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Not April Fool’s. This April Fool’s, we decided to take things a little more seriously and shed some light on a growing, pervasive issue that has affected the community of Imp Zone and gaming communities as a whole. In recent times, it’s come to our attention that what has been intended to be a forum for the potential spread of knowledge and involvement in video games has instead become a battleground of conflicting ideas. Ordinarily, this isn’t an issue; discussion by its very nature is certain to bring argument, but when that argument descends into vitriolic attacks between individuals on a regular basis with no chance at deescalation, that’s when, put simply, something’s got to give. Though certain memes (such as “*ss-f*ck that refund button”) surrounding gaming are largely viewed as a humorous interpretation of a mindset, at the core of the humor is a set of very serious issues that affect all gaming enthusiasts. By showing disdain or outright rejecting GBS and Games posters, we become more insular. In this, we lose out on the chance to not only show compassion to these people, but also the chance to grow our own community and diversify the demographics of those involved in it. Whether it’s pointing out awful awful usernames and/or avatars, console warring, use of the “c*ck” meme, telling people to “go back to Games”, or a host of other discriminatory practices, now is the time to stymie the flow of regressive ideas and prevent them from ever becoming the norm. At Imp Zone, our community is becoming increasingly responsible for perpetuating a significant amount of these combative and derogatory schools of thought. We remove those comments, we ban the perpetrators, but the issue still persists at a fundamental level: the notion that it’s okay or acceptable to ridicule and demonize traditionally disenfranchised and marginalized members in the gaming community. This is not just an issue in Imp Zone or on Something Awful alone; this is an issue deeply embedded in the ranging depths of the internet, frequently in communities that center around the discussion of games. Do Better, Be Better. Donate here: The “This Is Spinal Goop” Memorial Speed Run (Q2 2019) The Mister Plinkett Association of Aging Hack Frauds The Mike Umaya Association of Younger Hack Frauds The Phil Burnell Foundation for Low-Income Gamer Housing Lumpy the Cook fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Apr 1, 2019 |
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It needed to be said. Bravo, goon sir.
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Apr 1, 2019 23:30
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the rest of the internet uses april 1 as an excuse to be silly and make jokes for once, while here in the imp zone its the one day of the year we're serious
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trying to jack off posted:the rest of the internet uses april 1 as an excuse to be silly and make jokes for once, while here in the imp zone its the one day of the year we're serious This.
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Apr 2, 2019 00:12
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thank you for this redit crap or whatever :middlefinger:
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trying to jack off posted:the rest of the internet uses april 1 as an excuse to be silly and make jokes for once, while here in the imp zone its the one day of the year we're serious
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mysterious loyall X posted:thank you for this redit crap or whatever :middlefinger: Too cool for Reddit now?
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Thank you OP. I'm glad somebody said it\
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mysterious loyall X posted:thank you for this redit crap or whatever :middlefinger: This!!! Ragg posted:Too cool for Reddit now? But also this...
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Lumpy the Cook posted:Whether it’s pointing out awful awful usernames and/or avatars 
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holy poo poo
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