Bigot Brigade Something Awful and Friends - The roller-coaster train-wreck embarrassing downfall of a Web 1.0 giant and its tick offspring like from Cloverfield

[The Last Boyscout]

I really liked your writeup since it helps flesh out the overall history and how that came about a lot more than from the offsite gaming goons themselves, who often omit or tilt things whatever way they want to remember them (not that that hasn't also been true about some kiwis here, but I digress). gotta say, among the members within at least one group it's pretty fascinating to see those members that came into it from other places than SA (don't want an SA account, just wanna game) tend to at least maintain some level of even-handedness, while the ones that still hold sympathy for dumbfuck places like TGRS or C-SPAM tend to be the most fucked up individuals of the lot (usually all the old-guard admin jannies, for instance).

 

[TiggerNits]

waay back in the day you could call someone nigger on the offsite file forum.

Since the registration on those sites if from like 2005 I dont get how they got so retarded

You could still call people that as far back as 08. When Obama won it went straight to shit, before that, the big game in FYAD was setting the funniest word filters to the words "Woman", "Girlfriend" and "Nigger" whenbecoming an IK

The best were "Bleeder" , "Cum filament" and "Unicorn" respectively

But then B-rock theIslamic SHock Mechastalin and all up in yo Mama, Obama gets elected and it became the oppression Olympics

 

[X Prime]

You could practically hear goonbrains snap when Trump won 2016.

The whole thing really, really went to hell around then.

 

[The Last Boyscout]

You could practically hear goonbrains snap when Trump won 2016.

The whole thing really, really went to hell around then.

that veritable flood of Hillarytoxx bans in the probe/ban list tho...what a glorious way to announce it!

 

[TiggerNits]

that veritable flood of Hillarytoxx bans in the probe/ban list tho...what a glorious way to announce it!

The meltdown in GiP by the gay mod and the "ally" capitol cop were hilarious

 

[Silas]

You could practically hear goonbrains snap when Trump won 2016.

The whole thing really, really went to hell around then.

It wasn't just goons, unfortunately.

 

[soy]

that veritable flood of Hillarytoxx bans in the probe/ban list tho...what a glorious way to announce it!

didn't they like cuck out of doing all or most of the bans?

 

[White Devil]

didn't they like cuck out of doing all or most of the bans?

All of them. Was a huge controversy and a big blow to goon smugness.

 

[smackpops]

I'm pretty sure mods came up with a thing like donate to RAINN n you wont be banned and then low t found out n lost his shit cause of money lost to reregs n banned em anyways. something like that

 

[Leonard Helplessness]

I'm pretty sure mods came up with a thing like donate to RAINN n you wont be banned and then low t found out n lost his shit cause of money lost to reregs n banned em anyways. something like that

They sure fucking did. They also put up a “please don’t kill yourself there will be other elections” sticky.

 

[Back me up!]

I'm pretty sure mods came up with a thing like donate to RAINN n you wont be banned and then low t found out n lost his shit cause of money lost to reregs n banned em anyways. something like that

The best were people asking for a refund for donating.

 

[thomassd]

The situation we're in
Allow me to explain. Bernie's out and it hurts. Sadly, for many of us, there was an additional pain to endure today - the toxx thread. We were Bernie or Bust and in the words of ABBA, if I had to do the same again, I would my friend. Fernando.

However, the unfortunate reality is this: there are more than a few posters who are not in a position to rereg due to some lovely circumstances. This hurts me greatly. While we all knew what we were getting into with a toxx it does mean there are voices silenced - in some cases permanently - and unable to escape. I believe we can change that.

FAQ

Are toxx's being reversed/ignored? People get back in without

? What's going on with this "forgiveness"?
This is just a goon helping goons. It's not a mod/admin effort. No account is getting unbanned for free.

Who is eligible?
Simple, everyone is eligible. There is no means testing. gently caress.

How to get help?
If you are a poster in this situation send an e-mail to apply@goonamnesty.online and we will work through it.
If you know of a poster who is unlikely to read this but falls into this category, please email as above or PM me or post here and we will work through it.

How long is this available?
Requests up until Monday, 20 April will be handled.

It's likely a majority of the user base is in their 30's and 40's and yet still need to crowdfund $10.

 

[Leonard Helplessness]

After the failed Bernie Sanders toxx in early 2020 led to hundreds of bans yet again, Jeffrey decided that there would be no more political toxxes because banning after failed toxxes was too sad.

 

[northstar747]

Toxxes were a good idea because the DND faggots would yell about people arguing from places of disingenuous ness. Putting your account/post history on the line was a good way to have skin in the game.

What richard needed to do or better yet find a boot licking lacky to do for him, would be to add up new account buys against un bans. To see how much money he was lossing by mods bailing out their friends or those with the right opinion.

Then publically perma a few mods rant about tradition and fairness

It woulda been great to see D&D fall on their sword.

 

[augment]

D&D should have been excised as soon as the faggotry got too out of control. And games should've been purged of all regulars around 2014. There was no turning back thenceforth.

 

[Hybrid Icing]

After the failed Bernie Sanders toxx in early 2020 led to hundreds of bans yet again, Jeffrey decided that there would be no more political toxxes because banning after failed toxxes was too sad.

Jeff is a bernout himself, which explains a lot.

The "no politics toxx" thing is the most chickenshit rule and definitely contributed to D&D and CSPAM turning into total dumpster fires.

 

[Back me up!]

Looking back on just how much Something Awful sucks now is that I remember all the jokes and Photoshop's/gifs that was happening around 9/11. I just wish that same spirit and creativity was around for the George Floyd case, especially after the footage that came out.

 

[Monster Energy Drink]

Thinking about Judo Hobo and all the incredible gifs they made. Imagine that kind of thread but with the Floyd dancing footage.

 

[Elftor]

Jeff is a bernout himself, which explains a lot.

The "no politics toxx" thing is the most chickenshit rule and definitely contributed to D&D and CSPAM turning into total dumpster fires.

Toxxes were one of the few ways on the internet to put your money where your mouth is, and so it was obviously discarded by the terminally woke as such a concept is anathema to internet slacktivism

 

[School of Fish]

So how long until this website goes the way of Yahoo Answers then?