Quote from: Fheredin on February 12, 2025, 08:14:54 AM

Quote...or we can allow open support for white supremacy.

--shows a postmortem of the 2024 election done by a liberal showing exit poll data showing Trump's coalition growing in almost every minority--

--TBP admin team runs away screaming.--

I don't understand why any political administration is heralded or condemned on a roleplaying game forum. What in the hell does any of that have to do with our parlor games? Why do some feel so compelled to veer into socio-political issues at all times? Is it because they feel otherwise meaningless and their obnoxious signaling gives them a sense of purpose? I truly do not care how a single person on this board voted, or if they voted at all, and I don't understand why anyone would. It is out-of-scope.

Quote from: SmallMountaineer on February 12, 2025, 08:21:18 AM

Quote from: Fheredin on February 12, 2025, 08:14:54 AM

Quote...or we can allow open support for white supremacy.

--shows a postmortem of the 2024 election done by a liberal showing exit poll data showing Trump's coalition growing in almost every minority--

--TBP admin team runs away screaming.--

I don't understand why any political administration is heralded or condemned on a roleplaying game forum. What in the hell does any of that have to do with our parlor games? Why do some feel so compelled to veer into socio-political issues at all times? Is it because they feel otherwise meaningless and their obnoxious signaling gives them a sense of purpose? I truly do not care how a single person on this board voted, or if they voted at all, and I don't understand why anyone would. It is out-of-scope.

To the left, everything is political. Everything is a statement about something; everything has to reflect the real world, whether it's fantasy or not (meaning you can't have only white people in fantasy because "black people exist" in the real world), and "political" means "supporting marginalized people" or whatever term they use now. Therefore, NOT being political means you don't support BLM, you don't acknowledge trans people are whatever gender they claim, and you don't want gays or minorities in your product, and that makes you an istaphobic Nazi.

Of course, that's all BS, but that's how the leftist thinks. Since they've convinced themselves they are on the side of "basic human decency" that means anyone who disagrees with them is NOT on the side of "basic human decency" and is therefore a vile, horrible monster who shouldn't be part of society.

Quote from: Nobleshield on February 12, 2025, 08:25:55 AM

Quote from: SmallMountaineer on February 12, 2025, 08:21:18 AM

Quote from: Fheredin on February 12, 2025, 08:14:54 AM

Quote...or we can allow open support for white supremacy.

--shows a postmortem of the 2024 election done by a liberal showing exit poll data showing Trump's coalition growing in almost every minority--

--TBP admin team runs away screaming.--

I don't understand why any political administration is heralded or condemned on a roleplaying game forum. What in the hell does any of that have to do with our parlor games? Why do some feel so compelled to veer into socio-political issues at all times? Is it because they feel otherwise meaningless and their obnoxious signaling gives them a sense of purpose? I truly do not care how a single person on this board voted, or if they voted at all, and I don't understand why anyone would. It is out-of-scope.

To the left, everything is political. Everything is a statement about something; everything has to reflect the real world, whether it's fantasy or not (meaning you can't have only white people in fantasy because "black people exist" in the real world), and "political" means "supporting marginalized people" or whatever term they use now. Therefore, NOT being political means you don't support BLM, you don't acknowledge trans people are whatever gender they claim, and you don't want gays or minorities in your product, and that makes you an istaphobic Nazi.

Of course, that's all BS, but that's how the leftist thinks. Since they've convinced themselves they are on the side of "basic human decency" that means anyone who disagrees with them is NOT on the side of "basic human decency" and is therefore a vile, horrible monster who shouldn't be part of society.

It's unfortunate, because as a third-party content creator, I would love to be over there engaging with their userbase too. I want them to enjoy and be inspired by my works as much as anyone else. Too bad their moderators and administrators so warp the scope of the board's evident purpose.

Quote from: SmallMountaineer on February 12, 2025, 08:33:08 AMIt's unfortunate, because as a third-party content creator, I would love to be over there engaging with their userbase too. I want them to enjoy and be inspired by my works as much as anyone else. Too bad their moderators and administrators so warp the scope of the board's evident purpose.

