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How is the Big Purple handling "current events" lately?

Started by Neoplatonist1, November 09, 2024, 08:00:56 PM

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Neoplatonist1

November 09, 2024, 08:00:56 PM
Did they ban the topic of the election entirely, or are they raging and reee-ing? Does anyone have an account there so as to report back to us?

David Johansen

#1
November 09, 2024, 08:27:03 PM
Total ban on the topic last I looked.  It's too bad, the sweet, sweet, bitter tears would have sustained me.
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Stephen Tannhauser

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November 09, 2024, 08:49:31 PM
There is a post-election discussion thread in the registered users' other-topics forum, and it's going about as one would expect. But we should probably ask this topic to go to Pundit's Own.
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yosemitemike

#4
November 11, 2024, 07:25:50 AM
Their long standing policy is that you can talk about Trump but you can't support him in any way.  I expect their policy is still essentially the same.  You can talk about the election as long as you are anti-Trump.
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shoplifter

#6
November 11, 2024, 12:36:48 PM
Quote from: yosemitemike on November 11, 2024, 07:25:50 AMTheir long standing policy is that you can talk about Trump but you can't support him in any way.  I expect their policy is still essentially the same.  You can talk about the election as long as you are anti-Trump.

I got perma'd long ago when the rule was 'posting in support of Trump' so rather than do that I changed my avatar to a photo of him. It was not received well.

Venka

#7
November 11, 2024, 05:22:05 PM
Quote from: Anon Adderlan on November 11, 2024, 12:33:10 PM

I mean, anyone looking to mine salt cares.  There's a hell of a lot of salt.

blackstone

#8
November 12, 2024, 12:14:00 PM
Big Purple?
1. I'm a married homeowner with a career and kids. I won life. You can't insult me.

2. I've been deployed to Iraq, so your tough guy act is boring.

kosmos1214

#9
November 12, 2024, 12:34:52 PM
rp
Quote from: blackstone on November 12, 2024, 12:14:00 PMBig Purple?
Rpg.net there called big purple because of there color sceem.

Omega

#10
November 12, 2024, 08:02:45 PM
Quote from: kosmos1214 on November 12, 2024, 12:34:52 PMrp
Quote from: blackstone on November 12, 2024, 12:14:00 PMBig Purple?
Rpg.net there called big purple because of there color sceem.

Also sometimes called TBP = The Big Purple.

Nobleshield

#11
November 15, 2024, 09:59:59 AM
RPG.net is basically the reddit of rpg communities. Just a complete left-wing cesspit echo chamber.

Orphan81

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November 15, 2024, 12:58:03 PM
They have a thread about how Trump's Chinese Tarrifs are going to completely destroy the RPG and Boardgame industry and ruin all Kickstarters.

It's been pointed out most of the industry doesn't use China anymore anyway, but that doesn't stop them from Gloomcasting.
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jeff37923

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November 15, 2024, 01:34:47 PM
Quote from: Orphan81 on November 15, 2024, 12:58:03 PMThey have a thread about how Trump's Chinese Tarrifs are going to completely destroy the RPG and Boardgame industry and ruin all Kickstarters.

It's been pointed out most of the industry doesn't use China anymore anyway, but that doesn't stop them from Gloomcasting.

That same Gloomcast is making the rounds of Reddit. I think they all got the idea from Steve Jackson being a doomer over the election.
"Meh."

Omega

#14
November 15, 2024, 01:35:27 PM
Quote from: Orphan81 on November 15, 2024, 12:58:03 PMThey have a thread about how Trump's Chinese Tarrifs are going to completely destroy the RPG and Boardgame industry and ruin all Kickstarters.

It's been pointed out most of the industry doesn't use China anymore anyway, but that doesn't stop them from Gloomcasting.

Took companies long enough to realize that manufacturing through China was a dice roll if if anything would ship correctly. Underhanded factories. Underhanded docks, and so on.
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