#Gamergate, the war on nerds, and the corruption of the left and the free press

[jackstar7]

He probably bought himself some hireability with his political correctness, but surely he has also lost some of his fan base and I highly doubt that enough non-geeky, non-gaming people have been attracted to make up for that.

I take issue with your use of political correctness here. The guy was stating his opinion. I may be misreading your "tone" but it comes off that you're saying he doesn't really believe what he's saying, he's just doing it to avoid offending anyone... which is counter to the whole notion of being politically correct...

I'm just confused. Seems like he is entitled to his opinion and to express it. Clearly there are people who don't agree with him... and he might hurt his business, but that's his choice, no?

 

[Exophase]

I take issue with your use of political correctness here. The guy was stating his opinion. I may be misreading your "tone" but it comes off that you're saying he doesn't really believe what he's saying, he's just doing it to avoid offending anyone... which is counter to the whole notion of being politically correct...

Well if he actually believes that no one supporting GamerGate could get into college then he's pretty ignorant. I mean, that's easily proven false. We're still talking about that one tweet, right?

At least it wasn't calling women and non-white people who support GG sockpuppets and making them prove their identity with pictures.. something that happened to lots of people and even today still happens..

On the one hand his tweet is just a dumb joke and all but it's also kind of reflective of a common pattern of people responding to an enemy with ridiculous characterizations and stereotypes that belittles or even dehumanizes the entire group instead of responding to anything they're saying. Like has happened several times in this thread. And yes, both sides do it. I don't think this should qualify as "just an opinion."

 

[werepossum]

I take issue with your use of political correctness here. The guy was stating his opinion. I may be misreading your "tone" but it comes off that you're saying he doesn't really believe what he's saying, he's just doing it to avoid offending anyone... which is counter to the whole notion of being politically correct...

I'm just confused. Seems like he is entitled to his opinion and to express it. Clearly there are people who don't agree with him... and he might hurt his business, but that's his choice, no?

That's a fair point - I don't know his opinion or his level of familiarity with the origin and the original issues versus the anti-GamerGate's spin on it. I meant taking the politically correct position that GamerGate has nothing to do with ethics in journalism (especially ethics in gaming journalism) and everything to do with misogyny and hate. I don't want to say the liberal or leftist position since many on the GamerGate side are quite liberal. I have no opinion on whether he is taking that opinion because he honestly believes it or out of political correctness and/or enlightened self interest. Although if it is out of enlightened self interest I think that is penny wise & pound foolish; toeing the progressive line may help get work in Hollywood and with some game developers/publishers, but seems to me that gaming event appearances & shows and voice-over work both typically involve the hard core gamers who are most likely to be informed and pissed off. Candy Crush and Fallout Shelter are both huge, but I don't believe there's a lot of voice-over work in either, and I suspect that for the AAA titles the AAA developers & publishers will want someone uncontroversial, at least internally among gamers. It's not like non-gaming or casual gaming progressives are going to buy Call of Duty Bazillion because Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day are in it, and entirely likely that some who would buy it will forgo that if they are in it. But yes, if he wishes to attack some of his fans that is certainly his right.

 

[BoberFett]

Guaranteed to whoop the worse case of chapped ass.

You seem to be very familiar with that product. It's not surprising, considering you seem to be more butthurt than anyone here.

 

[MrPickins]

I don't know about any boycotts, but Wil Wheaton's been in a number of "geeky" shows for TV and Netflix over the last 5+ years, building a significant fanbase in geek & gamer culture. To go so violently anti-gamer all of a sudden seems like a total dismissal of most of his fans and could result in a lot LESS acting work!

You realize that the majority of gamers don't give a shit about GG, right?

You guys are the vocal minority. Most of us play games instead of looking for reasons to be butthurt.

I meant taking the politically correct position that GamerGate has nothing to do with ethics in journalism (especially ethics in gaming journalism) and everything to do with misogyny and hate.

My rebuttal to that is: why isn't GG focused on the major game publishers who are really screwing the industry when it comes to unbiased reviews, and instead focusing on small-fries who really don't have much effect? I'm much more worried about companies refusing to give review copies to media outlets that have been critical to them than I am about Zoe Quinn allegedly getting special coverage for her FREE game.

