Corruption in gaming journalism discussion and update thread.
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[QUOTE=Xubs;46509748]it most definitely is and you've been living under a rock if you've not heard of 'swatting', this stuff happens on an infrequent basis. People call up law enforcement on people they don't like with fake suicide threats or worse, it's actually gotten some people killed when it's escalated to SWAT.
It's a legitimate enough concern to law enforcement in this country and others and at least here there's a pretty hefty amount of punishment you'll get if you're caught.[/QUOTE]
Plus, does 911 not save the callers' numbers? I'm pretty sure some folks got arrested for that already...
[QUOTE=jimhowl33t;46510012]Plus, does 911 not save the callers' numbers? I'm pretty sure some folks got arrested for that already...[/QUOTE]
Call from a payphone or similar.
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[QUOTE=jimhowl33t;46510024][url=http://nationalreport.net/15-year-old-swatted-domestic-terrorism/]Yup, domestic terrorism. 25 to life in the cubes.[/url][/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeBV7ioD98w[/media]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/VRGwEYk.png[/img]
Errr
[QUOTE=jimhowl33t;46510024][url=http://nationalreport.net/15-year-old-swatted-domestic-terrorism/]Yup, domestic terrorism. 25 to life in the cubes.[/url][/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.snopes.com/media/notnews/swatted.asp[/url]
Also searching the name and age, this video pops up, [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXzSRbO4MCY[/url] which made the rounds a while back (at least that image and similar attributation) and the person pictured is a 16 year old sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a baby.
Also
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Horner[/url]
AKA the guy who is named in the article is also the guy who wrote it. (National Report is a Fake news site,I mean really, just check out the front page)
Have we suddenly forgotten how to google?
It appears I've made a huge mistake. Apologies.
Still, I recall more reputable sources reporting something similar. I'll try to see if I can find anything better.
Looks like arbitration will be going on the anti-gamersgate side for reliable sources reasons, they are all accepting it now. It's a small chance they will make the article neutral since there is no mainstream sources. Were going to have to wait years until the article is fixed.
I tried, sorry.
The article is going to be about feminism in gaming whether you like it or not.
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;46509836]Usually the police are told its a hostage situation which is very serious. They don't have the luxury of not taking g it seriously, as if they were to wave it off as fake when something is really happening then people may die. So they have to respond to it as a real threat. And unfortunately sometimes people end up in a bad position with the police in an equally bad one, and it ends up with someone accidentally getting shot.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, they can't take risks. Even if they are responding to the same address for the 5th time or the first time, Would be the same with any sort of armed response unit. I would like to believe that Ice is telling the truth here, you wouldn't really make this sort of stuff up as far as i'm aware, Ice isn't that kind of person who would say something like that for attention... or i should hope so anyway, so i can also understand why some people are so skeptical.
Regardless, It's only a matter of time before someone is going to end up getting killed because some halfwit making shit up to get them to raid whoever they want silenced or "pranked", either live on the internet or in the confines of their own home. and then what would happen? These cunts need to be found and dealt with.
I wouldn't imagine they would all be up for a cup of tea and biscuits after bashing down your door in the middle of the night and pointing a few guns at you and everyone else in the house, now would they?
What the [B]CRAP[/B].
Yet ANOTHER freaking 911 call, this time coming from the guy who got doxxed by and later helped that girl.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/8ASdcGC.png[/img]
[url]http://hokuto-ju-no-ken.tumblr.com/post/102861803229/calming-down-now-so-it-wont-be-as-caps-fear[/url]
Jesus Christ...
[QUOTE=EmperorVagak;46507728]I'm not sure what Max is doing but apparently he wrote this and posted it on Tumblr.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/lXL4cOd.png[/img][/QUOTE]
This doesn't surprise me since he was attacking TB on Twitter like a rabid dog.
[QUOTE=Te Great Skeeve;46510190]Looks like arbitration will be going on the anti-gamersgate side for reliable sources reasons, they are all accepting it now. It's a small chance they will make the article neutral since there is no mainstream sources. Were going to have to wait years until the article is fixed.
