most VLR users have virtually no chance to become a mod if that's what their intentions are

If posting bad takes was actually bannable the amount of active users on the site would be at least cut in half, maybe more

They must have changed their twitter @ and it was just never updated

For now I've removed it

this is being looked into since there seems to have been a mixup with how it was formatted

sorry about that

it got unbroken fixed recently

the answer can be found here

^^ basically this

we're not going to force people to use the US flag if they don't want to if they live in the states or deny a request to have another flag displayed because people with multiple nationalities as their family background is very common--I myself am actually half Panamanian but I have my flag as the US one out of choice

also we don't have half and half flags like some other sites

The match page info that gets put on the site only includes the 10 players that played in it and not coaches in coach slots, so all that is really displayed is the teams the staff members were on

finally a fellow root beer enjoyer in this thread

Site DMs have been broken for a bit now--I'm not sure if the feature is being axed altogether or is a lower-priority fix for the devs

Site DMs have been broken for a bit

Unsure if the feature is being axed or is a lower-priority fix for the devs

Not as far as I'm aware

We've got a line of communication open with the people at Riot but it's not used for anything related to things on the site

DM me on the site and I'll help you out (assuming DMs still aren't broken)

far too often the threads posted complaining about things related to mods are skewed (as in specific details are left out relating to something that happened) or they're just full of nonsense--sometimes both--and it would be counterproductive to respond

I'm different though :)

Site discussion, off topic, and general discussion are subforums meant for completely different types of discussion

although it's understandable that there'd be confusion, you've been warned multiple times about it already

We must always recognize the works of 🐔 Joe

I have betrayed my region...

the only problem now is the title doesn't fit all on one line

thank you for pointing it out though <3

maybe it's just when I went but I thought kreuz in lockhart was better overall

I wouldn't call it bad by any stretch of my imagination but the difference might honestly just be taste preference

Not really sure if it counts as a hidden gem place since I'm more familiar with bbq than the average person but Tejas Chocolate and BBQ in northwest Houston is a place that I've been to and really enjoy

Another place is Killen's in Houston but I haven't been there personally

maybe among people not familiar with bbq but it's certainly one of the top places that people go to for good food

you forgot to mention that not all brisket is created equally and not all bbq joints are slam dunk places--some are 10/10 while others are 15/10

then again I'm kind of a bbq snob and have been to some of the most famous places in the state

this guy gets it

that one's on me since I proofread it

changed

your wish is my command

(for legal reasons this is a joke)

match recaps and roster announcements are completely different from scrimbux?

my guy if you can't see the difference between those three things then I have no reason to continue a conversation with you

not to mention match recaps and roster announcements are literally the overwhelming majority of what esports journalism is

indulge at your own risk

people subtweet all the time what's the harm in being toxic every once in a while

the way I understand it is they're criticizing the format he's making his posts in while calling himself a journalist, so yeah

fair point, but the number of randos now coming at me is actually kind of funny

see post #7

a guy living in your head rent-free enough that you felt the desire to make a thread about me

there's 20 comments coming at me at once lol I'm not a forum dweller anymore and have no desire to respond to every single perspective and opinion

yeah that qualifies as journalism and writing

a little dramatic but that's my $0.02

look mom I'm famous I made it in a VLR thread where someone is trashing me

again, not what I said

stop putting words into my mouth

I never said that he's forced to be that, but not providing more written elements other than Team X: +Player Y, Player Z | -Player A, -PlayerB and visual proof isn't journalism. Giving context and background is what bridges that gap.

I dislike gatekeeping in journalism as much as the next person but there's gotta be a line between what is journalism and what it isn't

being in the know is really a way of describing those that have an information network that others would otherwise not have access to

nosy how I'm describing it is sifting through info that has little to no face value and creating value out of it, but that's my opinion

I still stand by what I said as james_ff's work not being journalism but investigative content creation

being in the know and being nosy are two completely different things

people "begging for leaks" in the way that you seem to be framing it just isn't a thing, despite what others outside the know would believe

people "begging for leaks" in the way that you seem to be framing it just isn't a thing, despite what others outside the know would believe

the reality is that getting sources and people on the inside that know things to tell you stuff is entirely based on what connections you have and the trust you've built with them. it works in a similar way that sports leaks work with people like Adam Schefter of ESPN if anyone is familiar with the NFL and the roster leaks that he posts

also being a "propaganda machine" for orgs isn't really a thing either. a lot of people are curious as to what NRG's new roster is going to look like without s0m and FNS, so that creates a stock of interest that people like george would be wise to get info on so he can put out his own content out first to get the most eyes on his work. that's how all of this works. it's a content-based world and the producers of the content need to put effort into what will get good return on their time invested into it.

James work doesnt rely on favours or sucking up. There is no biased presentation. Nada.
It's just a lot of work these lazy bums aren't willing to do.

this is true, but anyone that truly is a journalist doesn't do favors or sucks up to others (because it's unethical and also easily paints you in a bad light), unless that's what you consider the relationships that people build just by talking with people online or in game

Yeah idk where this perception that all the journalists are in bed with each other is coming from but it's the furthest thing from the truth. People have beef with each other on the regular because of stuff that they do for their livelihood and careers and still get trashed by things like "ALLAT", "who cars", 2 follower twitter accounts and 🗿 spam

You can't really call what james_ff is doing "journalism" though because it's just not that. It's just being nosy (my opinion, but all the info is out there if you're willing to do the work, which he is doing) and posting your discoveries as content for others to consume. It's really investigative content creation, and calling yourself a journalist when you actually aren't is one of the fastest ways to get called out by people who are actually in the space doing the everyday work of covering things

It was a feature that was applied from tf.gg and over.gg and there's no reason to change it from a development standpoint

However on teamfortresstv the "secret fifth star" may or may not be something of a meme there I can't remember it's been super long since I visited that site

there are no plans to add a fifth star and there will likely never be plans for it

if bad takes were bannable then we would lose 90% of the traffic to this website

accounts cannot be deleted, whether they're user accounts or player profiles

most of the time we base the team flag on majority player nationality

there are exceptions like the teams you mentioned but that's the policy we've used since forever basically

No

stick to one account please mods don't like it when they have to ban people for posting on alts

5 weekdays vs 2 weekend days was never a fair matchup

it's long overdue for a rebalancing patch/team scramble imo

hi Cresp I'm doing okay

wish it was the weekend though

who

🗿

I'm actually hunden's alter ego

what proof do you have that I did it