What if Facebook Bought the Escapist?

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MurderousToaster

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Well, if the mods from here got control of Facebook, 90% of all users would be suspended for low-content posts (Not even saracasm. How is "listening to [insert crap song here]" useful for other people to know?)
 

RicoADF

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Machines said:
Leave. Instantly.

Hubilub said:
I would probably leave this site.

Facebook is not a forum, it's a dumb social networking site where all you do is post pictures and write one sentence comments. If it merged with an actual forum like this, the quality would drop instantly.
Not to mention all the crappy apps they have, as well as everyone bugging you to use them. Hell, there's a reason I deleted my account on there.
Agreed to both, I'd be out of her faster then a bullet out of a gun.
 

Archer147

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Jark212 said:
oppp7 said:
Jark212 said:
I would crawl back into the abyss that is 4chan...

It would be horrible...
Why would you go to 4Chan? That site sucks.
Well, that's where I came here from, it makes sense that I'll retreat to there...
4chan... sense... nah, doesn't fly.

ot though... running, screaming and crying in the fetal position sounds like it could be a good idea. that, and find new and inventive ways to piss off facebook users. take ém out one at a time...
 

Fox242

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Then I would be outta here faster than a drug dealer running from the fuzz. The website we know and love would be brought down into the same sort of mire that Facebook finds itself in with all the nutcases running the show.
 

nick n stuff

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i like our 'geeks united club' and i wouldn''t want it ruined by some douche from Basingstoke who drives a '89 Nissan Micra with rims and a spoiler, slams an energy drink on a regualr basis and 'smacks his Burberry ***** up'. FaceBook would ruin this pace.

Note: I'm sorry if anyone from basingstoke took offence it was just the first place that came to mind.
 

Asturiel

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I would go on a murderous rampage. But then again I would do it either way.
[sub]Maybe not today because I'm SUPER HAPPY![/sub]
 

Lazy Kitty

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That would depend on what they'd do to the Escapist.
Do they keep it under the same management and just want some of the profit?
[sup]If there is any profit that is...[/sup]
 

RanD00M

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I would say goodbye to all the people that I love here.Tell the ones that I don't like to fuck off.And then I would spend all of my internet time watching Anime and posting on /u/.
 

RanD00M

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troth said:
Russ wouldn't do that to us.
Russ has no say in it.He's only Editor-In-Chief.Themis Media is the company that owns the Escapist.So it would fall solely to them.
 

Trivun

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ElTigreSantiago said:
Then we would rally up all the Escapists and assault whatever building is Facebook's HQ. You know Furburt would be up for it.
Hell, he'd probably supply most of the weapons. As long as I get some sort of sniper weapon, I'm happy. Plus, I have rifle training (from my old school, no less), so I'd be a pretty decent shot.

As you've probably already worked out, I agree completely with ElTigre's post...
 

2012 Wont Happen

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I would leave.

The mods could not maintain their quality service if the number of people constituted by facebook arrived- which they would because facebook would advertise its purchase. Furthermore, while I will use facebook to communicate with those that I know, I quite dislike the community associated with facebook- especially in their level of general political ignorance.

Most poll takers on facebook seem to think that fascism is the same as socialism (which, as a socialist, I find offensive), and that Barrack Obama is a socialist (which, as a socialist... you get the idea).

I would still show up Mondays and Wednesdays for Unskippable and Zero Punctuation though.
 

Biosophilogical

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Hubilub said:
I would probably leave this site.

Facebook is not a forum, it's a dumb social networking site where all you do is post pictures and write one sentence comments. If it merged with an actual forum like this, the quality would drop instantly.
Unless of course we made an "ex-Escapist Group" so that we could still have discussions, but I guess even then, our small group vs the majority of the teenage world plus a large portion of old people would only result in us being integrated into it like sugar in your digestive system.
 

Threx

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oppp7 said:
I was wondering how everyone would react if the Escapist suddenly announced they were merging with Facebook.
Well, that would mean Themis Media was merging with FB, and at that point I'd have a mental breakdown since that which I hate and that which I love would be merging. That would be like Valve And Activision merging.

(I hate FB, Love the Escapist, Hate Activision, love Valve)
Ya this sums it up well, but I think I would lose all respect for Themis Media.
 

CloggedDonkey

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walk into the escapist offices with an AK-47

cry myself to sleep that night, and a hundred after it.
 

Mr. Gency

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tellmeimaninja said:
I would personally recruit the many angry escapists and lead an attack on Facebook headquarters.
I would be the first to join.

It'll be awesome, I'll cover my face and go by the name "Nobody".

"Who attacked us!?"
"It was... Nobody..."