I tried, sorry.
The article is going to be about feminism in gaming whether you like it or not.[/QUOTE]It's nothing short of mind boggling that the opposition gets to define what your movement is about, what the fuck is wrong with wikipedia
Is it just me or is everything happening for the #GG thing 100x times faster than it used to do?
Keep in mind that without actual evidence, they could be just fishing for attention though.
You can't handwave the attention whoring shit from the other side, and then suddenly take these swatting claims superseriously.
For those of you asking about the recolor of Vivian, I'm pretty sure it was the product of a thread on /gg/ where OP asked for "bizzaro-gg OC"
Fairly confident someone in /gg/ made it as satire of anti-gg, but anti-gg and trolls adopted it as their own, making it even more pathetic :V
I was sort of thinking of making a site where consumers for gaming could come together, basically a consumer organization. I'd join that.
TBH I'd rather join any organization then have to go under a twitter hashtag where random bloody nobs can take the wheel. Of course, I'd only join it if there was a LOT of support and the movement wouldn't lose steam because of it.
[QUOTE=Te Great Skeeve;46510622]I was sort of thinking of making a site where consumers for gaming could come together, basically a consumer organization. I'd join that.
TBH I'd rather join any organization then have to go under a twitter hashtag where random bloody nobs can take the wheel. Of course, I'd only join it if there was a LOT of support and the movement wouldn't lose steam because of it.[/QUOTE]
Just form your group and then take to the #GamerGate hashtag and contribute that way. People who like your way of doing things will talk to you, and all you have to do is engage them.
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;46504742]Its mainly to mess with the Anti side, and also to just have quite a bit of fun for the pro side.[/QUOTE]
It's working so far, the tag's feed is hilarious :v:
[QUOTE=Wii60;46508674][url]https://twitter.com/Bastille1790/status/534036739552075776[/url]
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2lHlLvCQAEapIR.jpg[/IMG]
the bomb is rolling in[/QUOTE]
It's still going to take ages.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/m6u2KbJ.png[/IMG]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/quUYCz4.png[/img]
Looks like he pulled the first tweet and did a bit of backpedaling. Rest are still up though.
[url]https://archive.today/2G5Qk[/url] (entire feed)
[url]https://archive.today/tvy30[/url] (the second tweet)
[QUOTE=Gray Altoid;46511533][img]http://i.imgur.com/quUYCz4.png[/img]
Looks like he pulled the first tweet and did a bit of backpedaling. Rest are still up though.
[url]https://archive.today/2G5Qk[/url] (entire feed)
[url]https://archive.today/tvy30[/url] (the second tweet)[/QUOTE]
this is the guy who wrote homefront
[QUOTE=Xubs;46509748]it most definitely is and you've been living under a rock if you've not heard of 'swatting', this stuff happens on an infrequent basis. People call up law enforcement on people they don't like with fake suicide threats or worse, it's actually gotten some people killed when it's escalated to SWAT.
It's a legitimate enough concern to law enforcement in this country and others and at least here there's a pretty hefty amount of punishment you'll get if you're caught.[/QUOTE]
How is it in the US, btw?
In Germany (afaik all of Europe) you have to register all phone numbers with a valid address/your identity, but it's still really easy to get an anonymous prepaid card if you know how.
[QUOTE=Ithon;46511455][img]https://media.8chan.co/gg/src/1416236010666.png[/img][/QUOTE]
And Pakman isn't even Pro-GG. AGG simply just hate any kind of neutral reporting.
Meanwhile we love pakman because he gives us a fair shake,Hell I disagree with him on some points but we wouldn't attack each other over it.That's the difference between the sides one can hold a conversation the other can't.
[QUOTE=_Axel;46511627]And Pakman isn't even Pro-GG. AGG simply just hate any kind of neutral reporting.[/QUOTE]
It's inevitable when you're dealing with a culture that literally believes that any viewpoint beyond their own is simply invalid.
No questions asked, no questions needed, "some issues aren't two-sided", and you're subhuman garbage for even suggesting such.