 

[Pens1566]

So it's a good idea to mock the intelligence of your fan base as long as it's only part of your fan base?

He probably bought himself some hireability with his political correctness, but surely he has also lost some of his fan base and I highly doubt that enough non-geeky, non-gaming people have been attracted to make up for that.

Heaven forbid someone act on principle instead of their own best monetary/career interests.

 

[Aikouka]

My rebuttal to that is: why isn't GG focused on the major game publishers who are really screwing the industry when it comes to unbiased reviews, and instead focusing on small-fries who really don't have much effect? I'm much more worried about companies refusing to give review copies to media outlets that have been critical to them than I am about Zoe Quinn allegedly getting special coverage for her FREE game.

I haven't exactly performed a comparison, but I've seen/heard talk about PR firms and publishers getting too involved with the reviewers. TotalBiscuit and a lot of the video game pundits (I guess we can call them that as they don't all do reviews) that are similar to him have made remarks about the subject. Although, I think I mentioned this earlier, but TotalBiscuit also stated that he was considering whether free review copies should be accepted as they're also a "gift" from the publisher.

Anyway, I think Zoe Quinn gets way too much press. The latest link deluge had what... six or more links dedicated to her and some restraining order. Who cares about that? Why does that bullshit drama even matter? It kind of reminds me of how annoying the high school drama bullshit is on Twitch.

 

[Skel]

You realize that the majority of gamers don't give a shit about GG, right?

You guys are the vocal minority. Most of us play games instead of looking for reasons to be butthurt.

It took me a while to catch on but they've co-opted the title "gamer". If you don't support GG then you're either a SJW sheep/White Knight loser or not a "real" gamer. It's pretty black and white from what I've seen on it.. at least here and the links provided by the OP. (I honestly haven't seen this topic outside of this thread in a very long time, but I also don't really look for it either)

My rebuttal to that is: why isn't GG focused on the major game publishers who are really screwing the industry when it comes to unbiased reviews, and instead focusing on small-fries who really don't have much effect? I'm much more worried about companies refusing to give review copies to media outlets that have been critical to them than I am about Zoe Quinn allegedly getting special coverage for her FREE game.

From what I've seen this is a war between two sides of twitter nobodies that don't really matter outside of the topic. When this thing began it might have been about making changes to the way things are done but now it's devolved into taking down the opposing side.

 

[Jodell88]

It took me a while to catch on but they've co-opted the title "gamer". If you don't support GG then you're either a SJW sheep/White Knight loser or not a "real" gamer. It's pretty black and white from what I've seen on it.. at least here and the links provided by the OP. (I honestly haven't seen this topic outside of this thread in a very long time, but I also don't really look for it either)

Not sure where you got that from. They've never made that claim that "if you're not with us then you're against us". Besides, gamer are dead.

From what I've seen this is a war between two sides of twitter nobodies that don't really matter outside of the topic. When this thing began it might have been about making changes to the way things are done but now it's devolved into taking down the opposing side.

GG has gotten gaming websites to adopt or adjust their ethics policies. Some websites believe they shouldn't have one, but whatever.

They also went to the Society of Professional Journalists conference last week and took part in two panels. It opened the eyes of many journalists there in terms of what they inadvertly took part and how to cover future online movements.

One side is putting in the work at least.

 

[werepossum]

You realize that the majority of gamers don't give a shit about GG, right?

You guys are the vocal minority. Most of us play games instead of looking for reasons to be butthurt.

My rebuttal to that is: why isn't GG focused on the major game publishers who are really screwing the industry when it comes to unbiased reviews, and instead focusing on small-fries who really don't have much effect? I'm much more worried about companies refusing to give review copies to media outlets that have been critical to them than I am about Zoe Quinn allegedly getting special coverage for her FREE game.

That question has been addressed as part of GamerGate's complaints about the gaming press - not against the companies but against the press who, wishing to maintain access, assure us that Squawker Knight 3 walks on water and has none of the fatal flaws found in Squawker Knight 1 & 2. Then after you buy it, you find that it has ALL of the fatal flaws found in Squawker Knight 1 & 2 plus some new ones. Somehow while being wined and dined in the plush corporate suite the reporters missed that.

