NeoGAF is NeoDEAD

[SaurusX]

Owner is accused of sexual harrassment.  Apparently there were a couple of situations, but they were all swept under the rug.  In the current climate he's been outed and there was a mass exodus of moderators and users shitposting in order to get their accounts permabanned.  Many users banned in the past for tiny infractions are celebrating the fall of probably the largest video game-centric forum on the net.

 

I was a member and stayed out of the politics stuff as it seemed like any straying into those topics (and not having the "correct" outlook) would cause trouble.  It was a good place for actually talking about games though.

[Lonewolfe187]

both neogaf and resetera deserve death if you ask me

[Zemekis]

I can't believe GAF survived that controversy, even in a damaged & limping state. It never returned to even 10% of its former relevance, but it's somehow not dead. Resetera is even worse content-wise, but it's more relevant at least.

Both sites suck in my opinion. I got banned on GAF for agreeing that a woman had lied about getting fired from a game developer. I didn't make the initial accusation. I merely agreed with the guy and they banned me. It was like my 11th post there or something. I was never very invested there, though it was the place to go for leaks before 4chan took over on that front a bit more.

GAF's fate should serve as a reminder to all of us that the most vocal allies are often the biggest offenders. It's a distraction tactic.