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The Rogerer 10-22-2014 09:56 AM

Typed on my internet computer that I legally purchased from a shop. There's nee porn on it.

Raven Reaper 10-22-2014 10:38 AM

2 words on this one: ANITA SARKEESIAN.. Someone please shut the cunt up with duct tape. Can't stand her game reviews with her feminist bullshit.

drave 10-22-2014 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Raven Reaper (Post 4531998)
2 words on this one: ANITA SARKEESIAN.. Someone please shut the cunt up with duct tape. Can't stand her game reviews with her feminist bullshit.

It is her opinion, just as your opinion on her is yours. Should we tie you up with duct tape too?

It is these type of reactions that have birthed the filth that is GG today. You sir, are part of the crowd that needs to settle it down and remember - it's just video games.

road doggy dogg 10-22-2014 12:01 PM

http://www.clickhole.com/article/sum...ource=facebook

I'll just leave this here.

(CH is a 'sister site' of The Onion for those not in the know)

DAMN iNATOR 10-22-2014 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by road doggy dogg (Post 4532036)
http://www.clickhole.com/article/sum...ource=facebook

I'll just leave this here.

(CH is a 'sister site' of The Onion for those not in the know)

The Onion still exists?! :eek: Holy fuck. Legit shocked right now.

road doggy dogg 10-22-2014 12:17 PM

...seriously?

drave 10-22-2014 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by road doggy dogg (Post 4532036)
http://www.clickhole.com/article/sum...ource=facebook

I'll just leave this here.

(CH is a 'sister site' of The Onion for those not in the know)

Still fairly accurate.

Vastardikai 10-22-2014 02:59 PM

I'm going to make one comment and leave it at that (unless I need to discuss more):

Anyone who uses the term "Social Justice Warrior" as an insult is probably an asshole.

Kalyx triaD 10-22-2014 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Raven Reaper (Post 4531998)
2 words on this one: ANITA SARKEESIAN.. Someone please shut the cunt up with duct tape. Can't stand her game reviews with her feminist bullshit.

She doesn't review games so much as critique with whatever perspective she wishes. Although her arguments tend to be dishonest (having one developer blast her on Twitter over her constant misrepresentation of games including his own) but aside from that she certainly has a right to say whatever she wants.

When it goes without counter-argument has been an issue with people since any other area of sharing ideals regard conversation and debate as a required test of legitimacy - but she doesn't have to do that either. Kinda sucks her untested conclusions get so much clout though. Her vids are starting to be used in some universities.

BigDaddyCool 10-22-2014 06:41 PM

those damn feminazis ruining my vidia games with their depression quests. Let's just kill them

Kalyx triaD 10-22-2014 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by drave (Post 4531899)
Nothing that anyone is fond of, yet it continues to happen and the GG movement directly correlates with every doxxing that has occurred on the few journalists in the recent months/weeks. There is no concrete way to prove that GG activists are or aren't responsible for said doxxing (which is not what I am saying), other than "we don't condone it". Glad that everyone is honest and we can take them at their word. However, if the GG "movement" never occurred, the doxxing of said individuals never would have either.

That last part I can agree with. All of this as certainly given trolls a vast playing field.

The underlined portions of your post will pertain to later responses in this one.

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Again, because most people are selfish and care only of their interests. Glenn Beck draws the ire of many, but it is because of his show that his camera man has his job. The Chick Fil A boycott involved many consumers flooding stores. That must have hurt their bottom line :|
So you generally don't agree with getting advertisers to back off? Okay, that's cool.

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Does not condone does not mean does not occur. In addition, they are a byproduct of the GG movement, like it or not.
Nobody says they don't condone it to infer it doesn't occur. Nobody's saying it doesn't happen. I don't get what you're getting at aside from 'It's all your fault' - which is something I can never reply to. What would you have us do? Stop the consumer/readership concerns of the movement so the byproduct harassment can stop? How many other groups and movements would you want to completely stop because of the actions of bad apples within those movements/groups?

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Perhaps I should have said "FPS" - as hardcore as you are in gaming, you feel the need to be pedantic.
So I would ask my question again but replace CoD with FPS Community.

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No, it doesn't bother me in the least. Doing harm to those who have zero involvement bothers me. Whether by proxy or not, it is a shitty consequence that was not thought about until too late.
We have no control over people taking advantage of the situation. None at all.

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Never said it was below the belt. It is rather sloppy though which will produce unintended results when not properly executed, as in this entire scenario.
Sloppy? We contacted PR firms via email and Twitter. What is the 'clean' way of doing that if simple emails are 'sloppy'?

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I have yet to see any collateral damage imposed on the gamer community.
That's fine. If you like I can PM you a list of GamerGate supporters who have been dox'd or generally harassed. I don't think this would change your mind about that, but later on I could give you that gamer collateral damage if you don't think it happened.

A female YouTuber was one of the first to get doxxed and she made a video about the matter. We can start with that if you like. And @Nero, a journalist who is sympathetic to GG, had a syringe sent to his house.

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Never assumed that. To take your stance however: "the journos do not condone that activity". And to be real about it, neither side can prove anything, but will continue to feed the trolls.
Remember the underlined portion above?