Heaven forbid someone act on principle instead of their own best monetary/career interests.

If that's the case, fine, I'm all for him. By all means let him act on principle instead of his own best monetary/career interests. I'm just pointing out that attacking one's own fan base is not typically the road to success, and particularly so if one paints with a broad brush and totally ignores the original issues in favor of repeating one side's rhetoric. But as long as he doesn't whine about the hit he takes, he can do as he wishes.

 

[Watwatwat]

There was nothing violent or "anti-gamer" about it. He was humorously mocking the intelligence of whatever it is that this crowd is up in arms about today.

Now comes the part where you reply by calling me a SJW and copy/pasting all kinds of hipster obscure twitter posts. There, I saved you some work.

Context is that Wil Wheaton has been bashing gamergate for many months now. His wife is also an attention seeker, this isn't an isolated tweet or one time incident.

https://twitter.com/wilw/status/525144905035694080
Deliberately included the hashtag to incite
https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2fku1r/wil_wheaton_has_taken_a_side/

 

[jackstar7]

Context is that Wil Wheaton has been bashing gamergate for many months now. His wife is also an attention seeker, this isn't an isolated tweet or one time incident.

So this is what he believes and he's not just taking a side for his personal gain.

 

[werepossum]

So this is what he believes and he's not just taking a side for his personal gain.

Possibly. In any case, what he says is what he says regardless of why he says it. He should be judged for his words, not for why we suspect he chooses to say them.

 

[jackstar7]

Possibly. In any case, what he says is what he says regardless of why he says it. He should be judged for his words, not for why we suspect he chooses to say them.

Not sure I agree with that entirely. I give more respect to people with integrity.

 

[werepossum]

Not sure I agree with that entirely. I give more respect to people with integrity.

I too. But while I can judge the ethics of people's actions, it is extremely difficult for me to know WHY someone said or did something. So my default position is to proceed as though these are heartfelt personal convictions. Even as I note his possible ulterior motives, I have no way to take them into account other than to remember them as possibilities.

 

[Exophase]

My rebuttal to that is: why isn't GG focused on the major game publishers who are really screwing the industry when it comes to unbiased reviews, and instead focusing on small-fries who really don't have much effect? I'm much more worried about companies refusing to give review copies to media outlets that have been critical to them than I am about Zoe Quinn allegedly getting special coverage for her FREE game.

This is brought up all the time, and I've probably given my two cents on it here already (and if I did I'm sure no one read it and no one will read this either), but this is my personal perspective on it:

1) I personally only really play indie games these days so I care more about how they're covered.

2) Indie devs need some kind of exposure to survive. Not necessarily reviews, but something. The indie market is super saturated, and a lot of people put a ton of time and money into games that no one ends up hearing about regardless of their quality. Getting even a passing positive mention on a site like Kotaku is a big deal. A AAA company refusing to give a big review copy to a site means that site has to buy the game. A big review site refusing to cover some indie game could kill the game. It's less about what favorable coverage does for the games they cover than what it does for the games they don't.

3) Some of us view connections based on personal relationships as more potentially swaying than financial incentive. I know I'd have a much harder time giving a friend's game an honest bad review than I would giving a bad review to someone who gave me swag or paid for a hotel room.

4) The gaming media doesn't really try to defend themselves once collusion is revealed. If anything, the games media itself is where it tends to get exposed. They certainly don't launch massive counter-campaigns to try to paint the accusers as misogynistic harassers.

 

[Smoblikat]

Why do game reviews even matter. If there is any doubt if you will like a game or not, just watch gameplay videos. Or better yet, just try before you buy.

 

[CitizenKain]

Context is that Wil Wheaton has been bashing gamergate for many months now. His wife is also an attention seeker, this isn't an isolated tweet or one time incident.

https://twitter.com/wilw/status/525144905035694080
Deliberately included the hashtag to incite
https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2fku1r/wil_wheaton_has_taken_a_side/

Looks like he's speaking some truth there.

 

[Spungo]

Or better yet, just try before you buy.

