Corruption in gaming journalism discussion and update thread. - General

Funny cause if anyone else did this in a sport or another entertainment venue, this behavior would be up for RICO review. Probably time to call the FTC, and not about "transparency".

[url]https://twitter.com/infinitechan/status/529560640927432706[/url] [QUOTE]I've talked to @Kingofpol on Skype and can also back up his #GamerGate @nicknotned post. @Gawker is more pathetic with each passing day.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Wii60;46405260]Verified by KoP [URL]https://twitter.com/Kingofpol/status/529548938798694400[/URL] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5rZ6Ga6.png[/IMG] TL;DR Nick Denton is paying people to tone police from inside GG. Tone Policing is bad.[/QUOTE] Why would he post this. Is he that dumb? If this is for real, then he just poured gasoline on the fire instead of water. If his plan is so brilliant, why the hell didn't he just keep his mouth shut until it was to late.

[QUOTE=Muggi;46405668]Why would he post this. Is he that dumb? If this is for real, then he just poured gasoline on the fire instead of water. If his plan is so brilliant, why the hell didn't he just keep his mouth shut until it was to late.[/QUOTE] anti-gg are pros at pouring gas on fires

[QUOTE=Muggi;46405668]Why would he post this. Is he that dumb? If this is for real, then he just poured gasoline on the fire instead of water. If his plan is so brilliant, why the hell didn't he just keep his mouth shut until it was to late.[/QUOTE] Because he's a psychopath. He's rich and has a hard on for anarchy and humiliation, this is the kind of stuff he would do daily. He's fired almost half of gawker before on a whim, paying people to be shills or informants is his daily business. Check some articles on him. He's dead mental.

[QUOTE=G-Strogg;46402320][IMG]http://puu.sh/cCgPz/9630332f27.png[/IMG] Well at least I regretted buying Overgrowth before I saw this.[/QUOTE] I was one of the people arguing with him. It was like talking to a wall. I kept sending him links, images, videos to counter his really dumb views but I don't think I got through. It's a shame, I Pre-ordered Overgrowth way back in 2010, and I really liked David, say anything you want about him being lazy to develop Overgrowth, the engine alone is fucking fantastic, and he made it alone. Just wish he would stop adding cool but pointless features and finish the game.I might start a thread at their forums, maybe that'll work. Also, holy fuck Twitter is terrible, you can't have meaningful debates, arguments or anything in 140 characters.

[QUOTE=ZuXer;46405905]I was one of the people arguing with him. It was like talking to a wall. I kept sending him links, images, videos to counter his really dumb views but I don't think I got through. It's a shame, I Pre-ordered Overgrowth way back in 2010, and I really liked David, say anything you want about him being lazy to develop Overgrowth, the engine alone is fucking fantastic, and he made it alone. Just wish he would stop adding cool but pointless features and finish the game.I might start a thread at their forums, maybe that'll work. [B]Also, holy fuck Twitter is terrible, you can't have meaningful debates, arguments or anything in 140 characters.[/B][/QUOTE] To be fair, I don't think that was ever the intention of Twitter. Unfortunatley, people seem to find it more convinient for their point of view to use such a poor platform for debates, since no one will be able to properly formulate an argument.

I think that's what twitlong is for ...

Jeez, did I just read the villain's speech in a plot to a movie? This is just too ridiculous to be true. Reading the 8chan thread on the subject. [url]https://twitter.com/infinitechan/status/529560640927432706[/url] [img]http://i.imgur.com/42HHqBR.png[/img] Hotwheels confirmed it. Holy crap.

[QUOTE=Muggi;46405668]Why would he post this. Is he that dumb? If this is for real, then he just poured gasoline on the fire instead of water. If his plan is so brilliant, why the hell didn't he just keep his mouth shut until it was to late.[/QUOTE] I guess he is trying to create infighting

[QUOTE=T-hunter;46406557]I guess he is trying to create infighting[/QUOTE] But how though. You don't give your enemies ammunition and expect them to shoot it at their friends.

