Corruption in gaming journalism discussion and update thread. - General

[QUOTE=Dermock;45997280]Also, why is this thread, despite being super active, under ones without posts for days? [IMG]http://puu.sh/bBLTi.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Garry's GD sorting method

[QUOTE=Zet;45927436]He switched because of the fake phil fish account being a dick[/QUOTE] I still can't get over just how ridiculous this happenstance is :dance: [editline]16th September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;45927516]I've only made it about halfway through that Escapist article but its pretty damn good. I'm going to snag a few snippets real quick.[/QUOTE] I only had a quick look at it, but it seems really well written (which is to be expected I suppose). I need to look into it a bit more, but the Ethics Guidelines seem very reasonable and it's also great that they apply to the whole parent company.

[QUOTE=Tamschi;45997026][emphasis mine] Does that etc by chance mean "to see how many people click your link"? :wink: Long urls are appreciated, at least by me. [editline]addendum[/editline] "To reduce reverse searchability" would be a good reason though, I suppose that's a more likely possibility in your case.[/QUOTE] Actually, it's so people wouldn't find out my full name by googling the URL or article title. Because I was/am scared of getting doxxed.

/v/ is going nuts, that mass deleting going on from some of the mods is causing a huge uproar right now and threads all over are being made. Shits pretty funny, why did anyone think that was a good idea, on 4chan of all places.

[QUOTE=Dick Slamfist;45996993]I like tha Zoe Quinn has spent this whole movement going "IT'S ABOUT ME EVERYONE'S TARGETING ME" when in reality the only reason people mention her is because she keeps bringing her self up into everything[/QUOTE] Probably why she hates the gamergate tag so much, because it completely cuts her out of any implied involvement.

[QUOTE=Dick Slamfist;45996993]I like tha Zoe Quinn has spent this whole movement going "IT'S ABOUT ME EVERYONE'S TARGETING ME" when in reality the only reason people mention her is because she keeps bringing her self up into everything[/QUOTE] [url]http://psychcentral.com/disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder-symptoms/[/url]

the mod deleted a thread on /pol/ so he'll be out within ~10 minutes or so.

[QUOTE=Doritos-pope;45996795]I know that mentioning max now is frowned upon but he's gone ahead and [URL="http://tumblr.maxofs2d.net/post/97558398777"]made his own strawman comic[/URL]. Getting banned from this discussion hit him really hard. :V If you don't want to click (and I can't blame you): [IMG]http://33.media.tumblr.com/fa5104e0f55e6f33b96ba728fba7e17d/tumblr_nbxx0qkMEQ1r42s8uo1_500.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] How about we just ignore him? First of all he's bringing absolutely no arguments to the discussions, and also he's not able to reply to the thread to defend himself. Just let him be on his little corner.

sounds like someone somewhere is getting fired [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Rov31dd.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=warneccruid;45929158][url]http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/2fv3mg/of_corruption_in_the_australian_games_industry/[/url] [url]http://nichegamer.net/2014/09/big-gaming-journalism-is-dying-and-heres-why/[/url][/QUOTE] Oh wow, DRAMAtical Murder was toned down quite a bit for the anime adaption :v:

[QUOTE=waylander;45997746]sounds like someone somewhere is getting fired -image-[/QUOTE] Wait, what's this regarding?

[QUOTE=waylander;45997746]sounds like someone somewhere is getting fired [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Rov31dd.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] More than just fired I hope. [editline]17th September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Xenomoose;45997764]Wait, what's this regarding?[/QUOTE] PR guy from a company Alice emailed sent her(or him. I recall seeing discussion Alice doesn't know what to identify as) a dick pic.

[QUOTE=Xenomoose;45997764]Wait, what's this regarding?[/QUOTE] Female Youtuber asks a publisher for a review copy of their game, publisher employee tries to promise her an even earlier review copy to try and win her over. It escalates and eventually he sends a dick pic. That's the publisher's reply.

[QUOTE=Xenomoose;45997764]Wait, what's this regarding?[/QUOTE] If I recall, either a game publisher or journalist sent her dick pics unasked for. I'll look it up again and link the video. She never named the company though. [URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JsYab06atM[/URL] Should be it

[QUOTE=Doritos-pope;45996795]I know that mentioning max now is frowned upon but he's gone ahead and [URL="http://tumblr.maxofs2d.net/post/97558398777"]made his own strawman comic[/URL]. Getting banned from this discussion hit him really hard. :V If you don't want to click (and I can't blame you): [IMG]http://33.media.tumblr.com/fa5104e0f55e6f33b96ba728fba7e17d/tumblr_nbxx0qkMEQ1r42s8uo1_500.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Can someone ban Max from the internet? Like, go to his house with a pair of scissors and cut his internet connection?

his/her youtube channel description starts out "Hi I'm Alice and no I'm not a girl (#bonerkiller)"

Oh, thanks. So much shit is going on I've begun to lose track of it all.

