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An extremely popular website for video game FAQs, cheats, game saves, and etc. While mostly a hang-out for gamers, it is also frequently visited by lovers of anime, wrestling, and etc.
Main Interest:
The best part of GameFAQs (not to mention its namesake and what makes it popular) is the video game FAQs. Containing thousands of guides on various aspects for various games, GameFAQs is basically a heaven for almost anything related to video games.
However, while the FAQs is considered to be the heart and soul of GameFAQs, what truly makes it an exciting place are the message boards. Like all message boards, it has its share of fools, but truth is that a great deal of the board consist of intelligent posters too. Hanging around the message boards of GameFAQs is a virtually guarantee that you'll learn everything you need to know about video games.
The Ugly:
While GameFAQs is truly a wonderful place for gamers, it also has its share of negative aspects, which can be summarized into two words: Moderators and CNET.
CNET - In May, 2003, GameFAQs was bought out by CNET. Users of the website were promised by CNET themselves that GameFAQs would not be changed in any way, shape, or form. However, over the following months, many changes occurred but the vast majority were very small.
One year after the purchase, however, GameFAQs underwent a major change. Aside from receiving a new, more flashy interface, it was also merged with GameSpot's forums (which many original GameFAQs users claimed was the cause of the increase in ignorance among the boards). Regardless, things remained as such until 2006, in which GameFAQs underwent another visual change.
Moderators - To make a long story short, a good deal of GameFAQs hate the moderators, which would explained why (to a new user) so many users doesn't bother to mod topics which violates the ToS of GameFAQs.
Some users feel that the moderators are "blind" (i.e. they believe this is the reason why the vast majority of extremely obvious troll topics are never moderated) while other users become angry with the moderators for what they feel is an unjust mod of their topic or post.
Additionally, some users feel that the contest system on GameFAQs (provided so that users can contest a moderation) is skewed against them. This may or may not be true, but it is true that the contest system outright claims that it is extremely unlikely a contest will be accepted. Though it is not necessarily an indication that the system is skewed against users, users nonetheless received the impression from the message (and often, from the moderators' response to their contest) that the system is, indeed, skewed against them.
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Overall, GameFAQs is still a wonderful place to talk about video games or to look up help. There are some jerks, fanboys, and trolls on the boards, but truth is that the same goes for any other website. Additionally, the number of these people are very small. The majority of GameFAQs consist of fun-loving users who love their games and is more than willing to help their fellow gamers (or those who simply has a question or two).
Simply put, don't let CNET's love for advertisement and the moderators' rather, er, zealous attitude bring down your enjoyment of GameFAQs and you'll have a good time there.
Main Interest:
The best part of GameFAQs (not to mention its namesake and what makes it popular) is the video game FAQs. Containing thousands of guides on various aspects for various games, GameFAQs is basically a heaven for almost anything related to video games.
However, while the FAQs is considered to be the heart and soul of GameFAQs, what truly makes it an exciting place are the message boards. Like all message boards, it has its share of fools, but truth is that a great deal of the board consist of intelligent posters too. Hanging around the message boards of GameFAQs is a virtually guarantee that you'll learn everything you need to know about video games.
The Ugly:
While GameFAQs is truly a wonderful place for gamers, it also has its share of negative aspects, which can be summarized into two words: Moderators and CNET.
CNET - In May, 2003, GameFAQs was bought out by CNET. Users of the website were promised by CNET themselves that GameFAQs would not be changed in any way, shape, or form. However, over the following months, many changes occurred but the vast majority were very small.
One year after the purchase, however, GameFAQs underwent a major change. Aside from receiving a new, more flashy interface, it was also merged with GameSpot's forums (which many original GameFAQs users claimed was the cause of the increase in ignorance among the boards). Regardless, things remained as such until 2006, in which GameFAQs underwent another visual change.
Moderators - To make a long story short, a good deal of GameFAQs hate the moderators, which would explained why (to a new user) so many users doesn't bother to mod topics which violates the ToS of GameFAQs.
Some users feel that the moderators are "blind" (i.e. they believe this is the reason why the vast majority of extremely obvious troll topics are never moderated) while other users become angry with the moderators for what they feel is an unjust mod of their topic or post.
Additionally, some users feel that the contest system on GameFAQs (provided so that users can contest a moderation) is skewed against them. This may or may not be true, but it is true that the contest system outright claims that it is extremely unlikely a contest will be accepted. Though it is not necessarily an indication that the system is skewed against users, users nonetheless received the impression from the message (and often, from the moderators' response to their contest) that the system is, indeed, skewed against them.