I'm pretty sure piracy is still illegal

 

[MrPickins]

That question has been addressed as part of GamerGate's complaints about the gaming press - not against the companies but against the press who, wishing to maintain access, assure us that Squawker Knight 3 walks on water and has none of the fatal flaws found in Squawker Knight 1 & 2. Then after you buy it, you find that it has ALL of the fatal flaws found in Squawker Knight 1 & 2 plus some new ones. Somehow while being wined and dined in the plush corporate suite the reporters missed that.

The issue is with both parties: the publishers and the reporters.

GGers are very worried about collusion; there's your collusion right there. Major fucking collusion. Like system-breaking collusion.

This is brought up all the time, and I've probably given my two cents on it here already (and if I did I'm sure no one read it and no one will read this either), but this is my personal perspective on it:

1) I personally only really play indie games these days so I care more about how they're covered.

Ok. Good for you.

2) Indie devs need some kind of exposure to survive. Not necessarily reviews, but something. The indie market is super saturated, and a lot of people put a ton of time and money into games that no one ends up hearing about regardless of their quality. Getting even a passing positive mention on a site like Kotaku is a big deal. A AAA company refusing to give a big review copy to a site means that site has to buy the game. A big review site refusing to cover some indie game could kill the game. It's less about what favorable coverage does for the games they cover than what it does for the games they don't.

In actuality, it means that they are late to the review and miss out on a shit-ton of clicks and money. If that happens enough, it could kill the site.

As for not covering games, are you of the opinion that reporting is a zero sum game? I'm pretty sure if a Kotaku writer wanted to cover a game they're excited about, an article about Depression Quest isn't going to prevent them from publishing it.

3) Some of us view connections based on personal relationships as more potentially swaying than financial incentive. I know I'd have a much harder time giving a friend's game an honest bad review than I would giving a bad review to someone who gave me swag or paid for a hotel room.

Really? Have you never heard the phrase "money talks"? Besides, it's not about the swag, it's about the clicks (or lack of, if you can't get a review copy before release).

The publishers dictate who will receive these preview copies, and thus, who will get those clicks.

4) The gaming media doesn't really try to defend themselves once collusion is revealed. If anything, the games media itself is where it tends to get exposed. They certainly don't launch massive counter-campaigns to try to paint the accusers as misogynistic harassers.

Honestly, I still haven't seen any proof of collusion in relation to Zoe Quinn, just a long diatribe by a jilted ex-lover making a lot of accusations.

I'm not saying it doesn't happen, just that it's not even in the same order of magnitude as the issues with the major publishers. To me, it's like complaining that someone left the door open when your house is on fire.


Edit: I do respect your opinion, though. You seem to have put some thought into it and it is not unreasonable. :thumbsup:

 

[werepossum]

The issue is with both parties: the publishers and the reporters.

GGers are very worried about collusion; there's your collusion right there. Major fucking collusion. Like system-breaking collusion.

Ok. Good for you.

In actuality, it means that they are late to the review and miss out on a shit-ton of clicks and money. If that happens enough, it could kill the site.

As for not covering games, are you of the opinion that reporting is a zero sum game? I'm pretty sure if a Kotaku writer wanted to cover a game they're excited about, an article about Depression Quest isn't going to prevent them from publishing it.
SNIP

Couple things going on here. First, we've seen that some gaming press aren't covering Indie gaming at all, they are simply promoting their friends' projects. These outlets should have zero credibility once this has been pointed out, but unfortunately they have been able to deflect this attention into claims of misogyny. One big part of the Internet is that well-financed Internet companies like Gawker have been able to start verticals not directly linked to them. I for one would never have clicked on Gawker Gaming but I have been to Kotaku many times. Other times we've seen outlets like Polygon which are both gaming sites and progressive culture advocacy sites. Ultimately we can never rely on the honesty of people in business - they are always acting in their own best interests, not ours - so it is up to us to be sophisticated consumers. Problem is we have no way to know if such outlets are covering an indie developer because they have exciting new game or because that is a friend or roommate. I have no idea how we break through that, especially if such outlets protect each other when caught on it. (And it's not like we can count on this friend or roommate screwing around on a SO each time.)

The second thing is the pushing of the progressive ideology. Again, I don't know how we get past that since most gamers are somewhat liberal and we certainly don't want conservative mores pushed on us. We just don't want the proggie thin red line part of liberalism.

