Viper1 is in the game industry in some way (I forget).  He posts "inside info" a decent amount here and there. 

You can be biased in this forum, as long as it's for the right system ;)

Even if I have my preference, I don't constantly show up in discussions about games I care anothing about mentioning games that have nothing to do with the topic. Most of my negative comments are directed towards users that have been shitting up the thread even though nobody else took issue with that they were saying. But as soon as I say something I get called out on it, which is complete bullshit. This forum tolerates plenty of trolling, it just draws the line on name calling.

It's still not as bad as it was a year ago, but this forum definitely has a reputation for being very biased. Unless you're on the "right team" you can forget about having a real discussion here.

You should visit my thread 9/11 is a conspiracy not a conspiracy theory.  I believe that at least 3-4 people called people that didn't trust what little info the government gave us as idiots.  I didn't report any of them and tried to approach them with a decent debate.  I believe the last one I called out for name calling has yet to respond to my response.

Neither is really "more strict" than the other.  They just approach moderation in different ways.  Neogaf basically just tells its mods to get rid of the assholes and idiots, or anybody making it harder to have a good discussion on the forum, and there are plenty of guidelines (though few specific rules) to go along with that.  VGChartz, on the other hand, has a much more specific ruleset, which can come off as stricter in some ways, but much more lenient in others.* 

There's also gaf's one strike rule for junior members.  If you break any rule as a junior, you're gone for good.  Of course, you become a full member after just two months if you post enough.

I find on gaf, you'll have people making subtle jabs at each of the big three as much as you find on here, but the difference is that people generally just take such comments as the jokes that they are, and you have less people getting all offended over what are actually fairly innocent posts.  This is why you often find people saying "I wouldn't have been banned for saying that on gaf!", because on gaf you're less likely to have somebody getting irate and running to a moderator (or just derailing the thread). 

But at the same time, these people aren't always correct when saying they "wouldn't have been banned."  Tossing out terms like "butt-hurt fanboys" won't get you very far on gaf either.

*And some of these rules are rarely enforced.  I wish the deceptive/baiting thread title rule was enforced more often.  *looks at the Dark Souls thread in general gaming*

This is rarely, if ever true these days.  Especially since Dragona and Lyre were de-modded and kicked off the site.  Honestly, I would say the issue of VGChartz is the only issue where gaf acts incredibly one sided.

Even when Duckroll goes crazy in Anime threads or Amir0x starts ranting in Kinect threads, you don't see people getting banned for merely disagreeing with their opinion.  While some mods used to do that, they are no longer mods for that very reason.

Actually, I'd like you to find me any recent example of this happening.  If you're willing.

Yeah, that's why i mostly stay in off topic.

I remember when the kind of silly fanboy opinions that ruin sales threads and industry posts were the minority, and a lot of people actually were curious about the truth of things through actual empiracle analysis.

Not at all.   Though I would say fanboys are usually weeded out easier on gaf, thanks to a combination of factors like the first strike rule and gaf's harsher attitude towards certain types of actions.

Some of the topics of their Member Etiquette section sum it up nicely:

Don't make garbage threads

Be polite, please

Don't do annoying things

Don't derail threads (though this is often ignored so long as the derailment is funny)

Gaf just puts up with less bullshit, while not being as strict when it comes to specific acts of trolling or flaming. 

Gaf's model lends itself to abuse, but it works well when you have the right crew in charge, which is the case right now.  In fact, one of their current moderators is one of my favorites from VGChartz's early days.

The only thing I dislike about Neogaf is that the forums are way too fast. Reading threads is hard, since by the time I get to them they have a huge amount of posts

wow i'm known all over the web? awsume! i've finaly found fame.

i just went to neogaf and saw nothing interesting so i don't see myself going there even if i get permaband from VGC and that was just the homepage.

not sure about the rest though. our community even with VGC most established members may need a face lift and simplified features. a new way of doing things. improve and keep wht works.

our best members with the exception of Rol seem to be mostly MIA in the forums, but when theres nothing to talk about wht do you do? 

1 question! do we here at VGC really care wht people from other sites think about us? god i hope not.

looks like our community will have to make changes and work closer together to get the quality that we expect. mod's and administraters can't do it alone so lets continue to make suggestions to improve VGC.

that surely has changed as of late hasn't it, or is this the calm before the storm?

I shall make no attempt to find a recent example, I was commenting just from my experience, which is not particularly recent. Anyway, good to hear they may have gotten their act together.