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  1. Comment on Sanity check: is using links to your personal blog as a glorified text post type reasonable? in ~tildes

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    IMHO, if all someone ever submits here is their own content, and only ever interacts in those submissions, I think that absolutely crosses the line into spam territory, and so should be strongly...

    I do not care if someone only uses their Tildes account to post updates about the game they're developing, or the music they're making, so long as they interact with the responses their topics receive.

    IMHO, if all someone ever submits here is their own content, and only ever interacts in those submissions, I think that absolutely crosses the line into spam territory, and so should be strongly discouraged.

    Because frankly, the way that policy is written right now (and the way some users have been reminded of it in the past) feels hostile.

    I feel like that is directed at me, since I am pretty much the only person that points other users towards to the self-promotion rule whenever I spot that they have posted their own content and little else besides that. I don't feel like I've ever been hostile about it though. Here is what I generally write as a comment in those situations:

    @user, since all you seem to have posted to Tildes is your own content, I think it's worth pointing out Tildes self-promotion rules. I'm not trying to totally discourage you from posting your work here on Tildes, but I wanted to point out the rules just in case you weren't aware of them, and so you don't inadvertently get banned for spamming:

    Self-promotion

    If you have your own site/project/channel/etc. that you'd like to share on Tildes, that's generally fine (in moderation), but it shouldn't be the primary reason that you post on the site. Tildes is a community, not a free advertising platform. Sharing your own content is welcome as long as you're involved in the community, but don't just treat Tildes as a source of an audience.

    https://docs.tildes.net/policies/code-of-conduct#self-promotion

    p.s. Please label this comment as Offtopic so it doesn't detract from any on-topic discussion.

    However, if you feel that actually is hostile in some way, I am certainly open to suggestions for rewording it to be less so. I think the warning is worth providing though, since Deimos has banned users in the past for repeatedly posting only their own content, and not participating very much on the site besides that.

    8 votes

  3. Comment on Visitor visa for staying in Canada while waiting for spousal visa? in ~life

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    This is probably something that is better asked to an immigration lawyer, or the IRCC directly. The IRCC has a contact forms for various types of inquiries:...

    This is probably something that is better asked to an immigration lawyer, or the IRCC directly. The IRCC has a contact forms for various types of inquiries:
    https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html

    Edit: According to this, to extend your stay you need to get a 'visitor record':
    https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/extend-stay.html

    If you want to extend your stay in Canada as a visitor (stay in Canada longer), you need to apply for a visitor record. A visitor record is not a visa.

    A visitor record

    • is a document that allows you to stay in Canada longer as
       - a visitor
       - a worker authorized to work without a work permit in Canada or
       - a student authorized to study without a study permit in Canada
    • includes a new expiry date
       - That’s the new date that you must leave Canada by.

    When to apply for a visitor record

    You must apply for a visitor record before your current status expires. If you’re not sure when your status expires, find out how long you can stay in Canada.

    More info on visitor records here:
    https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1452&top=16

    A visitor record is a document that a border services officer may issue to you to extend or restrict your stay in Canada. If you want to stay in Canada for more than 6 months, you have to tell the border services officer.

    You may also get a visitor record after we approve your application to extend your stay or restore your status. A visitor record is issued either by the Canada Border Services Agency or Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.

    • You need to apply for a visitor record when:
       - you first arrive at the port of entry and you know you want to stay longer than 6 months; or
       - you’re in Canada and decide you want to stay longer.
        - You must apply at least 30 days before your authorized stay in Canada expires.
    • It’s an independent document (not placed in your passport).
    • It includes an expiry date for your stay in Canada.
       - That’s the date by which you must leave Canada.
    10 votes

  4. Comment on Joe Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, but US Supreme Court gets final say in ~society

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  6. Comment on Taskmaster NZ - Season 4, Episode 1 - 'A love bomb' | Full episode in ~tv

  8. Comment on The US Senate is considering the Laken Riley Act. Here's what it would do if fully implemented and upheld by the courts. in ~society

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  10. Comment on Buying a game from a director that you really have problems with (Kingdom Come) in ~games

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    Yeah, there are definitely some lines that once crossed by an artist can taint their work forever. Neil Gaiman is my own personal example. I was a huge huge fan of his, but after all the genuinely...