It seems to be that you're willing to carry the idea of journalists and indy game devs being doxxed and harassed, enough for this to be a main point of yours, while gamers getting trolled the same way is met with grains of salt. Only after I speak about gamers getting this treatment did you consider how hard it is to prove anything. Hell, you technically didn't see any journalists and devs get doxed either. Everybody's word against everybody's! Who's lying who's wrong?!

If you're at a place where you just want it to stop, I get that. But as you said it probably won't stop. The unfortunate trolling will continue on both sides until we root out the assholes (which is a more likely unilateral victory than journalists simply apologizing and not calling us ISIS).

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"Trolls aside" - that is a troll right there. Anyone that actually pays attention to this entire situation knows that. Yet here you are, to bring an obvious troll/troll attempt into the fray.
That troll is a game developer. And most of her side make tweets just like that. So they're all trolls?

Raven Reaper 10-22-2014 08:29 PM

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Sums it up for me..

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Raven Reaper 10-22-2014 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDaddyCool (Post 4532217)
those damn feminazis ruining my vidia games with their depression quests. Let's just kill them

Yep. Anita doesn't even play games. She said it herself long ago. She doesn't like violent ones yet she criticizes them? How is that woman still has a fucking job?

Kalyx triaD 10-22-2014 08:41 PM

She's self employed.

That Anita and Jonathan McIntosh aren't versed in how games work before they criticize them is a major issue of mine. When Jon vilified the very concept of player control he kinda clowns himself. Anita's Bayonetta comments are stuff of legend.

Raven Reaper 10-22-2014 08:53 PM

For those people who negged rep in this thread, waste your money away to support her bullshit agenda and false threats at Gamergate.. Bunch of brainwashed White Knight/SJW idiots. Also, don't play video games that are reviewed by her and labelled as misogynistic shit... There.

P.S. I used to be a feminist myself long ago.. But now, the 3rd wave movement/tumblr/twitter feminists like Anita really made me see the light of day.

road doggy dogg 10-22-2014 10:43 PM

I don't understand all the vitriol being spewed. Clearly, if she's as horrible as you guys say she is, nobody worthwhile will value her "wrong" opinion anyway. What's the harm here? Is it such a critical injustice in this world that a female rightly has a negative opinion on how females are portrayed in the videogame world?

Kalyx triaD 10-22-2014 11:00 PM

Opinion can't be wrong or right; just legit or not. She's not legit. She misrepresents games to push her message. She didn't use her kickstarter money for research/videos. And above all else; a video revealed she doesn't even care about games to begin with. Her boyfriend is more than likely using her to push his bigotry through a pretty face.

She was awarded an ambassador award at this year's GDC. She was invited to an EA studio to consult on Mirror's Edge 2. She had a recent speech where she actually pushed the message that when it comes to women it is our job to "listen and believe". Her busted research is being used in a few schools.

Her (or Jon, I guess) ideology has been shown to be ultimately anti-artistic freedom, with thinly veiled shaming as icing on the cake for anyone who tries to engage her. It's so formulaic that a documentary is being made to focus on how she and other SJW/Feminists conduct themselves when called on their arguments/actions.

Her having opinions isn't the issue. Those opinions being structurally weak yet above reproach is kind of a problem. This isn't even a GamerGate thing. If she had her way the games you guys enjoy wouldn't exist.

road doggy dogg 10-22-2014 11:03 PM

I can't take anything you say seriously when you still use "social justice warrior" as an attack

BigDaddyCool 10-22-2014 11:52 PM

I feel like any horrible thing I say ironically in support of gamergate is actaully part of their core platform.

Kalyx triaD 10-22-2014 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by road doggy dogg (Post 4532345)
I can't take anything you say seriously when you still use "social justice warrior" as an attack

I haven't used the word as derogatory in itself. A chat with SJWs on a blog site made me rethink my usage lately. When I mention SJWs it's for lack of better label. Go back and read my posts and tell me what I should put there. 'Gamer Libs'?

Kalyx triaD 10-22-2014 11:57 PM

And really; I already said at the top of this thread take everything I say with a grain of salt. You don't wanna take me seriously because I said cunt or you think I'm using SJW as an insult - fine. There's a lot of GG peeps who can't wait to discuss this and answer questions. Go for it.

BigDaddyCool 10-22-2014 11:59 PM

The fact that you use the term SJW at all kind of invalidates any point you hope to make

Kalyx triaD 10-23-2014 12:01 AM

That doesn't make sense but okay. It's cool. There are others who are willing to discuss GamerGate with you if you feel I'm not up to task.

BigDaddyCool 10-23-2014 12:07 AM

Kalyx, replace the gamergate situation with the civil rights movement from the 60's. The way your side is acting is basically the same as the KKK. Right down to death threats and lynching. How do you not see that? You are a KKK member.

Tom Guycott 10-23-2014 12:44 AM

Basically, the TL;DR crux of the entire debate comes down to misinformation.

Destor 10-23-2014 03:48 AM

After reading Kalyx's posts I'm both more confused and more disinterested than I was originally.

The Rogerer 10-23-2014 04:34 AM

Objectivity is a lie, enthusiast press isn't journalism, advertising funded writing is the biggest influence, these people aren't comfortable with women.