[QUOTE=Mr.95;45994232]I used to enjoy cracked before they started delving into that shit, not to mention one of their regular artists is basically the biggest strawman factory ever when it comes to his illustrations [t]https://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1398/13/1398136989236.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] This picture makes me physically ill.

[QUOTE=Zet;45930254]camera lady had to have her videos taken down with no explanation as to why yet, and I saw this gem on 4chan. [url]http://puu.sh/brI27.png[/url] I'll start uploading pics to another place since the image tags don't like it when I use puush(?)[/QUOTE] I think they require them to be requested by a known browser user agent; I can't download puush images directly in Maltego for example.

[QUOTE=Doritos-pope;45996795]I know that mentioning max now is frowned upon but he's gone ahead and [URL="http://tumblr.maxofs2d.net/post/97558398777"]made his own strawman comic[/URL]. Getting banned from this discussion hit him really hard. :V If you don't want to click (and I can't blame you): [IMG]http://33.media.tumblr.com/fa5104e0f55e6f33b96ba728fba7e17d/tumblr_nbxx0qkMEQ1r42s8uo1_500.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] i think it's quite ironic that he is implying that everyone who doesn't agree with him has a sheltered worldview

[QUOTE=Mr.95;45994232]I used to enjoy cracked before they started delving into that shit, not to mention one of their regular artists is basically the biggest strawman factory ever when it comes to his illustrations [t]https://img.4plebs.org/boards/pol/image/1398/13/1398136989236.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] The one on the right is photoshopped to imply every single SJ article they could find was on the front page at the same time and that that's all there is anymore but most of it is the same old hit-and-miss clickbait as it used to be

[QUOTE=Zet;45932018]Oh shit, we didn't? I thought it was.[/QUOTE] It was oddly quiet for a while, I was mistaken for a bit too :v:

[QUOTE=HoodedSniper;45997603]/v/ is going nuts, that mass deleting going on from some of the mods is causing a huge uproar right now and threads all over are being made. Shits pretty funny, why did anyone think that was a good idea, on 4chan of all places.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=G-Strogg;45997695]the mod deleted a thread on /pol/ so he'll be out within ~10 minutes or so.[/QUOTE] Threads were being deleted on /v/, /pol/, and /b/ (latter two being an especially big mistake). We'll see in a few hours if it's another mod getting sacked, or the end times. Threads aren't being deleted on /b/ and /pol/ anymore, shitstorm has been started though.

[QUOTE=Doritos-pope;45996795]I know that mentioning max now is frowned upon but he's gone ahead and [URL="http://tumblr.maxofs2d.net/post/97558398777"]made his own strawman comic[/URL]. Getting banned from this discussion hit him really hard. :V If you don't want to click (and I can't blame you): [IMG]http://33.media.tumblr.com/fa5104e0f55e6f33b96ba728fba7e17d/tumblr_nbxx0qkMEQ1r42s8uo1_500.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] i could've sworn that vivian james is just "a person who happens to be a girl and plays vidya and likes anyone who plays vidya no matter who he/she is and where he/she's from" for a charity game and not used as a "see? we're not sexist haha" character thing i bet if reddit/facepunch created their character first they would label it the same

[QUOTE=e_k_M;45998253]i could've sworn that vivian james is just "a person who happens to be a girl and plays vidya and likes anyone who plays vidya no matter who he/she is and where he/she's from" for a charity game and not used as a "see? we're not sexist haha" character thing[/QUOTE] Yeah but that's an inconveniently reasonable thing to be angry at

[QUOTE=e_k_M;45998253]i could've sworn that vivian james is just "a person who happens to be a girl and plays vidya and likes anyone who plays vidya no matter who he/she is and where he/she's from" for a charity game and not used as a "see? we're not sexist haha" character thing i bet if reddit/facepunch created their character first they would label it the same[/QUOTE] It's a literal representation of /v/ because that's literally what /v/ is. It's an anonymous imageboard, they genuinely don't give a shit about who you are or what you look like. All that matters is your opinion on vidya, and that your opinion genuinely fucking sucks (no exceptions). There are several female posters on /v/. They dislike all casuals no matter the gender. It's just that females sadly got a bit extra attention with the "girl gamers" stereotype.

[QUOTE=HoodedSniper;45997603]/v/ is going nuts, that mass deleting going on from some of the mods is causing a huge uproar right now and threads all over are being made. Shits pretty funny, why did anyone think that was a good idea, on 4chan of all places.[/QUOTE] I keep hearing this and keep getting disappointed. I think I'm expecting to hear actual screams :v:

[url]https://www.4chan.org/bans[/url]

[QUOTE=Fayez;45938812]Time for the spider chart to grow...[/QUOTE] I still have to check how much "Good" these people have done each other. I wonder how many have made their Patreon profile private in the 3-4 weeks since I made the initial graph. [editline]17th September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Wii60;45939061][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/JpSOfkY.png[/IMG] bye polygon advertiser[/QUOTE] Oh right, I need to start writing mails again. I haven't done much in that direction for a while because of reasons...

[img]http://i.imgur.com/V45L6Af.png[/img] That explains the threads being purged