What's really sad is so many sites are completely corrupted by these people who are so brainwashed that they can't even fathom people having a different opinion to them and, worse, they can't keep their opinions to themselves they have to preach it like the hypocrites they are.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron on February 12, 2025, 12:41:51 AMBut it's an rpg forum, isn't it? Or supposed to be? Just ban all political discussion.

You being sarcastic, right? This rpg.net we're talking about. The LGBTQ+whatever-the-fuck flag is proudly part of their logo.

Quote from: Nobleshield on February 12, 2025, 08:25:55 AMTo the left, everything is political. Everything is a statement about something; everything has to reflect the real world, whether it's fantasy or not (meaning you can't have only white people in fantasy because "black people exist" in the real world), and "political" means "supporting marginalized people" or whatever term they use now. Therefore, NOT being political means you don't support BLM, you don't acknowledge trans people are whatever gender they claim, and you don't want gays or minorities in your product, and that makes you an istaphobic Nazi.

Those are pretty much the talking points toxic cow grifter Anita Sarkeesian made, all the way back during the GamerGate years.

She was a honored guest at GenCon a few years back.

Yeah. Not good.

Quote from: Corolinth on February 12, 2025, 07:51:36 AMThey're mad about losing their USAID money.

Ya never know. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a thing.

"Latest stunt" is from almost a decade ago. Kiwifarms this place is nor.

TBP was lost to insane ideologues by 2008, that's when it ceased to be a gaming forum and became a witch cult (TBC, that's an analogy for the morons who are actually concerned about witches). Before the actual online culture war started they were a precursor to what was to come in online culture overall. They threw themselves fanatically into the anti-Gamergate movement, seemingly in denial that none of the videogamers knew who they were. They were Woke before they culturally appropriated the term Woke. And, of course, providing a safe house for a number of sexual predators.

If anyone is just now noticing this you are simply outing yourself as a newb.

I would rather they ban talk on personal mental health issues. Get help before you run a game. That way it won't be so much shit.

If someone runs in saying they want to hurt themselves or others the mods will shut it down and tell them to see a shrink, though I expect that's more to cover their own asses legally than out of an aversion to people glorifying their mental health problems.  Because if you go in telling them you're a trigender otherkin whose dog abused them as a child, they will assuredly roll out the welcome wagon.

But anyways, as others pointed out, they made their TDS proclamation years ago during his first presidency.  This is ancient news at this point.  Ironically, them doing so was a large motivator for me to vote for him, so I hope they're happy now.  While I couldn't care much less about a forum I haven't used in two decades, leftist authoritarians going mask-off about suppressing conservatives was a symptom of a problem that needed to be rectified.

Quote from: SmallMountaineer on February 12, 2025, 08:21:18 AMI don't understand why any political administration is heralded or condemned on a roleplaying game forum. What in the hell does any of that have to do with our parlor games?

Nothing at all. I don't understand it, either. "Anna the magic-user and Bob the fighter go into the dungeon. There Anna made a group of kobolds fall asleep, and Bob cut their throats. They then found a chest probably full of treasure, but didn't have thief so couldn't open it. Bob smashed it with his axe and was hit by an arrow trap. It was full of gold. In the distance Anna could hear monsters coming in response to the noise. Anna could take the gold and run, or take Bob. She misses Bob."

I can't really see in there how whether you're in favour of or against a lot of migration or abortion or food stamps or invading yet more countries or whatever is relevant.

I vaguely recall someone telling us about the political implosion of a knitting forum, though. So... people.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron on February 12, 2025, 06:06:45 PMI vaguely recall someone telling us about the political implosion of a knitting forum, though. So... people.

  As I remember it, the knitting forum took the inspiration for their policies from RPGNet.

Quote from: strollofturtle on February 12, 2025, 09:39:38 AM"Latest stunt" is from almost a decade ago. Kiwifarms this place is not.

The farms always remembers the latest harvest.  Fresh corn is always the sweetest.

"Are you now, or have you ever been..."

Quote from: Kyle Aaron on February 12, 2025, 06:06:45 PMI vaguely recall someone telling us about the political implosion of a knitting forum, though. So... people.

Ravelry, if you want to google it and stare into the abyss.