Destor 10-23-2014 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by The Rogerer (Post 4532445)
Objectivity is a lie, enthusiast press isn't journalism, advertising funded writing is the biggest influence, these people aren't comfortable with women.

followed by "Reform or terrorism will occur."

Kalyx triaD 10-23-2014 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Destor (Post 4532435)
After reading Kalyx's posts I'm both more confused and more disinterested than I was originally.

What do you wanna know specifically?

Destor 10-23-2014 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 4532447)
What do you wanna know specifically?

Ive seen four pages of you doing just that and im going to have to pass.

Kalyx triaD 10-23-2014 05:00 AM

That's cool. I'll be updating this thread with any significant to this thing. Laters.

drave 10-23-2014 06:35 AM

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So you generally don't agree with getting advertisers to back off? Okay, that's cool.
If that is what you deduce, okay I guess? I do not agree with a method that attacks a company as a whole if an issue exists with only a "radical few". But since you stated previously that you have "never heard that stance before" I will expect it to fall flat. Not a big deal, just a different viewpoint.

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Nobody says they don't condone it to infer it doesn't occur. Nobody's saying it doesn't happen. I don't get what you're getting at aside from 'It's all your fault' - which is something I can never reply to. What would you have us do? Stop the consumer/readership concerns of the movement so the byproduct harassment can stop? How many other groups and movements would you want to completely stop because of the actions of bad apples within those movements/groups?
I think this entire "movement" has gone so far off track that yes, it needs to stop, ON BOTH SIDES, and be repackaged with a more organized effort with clear objectives. I get the objectives of the movement when it started, but it was derailed in less than 48 hours and has only continued to worsen. Anything positive gained moving forward will only be overshadowed with the harassment/threat news that helped the movement gain so much popularity. Also do not understand why people care so much about viewpoints of people that "don't know what they are talking about".

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So I would ask my question again but replace CoD with FPS Community.
Sure. Now quickly give examples of other genre games involved in swatting incidents so you can tell me how wrong I am and feel better :)

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We have no control over people taking advantage of the situation. None at all.
Exactly. Yet another, if not the prime reason, to reboot.

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Sloppy? We contacted PR firms via email and Twitter. What is the 'clean' way of doing that if simple emails are 'sloppy'?
How about dealing with the few bad apples that GG has issues with? Not working? Involving the entire company is the wrong answer, in my thoughts, because parties not involved are dragged into it. As for an alternative method, I cannot answer it as I do not give it enough thought process. This entire situation is so damn dumb it blows my mind how "srs bsnss" it has become. Then I remember - the internet. No way in hell this would ever happen if things were not from behind an anonymous screen.

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That's fine. If you like I can PM you a list of GamerGate supporters who have been dox'd or generally harassed. I don't think this would change your mind about that, but later on I could give you that gamer collateral damage if you don't think it happened.
I was referring to collateral damage from the name calling, as you referenced here:

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A valid point, but you can't use that point without acknowledging the harm that comes from sites calling all gamers misogynist, racists, terrorists.
I am a gamer. I read the articles when they started popping up. I shrugged it off as someone who did not know what they were talking about and moved on..... because that is exactly what has happened. However, because of HOW it was done, mainly with Sarkeesian, everyone reacted exactly how she expected. While she may think the ideas of hers are valid concerns, she delivers it in a way where she knows the reactions she will garner before anything is even said. Well done, playing right into her hand.


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A female YouTuber was one of the first to get doxxed and she made a video about the matter. We can start with that if you like. And @Nero, a journalist who is sympathetic to GG, had a syringe sent to his house.
I never said anything to the contrary, did I? The journos are as guilty as the GG activists when it comes to this behavior.


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It seems to be that you're willing to carry the idea of journalists and indy game devs being doxxed and harassed, enough for this to be a main point of yours, while gamers getting trolled the same way is met with grains of salt. Only after I speak about gamers getting this treatment did you consider how hard it is to prove anything. Hell, you technically didn't see any journalists and devs get doxed either. Everybody's word against everybody's! Who's lying who's wrong?!
I have never denied that it wasn't happening on both ends. The "who is lying" game is similar to that of countries who aren't necessarily enemies, but not buddies either. Think US and Russia relations right now. Not the best of friends yet not really "enemies". Both sides manipulate the other but neither "condone or admit" to anything negative.

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Originally Posted by Drave
I am talking financial damage. People that have zero to do with this could be financially impacted thanks to the stupidity of both sides of this nonsensical issue. Devs having to move ENTIRE FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS because of a group of trolls that want to "doxx" people?

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Originally Posted by Drave
Nothing that anyone is fond of, yet it continues to happen and the GG movement directly correlates with every doxxing that has occurred on the few journalists in the recent months/weeks. There is no concrete way to prove that GG activists are or aren't responsible for said doxxing (which is not what I am saying), other than "we don't condone it". However, if the GG "movement" never occurred, the doxxing of said individuals never would have either.

The bold portion you even agreed to by your own admission.

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If you're at a place where you just want it to stop, I get that. But as you said it probably won't stop. The unfortunate trolling will continue on both sides until we root out the assholes (which is a more likely unilateral victory than journalists simply apologizing and not calling us ISIS).
I am at the same place I have been all along. This entire situation is very silly. It has now degenerated into something so distasteful, it makes me ashamed of the gaming community as a whole, on BOTH sides of the spectrum. Continuing this will do nothing positive for anyone, ever.

