Corruption in gaming journalism discussion and update thread. - General

[QUOTE=Idzo;46371873]It seems that opening up a thread on 8chan crashes my browser. Has this been happening to anyone lately?[/QUOTE] yes

[video=youtube;L37PDk9ipEM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L37PDk9ipEM[/video] [QUOTE]Greetings citizens of the world, we are Anonymous. After a great deal of consideration, Anonymous has agreed to speak publicly about what we intend to do about the #GamerGate controversy. Many of Anonymous are gamers. We understand that gamers are diverse, and labels such as misogynist and terrorist make no sense to use for the entire group. The label gamer is currently under attack by fringe feminists and corporate bullies. This is a message to any Anonymous involved in Operation #GamerGate. Do not blindly follow others who you perceive to have authority and power without questioning their intent. Question everything. This is the standard behavior of those who choose to call themselves Anonymous and many among us expect this of one another. Unlike Operation #GamerGate, we have done research and have seen through the lies media would have people believe. #GamerGate is a consumer revolt and call for ethics reformation in game industry media. If you hear anyone say #GaymerGate is about harassment or misogyny, laugh in their stupid face and remind them that #GamerGate donated more than $70,000 to help women make video games, and no media would report on it. #GamerGate continues donations to chairities and polices its own revolt to thwart harassers and third party trolls. Anonymous is impressed by its vigor and would like to join in its cause by tackling third parties involved in attempting to create issues within the revolt. We condemn Operation #GamerGate, which is run by non-hacker FBI informants Commander X and Laurelai, and would like to inform the general public about their distasteful behavior and general uselessness to Anonymous. Do not trust them. We do not endorse any of their actions. Laurelai, a.k.a Wesley Bailey, is a sexual predator and an FBI Snitch. Laurelai is known for formerly being an admin on Reddit before being removed for sexual abuse. Laurelai is obsessed with power and believes themself to be a hacker, despite their technical knowledge being limited to begging some script kiddie to packet everyone who makes them upset. Laurelai tried making a name for themself in the group gn0sis, the predecessor of Lulzsec. Laurelai's only contributions to the group were indignant whining and leaking private chat logs to the FBI. This is proof that any respectable member of Anonymous should avoid her at all cost, if they don't want feds knocking on their door once this operation goes underway. Chris Doyon a.k.a, Commander X, is a self-described leader of Anonymous who was arrested in September of 2011. He jumped bail in February of 2012 and fled across the border into Canada. He snitched to the FBI about various operations, and anyone who communicates with him on current operations is in definite danger of having all information read by the FBI. Anyone who claims to be Anonymous is no longer Anonymous. Chris even proclaimed that he quit Anonymous. He should be ignored by others who place themselves among our ranks, as he took the name and spat on it for his five seconds of fame. Help by spreading this information and the facts that corrupt media and Anonymous exiles don't want you to know. WE ARE GAMERS. WE ARE ANONYMOUS. WE DO NOT FORGIVE. WE DO NOT FORGET. WE ARE LEGION. EXPECT US. [/QUOTE] [URL]https://twitter.com/anonycast/status/527903070559428609[/URL] [QUOTE]#Anonymous dealt with the twitter accounts @sageanon and @opgamergate Let it be a valuable lesson to others #gamergate #opgamergate[/QUOTE]

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That is interesting, but not something we should really concern ourselves with right now. Its what they want, to get people attacking her for these things instead of focusing on issues. So keep it in mind, but don't make it an argument.

all I can picture right now is that rap battle gif with everyone going OOOHHHHHHH but like I said before. It's not productive to attack people but rather deconstruct their ideas and points.

[URL]http://www.reddit.com/r/TransSupport/comments/2ks7k2/who_should_i_take_this_up_with_im_literally/[/URL] [IMG]https://o.twimg.com/2/proxy.jpg?t=HBgfaHR0cHM6Ly9pLmltZ3VyLmNvbS8zTDQ3c013LmpwZxSsCRTECgAWABIA&s=7DNNEbSb_-rBQhi_HHI0PmPPGemXFQZt-iRVyoZoDXA[/IMG] btw, guess who one of the mods of /r/gamergate is? [URL]https://archive.today/B5RTC[/URL] [URL]https://archive.today/0NfCO[/URL] I am now officially angry.

[QUOTE=Wii60;46371878][video=youtube;L37PDk9ipEM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L37PDk9ipEM[/video] :words: [URL]https://twitter.com/anonycast/status/527903070559428609[/URL] :words:[/QUOTE] Just the Anonymous idea at work - many can agree and hop on board an operation, while others can say "yeah that's cool and all, but I don't feel like participating". That's how Anonymous naturally works - nobody is bound to one singular set of beliefs. It seems that the Anon(s) behind this message strongly believe that the AGG op however appears to be a false flag. Why some members think so when the FBI got involved in investigating some extremist AGG behaviors is a mystery, but they are holding up to their "question everything" philosophy, which you can't blame them for.

