UPDATE ON THE SHITSTORM:
Burn, baby, burn.
Start here to know what is going on, to tl;dr the site owner was accused of sexual assault, moderators and admins jumped ship and forum is in pure chaos.
UPDATE: Evilore has made a statement about this shitstorm
Wikipedia on NeoGAF:
1. A General Overview of the Forum
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/
For lurkers, there are four subforums: Gaming Discussion, Gaming Community, Off-Topic Discussion and Off-Topic Community. Simple.
Of course, the forum has its own rules, but the rules should give you a rough idea of how hilariously bad the forum is.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390708
3. The Genius Behind The Site
https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Tyler_Malka
http://theralphretort.com/reddit-bombshell-malka-allegedly-strikes/
http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2h1trb/neogafs_admin_aka_evilore_helped_leak_private/
http://theralphretort.com/the-tyler-malka-pictures/
http://theralphretort.com/neogaf-owner-implicated-revenge-porn-leak
And what better way to start off with this thread will be the guy who runs this beautiful forum known as Tyler Malka himself. Ever since the GamerGate drama there's a lot of shit leaked about him such as him being a rapist, banning anyone who calls out on him being a rapist, him being a sex offender and so on.
There's still more stuff from him, but his ED article should explain more than enough about him, otherwise this thread will be very long.
4. Pedophilia - Have A Seat Over Here, Please
https://www.reddit.com/r/NeoFAG/wiki/pedo_awareness
NeoGAF is also pretty notorious for having pedophiles. There's a lot of examples (see above link) but this one should do:-
https://archive.li/5RQcm
5. Other Links
Burn, baby, burn.
Start here to know what is going on, to tl;dr the site owner was accused of sexual assault, moderators and admins jumped ship and forum is in pure chaos.
UPDATE: Evilore has made a statement about this shitstorm
Wikipedia on NeoGAF:
- NeoGAF, formerly known as the Gaming-Age Forums, is an internet forum that discusses video games, founded as an adjunct to Gaming-Age, a video game news website. Since April 4, 2006, the site has been independently hosted and administered.
1. A General Overview of the Forum
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/
For lurkers, there are four subforums: Gaming Discussion, Gaming Community, Off-Topic Discussion and Off-Topic Community. Simple.
- Gaming Discussion: Just discussion on gaming news or just gaming in general. Usually involves exceptional console wars based on sales (e.g. OMG XBONE IS THE BEST SELLING CONSOLE RIGHT NOW? URGGGHHH MY BLOODBORNE TIME TO RAGE ABOUT IT) and other shitstorms.
- Gaming Community: Just separate threads on gaming series or websites. Giant Bomb, anyone?
- Off-Topic Discussion: Probably the most hilarious subforum, involving gaffots whining about shit such as how it's creepy to be a 32-year old living in college campus (it's weird until the OP goes in two edgy suicide threats), choosing between the Internet or an IRL girlfriend, etc.
- Off-Topic Community: Just like Gaming Community, but minus the gaming with comics, cartoons etc. Yep, expect some pony and LGBT(QIA+) threads too.
Of course, the forum has its own rules, but the rules should give you a rough idea of how hilariously bad the forum is.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=390708
- You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use NeoGAF to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law. Sexual, racial, or ethnic slurs will not be tolerated in any form and are bannable on the first offense. It is recommended that profanity be held to a minimum in order to keep the level of discourse high, and profanity should not be used when addressing others. Though NeoGAF is an international forum, discussion is to be held in English unless otherwise designated.
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Innapropriate Posts & Banned Memes
- Thread Whining / Respect to Others. It's not that "Haters gonna hate" is a banned meme, it's that it's often used to be flippant and dismissive to other posters. If someone is trying to explain what they think about something, either treat them with respect or don't reply at all. So when you post "u mad", "deal with it", "haters gonna hate", "the GAF hivemind", "the usual suspects", "but GAF said x and now they're saying y!!!", "entitled whiners" or anything else that suggests that you don't care what other people think, you may be banned if it is taking away from discussion. This is getting to be a pretty big problem, and it's probably the single largest category of bans these days. If you don't want to discuss something, you don't need to post.
This also includes things like "weekend gaf", "sounds like a GameFAQs threads", "tl;dr", "cool story, bro", "Neat" and associated image macros, "who gives a shit", etc. This list is not exhaustive, and using variants of these statements such as "bold please" and "screw the haters" is not a good way to avoid getting banned, as the problem is the general message/intent of your post, not the specific words you are using. If you think a particular thread is lowering a quality of the forum, PM a moderator about it.