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That troll is a game developer. And most of her side make tweets just like that. So they're all trolls?
I believe you are smarter than the context of that statement. If you could not tell that this tweet:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0gGGveIYAE6Cs5.jpg:large

Is such a trolling statement meant to garner attention then your cause is in worse shape than I thought. Dev or not, that statement achieved what it set out to, and that is attention. The type of attention does not matter, and such statements are meant to make people rage. Again, predictably behaving just as the trolls want. If you wish to make a sweeping generalization that "all devs are trolls" from me pointing out that she clearly was trolling, I am not really sure what to say to that other than "okay".

My main point:

If the root cause of the movement is to hold true, then things need to be restarted under a new label/movement. This entire thing escalated to obscene levels before it even truly took off. Nothing that anyone does, from either side, will net anything positive for the gaming community, gamers in general or the industry as a whole.

Kalyx triaD 10-23-2014 01:30 PM

Let's say we buckle and reboot ourselves. New name, a leadership counsel, all of that. But then the trolling continues. What then?

drave 10-23-2014 02:34 PM

It will be about timing. Gamergate's root causes are nothing out of the ordinary nor is there anything wrong with most of them as you laid them out:

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- The end of gender bias in games journalism.
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- Disclaimers of any prior relationships between journalist and subject (Kotaku and others have already started this to their credit).
Still think this one is no one's business - on either side.


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On a broader, yes, certain paid articles and corporate shilling needs to end or at least downplay.
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Writers need to differentiate between a game review (which should focus on merits of the game), and their own personal of a game's subtext. This is a tricky line, but a lot of us have been bothered with how game articles are written nowadays. Polygon's Bayonetta 2 review said nothing that would help a potential buyer, but it sure was sexist, eh? They can have blog spaces for that conversation. Gaming needs to be about gaming again.
Is this the review you refer to?

If so, they talk about both subjects - graphics, new gameplay featuers, as well as the over-sexualization of the main character. Oddly enough, a pretty decent chunk of the game is it's art direction, which has to do with her clothes coming off as you chain higher combos. As as integral part of the game mechanics, albeit visually, it can still be offensive to some people and they can have their opinion. In addition, you do not know that it did not help a potential buyer, unless you believe everyone is as in-depth a gamer as you say.

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The end of toxic discourse in the gaming community. GamerGate and Game Journos can together make a huge stand against this age old behavior, we're too busy blaming each other. Nobody, nobody wants to be harassed, threatened or dox'd. Together we need to vilify this behavior. Understandably you can't stop a troll from being a troll, but since we both hate them, we can certainly make their lives hell.
Both groups will lose (and already have) against the trolls. They have nothing better to do and will ruin the cause (as they have) for both sides. If GG echoes the bolded sentiment, I would advise to rethink that strategy.

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Integrity, not even of the job specific kind.
The problem lies that as the GG movement grew, the trolling was way out in front and now any and any associations are tied to the movement. Just as any "hot button" multimedia topic, it will die down given time. It is before that time (such as now) that GG, as a unified movement, to reinvent themselves and their image.

Anything at this point will be lost in the turmoil and both sides will point fingers at one another, trolls will help fuel the propaganda by pointing fingers for both sides as well. No one wins, no one is winning and both sides look like complete asshats.

Innovator 10-23-2014 02:37 PM

So Felicia Day posted this on tumblr
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They have not dissipated. And because of the frightening emotions and actions attached to what has happened over the last month, the events are sure to have a long-lasting affect on gaming as a culture. The fact that it has affected me, to the point where I decided to cross the street last weekend away from those gamers, was heartbreaking. Because I realized my silence on the issue was not motivated by some grand strategy, but out of fear that the issue has created about speaking out.

I have been terrified of inviting a deluge of abusive and condescending tweets into my timeline. I did one simple @ reply to one of the main victims several weeks back, and got a flood of things I simply couldn’t stand to read directed at me. I had to log offline for a few days until it went away. I have tried to retweet a few of the articles I’ve seen dissecting the issue in support, but personally I am terrified to be doxxed for even typing the words “Gamer Gate”. I have had stalkers and restraining orders issued in the past, I have had people show up on my doorstep when my personal information was HARD to get. To have my location revealed to the world would give a entry point for a few mentally ill people who have fixated on me, and allow them to show up and make good on the kind of threats I’ve received that make me paranoid to walk around a convention alone. I haven’t been able to stomach the risk of being afraid to get out of my car in my own driveway because I’ve expressed an opinion that someone on the internet didn’t agree with.
Then this happened:

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Just minutes after her post was made, a commenter with the username “gaimerg8” posted what they claimed was her address and personal email in the comment section below the post. The comment, and the entire comment section, have since been removed.

drave 10-23-2014 02:54 PM

And that is the biggest problem.

The legitimate "Gamer Gate" movement alleges not to take part in said actions. However, the vile people that decide to make private info public have hijacked the name and will continue to take these types of actions indefinitely.

Sucks for everyone involved :(

road doggy dogg 10-23-2014 02:57 PM

Fucking scumbags.

drave 10-23-2014 03:05 PM

If this whole thing does not stop, I can see the government stepping in and justifying ending internet anonymity citing this entire fiasco.

