#PoorSportsmanship Archives

#PoorSportsmanship: Weeaboo Stories, or: “How NOT to be an Otaku”

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:March 12, 2020
Post category:Musings Otaku
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Note: This was originally written on September 21st, 2011 and is republished for archival purposes. By the time I posted this, the Tumblr account for Weeaboo Stories was taken down, likely for obvious reasons. This post originally included links to the account, but not even the Wayback Machine has them. So previously existing links will be highlighted in red for those who (whether it was for good or bad) missed out on the dark side of the fandom. Just imagine what went down in the broken links…

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Me Against the Toxic Gaming World – #PoorSportsmanship

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:June 26, 2019
Post category:Musings Gaming
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I was originally going to make a video based on this post last year, but I think it’s best to put it in writing, especially since I’m attempting to overcome my writer’s block. If you recall my last post in the new series, #PoorSportsmanship, I encountered a player on Overwatch who wanted to have his way in a match where it would not have mattered anyway. This inspired me to go back to my roots and recalled the “negative vibes”–toxic gaming behavior from other players when it comes to online games; coming from a creator Point-of-View, as well as in real life.

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Actual footage of a streamer (back) low-key annoyed with a Backseat Gamer (front). (Anime: Jaco and Vegeta from Dragon Ball Super, Episode 44)

Backseat Gaming, and You – #PoorSportsmanship

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:June 4, 2019
Post category:Gaming Musings
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For those who are just tuning in, I would like to explain to you what “Backseat Gaming” means. It seems it’s a term used in a very few places, especially in the online world, but such an activity could have happened to you, and you may not realize it.

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“We Need A Healer!” – #PoorSportsmanship

Post author:Sanjo-chan
Post published:March 6, 2019
Post category:Musings Gaming
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In the mid-2000s, before I launched the original Centaku Media blog, I used to highlight horrible players for the pettiest things done upon unsuspecting players, including getting kicked from a Linkshell in Final Fantasy XI because of “spies”, and myself getting told I needed to heal more, playing a level 20 Red Mage, from a Monk player of the same level, getting removed from the party immediately after announcing I had to log off for the day.

In the time since, many game companies have announced efforts to curb toxicity in many of their hit games, such as League of Legends and Overwatch, and more recently Final Fantasy XIV. After relaunching Centaku Media, I’ve struggled as to whether to return to my “roots” of doing such a thing. While I do not like to encourage witch hunts of sorts, it has to be known of what the offending player did, because they can easily get away with their actions due to the fact that they are hiding behind a fictional 3D character with a name (and behavior) that one does not use in the real world when applying for a job, or buying a car.

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