 

[0roo0roo]

Its the 1 year anniversary of #GamerGate

Well various dates within this month are all included, tomorrow is when the hashtag was coined.

http://kukuruyoart.deviantart.com/



#GamerGate Debate Ends After Multiple Bomb Threats
David Pakman Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLe6AGluGRo


#GamerGate Annual Recap: #Gamergate begins (Quinnology Part 3)
LtSarge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Uk8yVdqa4

What is #GamerGate? 1 year anniversary analysis Part 1
Dr. Layman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeLZjzznku0

#GamerGate Annual Recap: Rise of the Anti-Gamers Part 2
LtSarge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO8gTpKXmxE


RECAP: #GamerGate summary, 1st half of August
Qu Qu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qn8_U2qHGo



Huffington Post is having 4 days of GamerGate Interviews this week

Starting with a rather dubious guest
Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani hosts a Huffington Post Live stream with Andrew Eisen, Caroline Sinders and David Rudin titled What the Internet Got Right & Wrong in #GamerGate
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/gamergate-year-anniversary/55c41d1802a76091d10001f1
Caroline Sinders who has direct financial connections to the bad actors and frankly harassers like Shanley Kane
This is who she supports on patreon while talking about harassment?

https://archive.is/BcY69
https://archive.is/AOkHq
Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/54068
https://archive.is/zXkSH


Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani hosts a Huffington Post Live stream with Georgina Young, Cathy Young and Jesse Singal titled #GamerGate & The Ethics In Gaming Journalism

http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/gamergate-year-anniversary/55c41eaa02a760daa30001a7


#GamerGate Annual Recap: Rise of the Anti-Gamers Part 1
LtSarge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFND71xZi1A



After a Year of GamerGate …
https://techraptor.net/content/after-a-year-of-gamergate



RISE OF THE CULTURAL LIBERTARIANS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/08/24/rise-of-the-cultural-libertarians/


Why GamerGate Is Really A Liberal Identity Crisis
http://risemiaminews.com/2015/08/long-read-why-gamergate-is-really-a-liberal-identity-crisis/

#GamerGate One Year Later
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/08/21/gamergate-one-year-later/

By ASHE SCHOW • 8/20/15 1:00 AM
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/d...hat-next/article/2570506#.VdV6n0IFCSx.twitter



Articles on the Eron/Quinn case hit the mainstream media, ghazi the anti gg subreddit resorts to censorship

‘You are also ordered not to post any further information about the [plaintiff]’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-any-further-information-about-the-plaintiff/

Washington state court barring speech by a Massachusetts resident, and the Gjoni/Van Valkenburg controversy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...dent-and-the-gjonivan-valkenburg-controversy/

https://archive.is/Tuxs7
https://archive.is/BCEIK








GamerGate’s Anniversary and the Rise of the VideoCons
http://thefederalist.com/2015/08/15/gamergates-anniversary-and-the-rise-of-the-videocons/


The #GamerGate #SPJAirplay Aftermath
Sargon of Akkad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O0XsVzG0qs

#GamerGate is the Illuminati?
Commissar of GamerGate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhWzEnVl7k8




Some exposés on prominent Anti GamerGate people...

#GamerGate Pedo Sarah Butts revealed (part 1)
King of Pol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_OTTNzQGvc

ANTI-GAMERGATE HAS A LITERAL SHIT-EATER IN THEIR MIDST
http://theralphretort.com/anti-gamergate-has-a-literal-shit-eater-in-their-midst-8020015/





MaleTrope flaked out for the third time,
so here's the mirror
https://www.youtube.com/user/B0ssGr1ss0m/videos

Academic Condemns Hateful Gamers
Louis Le Vau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs-Acqx0gzc


3 Game Devs come out as Pro #GamerGate
GamerGahzi immediately decides to dox

https://archive.is/XfZXO
https://archive.is/h0COr
https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditD...fight_in_gamerghazi_after_a_mod_accidentally/





SET PHASERS TO KILL! SJWS BURN DOWN THE HUGO AWARDS TO PROVE HOW TOLERANT AND WELCOMING THEY ARE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...to-prove-how-tolerant-and-welcoming-they-are/