Heisenberg 10-23-2014 03:05 PM

Felicia Day is a saint, if she is in danger then I'll make whoever harms her pay.

drave 10-23-2014 03:09 PM

Indeed. Just gotta find them first. If someone is savvy enough to gain access to that level of personal info, they will be difficult, if not impossible to find :(

Hanso Amore 10-23-2014 03:56 PM

The biggest question here is at th root, who fucking cares and why does this even matter.

This is a scandal to the self obsessed, entitled, out of touch with reality Internet generation. Who fucking cares. This isnt important at all.

guys, we have EBOLA AND ISIS AND THE WORLD IS ENDING.

road doggy dogg 10-23-2014 04:00 PM

Didn't a few of these clowns threaten to shoot up a university the one woman was set to speak at?

Vastardikai 10-23-2014 05:02 PM

I know that while TotalBiscuit is a big supporter of Gamergate, Angry Joe is not. There were many remarks I saw about how he wasn't in favor of Journalistic Ethics.

#3 on this video, by the way...
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road doggy dogg 10-23-2014 05:41 PM

Laura Croft

Kalyx triaD 10-23-2014 05:43 PM

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Still think this one is no one's business - on either side.


No. That review was more than likely a bait article. It was less than three whole paragraphs and it reads like a caricature of what they know we hate about game today's game reviews. I'm referring to how reviews were written in the last console generation. I've had issues with that years before GamerGate.

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If so, they talk about both subjects - graphics, new gameplay featuers, as well as the over-sexualization of the main character. Oddly enough, a pretty decent chunk of the game is it's art direction, which has to do with her clothes coming off as you chain higher combos. As as integral part of the game mechanics, albeit visually, it can still be offensive to some people and they can have their opinion. In addition, you do not know that it did not help a potential buyer, unless you believe everyone is as in-depth a gamer as you say.
I would assume the kind of person, not even a hardcore gamer just a casual type, could look at Bayo's marketing and kinda know what they're in for. So while most people may be as in-dept as me and others, they don't need to. Hell, the Bayo2 review you linked - that writer doesn't need to be a versed in action games as I am either. He didn't need to be the kind of guy who Platinum rated all of Bayo1's challenged, or climbed 30 levels in DMC4's Bloody Palace; but there are degrees.

A lot of today's game reviews are shallow and at times totally paid parts of the marketing. It's easy to spot. Does a guy reviewing a fighting game need to know why meter management is important in BlazBlue? No. Hell, I actually like when they reveal they don't know about that deep stuff, but what is the value of a review written from the other end of the spectrum? People who seem to not know the point of the game? What good is that to a potential buyer?

If I started writing car reviews, with my extremely casual knowledge of cars, and said something like, "The new Camaro may excite fans of a certain yellow autobot, but unless it wants to further push women away from the sacred car enthusiast circle - it should really consider women's body proportions in more ways than simple seat adjustment."

Now I certainly have a right to say that, but what do you think will be the common reaction? Here's this guy who doesn't seem to know duck about cars, critiquing cars, and applying politics where nobody saw it before. I mean, this could help potential buyers. Perhaps some women would like to read that message, but I'm guessing other women who knows their cars would still find me ridiculous.

Let's make it interesting; I decide to Tweet to detractors of my marvelous Camaro that their beef with my piece is just them defending their boys club and rejecting female interests. I then make a follow-up piece that challenges Chevy to make a statement this the matter of female accommodation. I ignore female car enthusiast telling me I'm using shame tactics, and make implications that the male critics are just dismissive of women's issues. Remember; I'm a guy who still knows shit about cars next to an enthusiast.

My problem is not that people have opinions. It never was. But I'm learning throughout this debacle that people think opinion are all weighted the same by virtue of being opinions. And that's not how it works. Me saying my review could help potential buyers falls flat when much better reviews from more versed people would do a better job helping the same consumers.

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The problem lies that as the GG movement grew, the trolling was way out in front and now any and any associations are tied to the movement. Just as any "hot button" multimedia topic, it will die down given time. It is before that time (such as now) that GG, as a unified movement, to reinvent themselves and their image.
Curious; how would we go about that? Because we'd still hold journalists accountable and contact companies when needed. Changing the name would not put trolls at bay, they'd just act out under this new GG 2.0. And if anything, rebranding the movement would also validate that most of the harassment has been on our side. Like the republican ad that needed to say they're people too. We don't need to rebrand ourselves as people against harassment because we are right now people against harassment. No matter what we call ourselves trolls will take advantage.

Kalyx triaD 10-23-2014 05:47 PM

This man was on NPR recently:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0pJHMKCUAE61fg.jpg

Tom Guycott 10-24-2014 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by drave (Post 4532705)
And that is the biggest problem.

The legitimate "Gamer Gate" movement alleges not to take part in said actions. However, the vile people that decide to make private info public have hijacked the name and will continue to take these types of actions indefinitely.

Sucks for everyone involved :(

Kinda falls back to that Tea Party analogy. What started as a collection of cons and libs coming together about taxation and fiscal responsibility was invaded by droves of right wing nutjobs who are convinced that the anti-Christ, unamerican black president will take guns, unilaterally abolish term limits, and impose martial law. There may be people who believe in the initial cause, but the name has been dragged through the mud- mostly by assholes who gleefully drag it through the mud and feeling like they belong.

