Destructoid is a great community. I found it through my never ending news junkie fix finding, and I had a problem accessing the site. Some techie by the name of Niero went above and beyond to help me fix the problem, and I said to myself "this guy deserves a raise". Turned out, he's the owner, who apparently has nothing better to do than to make sure everybody on his networks are happy. I can't fault him for this.
As far as us all being assholes? Where did you think all of those spoiled Nintendo Power reading brats would eventually end up? Ok, I can't bash Kotaku too hard. Seriously though, those comment mod trolls at Gawker are totally stuck up. The day they were down because they were being DOS attacked I made a comment saying "I thought it was just a slow news day". WHAM, permanent ban from the comments. I still enjoy reading at their sites, but in comparison to Destructoid, they take the hipster heavyweight title hands down.
Maybe you're just pissed about Jim Sterling's opinion on one of the most beloved video games of and most played since the late 90's, Half-Life. Yeah, he might need a good spanking for that one... but he can be funny and we're the ADD generation, so we'll forget and continue our musings. Besides, the best dicks and asses make for the best comedians, and porn, no homo. I had a dream once that Anthony Burch, no shit, was a total ass to me because I was the new guy, that and I was totally sloshed puking everywhere and spilling bong water. I only find it weird that it didn't actually happen.
Everyone here at Destructoid is that gamer kid, news junkie, spoiled rotten brat, hipster, chronic masterbater, ninja, whackjob, professional, friend, whiner, fan, person looking for just a place to just go and communicate with other like-minded individuals from all walks of life. Destructoid is a community, and whether you are coming or going, you are welcome here.
-Ian
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"chronic masterbater"
I demand my title be spelt correctly.
But in all seriousness, DToid's at the stage where you know who people are, what to expect from them, etc. All the different members of the Dtoid crew have their own "flavour", so lumping them all into one particular category... well, I don't know how someone could make that assumption.
<3. I love you too.
Get a room
bro dude bro
Hipsters are the least of this community's problems bro.
He didn't say we were too hipster.
He said we're to hipster.
I think it's a compliment.
Yo, chill, dawg.
DO U LEIK POKEMANZ? I LEIK TEH POKEMANZZ, WE SHOULD TRADEZ SUMTIME AND DUEL OR SUMTING.
Grafkhun makes a good point.
you forgot /v/tard
Truth be told
Strangely enough, I had to wiki what the hell a hipster was (for I don't know any), and I found Wikipedia's definitions and analyses to be hilarious.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_%28contemporary_subculture%29
And may God strike me down if it isn't true!
lollin@the falcon punch above in comments.
I love you, Ian.
As soon as I found Destructoid, I stopped participating on other sites. I still read them from time to time but the community here is the best. Dtoid is the only place hip enough for my tastes.
I wonder what my title is here??
Yes, I too stopped participating on other sites when I found Dtoid. It's my #1 visited site in my browser, meaning I check it obsessive-compulsively multiple times every day. Fap fap fap.
I had a similar experience, Niero is the man and really goes out of his way to be helpful.
You know, this made me think. If the appeal of Destructoid editorial is to have a sense of humour that overlaps with Jim Sterling's, I may finally understand why I never visit the front page.
Community Blogs go.