THE HUGO WARS: HOW SCI-FI’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS BECAME A POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND
http://www.breitbart.com/london/201...gious-awards-became-a-political-battleground/

SAD PUPPIES SINK CORRUPT HUGO AWARDS
http://theralphretort.com/sad-puppies-sink-corrupt-hugo-awards-8023015/

http://monsterhunternation.com/2015/08/24/sad-puppies-3-looking-at-the-results/

Nerdrevolt Gamergate 27: Sad Puppies proven right, remain sad
HoneyBadgerRadio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dp0I9VOYSk

[Ent] The Hugo Awards are dead, and rightly so.
MundaneMatt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ruGz24-byI

Harmful Opinion - The Sad Puppy Awards
Harmful Opinions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bKDpmihpe8

Wired takes the Hugos as a chance to take "gamedropping to a whole new level"

https://archive.is/JzGme#selection-2381.184-2381.318
"GamerGate makes a political movement out of threatening with rape any woman who has the temerity to offer an opinion about a videogame."

The Guardian once again proved they are trash
No checking on who this sampat person is, so I'll do it for them..

https://archive.is/gvj2p

Even the BBC gamedropped linking its own shoddy gamergate article
https://archive.is/JwG2V


and if you are wondering just how low they can go?

https://archive.is/Bd0oK



A blast from the past
http://yiannopoulos.net/2014/09/19/gamejournopros-zoe-quinn-email-dump/


Wikipedia continues to be a farce
https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3ifn8v/dramapedia_fierce_resistance_in_the_wake_of/

 

[0roo0roo]

Ashley Madison some how hit even gaming when a list of Game devs was compiled from the leaked list, and anti GamerGate people like Arthur Chu and Peter Coffin attempted to blame GamerGate for their emails appearing in the Ashley Madison database
MARRIAGE ENDS TONIGHT? CHU BLAMES GAMERGATE FOR POSSIBLE ASHLEY MADISON DISCOVERY
http://theralphretort.com/chu-blames-gamergate-possible-ashley-madison-discovery-8022015/

http://theralphretort.com/the-talented-mr-chu-8023015/


The Hugbox Chronicles: Episode 6 - AshleyMadison.com Hack
MisterMetokur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFm-F21s6Is


#GamerGate is the Illuminati?
Commissar of GamerGate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhWzEnVl7k8


#GamerGate Operation Sockpuppet
NEET LIFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U38pZb31-5w


Firefox is a total loss

https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAc...lla_ceo_threatens_to_fire_person_responsible/
https://archive.is/20150825033550/h...67/mozilla-ceo-chris-beard-reddit-hate-speech
https://comicalities.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/mozilla-does-it-again-banning-of-men-kampf-extension/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/04/mozilla-ceo-resignation-free-speech/7328759/


CALL OF BOOTY. Greg Stevens and Owen Rinear talk about sexualized bodies in video games
Greg Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHb964-YGaE


Sexism and sexist game design (female edition) - Topic of the week
The Gaming Ground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Vmuw6fY9c


TRIGGERED! Greg Stevens and Josiah Jennings talk about trigger warnings at colleges
Greg Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gCVaoi68xw


Quinn's "Crash Override: Online Anti-Harassment Task Force" counter reset
The C.O.N. keeps taking donators money

and yes, that is a link to tumblr
http://crashoverridenetwork.tumblr.com/

An interesting article on some of the basic truths ignored by sjw's pushing agendas in gaming.
Your target audience doesn’t exist
Why you shouldn’t talk about “MOBA audience”, “core gamers”, “female gamers” and instead think smaller.
https://medium.com/steam-spy/your-target-audience-doesn-t-exist-999b78aa77ae

A more polished documentary of SPJ Airplay

SPJ Airplay Shenanigans Trailer
karen straughan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RMF_MTwO6w

SPJ Airplay Badger style
HoneyBadgerRadio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6DDbFRqfro

#SPJAirplay : Divining with @Game Diviner
LtSarge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCL3FHTJ2h8

And Felicia Day continues to prove she's #NotOurQueen

https://archive.is/CWWua



Deepfreeze continues to add bad actors

http://www.deepfreeze.it/index.php

 

