Geezer, right?
They hate Gygax so much it's unreal. Back during the Forge fiasco they were slagging off everyone from that era and trying to get them canceled for their denigration of non-game "storygames" that Forgers liked. Now it's probably just because they're white and enjoyed having fun at the table.
I was around when Gary was posting on Eric Noah's 3e/ENWorld message board. Occasionally he'd have the equivalent of AMA threads and was available to answer questions pretty frankly. I believe his name was Col.Pladoh.
Old-skool actual nerds are an affront to the gentrifiers and hipsters who find them disgusting compared to the idealized marketing image of nerd chic. Odds are, the guy didn't accomodate himself to the current wave of alphabet soup politics and thus got removed for failing to follow some stupid trend that you have to be on Twitter or Tumblr to know about.
Here’s the official ban, where they list a bajillion infractions (couldn’t get archive to work).
An example of "one true wayism" and "threadcrapping":Here’s the official ban, where they list a bajillion infractions (couldn’t get archive to work).
Infraction for Old Geezer: 17) Permanent Ban
User: Old Geezer Infraction: 17) Permanent Ban Points: 1000 Administrative Note:Permanent ban for lengthy pattern of various problems Message to User:Old Geezer, you have had more infractions than any other user. It is very rare for a poster to not get permabanned once they reach their third...forum.rpg.net
My personal favorite:
“Show me on the doll where Gary Gygax touched you in a bad way. So I can do it too.”
I love the bizarre made up words these losers use to justify doing the idiotic shit they do. Honestly, anyone who remained on this hellsite after seeing this deserves to be there. Well, actually not. They deserve to be in a gas chamber.
Even civil discussion of a sensitive issue won't save you. They bagged two people in the slavery thread. Trying to point out that the Crusades were a bit more than just evil yt Xtians trampling peaceful Mooslims into the mud just nets you a ban.
They only roleplay irl, where they pretend to be people who aren't utter garbage.
Holy shit the Kafka is off the scale! They're banning him because he called someone out for "just wanting to have fun" and he claimed that that attitude causes marginalized people to be oppressed... which is what RPGNet mods and all the leading RPG industry people do constantly! Could it be any clearer that RPGNet posters are only there to be chew toys for the mods? The jannies on this site are truly the dregs of humanity.
Projection isn't just for movie theaters.
No, it’s just doublethink. Notice that he’s ranting about a bill that would be tantamount to taking over the elections process by the federal government while also asserting that we just had the most free and fair elections ever.
Gygax is just about the most perfect target for SJWs possible.
INB4 D&D was invented by a powerful black man
How misogynistic! Don't you know that a strong, body positive trans woman of color invented D&D at xhir's mosque all without leaving xhir's wheelchair? Then Gary 'GAS 'EM!' Gygax used his white supremacy to steal the magnum opus of that brave BIPOCQT+++ person for his own profit! You never hear about it because right after the white reTHUGlican KKKops executed the TRUE creator of D&D in the street just because of RACISM!