[QUOTE=EmperorVagak;46406281]Jeez, did I just read the villain's speech in a plot to a movie? This is just too ridiculous to be true. Reading the 8chan thread on the subject. [url]https://twitter.com/infinitechan/status/529560640927432706[/url] [img]http://i.imgur.com/42HHqBR.png[/img] Hotwheels confirmed it. Holy crap.[/QUOTE] [url]https://archive.today/SgCU2[/url] Gawker ladies and gentlemen.

[quote] So in an effort to make sure that no one is ever confused about why tone policing is bullshit and automatically labels them as racist/sexist in my brain[/quote] Does this phrase mean what I think it means? EDIT: it's an actual question

[url=https://www.pehub.com/2009/05/peter-thiel-on-valleywag-its-the-silicon-valley-equivalent-of-al-qaeda/]Peter Thiel On Valleywag; It’s the “Silicon Valley Equivalent of Al Qaeda”[/url] Short little article, but I found this interesting. [quote]Did you ever imagine that you’d be the subject of conversation on gossip blogs like Valleywag, and how does that effect you, if at all? [Laughs.] I’m not sure if I should answer this, but a couple of years ago, there was an article in New York magazine about Gawker Media, and the theme of it was sort of, everybody sucks, and the mindset that was being perpetrated. I don’t feel that I’m being unequally targeted. But it’s disturbing to me that there are people who are so angry out there. Maybe I’m wrong and did something terrible to them, but I’m not particularly flattered by being targeted. I actually think it’s sort of the psychology of a terrorist, where it’s purely destructive and that Valleywag is the Silicon Valley equivalent of Al Qaeda. You think Valleywag is a like a terrorist organization? Yes, in that it scares everybody. It’s terrible for the Valley, which is supposed to be about people who are willing to think out loud and be different. I think they should be described as terrorists, not as writers or reporters. I don’t understand the psychology of people who would kill themselves and blow up buildings, and I don’t understand people who would spend their lives being angry; it just seems unhealthy.[/quote] And this is from all the way back in 2009.

[url]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/gamergate-interviews/12400-Daniel-Vavra-GamerGate-Interview[/url] Interview with Daniel Vavra. [quote]When somebody calls people ugly neckbeard virgin nerds or terrorists, he shouldn't be surprised by rude response. It's the same as going to church during a mass and screaming that God doesn't exist at people. What do you think would happen?[/quote]

[QUOTE=Wii60;46405260]Verified by KoP [URL]https://twitter.com/Kingofpol/status/529548938798694400[/URL] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5rZ6Ga6.png[/IMG] TL;DR Nick Denton is paying people to tone police from inside GG. Tone Policing is bad.[/QUOTE] This is incredible. He talks about how strong Gamergate is, how diverse its members are, says that it's [I]definitely totally going to be dead in like a few days guys just wait!!![/I], admits that he'd happily 'attack' them if he could, and then compares himself to the fucking Joker from Batman. This piece of shit is part of a media company.

[url]http://www.nichegamer.net/2014/11/the-gamergate-harassment-patrol-is-changing-for-the-better/[/url] Niche Gamer: The Gamergate Harassment Patrol is Changing For the Better [quote]The #GamerGate Harassment Patrol has successfully shut down hundreds of troll, threatening, and doxxing accounts on Twitter. They’ve also compiled all of their behaviors, messages, and patterns in an attempt to hopefully predict their next attacks. Coming from this, evidence has been found pointing to a number of these harassment incidents coming from Brazilian celebrity journalist Celebrinando Guy, or the Bill Waggoner hacking group (previously known as the GNAA).[/quote] [editline]4th November 2014[/editline] btw Denton wants us to fight eachother and i actually dont think what he said was true, about having tone police among us. if you want my advice, ignore him and just keep fighting. [editline]4th November 2014[/editline] from Based Pac Man [quote]David Pakman ‏@dpakman 11 minutes ago Today's #gamergate interview with Arthur Chu will up at 4pm eastern. He gets angry with me, but stands by doxxing & #tweetlikenotyourshield[/quote] [editline]4th November 2014[/editline] [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i09a7FbaFvQ[/url] kotakuinaction stream here with hat2.

