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'''NeoGAF''', formerly the Gaming Age Forums, is a video game forum created by Jim Cordeira. It achieved notoriety and acclaim from the online video game community. However, the website has been struggling due to several problems, some of which have gained public attention.
'''NeoGAF''', formerly the Gaming Age Forums, is a [[video game]] forum created by Jim Cordeira. It achieved notoriety and acclaim from the online video game community. However, the website has been struggling due to several problems, some of which have gained public attention.
==Problems==
==Problems==
*Administrators allegedly ban users for trivial reasons<ref name="knowyourmeme.com">http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/neogaf</ref>
*Administrators allegedly ban users for trivial reasons<ref name="knowyourmeme.com">http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/neogaf</ref>
*The website was allegedly selling user content stolen from Kotaku<ref name="knowyourmeme.com">http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/neogaf</ref>
*The website was allegedly selling user content stolen from Kotaku<ref name="knowyourmeme.com">http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/neogaf</ref>
*Tyler Malka, owner of NeoGAF, was accused of sexual misconduct on October 17, 2017; the site was quickly taken offline "for scheduled maintenance."<ref>https://kotaku.com/neogaf-goes-dark-after-sexual-misconduct-allegation-aga-1819755151</ref> NeoGAF was restored not long after, denying these accusations. However, many users and moderators have abandoned the site in the wake of this scandal.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/neogaf-back-online-owner-denies-sex-allegations-w509984</ref><ref>https://kotaku.com/neogaf-reopens-users-revolt-1819790736</ref>
*Tyler Malka, owner of NeoGAF, was accused of sexual misconduct on October 17, 2017; the site was quickly taken offline "for scheduled maintenance."<ref>https://kotaku.com/neogaf-goes-dark-after-sexual-misconduct-allegation-aga-1819755151</ref> NeoGAF was restored not long after, denying these accusations and saying that the claim is baseless.<ref>http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1452075</ref> However, many users and moderators have abandoned the site in the wake of this scandal.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/neogaf-back-online-owner-denies-sex-allegations-w509984</ref><ref>https://kotaku.com/neogaf-reopens-users-revolt-1819790736</ref>
==References==
==References==