I'm 110% on the guy's side, but holy shit his tweets have been fucking horrific.
[media]https://twitter.com/calwong/status/784492828420411392[/media]
[media]https://twitter.com/calwong/status/784425529332015105[/media]
[QUOTE=usaokay;51169074][...]
also, there should be some "555 number"-esque social media accounts for media companies to use.[/QUOTE]
You can actually do this right now, kind of. Most companies use some other symbol instead of @ for example. (Though + would also cause problems.)
Placing a completely fake symbol somewhere in the handle (or registering the accounts in question) would probably work best though.
wouldve taken EA like 1 minute to make a fake account and just use that instead
[QUOTE=Untouch;51169532]wouldve taken EA like 1 minute to make a fake account and just use that instead[/QUOTE]
Which they did?
I don't see how EA or any media outlet could evade it, using random words to make a twitter handle is a lot more immersive than just writing out many different ways to say John Doe ( like :@JonDoesey or @JovenDoDo ). However that would be repetitive which is why many people use a name generator or pick names out of a hat and use it; Which is why whenever fictitious names are used, there are usually disclaimers reminding everyone of the chances of said names in used in these mediums purely coincidental.
[QUOTE=coolgame8013;51169922]Which they did?[/QUOTE]
Is that why this guy's name and twitter handle was used in FIFA 2017
[QUOTE=gk99;51169954]Is that why this guy's name and twitter handle was used in FIFA 2017[/QUOTE]
I could pick a name from a hat, and the same result could happen to someone else. Reports like this rarely occur in the world of media, but coincidences like this may very well happen more than often than we would likely already know.
When using random names you cannot readily predict a combination being associated with an actual alias. You could use a google search but all that would do is give you a bunch of names with the same permutations and variations as any other name would.
You could blame EA for being lazy and I could see that blame to a certain extent; However it's unfair to say that they specifically targeted this man in particular when a hat pick can very much just be a cannister of coincidences.
[QUOTE=coolgame8013;51170018]I could pick a name from a hat, and the same result could happen to someone else. Reports like this rarely occur in the world of media, but coincidences like this may very well happen more than often than we would likely already know.
When using random names you cannot readily predict a combination being associated with an actual alias. You could use a google search but all that would do is give you a bunch of names with the same permutations and variations as any other name would.
You could blame EA for being lazy and I could see that blame to a certain extent; However it's unfair to say that they specifically targeted this man in particular when a hat pick can very much just be a cannister of coincidences.[/QUOTE]
No, these guys are saying that EA should've created an account on Twitter and used that.
"Myeh my twitter handle is being used in your games you fucking assholes, I am suffering racist comments, I want you to change that in a patch, apologize to me in public and donate 1000 dollars to this thing"
Do you also want a backrub, date and a reservation at Dorsia too you fucking cry-baby. Apparently insulting the company and calling them "assholes" on public is not enough, you'll also need to feel entitled over more and feel to victimize yourself further over nothing so you can blame a company for something worse than including your twitter handle in their game.
[QUOTE=SenhorCreeper;51170034]"Myeh my twitter handle is being used in your games you fucking assholes, I am suffering racist comments, I want you to change that in a patch, apologize to me in public and donate 1000 dollars to this thing"
Do you also want a backrub, date and a reservation at Dorsia too you fucking cry-baby. Apparently insulting the company and calling them "assholes" on public is not enough, you'll also need to feel entitled over more and feel to victimize yourself further over nothing so you can blame a company for something worse than including your twitter handle in their game.[/QUOTE]
When I read about this earlier I thought, yeah it's kinda shitty maybe EA should've checked or something but then his attitude, like really, it was a mistake no need to be a complete douche
I was totally behind him right up to the third paragraph. What a prick
[QUOTE=Zang-Pog;51171326]I hope twitter just suspends the shit out of the dude and gives the account to EA. Not because it's the right thing to do by a long shot, but because he's such a whiny cunt[/QUOTE]
Maybe you'd be a "whiny cunt" too if you had to deal with a major company that should have enough common sense to consider the impact of their actions added some of your personal information to something you have absolutely no interest in.
Mind, I agree the way this person handled the situation only made it worse for themselves in the end because the internet is full of trolls, but I can see why someone would be rather pissed about this happening.
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