So in this, where you have hundreds of people on mission about trying to keep a discernable division between journalism, opinions, and propaganda, you have THOUSANDS under the same banner who just think its fun to harass folks in anonymity and claim they're doing it for "women" or "race" or whatever thin veil they decide to wear... and all the while building a larger and larger pool of ammunition for those they are fighting against to point and say "look at these monsters!"

SlickyTrickyDamon 10-24-2014 03:51 AM

Both groups are mislabeled also. Boston Tea Parties dropped tea because they didn't have representation in Parliament. Tea Parties had representation in Congress but didn't like how they did things.

Gamergate is mislabed because there is no controversy other than them existing. There was no elicit affair that benefited the girl except for probably bad gamer nerd sex.

Destor 10-24-2014 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4532942)
Both groups are mislabeled also. Boston Tea Parties dropped tea because they didn't have representation in Parliament. Tea Parties had representation in Congress but didn't like how they did things.

Gamergate is mislabed because there is no controversy other than them existing. There was no elicit affair that benefited the girl except for probably bad gamer nerd sex.

Probably the most accurate thing said on the topic.

DaveBrawl 10-24-2014 08:42 AM

I am all in favor of Kalyx trolling Chevrolet and possibly forcing them to change the Camaro.

Kalyx triaD 10-24-2014 01:21 PM

ooohhh

Miotch 10-24-2014 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 4532661)
Let's say we buckle and reboot ourselves. New name, a leadership counsel, all of that. But then the trolling continues. What then?

Why reboot? Why not just shut it down completely? The aim of what you're trying to accomplish isn't going to happen, and frankly it's somewhat silly. You can point to trolls being the bad guys all you want, but even if that is the case the movement gives them the cover to do so. Read an article on Uproxx today that sums it up better than I could say it.

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What would you say to any GamerGaters who got to the end of this instead of skipping down to the comments?


Simply this: If you look at the facts, people are being hurt. Because of their opinions about games. Games are fun, but they shouldn’t be the most meaningful thing in your life. If you put a consumer product ahead of the health and safety of other people, that shows a profound lack of perspective. In short, it’s not about you. So stop trying to make it that way.
People are getting hurt. Even if it's "not actually your movement" why not just knock it the fuck off for the greater good?

Miotch 10-24-2014 04:26 PM

And before you respond, the greater good is not transparency in video game press.

Kalyx triaD 10-24-2014 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miotch (Post 4533206)
Why reboot? Why not just shut it down completely? The aim of what you're trying to accomplish isn't going to happen.

Then I guess we have nothing to talk about, sorry.

Miotch 10-24-2014 04:57 PM

So you don't have any answers to my questions. OK then.

Kalyx triaD 10-24-2014 05:31 PM

I don't see any question you can't gleam answers from past posts in this thread. If you're not satisfied with them I honestly can't help you. When you ask why not shut it down, and then posit that we'll never accomplish our goals - what am I supposed to say to that? You seem fairly decided and don't seem to be inquiring from an honest, neutral stance. I can't help that, dude. If you think GG is this stupid thing that will not get anything done, there's nothing I can tell you to change that. I'm not gonna go back and forth over that.

And I can't help but think some of you kinda want me to devolve into this frothing raged gamer you have pictured in your head when you mention GG. All I've ever done in this thread was explain the situation best I can, drop some links, explain the goals and actions, and overall be that GG representative. Your thoughts after all that are well and good, and I even suggested you find another GG peep if you feel my posts were unsatisfactory.

But here's what isn't on the table:
- Me agreeing that GG is 'stupid' and should end outright, at best I could agree that some kind of reboot could be order since the name is tainted possibly beyond repair.
- Being pushed into defending the harassment of Zoe Quinn (or anybody), after already posting we weren't about that.
- Agreeing that Quinn having sex started GG, when I already said it was the press reaction that started the movement in regard to games journalism.

I've made myself available for questions about all of this and I simply can't promise you'd be satisfied with the answers. That's all on you. I can only answer to the best of my ability. And questions that double back on stuff I already covered I just don't have the patience to reiterate. Drave is a good example of somebody asking perfectly fair and honest questions. Don't ask me to respond to loaded questions and statements that ignore past posts.

Raven Reaper 10-24-2014 09:48 PM

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*applause* on this one...

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 12:34 AM

Anita just tweeted saying IT'S MOSTLY MEN who are into violent gun shootings.. She just lost credibility for GamerGate overall. Fuck this.

Wehttam 10-25-2014 12:40 AM

explain why

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 12:43 AM

Why?! That's like saying, Women aren't violent they don't shoot people. Only men do that.. Then again, women who are in prisons don't exist to her at all. Go figure.

Generalizing harassment or threats of gun violence based on one gender doesn't help either. It's a fucking social issue not a gender based issue. Got it?

Example: I'm a man myself and I Don't own guns and she says that kind of shit in my face, well, she can fuck off. I'm not a gun owner violent shithead am I?

