and rpgpub
Actually, I'll have to disagree with you on the pub sadly. I was banned for basically going 'against the grain' and supporting TDM's Mythic Polynesian release. Now, I did start trolling one mod, but that was only in retaliation for being thread banned and having my posts deleted.
Bun in general the folks who post there are very cool (with the exception of one or two bell-ends).
I just joined, because people here said it was laidback. It didn't take me long to be strawmanned and brigaded. Not aggressively (more dismissive and obtuse), but my wrongthink was descended on quickly and uniformly, without a single dissenting voice. Not great.
The site seems fine as long as everyone pretends they're living in the 90's, so I'll just enjoy it for what it is, and not discuss anything more spicy than which game editions are superior.
Link: https://www.rpgpub.com/threads/d-d-is-it-the-gateway-game-for-the-rest-of-the-hobby.8544/page-8 (my post that set things off is post #293)
Greetings!
Many of the members of the RPGPUB were banned from here. Others embraced self-imposed exile and went to the RPGPUB. More than a few of them are Left leaning, and many vehemently oppose RPG Pundit. *Shrugs*
The RPGPUB has its own bias and controls speech of the members there. "No politics! Everyone must be happy!" a kind of atmosphere that can seem...artificially happy and dull. Reminiscent of a retirement home stuck in the 1990's.
Semper Fidelis,
SHARK
Yeah, I totally agree with you, man... It does feel a bit 'weird'. Reminds me of the Stepford Wives or something. I don't mind their no-politics rule (which is highly selective btw).
I get it. But it's not for me. Originally I had hoped that the pub would be a place for RPGs firs,t obviously, and then you get into some interesting talking points about the hobby (the good and the bad). How can you solve issues if you can't talk about them?? I was always exceedingly polite on there too - until recently.
Besides the usual few bell-ends that you get on every forum, I just detest one or two of the Mods' modus operandi. That is to say, some of my posts were 'selectively' snipped or deliberately quoted out of context (the usual predictable woke-scold tactic). But what irked me were some of my counterarguments, about the mythic Polynesia sourcebook, about it 'doing real harm' (lol) were also deleted. A practice that I find thoroughly dishonest. I was also thread-banned without a word of warning. Which led me to start trolling a particular mod with my signature (which led to my six-week ban).
Two of the dweeby mods started getting personal too. Now, I couldn't give a fuck about personal attacks, but if you're going to do to me, then you can bet your ass, I'll give it back. But I got penalized for it. Double standards eh?
At least the RPG.net mods, while being utter wankers, are at least 'honest' wankers. That is they will tell you exactly why you've been thread banned, etc. As opposed to saying nothing and hoping you won't raise a stink.
Interestingly enough though, I had loads of 'likes' re. my posts in the Mythic Polynesia thread.
Basically, I had a lot of people agreeing with what I was saying but were obviously not wanting to get involved. I found that very telling indeed.