    Yeah, there are definitely some lines that once crossed by an artist can taint their work forever. Neil Gaiman is my own personal example. I was a huge huge fan of his, but after all the genuinely evil shit he has been doing all these years to various women finally came to light, I felt truly ashamed of ever having looked up to him.

    Incidentally, we moved last week and I wanted to de-clutter my life in the process, so I gave away most of my physical books and comics to our real-estate agent's wife to give to the highschool she works at... and it was no coincidence that I put all my Gaiman stuff into the garbage bin instead of taking them with me, or giving them to her to take to the school. :/

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Buying a game from a director that you really have problems with (Kingdom Come) in ~games

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    As I said above, when it comes to projects with lots of other people working on them and deciding whether I avoid buying them or not because of one problematic person being involved, it comes down...

    As I said above, when it comes to projects with lots of other people working on them and deciding whether I avoid buying them or not because of one problematic person being involved, it comes down to just how abhorrent I think that one person is. And, while I didn't dive super deep into Daniel Vavre's history, what I did find didn't make me feel like he is so horrible that I should boycott anything he has ever worked on.

    I greatly disagree with Vavre's stances on censorship. E.g. I'm grateful that my own country of Canada has reasonable levels of censorship, and especially that we have criminalized hate speech. But despite that, as a student of history, I can at least understand where Vavre's opposite views are coming from, with him having been raised under the oppressive state censorship of communist Czechoslovakia.

    And his support of Gamergate is idiotic, but (to my own shame) I was partially suckered into the movement during the early days too. I thankfully wised up to the fact that it was really just a misogynistic harassment campaign merely masquerading as being about game journalism ethics. But not everyone did wise up to that. And TBH, there actually were some legitimate grievances regarding games journalism, which is why the movement gained so much momentum in the first place, by co-opting that.

    So, unless there are some other serious problems with Vavre that I am unaware of, I don't yet feel the need to boycott every game he's worked on. Especially since, AFAICT, he isn't using his fame to actively promote hate like Orson Scott Card and JK Rowling are, nor is he a serial rapist like Neil Gaiman.

    p.s. When I said I will probably buy KC2 "eventually" I meant a few years from now when the game is on discount. So even if I do eventually buy it, it won't be for anywhere near full price. And if by that time Vavre does do or say something truly horrible, I can always change my mind and avoid it.

    10 votes

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  13. Comment on Buying a game from a director that you really have problems with (Kingdom Come) in ~games

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    I'm going to post a dissenting view, since the opposite seems covered already. I have trouble separating art from artist, and honestly don't believe anyone actually should... at least while that...
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    I'm going to post a dissenting view, since the opposite seems covered already.

    I have trouble separating art from artist, and honestly don't believe anyone actually should... at least while that artist is still alive, and profiting from their work or promoting their beliefs. And so I personally try my best to avoid giving shitty humans any money, especially homophobes, racists, misogynists, and the like. Once they're dead it doesn't matter so much, unless their estate holder is also a shitty human too. But if I was not aware of them being a shitty human at the time I bought their content (e.g. Neil Gaiman) then I don't feel so bad. But if I am already aware of them, I just can't bring myself to support someone that I know is genuinely awful or holds abhorrent views.

    Video games, movies, and tv shows are a bit different, since there are many other people working on them whose livelihoods depend on them being successful, and no one person is likely making the majority of the money. So it really depends on just how abhorrent I think the person is. Sometimes I can overlook one of the people involved in a project being shitty, but other times I can't. E.g. I still refuse to watch Ender's Game because I think Orson Scott Card is a genuinely horrible human being, and I don't want him to ever see a single cent of my money. But TBH, I will probably end up buying KC2 eventually, since even though I greatly disagree with Daniel Vavre, he ultimately isn't all that important/influential; As exemplified by the fact I didn't even know who he was before this post, and had to look him and his views up.

