The Worst websitesite on the internet you've ever seen

For me, it is the notoriously awful RPGCodex. The reasons for its lamentable quality are numerous, and include an unappealing member base, awful design, poorly planned-out interface, directionless and hypocritical views on games and life, and arbitrarily enforced forum rules. Not to mention the unapologetic rudeness, and infantile superiority complexes. All the racism and creepy intrusions into other people's personal lives caused more than one interesting and original poster to leave that place without looking back. If I were somehow in charge of the internet quality, I would have without any hesitation closed that forum and removed it from any search engine database. I'm sure there are worse places out there on the web, this is merely the one I've had the misfortune to be associated with for some time.

I've seen things on the internet that are far more disturbing than RPGCodex, but I'm not going to talk about them here.

OP, the team here at the Watch considers it inappropriate to attack other sites such as the Codex. We each appeal to a different group and we leave it at that.

It's just that RPGCodex never levels up.

As far as worst avatars go, that avatar… scares me, Glyph.


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Originally Posted by Corwin
OP, the team here at the Watch considers it inappropriate to attack other sites such as the Codex. We each appeal to a different group and we leave it at that.

There is something undeniably wrong with this statement. I wonder what it is?

We each appeal to a different group and we leave it at that.

Wait, what?

We each appeal to a different group

What?

…

The fact that RPGCodex "appeals" to a "different group" (Lord forbid direct references of any sort) is implied in the principal point of this topic. Yes, RPGWatch is visited by a certain member-base, whereas RPGCodex has a different member-base. Of course it has. Duh. Duuuuuh. DUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH. If it hadn't, it wouldn't be a different forum.

But so what? How does this truism keep anyone from noticing the blatantly obvious truth of the RPGCodex regulars being complete morons, racists and perverts? Here's a prime example of what I'm talking about:

Originally Posted by RPGCodex
it's disgusting - niggers and a 11 year old. Rape is tasteful only when committed by white/yellow men/women against older teens and twenties. They should ban nigger rape.

And goodness me - this is NOT some sort of isolated event/sarcastic quote. This is what virtually all of those who were not yet driven out of the Codex honestly believe - molesting teens is fine and good, as long as it's done by a privileged group of racial superiority. If they do not actively support it, at the very least they don't really bother speaking against such notions and treatment.

…lol

*ready flaming arrows*

Most of (not all but most of) those extreme views are not sincerely held but part of the "anything goes" humour. If you don't like that, don't go there.

Originally Posted by Glyphwright
For me, it is the notoriously awful RPGCodex. The reasons for its lamentable quality are numerous, and include an unappealing member base, awful design, poorly planned-out interface, directionless and hypocritical views on games and life, and arbitrarily enforced forum rules. Not to mention the unapologetic rudeness, and infantile superiority complexes. All the racism and creepy intrusions into other people's personal lives caused more than one interesting and original poster to leave that place without looking back. If I were somehow in charge of the internet quality, I would have without any hesitation closed that forum and removed it from any search engine database. I'm sure there are worse places out there on the web, this is merely the one I've had the misfortune to be associated with for some time.

Have you considered whether the people are serious over there or just playing an extreme role for their shared amusement?

Wow, trolls trolling the trolls. They must be a little bored over there. You'd think DA2's release would give them something to discuss. Right then, moving on.

My first thought when I read the introductory post was this :

"Is this another try to lure Watchers into a flame war ?"

Because this isn't the first attempt, I think. People whom names I have never or rarely seen here suddenly pop up out from nowhere and say "The Codex is BAAAD !!!111!!!"

This sounds too much like a trap to me.

It's almost to me as if some Codex users had taken a bet : "How long does it take to artificially create a flame war between Codex users and Watch users ?" - And one actually decided to carry it out by placing such a topic here.

what can change the nature of liberal?

Let's not feed the trolls.

Originally Posted by DArtagnan
Have you considered whether the people are serious over there or just playing an extreme role for their shared amusement?

In the 2+ years of posting in that sinkhole I think I would have noticed if there's anything besides impotent rage and hitler-worship in their minds. There isn't. One cannot be CONSISTENTLY RETARDED over the period of several years without once dropping the guise, unless there is no guise, and the transgression is genuine rather than feigned.