Quote of the day to sum this up: "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. [...] those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." - C.S. Lewis

Kalyx triaD 10-25-2014 04:16 AM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0wDA8ICcAALm9P.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0wDBHtCYAAbXnd.jpg

This should destroy her reputation, but she's escaped scrutiny before. I would like to see how her and Jon's move into more mainstream 'critique' will fare for them.

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 04:51 AM

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Any SJWs answer to this?

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 04:54 AM

Ironically, she forgets that the shooter also killed his MALE friends as well.. Guess she didn't give a shit about that one.

Kalyx triaD 10-25-2014 04:58 AM

I'm sure she's aware.

Overall I'm happy she went this far. Until this she played it safe.

The Rogerer 10-25-2014 05:40 AM

Please triangulate some statistics that disprove what she said. Please activate your deep blue brain and explain what the stated motivation for his shooting spree were. Please tell us what you'd do to her if you got the chance.

The Rogerer 10-25-2014 05:43 AM

What is it about gamergaters running breathlessly into a room, slapping down a printout from twitter on your desk and going "HA!!!!!......." and then staring silently at you for 5 minutes before staring out the window and going "Ho ho ho it's all over now"

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 05:46 AM

http://www.realsexism.com/ These statistics help out? Look it up and tell me it's bullshit.

Kalyx triaD 10-25-2014 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by The Rogerer (Post 4533430)
Please triangulate some statistics that disprove what she said. Please activate your deep blue brain and explain what the stated motivation for his shooting spree were.

Burden of proof would be on her, sir. The default position to shootings usually isn't to put it on male culture.

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Please tell us what you'd do to her if you got the chance.
I'll let this one slide. Pro-Tip: You can't actually say 'anything' you want about people on the internet. Do not misrepresent me as somebody who would threaten to hurt people again. It was a very random dig considering the rest of the post. Chill with that.

El Capitano Gatisto 10-25-2014 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Raven Reaper (Post 4533423)
Ironically, she forgets that the shooter also killed his MALE friends as well.. Guess she didn't give a shit about that one.

Why would that matter?

SlickyTrickyDamon 10-25-2014 07:22 AM

Sexist would probably only target chicks.

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by El Capitano Gatisto (Post 4533440)
Why would that matter?

There you see, you don't care if men get shot too. It's only women who are being killed in violence.. So yeah men don't matter. Women ONLY matter... Fucking equality MY ASS SHIT.

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by El Capitano Gatisto (Post 4533440)
Why would that matter?

So, I guess if you're saying men don't matter, YOU don't matter if you're a man too.. I guess you won't matter if you're a guy who get shot by other guys too. Fucking idiot.

El Capitano Gatisto 10-25-2014 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4533441)
Sexist would probably only target chicks.

She didn't say sexist, she stated that most perpetrators of mass acts of shooting are male and suggests it is as a result of "toxic male culture". So why would it invalidate that argument if they murder other men while they're at it. The fact is she's entirely correct that it is males who commit these mass acts of violence and indeed most acts of violence, whether she's right specifically about a "toxic male culture" is debatable, obviously, but that's why you express ideas. I don't see why she's wrong for airing that opinion, it's a valid one from her perspective. There's a lot of male anger around aimed at women and society, particularly on the internet.

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 09:29 AM

Google Women Mass Murderers. There's lots of it. Fucker.

Destor 10-25-2014 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Raven Reaper (Post 4533459)
Google Women Mass Murderers. There's lots of it. Fucker.

yet only one mass shooting in america was commited by a woman

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 09:39 AM

My point is this: Regardless whether male or female of who's more violent even in statistics, BOTH sides are at fault here. Not just the guys..

I also blame the mothers of the killers who didn't get enough attention as a child either. Not because they were born male...

What about when a gamer guy gets bullied for coming out gay in the community and commits suicide? I guess feminists like Anita doesn't give 2 shits about it either.

El Capitano Gatisto 10-25-2014 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Raven Reaper (Post 4533463)
My point is this: Regardless whether male or female of who's more violent even in statistics BOTH sides are at fault here. Not just the guys..

I also blame the mothers of the killers who didn't get enough attention as a child either. Not because they were born male...

What about when a gamer guy gets bullied for coming out gay in the community and commits suicide? I guess feminists like Anita doesn't give 2 shits about it either.

What?

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 09:44 AM

I guess you're homophobic as well if a gay guy commits suicide because he gets bullied within any community even GamerGate.

thecc 10-25-2014 10:34 AM

You are dumb.

And stupid

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 10:46 AM

But this stupid person doesn't subscribe to "allegations of threats" that simply never happened at Gamergate considering it was a BAD PR publicity stunt.

ron the dial 10-25-2014 10:58 AM

i'm still having a hard time believing this is a real thing.

Vastardikai 10-25-2014 02:51 PM

*This is for Reaper and Kalyx*

What I'm gathering from this last page or so is:

1 female mass shooter is the same as whatever number it is (that is GREATER THAN 1) number of male shooters?

Wehttam 10-25-2014 04:59 PM

while i feel kalyx might be a 'good guy' on whatever side of the argument he is on, raven reaper defintely seems like the stereotypical over-reactor who just looks like a woman hater.

Kris P Lettus 10-25-2014 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Destor (Post 4529379)
After reading this thread, and this being the first ive ever heard of it, I've concluded that this is very stupid.

This.

