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[Hugbox Kommissar]

The virgin Rowling goblins:
No beards.
Hated by everyone.
Can't use magic.
Produce nothing, are the middleman of the wizarding world.
Willing to do business with anyone, even dark wizards if it means making a profit.

The chad Tolkien dwarves:
Glorious beards.
Hated by jealous elves.
Use magic to forge peerless armor and weapons.
Produce enduring kingdoms of stone.
Tell Sauron to get fucked, even when offered riches and magical rings.

 

[Capsaicin Addict]

Ah, nothing like these slumbering liberals suddenly waking up, looking around with a scared look, crying out "W-wait! Guys, stop! This is actually horrible!", and immediately getting curbstomped by jackbooted thugs. (fortunately, only in Minecraft)

Nobody freaking cared about Harry Potter's Goblin Banker Problem until the Year of Our Lord 2022, and suddenly it is the most urgent issue there is. A book series that predates even RPGNet.

Yeah, you could just smell the outrage wafting off that post by Bcaugust. He REALLY did not like the inevitable comparison to the book-banners we've all laughed at from time to time.

 

[Tactical Wizard]

Yeah, you could just smell the outrage wafting off that post by Bcaugust. He REALLY did not like the inevitable comparison to the book-banners we've all laughed at from time to time.

Also, note that he accused someone of racism where none was to be found and misframed the argument that the poster was responding to; notably that these things should be condemned as they're taught. August completely glossed over that bit and this is becoming a theme with him.

 

[AnOminous]

The virgin Rowling goblins:
No beards.
Hated by everyone.
Can't use magic.
Produce nothing, are the middleman of the wizarding world.
Willing to do business with anyone, even dark wizards if it means making a profit.

Anti-Semitic. Slimy, pathetic little Jews.

The chad Tolkien dwarves:
Glorious beards.
Hated by jealous elves.
Use magic to forge peerless armor and weapons.
Produce enduring kingdoms of stone.
Tell Sauron to get fucked, even when offered riches and magical rings.

Pro-Semitic. Awesome, kickass Jews. Build awesome underground fortresses. Hand Elves (Aryans) their blond-haired blue-eyed knife-eared asses. Throw around magma just for shits and giggles. Constantly drunk. Literally allergic to water, just drink pure ethanol. Don't even do business with elves, just kill them and take their shit.

 

[NerdShamer]

Someone got threadbanned, again!

Want to guess the reason? The guy he was arguing with has ADHD.

 

[Baraadmirer]

Someone got warned for "escalating and taking a swipe at people":

Meanwhile, does anyone know anything about a former Discord server for The Big Purple? Seems like it devolved into people bitching about the forums.

 

[Autistic Joe]

Someone got warned for "escalating and taking a swipe at people":
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Meanwhile, does anyone know anything about a former Discord server for The Big Purple? Seems like it devolved into people bitching about the forums.
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Lol, the discord thread ended with RedText™. Because of course it did.

 

[Zonga]

Lol, the discord thread ended with RedText™. Because of course it did.

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Its like they're doing a bit.

 

[Hugbox Kommissar]

No discord because they can't moderate every comment in real time. It's safer this way, comrade.

 

[Baraadmirer]

The fact that they insist that they would need to spend 24/7 to scour through comments made in real-time is very telling. Most Discord server users would ping moderators if there are comments being made that don't sit well with most of the userbase.

 

[Kongo-Müller]

The fact that they insist that they would need to spend 24/7 to scour through comments made in real-time is very telling. Most Discord server users would ping moderators if there are comments being made that don't sit well with most of the userbase.

Well, it's the same mod who just 2 posts before that felt that the verb "to bitch" called for a red text for sexist language. That is the level of microaggression RPGnet considers worthy of policing these days.

 

[Baraadmirer]

Well, it's the same mod who just 2 posts before that felt that the verb "to bitch" called for a red text for sexist language. That is the level of microaggression RPGnet considers worthy of policing these days.

Let's not forget the "pixel-bitching" incident a while back, which originated from the site to begin with.

 

[Dick Justice]

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No discord because they can't moderate every comment in real time. It's safer this way, comrade.

The janny cries out in pain as it bans you.

 

[Flexo]

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No discord because they can't moderate every comment in real time. It's safer this way, comrade.

This is seriously the most predictable response possible on the internet.

And if you think you're not authoritarian, maybe you should think about how the prospect of anybody in your sphere having just a little bit of freedom is haram.

 

[Starscreams Cape]

The fact that they insist that they would need to spend 24/7 to scour through comments made in real-time is very telling. Most Discord server users would ping moderators if there are comments being made that don't sit well with most of the userbase.

These are micro-managing authoritarians. Those types would never trust the riff raff that they rule. Far from trusting them, they utterly despise them. Even the ones with zealously "proper" opinions. It's like a prehensile tail of sorts - they subconsciously know what they believe is utter nonsense and they hate themselves deep down for believing it. But due to their malignant narcissism it can only manifest as hatred of their fellow true-believers.

 

[Zonga]

These are micro-managing authoritarians. Those types would never trust the riff raff that they rule. Far from trusting them, they utterly despise them. Even the ones with zealously "proper" opinions. It's like a prehensile tail of sorts - they subconsciously know what they believe is utter nonsense and they hate themselves deep down for believing it. But due to their malignant narcissism it can only manifest as hatred of their fellow true-believers.

I think this is the key insight - they utterly hate their wards, because they utterly hate themselves.

 

[Wormy]

Tell Sauron to get fucked, even when offered riches and magical rings.

Only to get turned into a prison punk by a single balrog...

Hand Elves (Aryans) their blond-haired blue-eyed knife-eared asses.

I thought the men of Rohan and Gondor were the aryans?

 

[Shaka Brah]

I thought the men of Rohan and Gondor were the aryans?

This is true. Rohan are the Kingdom of Mercia and their flag is the Uffington White Horse. Gondor are probably the Normans who came to Saxon lands from "across the sea."

 

[Hugbox Kommissar]

"Death of the author only applies when we say it does."

 

[Drazen]

I'll admit, I've been very out of the loop on this site. I joined many many many years ago... to talk about tabletop rpg stuff. I don't remember it being even remotely SJW at the time.

I just checked back in and immediately at the top of the site... a BLM banner and an banner about Violence against Asians right in your face that you have to dismiss.

WTF does this have to do with talking about rpg shit. This SJW garbage is absolutely eating away at the entire tabletop rpg industry... it's beyond fucking depressing as a long-time fan and player.

Let me go one further... I value my anonymity so I won't state specifics, but I am a member of the LGBTQIA+ community (yeah I know, the alphabet shit is cringe.) In fact, I'm a member in multiple categories. But I'm not floating around from community to community online hoping to be pandered to, and wanting all dissenting opinions about my identity punished and silenced. I contain multitudes, as does everybody else. I don't have to like or agree with every aspect of you, and you don't have to with me. Let's talk about some fucking RPGs. I can't stand the mindset of how people want to rule online communities with an iron rainbow (or black) fist.