[QUOTE=Wii60;46372043][url]http://www.reddit.com/r/TransSupport/comments/2ks7k2/who_should_i_take_this_up_with_im_literally/[/url] [IMG]https://o.twimg.com/2/proxy.jpg?t=HBgfaHR0cHM6Ly9pLmltZ3VyLmNvbS8zTDQ3c013LmpwZxSsCRTECgAWABIA&s=7DNNEbSb_-rBQhi_HHI0PmPPGemXFQZt-iRVyoZoDXA[/IMG] now im angry[/QUOTE] AGG is actually the embodiment white colonialists who are owed to by those they "liberate". We were the SJWs all along.

[QUOTE=ForgottenKane;46369804]Guys, I'd like advice. I'm debating this issue with my brother and I wonder if I went about the right way. It's slightly disheartening for me to see him fall into the spew. [t]http://i.imgur.com/vvtUQsM.png[/t] What should I bring up more, if anything? [editline]30th October 2014[/editline] He's a professor btw. I respect his opinion a lot, but I have to disagree with him on this issue.[/QUOTE] Employ the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectic] Dialectic Method[/url]. This kind of thing doesn't work here because of how fast threads move, but facebook and one on one discussions work fine.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/w9qADcV.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Wii60;46372043][URL]http://www.reddit.com/r/TransSupport/comments/2ks7k2/who_should_i_take_this_up_with_im_literally/[/URL] [IMG]https://o.twimg.com/2/proxy.jpg?t=HBgfaHR0cHM6Ly9pLmltZ3VyLmNvbS8zTDQ3c013LmpwZxSsCRTECgAWABIA&s=7DNNEbSb_-rBQhi_HHI0PmPPGemXFQZt-iRVyoZoDXA[/IMG] btw, guess who one of the mods of /r/gamergate is? [URL]https://archive.today/B5RTC[/URL] [URL]https://archive.today/0NfCO[/URL] I am now officially angry.[/QUOTE] it was already known that zoe quinn was a moderator of r/gamergate, but ive also heard stories that zoe quinn hates trans people. glassed one at a party supposedly.

Fuck yes, I'm so relieved that she would be brave enough to say that. Very good on her. Hopefully we can shut down the bullying.

[QUOTE=Wii60;46372043][URL]http://www.reddit.com/r/TransSupport/comments/2ks7k2/who_should_i_take_this_up_with_im_literally/[/URL] [IMG]https://o.twimg.com/2/proxy.jpg?t=HBgfaHR0cHM6Ly9pLmltZ3VyLmNvbS8zTDQ3c013LmpwZxSsCRTECgAWABIA&s=7DNNEbSb_-rBQhi_HHI0PmPPGemXFQZt-iRVyoZoDXA[/IMG] btw, guess who one of the mods of /r/gamergate is? [URL]https://archive.today/B5RTC[/URL] [URL]https://archive.today/0NfCO[/URL] I am now officially angry.[/QUOTE] Hooooly fuck O_o

the more i read it the more i want to stick that mods head on a stake.

Also guys since we're on the "trust but verify"...read the thread again, the moderator who sent that message has been removed, and several actions have been taken.

[QUOTE=Wii60;46372043][URL]http://www.reddit.com/r/TransSupport/comments/2ks7k2/who_should_i_take_this_up_with_im_literally/[/URL] [IMG]https://o.twimg.com/2/proxy.jpg?t=HBgfaHR0cHM6Ly9pLmltZ3VyLmNvbS8zTDQ3c013LmpwZxSsCRTECgAWABIA&s=7DNNEbSb_-rBQhi_HHI0PmPPGemXFQZt-iRVyoZoDXA[/IMG] btw, guess who one of the mods of /r/gamergate is? [URL]https://archive.today/B5RTC[/URL] [URL]https://archive.today/0NfCO[/URL] I am now officially angry.[/QUOTE] I feel like I'm reading some kinda dystopian sci-fi stuff and it's slightly terrifying

[QUOTE=Sitkero;46372151]I feel like I'm reading some kinda dystopian sci-fi stuff and it's slightly terrifying[/QUOTE] The mod was removed.