Also I find it funny that STD said he didn't want to hear about this, then posted sixteen more times discussing it.

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Wehttam (Post 4533559)
while i feel kalyx might be a 'good guy' on whatever side of the argument he is on, raven reaper defintely seems like the stereotypical over-reactor who just looks like a woman hater.

Reason why is because I don't like Anita who represents everything wrong in the gaming community like labelling everything in games as sexist fantasies for men.. She's no different than a 90s Senator who also thinks DOOM game promotes gun violence.

Kalyx triaD 10-25-2014 07:05 PM

Reaper can be excitable but he's 100% about Anita/Thompson/Senator thing.

Hell, years ago I had a thread in this forum putting Thompson blast for the same shit Anita's pulling now and the reaction to her quotes and arguments are night and day.

Or, ironically, sexist.

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 07:42 PM

And for the record, I don't hate women, I just hate the bullshit coming from both gender sides' mouths...

SlickyTrickyDamon 10-25-2014 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kris P Lettus (Post 4533560)
This.

Also I find it funny that STD said he didn't want to hear about this, then posted sixteen more times discussing it.

I clarified that by saying I didn't really see any newsworthiness and it was getting in the way of Smelly's news posts.

Kalyx triaD 10-25-2014 08:00 PM

Obviously we have no problem with women and female characters in games. I think that narrative will naturally die out when people see it has no legs to stand on. In fact a great many talking points were killed off over the last few months, which is why they're doubling down on the harassment/doxxing. "Well they have women on their side and they're diverse - but trolls transcend race and gender! They're all trolls!"

What makes that tricky is the news media focuses on one side being fucked with, sustaining GG being the only people doing the harm in the public eye. Unlike the other talking points simply not being that kind of person isn't enough to convince people. Just a single dox on an outspoken anti-GG puts all of GG on the radar. We either did it or support it. And barring that; 'well you're in a group that does it/supports it'. All it has to do is happen and we're screwed, whereas the other stereotypes were beaten by taking action and getting reps out there.

Some game journalists and other people against GG have tweeted approval or support of people getting doxxed. Right there in the open. And people still believe GG are aggressors on that front. Because so long as somebody speaking out against GG gets doxxed, pointing the finger seems to be stronger than any form of evidence. We're still a hate group, because we can't prove a negative.

This is why I really jumped on the idea of dealing with the trolls before we can even continue the conversation of what games journalism should be.

Raven Reaper 10-25-2014 11:29 PM

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The reporter got owned on this shit.. He must be a feminist himself..

Kalyx triaD 10-25-2014 11:41 PM

I believe he did fine. There were no anti-GG there so he had to beg many questions.

Tone down the rage, dude. I'm with you but being this tempered won't get you far. I've been able to talk with as many feminists and SJWs as I had by not being so aggressive.

Raven Reaper 10-26-2014 12:08 AM

Jemma was the loudest most outspoken girl of the 3 ever saying perfectly clear, "THIS IS NOT WOMEN UNDER ATTACK, THIS IS CORRUPTION IN JOURNALISM EHTICS." Nothing more.

Jemma is like my raging spirit animal, you know. lol.

Kalyx triaD 10-26-2014 12:26 AM

It was annoying how many times he went back to the misogyny angle. It was very good to have three women there (and one feminist!) to help squash that.

Raven Reaper 10-26-2014 05:30 AM

Yeah but that feminist doesn't even subscribe to Anita's sexist version of it.. Thank goodness for NAFALT. lol.

Kalyx triaD 10-26-2014 06:09 AM

A feminist on how she decided which side to take.

http://angelwitchpaganheart.wordpres...ker-and-tgwtg/

The Rogerer 10-27-2014 11:48 AM

She cares about ethics in journalism, so joins up the people who bother toy makers and write reviews about toys.

You didn't really address the previous point about why point out a relationship between violent crimes and being male is meant to destroy her. I guess the burden of proof is on you to explain why it destroys her rather than posting another hotlink.

Kalyx triaD 10-27-2014 06:27 PM

Her making a post like is that is a parody of why feminism has the image issue it has, and it puts her in opposition of people much smarter than her. She's playing big girl games now and her reputation will crumble now that she chose to elevate herself beyond talking down to gamers. In the forum of ideas you can't just say damning things about any group of people without some damn good backup, and her worst trait is her dishonest research.

I'm very happy she said what she said. And your cute thing about burden of proof and hotlinks doesn't change the fact that she went overbaord.

Kalyx triaD 10-27-2014 06:32 PM

Her dude, however, still takes the cake.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0-4_19IAAEBSkx.jpg:large

drave 10-27-2014 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 4534858)
Her troll, however, still takes the cake.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0-4_19IAAEBSkx.jpg:large



Serious or not, so long as people let stupid things like this deter the true meaning of any "integrity" movement, it will continue on as it has and seemingly get worse.

Kalyx triaD 10-27-2014 07:12 PM

Would I represent you correctly that you think a movement can only have a single goal and any deviation or addition is somehow a deterrence? Is this something you always believed about any movement in the past?

Yes the ultimate goal is integrity with games journalism; but I don't think it's bad to also call out toxic beliefs of where the game journalists get their beliefs, identify irrelevant tones that have arisen in the articles, stand against bullying, etc.


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