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Overall, GameFAQs is still a wonderful place to talk about video games or to look up help. There are some jerks, fanboys, and trolls on the boards, but truth is that the same goes for any other website. Additionally, the number of these people are very small. The majority of GameFAQs consist of fun-loving users who love their games and is more than willing to help their fellow gamers (or those who simply has a question or two).
Simply put, don't let CNET's love for advertisement and the moderators' rather, er, zealous attitude bring down your enjoyment of GameFAQs and you'll have a good time there.
A: To me, the FAQs is the heart of GameFAQs but the users are the soul. If either one is missing, GameFAQs would lose a big part of itself.
B: A glass of wine, my friends, to the hope that CNET does not add anymore advertisements to GameFAQs nor any other major overhauls.
C: When posting on GameFAQs, it is better to not respond to any moderators you see. This goes for whether they're modding you or whether you just see them posting in a topic. Trust me, this will save you more than a little bit of trouble.
B: A glass of wine, my friends, to the hope that CNET does not add anymore advertisements to GameFAQs nor any other major overhauls.
C: When posting on GameFAQs, it is better to not respond to any moderators you see. This goes for whether they're modding you or whether you just see them posting in a topic. Trust me, this will save you more than a little bit of trouble.
by BusinessMan October 26, 2006
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Guy: Hmm, today is Easter. Should I go to church or go buy my girlfriend something? Nah, I think I'll just sleep in.
by BusinessMan February 6, 2005
Get the Church mug.One of the best website to read fanfiction. It used to be MUCH, MUCH better than it is today, but there was a number of unexplained or stupid decisions.
Decisions such as reinventing the search system when it was already good. Now you'll be lucky if any search you make with more than one word come up with accurate results. Other decisions include taking away NC-17 rating, banning stories about real life people, and banning stories that doesn't fit a certain format. What's the point of "unleashing your imagination" if your imagination is restricted?
Also, there are a number of website problems there. The usual and least believable explanation is something along the lines of "server upgrade".
Despite this, people don't have much choice because FF.Net still has the most stories and the best interface.
Decisions such as reinventing the search system when it was already good. Now you'll be lucky if any search you make with more than one word come up with accurate results. Other decisions include taking away NC-17 rating, banning stories about real life people, and banning stories that doesn't fit a certain format. What's the point of "unleashing your imagination" if your imagination is restricted?
Also, there are a number of website problems there. The usual and least believable explanation is something along the lines of "server upgrade".
Despite this, people don't have much choice because FF.Net still has the most stories and the best interface.
Guy browsing FF.Net: Hmm, what? No more NC-17 stories because kids are reading it? JESUS CHRIST! So R-rated stories are BETTER?!
by BusinessMan February 6, 2005
Get the Fanfiction.net mug.The BEST day of the week! Most people seem to like Friday. Now, think about it. People like Friday because it's the day before the weekend. However, what if it was Friday everyday? Doesn't seem like much, huh?
On the other hand, Saturday is the best because the whole day is free and you don't have to worry about anything the next day like Sunday, so you can stay up all night.
On the other hand, Saturday is the best because the whole day is free and you don't have to worry about anything the next day like Sunday, so you can stay up all night.
by BusinessMan February 6, 2005
Get the Saturday mug.Kick-ass claymation cartoon from long ago! It's about this strange clay boy and his clay horse who goes around doing stupid things. They sometimes save people, they sometimes save each other, or they just BS around doing nothing.
It's no longer showing, I believe, but when it did, it was one of the funniest shows around! Especially when you watch it as an adult.
It's no longer showing, I believe, but when it did, it was one of the funniest shows around! Especially when you watch it as an adult.
by BusinessMan February 6, 2005
Get the Gumby mug.PETA stands for "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals" and, frankly, they are a bullshit organization that attempts to "liberate" animals.
Nobody in their right mind likes PETA. You see it all the time. Only liberals, bullshitting politicians, feminists, and general conformist morons like PETA. Everyone else hates them or don't give half a damn. South Park, Maddox, and even The Onion makes fun of them.
The aforementioned people has a good reason to make fun of PETA too. Here are a number of reasons why no one should like PETA:
1.PETA is the same organization that funds Earth Liberation Front (ELF), a terrorist group that has already committed several crimes, including murder. When questioned about the funding, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said that she considered Rodney Coronado, who was part of ELF and had been convicted in firebombing Michigan University, to be a fine young man.
