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Results of the PCMR Name Change Survey (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by CatZoomies@lemmy.world to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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Hello PCMR community!

On July 13th, we asked the community for your opinion if you would like to change the name of this community.

Results of the Survey :

  • Yes - 28.1%
  • No - 71.9% (winner)

Of the 1,201 responses received, we as a community have democratically decided that we should not change the name from PC Master Race. I am grateful to our community for your input, as this was a difficult topic to navigate together.

If you would like to review the history of this, please check out this post here: https://lemmy.world/post/1430610

We'll pin this post for some time and then consider adding a bullet into the sidebar for this Community to help stave off further discussions around this topic as the community has already decided collectively.

Kind regards,

The Moderator Team

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EDIT 30-Aug-2023:

Due to some of the recent targeted attacks against Lemmy.world, I noticed that the image I shared with this post was purged from their servers.

Here's a new screenshot of the results for posterity: https://i.postimg.cc/jqNg5gWx/pcmrsurvey.png

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[–] CarbonConscious@lemdro.id 1 points 2 years ago

Well, this is kinda gross. Missed the poll, but pretty disappointed with the results. The big swell of tongue-in-cheek nazi jokes to go along with it is really telling and discomforting.

Anyways, good luck with the crowd you're about to attract, and see ya on the other side of an instance block (or not, rather).

[–] hal_5700X@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Me right now.

Okay, jokes aside. I hope everyone keep their cool about this.

[–] MolochAlter@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I sincerely hope they don't.

This thread already allowed me to identify a handful of people who I made a note not to piss on if I ever find them on fire in an otherwise dark alley, and the more of those we identify early and possibly ban for being screeching morons the better.

Especially the "this made me realise this is not a community I want to be part of" crowd, who were so upset with the name they decided to

  • Join this community whose presentation they knew upfront wasn't up to their stellar ethical standards.
  • Demand it be changed to suit them.
  • Threw a shitfit when they didn't get what they want.

And to those people I say: that language is very telling. You were never a member of this community, if you were the name would not have deterred you one bit, if anything it would have been the reason you found this place. No, you were making an attempt at subverting this community and I am glad you failed.

[–] antik@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Please do not use the r-slur here.

[–] MolochAlter@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
  • is this an official moderator note or a personal request? I have pre-emptively complied but I'd like to know nonetheless.
  • seems rather tone deaf to police the word "retard" after we literally just finished a poll about using an edgy joke as the community name, especially given it's literally used in the same video the name PCMR originates from.
  • every insult people use has roots in some sort of denigratory language: Idiot, moron, imbecile, mongoloid, and stupid were all medical terms at some point much like retard was. Crucially, they all mean the same thing: a person of lesser intelligence. Are they all slurs or is only "retard" special?
  • is the issue that I am specifically calling a group of people "retards"? Would calling an action "retarded" be more suitable?
[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Folks seem to be missing why PCMR is even a thing. It is a tongue in cheek representation of PC users during the console brand fights of PS2/Xbox though PS4/Xbox One. The idea is that PC users sneer down on console users and don't see the precarious position we are in with our bloated upfront costs to entertainment.

It was never meant for a direct "PC is superior" idea - in fact it's making the statement that PC users are silly and take themselves too seriously.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We just want people to enjoy what they have, the best way they can.

Im fine with console gamers too. (I collect consoles, they are great!)

[–] CheezyWeezle@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a PC enthusiast my main gripe has always been the lack of choice over performance options. I want the choice between higher fidelity or higher framerates. The new generations of consoles have included this option, and it is awesome. I also like how newer generation hardware has been able to run the older games it is compatible with at higher fidelity AND higher framerates, bringing the hardware improvements to those older games and increasing their lifespan/playability.

[–] cheeseybacon@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How do PC games not have this choice? The settings are usually way more granular.

[–] CheezyWeezle@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What are you on about? I never said or even alluded to PC games not having settings... its pretty clear and obvious that I am talking about consoles when I mention consoles gaining a particular feature.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As a PC enthusiast my main gripe has always been the lack of choice over performance options.

This sentence can pretty easily be read as if you're saying PC games don't offer a choice between fidelity and framerates. I get what you're saying, and it makes sense in context, but I don't blame someone for thinking you were talking about PC games there.

[–] CheezyWeezle@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I absolutely DO blame someone for thinking I am talking about PC games there lol... you would have to 1. Only read that one sentence out my single comment, none of the previous comments or the rest of my comment, 2. Misunderstand the premise of the sentence, and 3. Apply a preconception that I would be talking about PC games.

I dont care that someone misinterpreted what I said, and I dont think it's a big deal, but if you are going to make a call-out comment on someone you should probably apply reading comprehension well enough to actually understand the comment you are replying to, or else the confusion in the situation is just going to compound. If someone doesnt understand then they should ask for clarification first, like I did when I asked what they were on about, and then I clarified my original comment to clear the confusion.

[–] Zoot_@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I dont think your comment is as clear as you think it is. Also he asked what you were on about? Is that not asking for clarification? He then stated that pc settings are more granular implying what he thought was wrong with your comment. You sound like a stuck up cunt In your replies. Get over yourself

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Your comment reads like this:

"As a PC gamer I don't like the lack of ability to choose framerate or resolution like consoles do."

How the fuck is anyone supposed to read that and not think you're complaining about not having graphics options?

Your comment is clear as mud, and then you turn into a huge asshole when someone interprets your comment on the only logical way any human with English skills could possibly interpret it.

You're the worst kind of moron, the one that thinks he's the smart one.

[–] CheezyWeezle@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago

No, my comment doesnt read like that at all. You literally had to insert the "like consoles do" in order to interpret what I said the way you did.

Also you are 100% projecting about me being an asshole. I was absolutely lighthearted and carefree about the situation, and you people interpret it as being vitriolic. That, my friend, is a problem with YOU, not with me. Maybe go touch some grass?

You think your shitty, incorrect, and idiotic interpretation of my comment is "the only logical way any human with English skills could possibly interpret it"? I literally already explained before how one would have to cherry pick that one sentence from the entire comment chain, disregard any other context, and have a presupposition of what I am saying to interpret it that way.

You're the worst kind of moron, the one that thinks he's the smart one.