[QUOTE=Wii60;46372043][URL]http://www.reddit.com/r/TransSupport/comments/2ks7k2/who_should_i_take_this_up_with_im_literally/[/URL] [IMG]https://o.twimg.com/2/proxy.jpg?t=HBgfaHR0cHM6Ly9pLmltZ3VyLmNvbS8zTDQ3c013LmpwZxSsCRTECgAWABIA&s=7DNNEbSb_-rBQhi_HHI0PmPPGemXFQZt-iRVyoZoDXA[/IMG] [/QUOTE] Absolutely disgusting. I can't be the only one who thinks that, in a way, Gamergate is the side that advocates actual social justice, right? This entire time, I couldn't help having the notion that gamers were the ones being oppressed by these absolutely dirty hypocrites. [editline]edit[/editline] [QUOTE=G-Strogg;46372149]Also guys since we're on the "trust but verify"...read the thread again, the moderator who sent that message has been removed, and several actions have been taken.[/QUOTE] Oh. Good.

Is there any way to know if it's true? The only reason I ask is because I could never believe someone was so on the nose about their thoughts like that.

[QUOTE=Wii60;46372097][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/w9qADcV.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] As much shit as I've given Liana K, her writing has always been solid and her desire for the truth evident. This bullshit cannot stand.

[QUOTE=Te Great Skeeve;46372191]The mod was removed.[/QUOTE] I know but it's still kinda fuckin' crazy how it reads

I want to know who the mod is. Edit: it's [url]http://www.reddit.com/u/SamuelStringman[/url]

[QUOTE=Wii60;46372043][URL]http://www.reddit.com/r/TransSupport/comments/2ks7k2/who_should_i_take_this_up_with_im_literally/[/URL] [IMG]https://o.twimg.com/2/proxy.jpg?t=HBgfaHR0cHM6Ly9pLmltZ3VyLmNvbS8zTDQ3c013LmpwZxSsCRTECgAWABIA&s=7DNNEbSb_-rBQhi_HHI0PmPPGemXFQZt-iRVyoZoDXA[/IMG] btw, guess who one of the mods of /r/gamergate is? [URL]https://archive.today/B5RTC[/URL] [URL]https://archive.today/0NfCO[/URL] I am now officially angry.[/QUOTE] This reinforces all my thoughts about the left and how they use us, which is why I can't believe it. It's like if there was footage of David Cameron saying "Well I hope all the poors and foreigners just die". It's too perfectly awful.

[QUOTE=lazyguy;46372367]This reinforces all my thoughts about the left and how they use us, which is why I can't believe it. It's like if there was footage of David Cameron saying "Well I hope all the poors and foreigners just die". It's too perfectly awful.[/QUOTE] This is the modern american left, aka not at all like many other lefts you see in the world.

[QUOTE]Edit 2: The mod in question has been removed. Thanks to anyone who had a hand in that.[/QUOTE] Justice has been served.

[QUOTE=lazyguy;46372367]This reinforces all my thoughts about the left and how they use us, which is why I can't believe it. It's like if there was footage of David Cameron saying "Well I hope all the poors and foreigners just die". It's too perfectly awful.[/QUOTE] Politics is built on manipulation and suppression. The best politicians will always be manipulators and hypocrites, because as long as you aren't caught that's the most advantageous thing to be. That's why I'm glad the internet has no leaders. Consensus is formed through logical persuasion, not social conformity.

[QUOTE=Mr. Scorpio;46372441]Politics is built on manipulation and suppression. The best politicians will always be manipulators and hypocrites, because as long as you aren't caught that's the most advantageous thing to be. That's why I'm glad the internet has no leaders. Consensus is formed through logical persuasion, not social conformity.[/QUOTE] “The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn’t understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had.” — Eric Schmidt

[QUOTE=Penultimate;46372268]I want to know who the mod is. [/QUOTE] A spectacular piece of shit. [QUOTE=lazyguy;46372367]This reinforces all my thoughts about the left and how they use us, which is why I can't believe it. It's like if there was footage of David Cameron saying "Well I hope all the poors and foreigners just die". It's too perfectly awful.[/QUOTE] All political ideologies use you. That's what they are. It's about power in the end. Some declare that they think about your well being, but the moment you question if they really do - you're thrown to the dogs. In old times, you could literally be thrown to the dogs, now you'll just get discredited and made a laughing stock. Wow it took a long time to post.

[QUOTE=Penultimate;46372268]I want to know who the mod is. Edit: it's [url]http://www.reddit.com/u/SamuelStringman[/url][/QUOTE] I don't think this guy has a positive comment.

[QUOTE=Banned?;46372546]I don't think this guy has a positive comment.[/QUOTE] [quote]Stay mad Amerifat. What you said was incorrect. [/quote] perfect moderator material.