2.PETA is the same organization that killed Keiko, the killer whale that starred in the movie "Free Willy". In an attempt to free Keiko, they turned their backs on the fact that he is not used to wild life. Soon, he was discovered at another harbor performing tricks. They tried to "liberate" him again, but the result was that he went somewhere else where there was humans (Norway last I heard). So rather than letting him live a long, luxurious life in showbiz, PETA managed to mess it up for him and let him died in captivity in Norway.
And these are just the examples that infuriates me the most. If someone is an animal lover and don't wish to see animals kill, but NO ONE can say that they like PETA without being labeled an asshole. PETA is a hypocritical organization that supports terrorists, fascist laws, and even the FBI has looked into them.
I am glad that the vast majority of people will never listen to their bullshit. For the people who do like PETA, though, they deserve no mercy. With all of the scandals surrounding PETA, the only way a person could think they are the good guys is if they're willfully ignorant.
Nobody in their right mind likes PETA. You see it all the time. Only liberals, bullshitting politicians, feminists, and general conformist morons like PETA. Everyone else hates them or don't give half a damn. South Park, Maddox, and even The Onion makes fun of them.
The aforementioned people has a good reason to make fun of PETA too. Here are a number of reasons why no one should like PETA:
1.PETA is the same organization that funds Earth Liberation Front (ELF), a terrorist group that has already committed several crimes, including murder. When questioned about the funding, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said that she considered Rodney Coronado, who was part of ELF and had been convicted in firebombing Michigan University, to be a fine young man.
2.PETA is the same organization that killed Keiko, the killer whale that starred in the movie "Free Willy". In an attempt to free Keiko, they turned their backs on the fact that he is not used to wild life. Soon, he was discovered at another harbor performing tricks. They tried to "liberate" him again, but the result was that he went somewhere else where there was humans (Norway last I heard). So rather than letting him live a long, luxurious life in showbiz, PETA managed to mess it up for him and let him died in captivity in Norway.
And these are just the examples that infuriates me the most. If someone is an animal lover and don't wish to see animals kill, but NO ONE can say that they like PETA without being labeled an asshole. PETA is a hypocritical organization that supports terrorists, fascist laws, and even the FBI has looked into them.
I am glad that the vast majority of people will never listen to their bullshit. For the people who do like PETA, though, they deserve no mercy. With all of the scandals surrounding PETA, the only way a person could think they are the good guys is if they're willfully ignorant.
Liberal Asshole: I am only eating vegetables so that I can limit the suffering of animals!
Man: You know, millions of animals are killed by combines. If you plant your own vegetables, you'll limit the suffering even more!
Liberal Asshole: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Now that is way TOO inconvient for me! I think I'll just stay this way, thank you. Go PETA!
Man: You know, millions of animals are killed by combines. If you plant your own vegetables, you'll limit the suffering even more!
Liberal Asshole: Whoa, whoa, whoa! Now that is way TOO inconvient for me! I think I'll just stay this way, thank you. Go PETA!
by BusinessMan February 22, 2005
Get the PETA mug.A bullshit politically correct term for fat chicks. It stands for "Big Beautiful Woman" and it is, essentially, an oxymoron. There is no such thing as a big beautiful women, unless you have low standards, which I just don't have myself.
There are a number of people who have the misconception that fat women are nicer than thin women. They will learn quickly how wrong this is. Fat women are every bit as manipulative, arrogant, and selfish as any thin woman you hate. What's the difference? The difference is that thin women are pleasing to look at when their ass is showing or when they wear belly shirts. Fat women, on the other hand, are not pleasing to look at in any situation.
There are a number of people who have the misconception that fat women are nicer than thin women. They will learn quickly how wrong this is. Fat women are every bit as manipulative, arrogant, and selfish as any thin woman you hate. What's the difference? The difference is that thin women are pleasing to look at when their ass is showing or when they wear belly shirts. Fat women, on the other hand, are not pleasing to look at in any situation.
Guy reading newspaper: Young woman looking for nice, young man. Has a little bit of meat in the sides.
*Guy goes to meet this women*
Guy: Holy fucking hell! You have a little bit of meat like the sun has a little bit of heat!
*Guy goes to meet this women*
Guy: Holy fucking hell! You have a little bit of meat like the sun has a little bit of heat!
by BusinessMan October 2, 2006
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