Why is gbatemp so toxic ?

[tw_fan]

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

 

[Deleted User]

I don't get it

the most toxic set of people i have ever come across
edit: but that doesn't classify as a gaming community so i guess my point's sort of ruined

 

[erikas]

Could we have some examples of this toxicity? I don't really comment that often, but i haven't really noticed anything above reguar banter.

 

[Kioku]

2: Learn to use and love the ignore function. Makes forum life so much more pleasant. Just fight the urge to click that "Show Ignored Content" button.

Unfortunately, it doesn't replace a full on block. However, it at least removes their responses/replies/quotes/posts from your site.

Second, I'm surprised no one has said this yet. It's just human nature. There isn't one public internet forum that isn't toxic in some regard. Out of everyone I've been a part of? The temp is pretty mild. Even with some of the more extreme people here. It's not that bad.

 

[battlecatsahead]

honestly, i dont know, but i do think there are more and more toxic people coming to gbatemp.

 

[leon315]

Lemme grab my Popcorns
Then proceeds to scroll down the comments slowly

 

[tw_fan]

https://gbatemp.net/threads/any-fans-of-patrick-little-or-jared-taylor.520989/
Here’s a thread asking which White National candidate do people support. Reporting the thread didn’t accomplish anything and it took literally going into talking about Holocaust denialism for staff to step in.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/trumps-transgender-troop-ban-goes-into-effect.535843/
Here’s a thread that was full of transphobic comments from the OP and this member had a long history of derailing threads with transphobic comments and White Nationalist dog whistles that persisted for quite a long time before getting banned.
I could easily tag several members who have openly made neo-nazi and White Nationalist comments, including one who is still active after posting “1488.” Admittedly, trying to find most of the shittiest threads isn’t easy because many of them have been removed/hidden, but the members are still active. That being said, asking an average user for specific links that they can’t access is kind of setting them up to fail.

I am referring to a few members who actually have/had posts on the Temp either out right stating they are White Nationalists
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Or maybe members posted actual Neo-Nazi content on the threads, like the member who posted 1488 on their wall.

The reason why I didn't link a post as an example was because I didn't want to gain attention to another post. I told them they could look it up but it's their decision if they want to do so or not

 

[MasterJ360]

Toxicity is everywhere especially in a forum like community. Reddit is definitely worse than here.Twitter is like a HQ for SJW's and snowflakes you can't even sneeze without offending someone. But yeah man if your going to be involved with politics, religion, and race issues your gonna be swimming in an toxic ocean.

 

[tw_fan]

Toxicity is everywhere especially in a forum like community. Reddit is definitely worse than here.Twitter is like a HQ for SJW's and snowflakes you can't even sneeze without offending someone.

It depends on the subreddit though

 

[leon315]

the furry community

me neither...... what Furries have to do with Toxicity?

 

[fatsquirrel]

imho the most toxic place i know is reddit

 

[The Real Jdbye]

the most toxic set of people i have ever come across
edit: but that doesn't classify as a gaming community so i guess my point's sort of ruined

Again, a vocal minority. Most furries are really nice.

 

[VinsCool]

Toxicity doesn't always equal with answers you didn't like to hear, or disagree with, based on a couple reports I saw earlier.

Otherwise I wish you to not be close the political subforum, the only section I would agree is a containment of a handful of toxic users.

As far as toxicity goes on the internet, it's relatively tame on GBAtemp, so I would recommend you to stay away from social medias, Reddit and basically anything with a comment section, ESPECIALLY news posts.

 

[the_randomizer]

the most toxic set of people i have ever come across
edit: but that doesn't classify as a gaming community so i guess my point's sort of ruined

Oh believe me, IGN is extremely toxic, esp. when you don't agree with their opinions, mods will ban you for "trolling" when others get away with the same crap unpunished.

 

[Deleted User]

Oh believe me, IGN is extremely toxic, esp. when you don't agree with their opinions, mods will ban you for "trolling" when others get away with the same crap unpunished.

me neither...... what Furries have to do with Toxicity?

Again, a vocal minority. Most furries are really nice.

i have far, far more experience than i have any right to have, and i disagree with any form of "oh it's just a vocal minority"

 

[subcon959]

As far as I can tell, toxic is just a way of saying someone said something I didn't like?

 

[Kioku]

It depends on the subreddit though

That's like saying it depends on the subforum here on the temp. Which, both are true.. Sure... But we're looking at the whole picture here.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

i have far, far more experience than i have any right to have, and i disagree with any form of "oh it's just a vocal minority"

I am one, I should know.

 

[Deleted User]

I am one, I should know.

so am i.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

so am i.

Must be the places you hang around.

 

[Deleted User]

Must be the places you hang around.

i've been around at least 8 seperate community circles, all have ended very, very badly for me. but this isn't the place to explain my horrible experience.