on the wrist once in awhile. They had the charisma and innate intelligence to pull it off and that's the point.

 

[Date of Lies]

[insert Drinky comments here]

[insert Drinky attention here]

[insert n-fan 1000 word argument here]

[insert Drinky 4 word half-sentence snide here]

[insert MAF's tap on Drinky's back comment here]

[insert what should not have been inserted here]

[insert banning, hence fun, here]

[insert nintendogs love/hate here]



It's a party. A mario party. ahh...

 

[nathkenn]

The DS is pretty stupid but when castlevania comes out i know i'll get one, damn you konami.
I also have zero interest in the psp, but when emulators start showing up for it the thing will be godly.

 

[Suite Pee]

You'd think with all that trolling he does, Drinky would at least be a competent troll. It's not like it's that hard of a job, especially if there's no way you can get banned.

 

[Kon Tiki]

What does this mean? Some of us in the administration love Nintendo's games, but we can safely agree that we HATE THE RABID FANS

There is something I can agree with. Why limit it to Nintendo fans though? Targeting one group will just raise the chance of another attack. Why not kill all fanboys?

 

[MightyHedgehog]

Yeah...DS is pretty much a POS...but I can play GBA games on it!

Off-topic: PM me the name of the poster who brought down the forum. Privacy policies be damned in this instance. Just curious.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Despite going along with this, I have to say, Belfast's arguments are just awful :lol

 

[Azelover]

I've seen this all before with Dreamcast/PS2.

 

[duckroll]

There is something I can agree with. Why limit it to Nintendo fans though? Targeting one group will just raise the chance of another attack. Why not kill all fanboys?

Because nintendo fanboyism resulted the someone going postal on GAF and directly causing the rollback? It's it obvious? It's war! :lol

 

[Date of Lies]

There is something I can agree with. Why limit it to Nintendo fans though? Targeting one group will just raise the chance of another attack. Why not kill all fanboys?

Are you an idiot? Sony fanboys dont exist

 

[Belfast]

Despite going along with this, I have to say, Belfast's arguments are just awful :lol

So you disagree with them?

 

[Odnetnin]

Oh now this thread is going nowhere. Without giving the real name away. Who was the chap? (userid please)

was it that xbox receipt guy?

 

[Mama Smurf]

You're trying to justify something that is in no way reasonable, as reasonable. Just...don't bother! Look at Mike Works reply and Drinky's and MAF's, that's the way to go about it. There's no way you could argue that banning people for talking positively about the DS or not letting in Australians is a fair reaction to the guy who hacked the forum being from Australia and doing it because some posters don't like Nintendo's direction.

But that's ok. It's not about fair.

 

[Belfast]

You guys aren't going to get the name. Seriously.

 

[pilonv1]

NINTENDO FANS OF AUSTRALIA MUST PAY!

All three of them? Nintendo's a lost cause here.

 

[Mr. Lemming]

Are you an idiot? Sony fanboys dont exist

That explains why the PSP/DS debates are so one sided!

 

[JasoNsider]

I don't know what school you went to, but at the ones I attended, the class jokers usually got off clean or with a minor slap on the wrist once in awhile. They had the charisma and innate intelligence to pull it off and that's the point.

Either you're just trying to push buttons here or you completely missed my point.

Anyway, it's pretty obvious that the administration here is pretty worked up right now and probably aren't in the right mood to be accepting criticism.

 

[pilonv1]

I've seen this all before with Dreamcast/PS2.

Both Dreamcast and PS2 had great games and weren't stunted technology wise. Also Dreamcast was awesome. This analogy is flawed.

 

[Belfast]

You're trying to justify something that is in no way reasonable, as reasonable. Just...don't bother! Look at Mike Works reply and Drinky's and MAF's, that's the way to go about it. There's no way you could argue that banning people for talking positively about the DS or not letting in Australians is a fair reaction to the guy who hacked the forum being from Australia and doing it because some posters don't like Nintendo's direction.

But that's ok. It's not about fair.

It wasn't a justification (though, for the record, it doesn't bother me). It was an explanation, rather, because questions like those posed by Jason continually come up and yet some people never seem to "get it." I was just trying to answer his questions..

 

[fallout]

There is something I can agree with. Why limit it to Nintendo fans though? Targeting one group will just raise the chance of another attack. Why not kill all fanboys?

While I do agree with you somewhat, I still think that rabid Nintendo fans are the worst. They're just so annoying. Of course maybe it's just has something to do with making me (and other supporters) look bad.

It's like when the US does something stupid. If you're an American, you groan about it, but you're still an American.

 

[krypt0nian]

That analogy isn't accurate. The joker in this case is the principal. And he has a gun.

Also in the analogy i'm the new pope. And I have guns too.

Somehow I feel good about the new GAF.

oh and Mike?

RAWK!

 

[Cubsfan23]

It's amazing what kids can hack these days

 

[TheDuce22]

Most of this DS hate is just a result of PSP owners trying to justify the 400+ bucks they spent on a handheld to play 3 year old console games.

 

[Mama Smurf]

Well if that's the case, I can't honestly say I can remember a time when people were banned so easily over basically nothing. This isn't like being warned not to say certain phrases which can easily be avoided. Unless I've completely missed something somehow, this is pretty new. So people "getting it" first time seems a little unfair.

 

[etiolate]

While I do agree with you somewhat, I still think that rabid Nintendo fans are the worst. They're just so annoying. Of course maybe it's just has something to do with making me (and other supporters) look bad.

It's like when the US does something stupid. If you're an American, you groan about it, but you're still an American.

Actually, I respect the Nfans for at least being honest about it. And to a degree they aren't as bad because they do have emotional attachment and expectations, which means they will criticise, just overreact in doing so.