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TO EVERYONE WHO PLAYED APEX LEGENDS And who then argued with me about it. I hope you’re happy you saved EA from a financial decline, only to be called asshats and freeloaders and having microtransactions shoved

down your throat.

“Well I’ll play it to support Respawn so EA doesn’t shutter

them.”

And it’s Respawn shitting down your throat now. Next time, let their game die so EA has to be forced to change.  EA doesn’t care if Apex dies now, it got your money or otherwise used your free-to-play presence to attract whales who did spend money, thus ceasing their financial crash after Battlefront’s failure. You bailed EA out and get a shit sandwich for your trouble.  Enjoy.

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> WHAT WERE THOUGHTS ON CAPTAIN AMERICA THE WINTER SOILDER?

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> I USED TO THINK “GATEKEEPING” WAS A BAD THING, LIKE MOST PEOPLE > ON THIS SITE. BUT EVER SINCE MY ACTUAL INTERESTS GOT INVADED BY > THOSE TYPES AND NOW I KNOW HOW MUCH THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY’RE > TALKING ABOUT, I’VE JUST LOOKED BACK AROUND TO “YOU KNOW, > GATEKEEPING IS ACTUALLY GOOD SOMETIMES.”

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>  Asked by Anonymous The funniest part is that the new people who come in then proceed to put up their own ‘gates’ and rules, effectively kicking the old hobbyists out of their hobby. They come in, aggressively lay claim to something that wasn’t theirs, transform it into something they want, and then alienate, remove or otherwise ostracize the original community. This is what all the articles about maligning the original hobbyists/enthusiasts are about, effectively trying to enforce the new social norm that the new crowd brings with them. It isn’t gatekeeping, it’s fighting “hobby gentrification”. thespectacularspider-girl

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>>  Gatekeeping is shit like when people demand you play a game series >>  in a certain order, or that you play the game a certain way, or >>  attempt to police who can be part of the community based on >>  trivial shit that might not even have to do with the actual thing >>  the community is based around. There’s legitimate examples of >>  it: see every single game with a community that has a hostile or >>  contemptuous attitude towards “noobs” and refuse to give them >>  help or advice so they can improve, ignoring the fact that all of >>  them were “noobs” at some point. Or the 5% of anime fans who >>  actually take the subs vs dubs debate seriously.

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>>  Not allowing certain people to participate in a community on the >>  assumption they _might _ruin it would be gatekeeping, but asking >>  someone you allowed into the community to stop changing it in ways >>  that aren’t making the community any better (or even more >>  inclusive, as many of these types have claimed their end goal was) >>  isn’t. That’s an important distinction that both sides of this >>  argument would do well to remember.

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>>  Don’t embrace real, hostile gatekeeping because you keep getting >>  falsely accused of it.

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> I disagree. Gatekeeping is the act of barring people from the hobby > for whatever reason.  It’s making the hobby exclusionary.

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> It involves setting a series of standards.  Some people are just > assholes and you can’t change that, but that isn’t a result of > ‘gatekeeping’.

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> The concept of a “real fan” goes back to when geek/nerd hobbies > were (and still are) competitive.  It’s why trivia was such a big > deal, why having these vast repositories of understanding were > important.  Nerds have always measured themselves against one > another as a source of pride.

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> I experienced it from time to time.  Not knowing the answer to > obscure comic trivia or not having played a game isn’t the > issue.  I didn’t do some of those things, but what I did was > asserted my own “cred” to show that I belonged, that I was > passionate and invested in the hobby and I was accepted.

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> The overwhelming minority of people who are extremely, obsessively > exclusionary aren’t gatekeeping per say, they’re being > elitist.  That’s the real issue.

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> You absolutely can expect people to come into a hobby with > expectations upon them, basic understand and the willingness to > assimilate, like that you actually play and like video games.

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> The problem is that the people you talk about THINK what they’re > doing is right, that by forcing the hobby to their whims they’re > making it “better”.  To them, assimilation into the culture > would be bad and so they stomp on the hobby until it looks like what

> they want.

