Yet, perhaps you are still unsure as to what can be posted in Talkback. Perhaps like UncleBob you feel that "digging up old posts (seriously, one is from 2007)" is no clear defense even though it was stated that they were shown to prove "memes and gifs are something that have been posted in Talkback both recently and in the past." 2007 equals the past. Or perhaps you feel that one image is fine even if it is large but 3 images is a 7.5 for Too Much Images. Just a bridge too far.
Well, let's compare the original post against other posts that have been allowed in Talkback. Remember, these posts have all been allowed in Talkback since I'm clearly linking and posting them. They were not deleted which means they must be in the spirit of Talkback and weren't past the limit.
On the subject of 7.5, perhaps we remember the
Mario Kart 8 Review and some of the comments it brought out. Gems like:
wow this is fucked up, is the worst review on the net, taking points off metacricit and is totally wrong, you fucked up neal, you really did, you are the new gamespot.
And the video has been removed. Or as Neal would say, it has been colored over like the gray hair of a 30 year old woman.
This is by far the most unprofessional review of any type of media I have ever had the displeasure to read/watch. Not only does the reviewer drone on about how he hates how much a Mario Kart game feels like a Mario Kart game he goes out of his way to insult women and with that ruined all respectability this site has gained over the years since it was Planet Gamecube in the days of old. Never have I been so disgusted by an opinion... is this what modern journalism has come to? Comparing a fantastic game to to some poor woman this shallow journalist dated once in College? I'm done here. It was a great site while you hired respectable staff but this level of insult is only expected of foul mouthed teenage rage gamers that set up channels on Youtube.
And while I could go on, I think we get the picture that negativity and harsh criticism are clearly things allowed in Talkback.
Yes, heated debates are nothing new here. For instance, going back to the time the Wii name was announced, we received articles like this one
Wii Will Get Over It, Won’t Wii? in which Rick Powers was unsure of the decision to call the console Wii. It brought forth such comments as:
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The people Nintendo wants to reach with the console will not be caught dead walking into a store and asking for “Wii" within earshot of friends.
Nintendo is aiming at the eight year old boys market? I thought they already had this one.
Pathetic editorial, Rick should drop his hate or leave forever.
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For all of the wonderful things that the name is supposed to evoke, you lose all of them as soon as you have to explain them.
Why the **** do you need an explanation? There are thousands of names that nobody asked for an explanation for.
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The people Nintendo wants to reach with the console will not be caught dead walking into a store and asking for “Wii" within earshot of friends.
Non gamers.
Casual gamers.
Different groups.
Overall it sounds like a horrible editorial from a fanboy with his head stuck in his Nintendo sandbox, and one I wouldn't expect from my favourite website. Get some perspective
Oh yeah it's gotten to the point where haters should be killed
And then thread was bumped 3 years later because
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The people Nintendo wants to reach with the console will not be caught dead walking into a store and asking for “Wii" within earshot of friends.
Nintendo is aiming at the eight year old boys market? I thought they already had this one.
Pathetic editorial, Rick should drop his hate or leave forever.
Rick what you have to understand is that crap senses of humour and toilet humour beyond age 10 is exclusive to gamers. New gamers could not give a damn.
Just bumping this because I was RIGHT ALL ALONG.
Anyone wondering why gaming isn't as respected as movies or books or whatever simply needs to read this thread.
Embarrassing.
DS was disruptive because of the gameplay that the dual screens offered.
Rick doesn't even know what disruption is. More proof he had no clue what he was talking about.
Gotta keep up the attacks. It's one of the things that doesn't go beyond the limits of Talkback.
Just to digress for a moment but bumping old threads in Talkback is also something in the spirit of Talkback. For instance, there is this thread about
Mortal Kombat that was made in 2002 and which UncleBob bumped suddenly in 2009. 5 years later, he re-bumped it to let us know "Can you believe I once got moderated for bumping this old post? Man, time flies...
" So, bumping old threads for a laugh is endorsed by staff and Talkback allowed
Back to harsh comments, here's a fun little example. In the article
Why the Donkey Kong Country Delay Isn't That Bad, we will find the following comments:
Ian Sane, whenever I catch myself feeling too happy or optimistic, I just read one of your posts, and then I go into my bedroom and cut myself.
Ian Sane, whenever I catch myself feeling too happy or optimistic, I just read one of your posts, and then I go into my bedroom and cut myself.
Seriously, get a grip. Its a video game, not life or death.
Uh...yeah, that was kind of my point. I just want to enjoy Nintendo and their games. I don't come to a site like NWR to be told by a bunch of eternal pessimists that the Wii U is the biggest failure since New Coke.
Guess what, buddy? People have different opinions and viewpoints than you. What a surprise!
Guess what, buddy? People have different opinions and viewpoints than you. What a surprise!
Guess what, buddy? I hate certain things too, but I'm not up in everyone's face all the time about it. What a surprise!
Guess what, buddy? People have different opinions and viewpoints than you. What a surprise!
Guess what, buddy? I hate certain things too, but I'm not up in everyone's face all the time about it. What a surprise!
I never realized voicing one's opinion on a discussion forum was being in everyone's face!
Ah, brilliant. Now lest you think this was a case where the moderators missed this, you'd be wrong for Insanolord himself acted on the matter stating:
Okay, this spiraled ridiculously out of control. MetalMario, I know it was a rhetorical point, but still, way out of line.
Secondly, MetalMario and Oblivion need to stop acting like children feeling the need to one-up each other. It's incredibly immature, and as was shown here, disrupts the forums.
So, why bring it up if a moderator told them to cut it out? Well, simply put, none of the posts were deleted. Hence, this means that although there was a showing of great immaturity and negativity displayed in this "battle", none of the posts were over the limits of Talkback to be deleted unlike the meme post in the original thread which was "too much".
But now, as I come to the end of my argument, I want to show some last few glimpses of what is allowed in Talkback.