Why is gbatemp so toxic ?

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Please do not jump to any conclusions before reading my post thoroughly !

It's been a very long time since I encountered a geniune person on here. Whenever I ask a question there's always a user slandering, attacking and harassing me based on another post, message, comment etc

Have you been through something like this as well on here ?

I don't think I'm the only person experiencing this much hate and toxicity. I actually left this forum for a whole year because of this reason

Is there actually anything effective you can do against off topic, misleading, agrresive or toxic comments ?


Thanks in advance
 
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It actually happened to me countless of times. Some of my posts were even taken down because the comments got out of hand and were so off topic that no moderator could've moderated them

My previous post would actually be a great example of the toxicity I encounter many times. I'm not going to link it because I don't want this post to be more exaggerated than it already is. But you can find it by just going to my profile
Ooh reet then, I'm bored waiting for my takeaway to turn up, so let's have a look! Right, the last one (in question) that you're referring to is a topic you made called warez links ....yeah there's a red flag waving already right there :lol:....and it would appear you received a warning a year or so ago, that Dinohscene has since lowered, yet you remain salty about that (clearly, judging by this topic), kicking off when someone replies with what I would call a bit of banter at the worst... despite members explaining your question initially? Common sense after reading those explanations would be you've hit a touchy subject, so just move on.;)
 
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Toxic community exists everywhere nowadays I guess and based on the link quoted by Amanda I would say OP either overreacted/misinterpreted due to insufficient language skill/ or both

Imo OP is the toxic one though based on the replies to people's answer (sarkwalvein) in that thread. You asked for opinions first but decided to "fire" back by saying it's his problem for disagreeing with you so suddenly, like really? Poor dude just gave you a constructive criticism on your responsibility in avoiding the violation of rules and you considered that as an accusation or being toxic to you......

Unfortunately this thread just sounded like OP being salty about last thread's "toxic replies" and trying to vent indirectly. Dudes took the time to point out what's possibly wrong with your posts and even quoted the rules with further explanation for you that you either don't understand or don't bother to read. Sorry, may sound harsh and I fear you are going to say I am accusing you of blahhh or going off-topic (you shouldn't have though since you pointed us to your last thread for reference) :cry:

Check out AmItheAsshole subreddit to see hundreds of opinions given to a question of people's problem and learn how pointless it is to overreact when there's so many people with different opinions whether it's helpful but harsh, unhelpful, toxic, troll etc.

Ain't nobody got time for 'Hey Dear tw_fan, it seems that you may need to phrase your question in a more accurate and precise manner, in order to avoid confusion in the interpretation of your message about the existence of the particular warez on the internet, that may lead to you getting a warning from the moderators of the forum for violating the rules. Despite it is not of your intention to ask for the warez but your curiosity of its current existence, the moderators may not understand fully what you had on your mind, so you are preferred to word it as carefully as possible, such as "Does Nimso NY Super Mario 64 version still exist somewhere?" instead of "Is there a link way to download the Nimso NY Super Mario 64 version ?" which implies you are looking for a way to download it and looking for someone to provide you with a "way" that implies a direct link to it. Please be wary that if the moderators misinterpreted your intended message, even if unintentional and for a title only, may result in you being warned or banned for multiple violations.'

OP? I am trying to be on your side, but you're definitely at least overreacting, isn't getting a direct answer to your question a good thing? Would you rather get no answers at all and need to bump your on thread? I don't get why you're behaving like this at all when the members cared and took effort in answering your question in a relevant manner. I am guessing it's because of the tone but they are fellow members on a forum and not a CS representative and a direct answer without fillers saves time. Hope they don't get disheartened to help.

Just like the others said you can just ignore whatever you find toxic towards you and don't attempt to react to any as you could either create (like how you pissed off the innocent guys in your last thread) or repeat a cycle of toxic convo
 

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I don't really think this is getting anything accomplished.

If you take issue with a post or thread, please utilize the report function. If you see something that you feel requires more urgent attention, may not simply be a black-and-white 'this is a problem', or requires a more nuanced touch, please feel free to contact a staff member in addition to reporting the post. My inbox is open and I am always happy to talk.
 

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GBAtemp is not the most toxic place out there. In fact I would go as far as to say GBAtemp is a veritable safe harbour from a lot of the toxicity you get online. Go to any place that allows public comments owned by multi million pound entities, youtube, facebook, twitter name whoever you want and tell me those places are less toxic than here. I will call you a liar, or a blind person. That is not to say that there are no toxic comments and members flying around here, there are, but they get dealt with very quickly and fairly by the mods.

Be thankful to the staff here who do a superb job of keeping this place pleasant to be in. As sickly said if you think someone is posting comments that are out of line report them, something will happen. All reports are at the very least discussed by the staff and none are ever ignored.
 
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