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> You absolutely have to gatekeep these people because they aren’t > compatible with the culture.  They aren’t coming into the culture > to assimilate, they’re coming in to dominate.

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> You look at it and go “well it’s obvious they should be kept > out”, except to them it isn’t obvious.  You have to take their > perspective into account and realize that yes, you are gatekeeping > them.  You’re gatekeeping them because they don’t meet the > standards of the culture.

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Anita should have been gated out of the hobby.  She exhibited signs, like lacking an understanding of the culture, having an ideological bias and saying things that indicated she was a fake and poser. The “give everyone a chance” idea would let her get into the hobby.  And she did.  And what did she do?  She injected supremely toxic ideology into the industry and created massive schisms in the

hobby.

Once she was IN the hobby, you can’t get her to stop, because she’s so ideologically driven that she won’t stop until it fits

her ideology.

Same with Zoe, Brianna Wu, etc.  This is what we mean by gatekeeping.  These people shouldn’t have been permitted to entrench themselves in the hobby like a tumor. * thespectacularspider-girl

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> I USED TO THINK “GATEKEEPING” WAS A BAD THING, LIKE MOST PEOPLE > ON THIS SITE. BUT EVER SINCE MY ACTUAL INTERESTS GOT INVADED BY > THOSE TYPES AND NOW I KNOW HOW MUCH THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY’RE > TALKING ABOUT, I’VE JUST LOOKED BACK AROUND TO “YOU KNOW, > GATEKEEPING IS ACTUALLY GOOD SOMETIMES.”

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>  Asked by Anonymous The funniest part is that the new people who come in then proceed to put up their own ‘gates’ and rules, effectively kicking the old hobbyists out of their hobby. They come in, aggressively lay claim to something that wasn’t theirs, transform it into something they want, and then alienate, remove or otherwise ostracize the original community. This is what all the articles about maligning the original hobbyists/enthusiasts are about, effectively trying to enforce the new social norm that the new crowd brings with them. It isn’t gatekeeping, it’s fighting “hobby gentrification”.

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> Gatekeeping is shit like when people demand you play a game series > in a certain order, or that you play the game a certain way, or > attempt to police who can be part of the community based on trivial > shit that might not even have to do with the actual thing the > community is based around. There’s legitimate examples of it: see > every single game with a community that has a hostile or > contemptuous attitude towards “noobs” and refuse to give them > help or advice so they can improve, ignoring the fact that all of > them were “noobs” at some point. Or the 5% of anime fans who > actually take the subs vs dubs debate seriously.

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> Not allowing certain people to participate in a community on the > assumption they _might _ruin it would be gatekeeping, but asking > someone you allowed into the community to stop changing it in ways > that aren’t making the community any better (or even more > inclusive, as many of these types have claimed their end goal was) > isn’t. That’s an important distinction that both sides of this > argument would do well to remember.

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> Don’t embrace real, hostile gatekeeping because you keep getting > falsely accused of it. I disagree. Gatekeeping is the act of barring people from the hobby for whatever reason.  It’s making the hobby exclusionary. It involves setting a series of standards.  Some people are just assholes and you can’t change that, but that isn’t a result of

‘gatekeeping’.

The concept of a “real fan” goes back to when geek/nerd hobbies were (and still are) competitive.  It’s why trivia was such a big deal, why having these vast repositories of understanding were important.  Nerds have always measured themselves against one another as a source of pride. I experienced it from time to time.  Not knowing the answer to obscure comic trivia or not having played a game isn’t the issue. I didn’t do some of those things, but what I did was asserted my own “cred” to show that I belonged, that I was passionate and invested in the hobby and I was accepted. The overwhelming minority of people who are extremely, obsessively exclusionary aren’t gatekeeping per say, they’re being elitist. That’s the real issue. You absolutely can expect people to come into a hobby with expectations upon them, basic understand and the willingness to assimilate, like that you actually play and like video games. The problem is that the people you talk about THINK what they’re doing is right, that by forcing the hobby to their whims they’re making it “better”.  To them, assimilation into the culture would be bad and so they stomp on the hobby until it looks like what they

want.