- Racist / Bigoted humour or language. As per the Terms of Service, "you will not use NeoGAF to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law. Sexual, racial, or ethnic slurs will not be tolerated in any form and are bannable on the first offense." This includes racial or bigoted humour. We do not allow any slurs--including middle school language like "That's so gay!". This also includes racist comedy images, for example "Shoop da Woop" or "Stole My Bike". It also includes misogynistic, sexist, homophobic, or anti-transgendered remarks, jokes, or memes. Although we do allow some humour that offends, it's easily possible to cross the line and people are banned for particularly cruel and insensitive remarks all the time ("rape time" is one example--and I know the "nicole bass" meme was a big thing years ago, and no shortage of people have been banned in threads commenting on natural disasters).
- Gotcha! Bait and Switch. You don't need to trick people. Don't post comedy news as real news, don't post rickrolls, don't post rumours as facts, don't post things you don't believe just because another site posted them, try to find legitimate sources.
- Console War. Obviously arguments about consoles, platforms, and publishers are going to get heated. Don't make things worse by calling out "xbots" or "ntards" or "fanboys" or "sdf" or "xdf" or insulting someone else by calling them one of those things. Clearly some people get a bit too attached, but the best thing you can do is try to improve conversation, not make it worse by dragging it down in the mud. It's also important to make sure you aren't getting too attached. If you find yourself getting super defensive about something or claiming that everyone other than you is "biased", chances are you should probably take a little break from the thread. Don't worry about calling out others--if moderators seem to be missing the thread, just call it to our attention via PM.
Basically, if you make an effort to contribute, you won't get banned. Nothing in this post is new, nothing has changed, this is just an effort to clarify the kind of things that we've already been enforcing. - to tl;dr: "u mad", terms which SJWs don't like, or any other specific terms will get you banned. SO REMEMBER THAT SHITLORD!
- Most people like to have fun but not everyone views what is offensive and what is not the same way. While we do try to let posters say what they feel most of the time, but as a general rule of thumb racism and sexism will not be tolerated. So if your name is not red putting a disclaimer in your OP like
“If you do not have thick skin stay out of this thread” carries no weight and you will feel the weight of the banhammer.
3. The Genius Behind The Site
https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Tyler_Malka
http://theralphretort.com/reddit-bombshell-malka-allegedly-strikes/
http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2h1trb/neogafs_admin_aka_evilore_helped_leak_private/
http://theralphretort.com/the-tyler-malka-pictures/
http://theralphretort.com/neogaf-owner-implicated-revenge-porn-leak
And what better way to start off with this thread will be the guy who runs this beautiful forum known as Tyler Malka himself. Ever since the GamerGate drama there's a lot of shit leaked about him such as him being a rapist, banning anyone who calls out on him being a rapist, him being a sex offender and so on.
4. Pedophilia - Have A Seat Over Here, Please
https://www.reddit.com/r/NeoFAG/wiki/pedo_awareness
NeoGAF is also pretty notorious for having pedophiles. There's a lot of examples (see above link) but this one should do:-
https://archive.li/5RQcm
"If it helps, I have had a similar fetish since I was young (I'm female as well). I still have it to this day but it's less pronounced. My "sweet spot" is 10-14 years old, and I used to collect a lot of shota (that's boy-boy kids) porn when I was 16. I get temporary crushes on child stars both male and female from time to time. I love the look of anime characters around this age as well.
I remember one time I was 18 and living in Japan. Boys in private school uniforms wear the most ridiculously short shorts and I found myself ogling the asses of a couple of 10-year olds O_o; I shook my head and chuckled internally. I had a boyfriend a couple of years older than me, was more or less confident of my own sexuality and I knew I would never do anything appropriate to a kid so I wasn't bothered by it. I'm still not. I just consider it a humorous quirk.
I also can't understand the outrage some people have against fanfiction involving underage FICTIONAL characters in sexual situations. It's fiction for a reason. If you hate it, don't read.
So unless you find yourself WANTING to get into the pants of kiddies, I don't think you should be alarmed at all. Just my opinion, of course."
I remember one time I was 18 and living in Japan. Boys in private school uniforms wear the most ridiculously short shorts and I found myself ogling the asses of a couple of 10-year olds O_o; I shook my head and chuckled internally. I had a boyfriend a couple of years older than me, was more or less confident of my own sexuality and I knew I would never do anything appropriate to a kid so I wasn't bothered by it. I'm still not. I just consider it a humorous quirk.
I also can't understand the outrage some people have against fanfiction involving underage FICTIONAL characters in sexual situations. It's fiction for a reason. If you hate it, don't read.
So unless you find yourself WANTING to get into the pants of kiddies, I don't think you should be alarmed at all. Just my opinion, of course."
5. Other Links
https://www.reddit.com/r/NeoFAG/ : Reddit thread dedicating to laughing at neoGAF's idiocyBALEETED DUE TO BUTTHURT ADMINS- https://encyclopediadramatica.se/NeoGAF : ED article about NeoGAF
- https://twitter.com/neogaf: Tyler's Twitter account
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..I knew Gaf was a bit odd but I didn't know there was so much stuff going on there. Especially the pedophiles...just, 