[0roo0roo]

It was also Vivian James Birthday this month


http://imrooniel.deviantart.com/art/Vivian-High-Priestess-555523078

Some Vivian James gallery

http://imgur.com/gallery/HTuhL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIVIAN JAMES
http://theralphretort.com/happy-birthday-vivian-james-8022015/

http://www.twitch.tv/ggvo

Vivian Plays Afterlife Empire (Part 1)
The Vivian Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDRRSFfCy4

Vivian Plays Afterlife Empire (Part 2)
The Vivian Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqxU3IwGbJY

Most of the profits from After Life Empire go to charity
http://www.thefineyoungcapitalists.com/profitBreakDown




Shanley went away after going too far...

You don't need to quote mine Shanley, this was the last archive of her feed before the account closed
https://archive.is/a0Zwb

The rest of Shanley if you need it
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/12/10/The-Madness-Of-Queen-Shanley
http://www.breitbart.com/london/201...ley-kane-how-to-troll-and-im-sincerely-sorry/
http://www.breitbart.com/london/201...anley-kane-in-shocking-social-media-meltdown/
http://theralphretort.com/even-gawker-cant-ignore-shanley-implosion-courtesy-of-milo-01018015/


Harmful Opinion - Kain Goes Soft on MGSV Critics
Harmful Opinions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNy_T9GYdKc


MGSV: The Phantom Integrity - A Rant
The Rageaholic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVPqMpZmn48

Cracked.com the clickbait site which turned to social justice and smeared gamergate is going down
https://archive.is/KI8rl

TheRalphRetort LIVE: Saturday Night Drunk Stream
The Ralph Retort LIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nV9sdwYst0

Creamy Muffin Podcast ep:2 Our Quest For Depression. with special guest Mercedes Carerra
CupCakeUnleashed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JahWHDUMUSM


#CelebrateGaming The Virtues of Gamers with KeenGaze
GameDiviner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMLdXalras

Did Metal Gear Solid 2 Really Foreshadow SJW Culture?
Max Derrat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-u4XDSUnqw


A microsoft employee decided to expose their lack of basic math skills while writing a hit piece on GamerGate
Almost No One Sided with #GamerGate: A Research Paper on the Internet’s Reaction to Last Year’s Mob
https://archive.is/q5qm8

Kate Brooks | Freedom of Speech and Right to Offend | Opposition
OxfordUnion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkEVDnV0-LE


Godfrey closed his twitter
He was transblack before it was cool...

Looks like he's speaking some truth there.

Nope, the truth is he doesn't speak about graduating from college for a reason

 

[MongGrel]

Its the 1 year anniversary of #GamerGate

Well various dates within this month are all included, tomorrow is when the hashtag was coined.

http://kukuruyoart.deviantart.com/



#GamerGate Debate Ends After Multiple Bomb Threats
David Pakman Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLe6AGluGRo


#GamerGate Annual Recap: #Gamergate begins (Quinnology Part 3)
LtSarge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Uk8yVdqa4

What is #GamerGate? 1 year anniversary analysis Part 1
Dr. Layman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeLZjzznku0

#GamerGate Annual Recap: Rise of the Anti-Gamers Part 2
LtSarge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO8gTpKXmxE


RECAP: #GamerGate summary, 1st half of August
Qu Qu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qn8_U2qHGo



Huffington Post is having 4 days of GamerGate Interviews this week

Starting with a rather dubious guest
Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani hosts a Huffington Post Live stream with Andrew Eisen, Caroline Sinders and David Rudin titled What the Internet Got Right & Wrong in #GamerGate
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/gamergate-year-anniversary/55c41d1802a76091d10001f1
Caroline Sinders who has direct financial connections to the bad actors and frankly harassers like Shanley Kane
This is who she supports on patreon while talking about harassment?

https://archive.is/BcY69
https://archive.is/AOkHq
Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games
http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/54068
https://archive.is/zXkSH


Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani hosts a Huffington Post Live stream with Georgina Young, Cathy Young and Jesse Singal titled #GamerGate & The Ethics In Gaming Journalism

http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/gamergate-year-anniversary/55c41eaa02a760daa30001a7