    But ultimately, the decision on whether to buy something or not, and where to draw the line is up to you though.

    41 votes

  14. Comment on Daredevil: Born Again | Official trailer in ~tv

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    Ah, okay. I'm not a parent, but I think an 18 year old should be fine to watch all of them. I assumed by "kid" you meant a 14 year old or somewhere around that age, which is definitely still a bit...

    Ah, okay. I'm not a parent, but I think an 18 year old should be fine to watch all of them. I assumed by "kid" you meant a 14 year old or somewhere around that age, which is definitely still a bit young for those sorts of shows, IMO. :P

    3 votes

  15. Comment on Daredevil: Born Again | Official trailer in ~tv

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    Daredevil and Punisher were both full of brutally violent fight scenes, but even though Jessica Jones wasn't particularly violent, the subject matter was quite mature (addiction, sex, etc) and at...

    Daredevil and Punisher were both full of brutally violent fight scenes, but even though Jessica Jones wasn't particularly violent, the subject matter was quite mature (addiction, sex, etc) and at times incredibly disturbing (mind control rape) so is probably not kid appropriate either. I don't remember much brutally violent stuff in Luke Cage or Iron Fist though... just your standard variety Marvel superhero movie type violence, IIRC.

    2 votes

  16. Comment on Daredevil: Born Again | Official trailer in ~tv

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    Yeah, I'm glad they aren't shying away from the violence too. I didn't mind the mystical stuff so much, TBH, but the fight choreography definitely does matter a lot to me too. It was one of the...

    Yeah, I'm glad they aren't shying away from the violence too. I didn't mind the mystical stuff so much, TBH, but the fight choreography definitely does matter a lot to me too. It was one of the reasons I disliked Iron Fist, since the fighting was subpar compared to Daredevil's, and they had to rely on constant quick cuts in every fight scene to make Finn Jones look less awful at martial arts. It's why I was actually excited when they brought in the idea of him using guns alongside his powers at the very end of season 2, since at least then he might not have looked so ridiculously awkward during every fight scene. But it unfortunately got cancelled before they could explore that idea.

    4 votes

  17. Comment on Daredevil: Born Again | Official trailer in ~tv

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    I may be in the minority here on Tildes, but I genuinely loved all the Netflix Marvel shows (except Iron Fist) and was heartbroken when they got cancelled. So I am super happy to see that at least...

    I may be in the minority here on Tildes, but I genuinely loved all the Netflix Marvel shows (except Iron Fist) and was heartbroken when they got cancelled. So I am super happy to see that at least Daredevil is coming back to Disney+, especially with the same cast!

    Charlie Cox is good as Matt Murdoch, but the real star of the show was Vincent D'Onofrio, IMO. He is the absolutely picture perfect Kingpin; Incredibly physically intimidating and also genuinely terrifying because of how ruthless and unhinged he was (car door scene, anyone?). It's also great to see Jon Bernthal returning as Punisher too though, since he was also perfectly cast. I sadly doubt he will have that big of a role in this new series, but hopefully if it does well Punisher will get his own show again too.

    11 votes

  18. Comment on Jet Lag: Hide + Seek Japan | Trailer in ~hobbies

  19. Comment on Marco Rubio will find China is hard to beat in Latin America. China buys lithium, copper and bull semen, and doesn’t export its ideology. in ~society

  20. Comment on The tsunami of burnout few see in ~health.mental

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    Even editing your comment to hide the entire article's contents inside a <details> element would probably have still been insufficient, which is likely why your comment was removed. Tildes is a...

    Even editing your comment to hide the entire article's contents inside a <details> element would probably have still been insufficient, which is likely why your comment was removed. Tildes is a Canadian site, run by a Canadian non-profit, and our copyright laws up here are a lot stricter than the US in many regards... which is why Deimos tends to be pretty strict in dealing with issues related to that. The last thing he (or anyone else here) wants is for Tildes to get sued for facilitating copyright infringement.

    3 votes