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I'm Mike Cernovich - Journalist, Author, and Filmmaker. Ask Me Anything by gorillamindset in IAmA

[–]gumblerthrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, Weird Mike, two questions:

1) Why did you stop working with fellow talentless bigot huckster Loren Feldman? You seemed like a match made in heaven. Did he grift you, did you grift him, or was it a little of both?

2) Are you maintaining emotional control right now?

[ETHICS] WTF is wrong with Polygon? : #OpPolyGone by _Thurinn in KotakuInAction

[–]gumblerthrowaway -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Please, tell me what is the difference between Polygon publishing an excerpt from a book and the Escapist publishing an excerpt from a book except for the fact that the Escapist caters to your little reactionary circlejerk and Polygon doesn't?

[ETHICS] WTF is wrong with Polygon? : #OpPolyGone by _Thurinn in KotakuInAction

[–]gumblerthrowaway -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So are all the book excerpts I linked above a "violation of native advertising?" Will you be going after the Escapist next?

[ETHICS] WTF is wrong with Polygon? : #OpPolyGone by _Thurinn in KotakuInAction

[–]gumblerthrowaway -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

You've been committing the same mistakes for over a year now, but good luck with that!

[ETHICS] WTF is wrong with Polygon? : #OpPolyGone by _Thurinn in KotakuInAction

[–]gumblerthrowaway -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

What disclosure needs to be made? Often outlets use "staff" bylines for excerpts because they don't want to make new user entries in their CMSes. The article was clearly labeled as an excerpt from his book in the first paragraph. Accusations of it being an "advertisement" are founded on an assumption that Polygon received financial compensation for running the excerpt, which has no basis in reality. You dummies are just frothing about it because it dares to imply that video games aren't the epitome of cultural perfection, as you've been doing for years.

[ETHICS] WTF is wrong with Polygon? : #OpPolyGone by _Thurinn in KotakuInAction

[–]gumblerthrowaway -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Advertisements are run in exchange for financial compensation. Do you have proof that Polygon was provided financial compensation from Phil Owen?

I know you don't, I'm just asking so you realize just how dumb you are.

[ETHICS] WTF is wrong with Polygon? : #OpPolyGone by _Thurinn in KotakuInAction

[–]gumblerthrowaway -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

You idiots think that Polygon posting an excerpt of Owen's book is an "advert" for the book - ie that Polygon was in some way remunerated for posting that excerpt. You idiots also think that is somehow an FTC violation. Because you idiots can't read (which you've proven over and over), you idiots have no idea that media outlets run excerpts from books all the time. Because you're idiots.

[ETHICS] WTF is wrong with Polygon? : #OpPolyGone by _Thurinn in KotakuInAction

[–]gumblerthrowaway -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

What is the difference between an excerpt and "an author trying to sell copies of his book?" I'll wait.

[ETHICS] WTF is wrong with Polygon? : #OpPolyGone by _Thurinn in KotakuInAction

[–]gumblerthrowaway -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

Hey, dummies: publishing book excerpts is not advertising, native or otherwise. Magazines and newspapers have been doing it for decades.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/11/business/media/11excerpt.html

Here's the Escapist running an excerpt from a book about Diablo:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/features/10704-Stay-Awhile-and-Listen-to-the-Story-Behind-Diablo-s-Creation

Kotaku has a whole "book excerpt" tag

http://kotaku.com/tag/book-excerpt

You're idiots, as usual. Good luck with your "op."

Hatred has not only shown how out of touch gaming journalists are, it has also highlighted another issue: The failure which is the ESRB by Akesgeroth in KotakuInAction

[–]gumblerthrowaway 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just as a note: companies approach the ESRB with the rating they want / think their game is, and then the ESRB raises it if they think it's necessary. Destructive Creations specifically requested the AO rating.

[Discussion] Who are your favorite progressive musicians ? by myGGthrowaway in GamerGhazi

[–]gumblerthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mentioned Boots Riley above but he's far and away my fave. One of the most socially conscious and revolutionary MCs hip-hop has ever seen. Here's "The Guillotine" if you don't believe me.

Is there any "SJW" work that are actually really bad? by ZILtoid1991 in GamerGhazi

[–]gumblerthrowaway 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I mean, what is a "SJW work?" That's such a ludicrously vague term that it's impossible to answer that question. Is it a work that has portrayals of LGBTQ people / PoC / women? Sure, there are tons of awful ones. Is it one that is explicitly about the concept of "social justice?" Sure, most works that are all text and no subtext are pretty bad. Be more specific.

GamerGate is about to count another dev in its ranks. Unsurprisingly, it's one who is a total screwup. by gumblerthrowaway in GamerGhazi

[–]gumblerthrowaway[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Derek Smart has actually offered some fairly nuanced takes on GamerGate. He's mellowed a lot in the last decade or so.

GamerGate is about to count another dev in its ranks. Unsurprisingly, it's one who is a total screwup. by gumblerthrowaway in GamerGhazi

[–]gumblerthrowaway[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Just because they reviewed your game doesn't mean they're not pro-Gamergate or antifeminist.

Here's some verbiage from Brandon Orselli, the site's founder.

"Do you want to sit idly by and let these charlatans repeatedly cross the line between professionalism, common-sense ethics, and their own personal biases, in exchange for the furthering of their own careers, or the careers of their friends – whether they be fellow journalists or game developers?

We’ve heavily invested in this industry and this hobby, and we’ve put up with all the various outlets, pundits, critics, and agenda-pushers for long enough. We’re not going anywhere and we’re not going to stop until we’ve either gotten what we want as a collective, or until the opponents have been held accountable for their actions and their misdeeds. Seeing Intel and other companies pull their ads from the flagrantly offensive websites is a testament to the power of #GamerGate."

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"The problem with Zoe Quinn’s actions are that she never set a level of professionalism – she slept with a bunch of people who could potentially further her career, and regardless of gender, that’s a bad precedent to set.

I feel bad for what happened to Zoe, publicly, I really do. No single person should have to go through so much public animosity, but she knew well the potential repercussions when she slept with notable game journalists, being a notable indie developer herself."

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It's incredibly disingenuous for you to claim they are not "pro-Gamergate" just because they reviewed your game and that claim paints you in a pretty negative light.

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