#GamerGate Annual Recap: Rise of the Anti-Gamers Part 1
LtSarge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFND71xZi1A



After a Year of GamerGate …
https://techraptor.net/content/after-a-year-of-gamergate



RISE OF THE CULTURAL LIBERTARIANS
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/08/24/rise-of-the-cultural-libertarians/


Why GamerGate Is Really A Liberal Identity Crisis
http://risemiaminews.com/2015/08/long-read-why-gamergate-is-really-a-liberal-identity-crisis/

#GamerGate One Year Later
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/08/21/gamergate-one-year-later/

By ASHE SCHOW • 8/20/15 1:00 AM
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/d...hat-next/article/2570506#.VdV6n0IFCSx.twitter



Articles on the Eron/Quinn case hit the mainstream media, ghazi the anti gg subreddit resorts to censorship

‘You are also ordered not to post any further information about the [plaintiff]’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-any-further-information-about-the-plaintiff/

Washington state court barring speech by a Massachusetts resident, and the Gjoni/Van Valkenburg controversy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...dent-and-the-gjonivan-valkenburg-controversy/

https://archive.is/Tuxs7
https://archive.is/BCEIK








GamerGate’s Anniversary and the Rise of the VideoCons
http://thefederalist.com/2015/08/15/gamergates-anniversary-and-the-rise-of-the-videocons/


The #GamerGate #SPJAirplay Aftermath
Sargon of Akkad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O0XsVzG0qs

#GamerGate is the Illuminati?
Commissar of GamerGate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhWzEnVl7k8




Some exposés on prominent Anti GamerGate people...

#GamerGate Pedo Sarah Butts revealed (part 1)
King of Pol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_OTTNzQGvc

ANTI-GAMERGATE HAS A LITERAL SHIT-EATER IN THEIR MIDST
http://theralphretort.com/anti-gamergate-has-a-literal-shit-eater-in-their-midst-8020015/





MaleTrope flaked out for the third time,
so here's the mirror
https://www.youtube.com/user/B0ssGr1ss0m/videos

Academic Condemns Hateful Gamers
Louis Le Vau
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs-Acqx0gzc


3 Game Devs come out as Pro #GamerGate
GamerGahzi immediately decides to dox

https://archive.is/XfZXO
https://archive.is/h0COr
https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditD...fight_in_gamerghazi_after_a_mod_accidentally/





SET PHASERS TO KILL! SJWS BURN DOWN THE HUGO AWARDS TO PROVE HOW TOLERANT AND WELCOMING THEY ARE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...to-prove-how-tolerant-and-welcoming-they-are/

THE HUGO WARS: HOW SCI-FI’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS BECAME A POLITICAL BATTLEGROUND
http://www.breitbart.com/london/201...gious-awards-became-a-political-battleground/

SAD PUPPIES SINK CORRUPT HUGO AWARDS
http://theralphretort.com/sad-puppies-sink-corrupt-hugo-awards-8023015/

http://monsterhunternation.com/2015/08/24/sad-puppies-3-looking-at-the-results/

Nerdrevolt Gamergate 27: Sad Puppies proven right, remain sad
HoneyBadgerRadio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dp0I9VOYSk

[Ent] The Hugo Awards are dead, and rightly so.
MundaneMatt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ruGz24-byI

Harmful Opinion - The Sad Puppy Awards
Harmful Opinions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bKDpmihpe8

Wired takes the Hugos as a chance to take "gamedropping to a whole new level"

https://archive.is/JzGme#selection-2381.184-2381.318
"GamerGate makes a political movement out of threatening with rape any woman who has the temerity to offer an opinion about a videogame."

The Guardian once again proved they are trash
No checking on who this sampat person is, so I'll do it for them..

https://archive.is/gvj2p

Even the BBC gamedropped linking its own shoddy gamergate article
https://archive.is/JwG2V


and if you are wonder just how low they can go?

https://archive.is/Bd0oK



A blast from the past
http://yiannopoulos.net/2014/09/19/gamejournopros-zoe-quinn-email-dump/


Wikipedia continues to be a farce
https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3ifn8v/dramapedia_fierce_resistance_in_the_wake_of/

I'll repost it again, just because you had to do that.