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    Poll: Toilet Paper: Which direction?

    B. I've always hung it that way, and it's at the stage where it bothers me when other people hang it the other way round. I can see no advantage to it being A though, you have to actually reach underneath the roll to even grab it in the first place, it just seems awkward.
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    Creepy Text Theatre with SASHA GREY - Any old excuse to be a dick.

    I am constantly amazed that guys think this sort of thing is an acceptable way to talk to someone. On top of that, I'm amazed that they think it will actually work. I can't even imagine the thought process that goes into some of these conversations. 'Well, I've said hello and she said it back...
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    Poll: A Proposal for Better Moderation

    This is true, I remember those threads. I actually think moderation seems to have reached a reasonably happy middle-ground at the moment. I'm still yet to click on 'user received [warning/suspension/etc.] for this post' without being able to understand why they received that. The only area that...
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    Poll: A Proposal for Better Moderation

    Gonna jump in with the 'moderation is fine' crowd. I think the current system works just fine as it is, and if people are getting banned then they should see it coming, to some degree. People get eight chances before that, and if they can't work out how to avoid mod wrath by then, then they're...
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    8 Games Everyone Will Be Playing In 2015

    I'm going to echo the sentiments of others posting in this thread, this hardly seems like a list of 'must-play' games. Of that list, the only one that I'd definitely want to play is Arkham Knight, but given that I don't have anything capable of playing it I'll have to wait anyway. Dying Light...
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    Poll: Your presence on the Escapist.

    I'm pretty sure next to nobody here knows me. I've been posting less frequently lately, mostly because I haven't felt invested enough in most topics to actually reply to them. Also, I'm pretty sure that my opinions generally aren't controversial enough for people to actively argue against them...
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    Editor's Note: Why I Still Call Myself a Gamer

    This article was incredible. I haven't actively followed a lot of what's been going on, but I've been aware of the basics through various threads on here. This article has given a very good overview of what's been going on, while maintaining a very worthy message; that abuse is from either side...
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    EA Pixelates Pirated Copies of The Sims 4

    This is the kind of DRM that I consider to be acceptable. It leaves the game playable (to an extent) so that people who've pirated it can't tell straight away that something's wrong, and it doesn't (in theory) affect people who've bought the game legitimately. Yes, sooner or later somebody will...
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    EA marketing at its finest or worst I'm not sure it.

    I genuinely enjoyed it, but I don't know how I feel about that. I laughed out loud on several occasions, I think it was just the right amount of over-the-top-ness. Also this. Judging by previous years, there's probably very little to differentiate this year's Madden from last year's, unless...
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    Dear Users Complaining About Moderators

    I've personally never had any issue with the moderation on this site. I'm one of those people who always clicks on the link when a user has received moderation for a post, and I'm yet to come across one that I thought was unfair. On top of that, I agree with the basic argument of the opening...
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    The Witcher 3 Releasing on February 24, 2015

    Between this and Arkham Knight, I'm going to have a lot of trouble restraining myself from either splashing out on a new console, or properly getting into PC gaming like I keep threatening! I've played through the second game and really enjoyed it, although I do have to be in the right mood...
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    Is the Xbox one going to die a slow and painful death

    I don't have any numbers to hand, but it's my understanding the the XBox One is selling rather well, even if it isn't doing quite as well as the PS4. It certainly isn't struggling anywhere near as badly as the WiiU, and even that isn't doing as badly as some people seem to think. So no, as it...
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    Poll: What does the Escapist community think of vaccinations?

    Couldn't agree more. There's no point claiming to want a real honest discussion, and then having the poll options so heavily skewed in one direction. OT: I completely agree with vaccinations, which makes it more annoying that the poll is so skewed. Even if the options were fair, you'd still...
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    Jimquisition: The FarCry Racism Adventure

    I wasn't actually aware of this until I watched this episode, but from what I've now seen I would have to agree with Jim. Personally, I don't think there's enough context to the picture to be able to conclude that the game advocates racism. Of the Far Cry series I've only played 3, so when I...
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    Left handed gamers: is your layout different?

    I've always used a keyboard and mouse like a right-handed person. I don't think it ever actually occurred to me that I could use them the other way round. But if left-handed people do use the mouse in their left hand and the keyboard with their right, then non-rebindable keys would really suck...