You absolutely have to gatekeep these people because they aren’t compatible with the culture.  They aren’t coming into the culture to assimilate, they’re coming in to dominate. You look at it and go “well it’s obvious they should be kept out”, except to them it isn’t obvious.  You have to take their perspective into account and realize that yes, you are gatekeeping them.  You’re gatekeeping them because they don’t meet the standards of the culture. * theunnamedstranger * Source: thespectacularspider-girl

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> I LITERALLY JUST MADE THIS TO ASK QUESTIONS SINCE YOU'RE THE ONLY > PERSON ON HERE I FOLLOW. DID YOU IP BLOCK ME? I WAS THE ONE ASKING > ABOUT THE GAMER STUFF, BUT I DIDN'T MEAN TO UPSET YOU. WE DISAGREE > OBVIOUSLY, BUT THAT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. I NEVER INSULTED YOU. I'VE > FOLLOWED YOU SINCE YOUR WOMEN IN GAMING POST. I KNOW YOU DON'T BLOCK > ANONS EASILY BECAUSE YOU LIKE DISCUSSION AND DISCOURSE. THE ONLY > REASON I DON'T HAVE AN ACCOUNT IS BECAUSE I ONLY FOLLOW YOU. NEVER > SAW THE POINT UNTIL NOW.

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>            I like your perspective and opinions on things, > even when we disagree. I enjoy your work and want your art to > succeed to. The comic and BtP. I’m sadly to poor to really commit > real money at it yet though. We’ve in fact agreed and disagreed on > many things throughout the 3 or so years I’ve followed you. Never > saw it as a big deal since I never ask anything that serious to be a > big deal. You could have just turned anon ask off for a bit, but I > didn’t mean to upset you or anything. Sorry if I did.

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I didn’t IP block you.  But I turned off anons because I was getting overwhelmed. * askspideyquestionsposts

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> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KORRASAMI MOMENT?

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>  Asked by brownsq The fight between the bandits, I think.

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> THIS IS A DUMB QUESTION, BUT IF THEY MADE A LIVE ACTION LEGEND OF > KORRA, WHO WOULD YOU CAST AS KORRA?

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>  Asked by brownsq NOBODY.  So that a live action version can’t be made.

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> WHAT WOULD YOU CALL A HARDCORE MOBILE GAMER THEN? WHAT DO YOU EVEN > CONSIDER TO BE MOBILE GAMES SINCE POKEMON GO ISN'T WHAT YOU MEAN? > WHAT IS THE MOBILE COMMUNITY YOU SPEAK OF? DO YOU MEAN PEOPLE WHO > JUST PLAY FREE APP GAMES DURING CLASS OR WHEN WAITING IN LINE? I'M > NOT TALKING ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE. I WOULDN'T CALL THEM GAMERS. I MEAN > THE SUPER FANS WHO REALLY TAKE THESE SERIOUSLY. PEOPLE THAT HAVE PUT > IN TONS OF TIME AND MONEY INTO GO, DUEL LINKS, FE HEROES, > HEARTHSTONE, ECT.

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>  Asked by Anonymous “What would you call a hardcore mobile gamer then?“ Why are you asking me to define a subculture that I’m not part of? * thespectacularspider-girl

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> WHAT WOULD YOU CALL A HARDCORE MOBILE GAMER THEN? WHAT DO YOU EVEN > CONSIDER TO BE MOBILE GAMES SINCE POKEMON GO ISN'T WHAT YOU MEAN? > WHAT IS THE MOBILE COMMUNITY YOU SPEAK OF? DO YOU MEAN PEOPLE WHO > JUST PLAY FREE APP GAMES DURING CLASS OR WHEN WAITING IN LINE? I'M > NOT TALKING ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE. I WOULDN'T CALL THEM GAMERS. I MEAN > THE SUPER FANS WHO REALLY TAKE THESE SERIOUSLY. PEOPLE THAT HAVE PUT > IN TONS OF TIME AND MONEY INTO GO, DUEL LINKS, FE HEROES, > HEARTHSTONE, ECT.

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>  Asked by Anonymous “What would you call a hardcore mobile gamer then?“ Why are you asking me to define a subculture that I’m not part of?

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