[QUOTE=Ayane-152;46404078]Youtube Nation has released this... :suicide: [video=youtube;Md_53pnAcio]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md_53pnAcio[/video] [t]https://i.imgur.com/aUiYoUR.png[/t] (The comments section is having a field day at the moment. I betcha it'll be closed soon)[/QUOTE] TotalBiscuit's response to this is beautiful. This isn't just a truth bomb, it's a truth nuke. [URL="https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13mv3hw3xnns5d4004ceryhtzv2tfxqyq00k"]https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13mv3hw3xnns5d4004ceryhtzv2tfxqyq00k[/URL]

[QUOTE=TheJoey;46407598] btw Denton wants us to fight eachother and i actually dont think what he said was true, about having tone police among us. if you want my advice, ignore him and just keep fighting. [/QUOTE] I'll fight you... in a video game.

[QUOTE=Ithon;46407804]I'll fight you... in a video game.[/QUOTE] lets take it to dust ii mother fucker

[QUOTE=Hidole555;46407691]TotalBiscuit's response to this is beautiful. This isn't just a truth bomb, it's a truth nuke. [URL="https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13mv3hw3xnns5d4004ceryhtzv2tfxqyq00k"]https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13mv3hw3xnns5d4004ceryhtzv2tfxqyq00k[/URL][/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Indeed, there is far more to this. Harassment has happened, I will not deny that, but it is not the responsibility of the moderate majority to apologise for the behavior of trolls. It is indeed partly the responsibility of the media for encouraging said trolls and rewarding their behavior.[/QUOTE] This needs to be brought up more often.

[QUOTE=Rockeiro123;46408312]This needs to be brought up more often.[/QUOTE] And it doesn't take a genius to understand that if trolls and various nasty-ass harassers are seeking attention, giving them a coverage is not the most brilliant idea to ever visit anyone's head. And while we're at it, I'm shocked that even though the media tried their fucking best to bring all kinds of weirdos, [i]some[/i] people still had to go and manufacture a death threat against themselves. It sorta points at the possibility that harassment in GG is even more exaggerated than even GGers imagine.

[URL]https://openstandard.mozilla.org/yes-gamergate-is-everyones-issue/[/URL] [editline]4th November 2014[/editline] also about the nick denton thing. If you want to know Nick's Mindset, King of Pol read his entire interview from playboy recently on livestream. It's a glimpse into insanity. [URL]http://news.genius.com/Playboy-playboy-interview-nick-denton-annotated#note-3721782[/URL]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/6GgbiqW.png[/img] this guy, arthur chu, was interviewed by david pakman about gg. should go up around 4:30est im sure. he is a jeopardy champion that apparently has been outed for getting answers from an earpiece, but he's been rabidly anti-gg and according to pakman, "went off on [pakman]" during the interview, "stands by doxxing". now here he is going off on pakman on twitter. these people are insane.

That Wasp person. Jesus Christ.

another anti-gg interview gone bad? this is great. David Pakman master race.

[QUOTE=Wii60;46409154]another anti-gg interview gone bad? this is great. David Pakman master race.[/QUOTE] At this point it doesn't even qualify as news, there are maybe 2 interviews with anti-gg that weren't done by biased site or didn't end with calling interviewer names on Twitter.

There is always multiple sides to everything, and even if that side's reasoning is horrible, it is still worth listening to what they have to say.

I feel sorry for Packman.He is doing exactly what his job entails and getting Shit on for it.

[QUOTE=JesseR92;46409381]I feel sorry for Packman.He is doing exactly what his job entails and getting Shit on for it.[/QUOTE] Being an actual journalist involves making people uncomfortable. These guys just want a mouthpiece.