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In response to "her personal information (including exact living address) was posted somewhere on the unsavory parts of the internet" by Tim

I haven't taken the time to understand GamerGate. I just know there are some real dicks involved -- nm

Posted by old fogey crash davis (aka crash davis) Oct 22 '14, 18:04

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(on both sides) - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 22, 18:33 13
- I think there's badness on both sides; but when one goes tremendously, horribly overboard, trying to imply some kind of parity doesn't sit well. -- nm - b! Oct 22, 18:35 12
  - GamerGate supporters have been doxxed, received death threats, etc. too, but they're not "celebrities" so... - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 22, 18:40 11
    - that stuff is never ok, no one should ever think it is. -- nm - b! Oct 22, 18:44 10
      - Honestly? By and large they're cowards using the cover of anonymity to terrorize and intimidate. Fuck em if they can't take a joke. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 19:01 1
        
        ?? nothing I addressed there was related to the bullying thing (which I only just read about in the past 5 minutes, and which I now understand to - b! Oct 22, 19:04
      - I agree. :) - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 22, 18:48 7
        
        congratulations on missing the point, if you think the doxxing (and all the other specific acts of harrassment) is actually the main issue here. - znufrii Oct 22, 19:05
        
        Yes, and most of the harrassment is being perpetrated by professional trolls who couldn't care less about gaming. - Dignan Oct 22, 19:05 4
        
        I'd agree to some extent that we're in a lulz loop - Reagen Oct 22, 19:10 3
        
        The journalism angle is indeed pretty weak. - Dignan Oct 22, 19:19 2
        
        I agree with a lot of what you say, my only thing with respect to the "ethics" issue is that because of her friendships within the gaming press, a lot - Scots-IrishStephen Oct 22, 19:35 1
        
        Oh, sure. And this is just a small window we've been given. - Dignan Oct 22, 19:41
        
        Going forward, I think there's a clear need for pocket communities like ours. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 18:49
Wikipedia has a decent overview -- (link) - tobooooooooor.2 Oct 22, 18:13
Tim is l33t -- nm - Bloody Ice Oct 22, 18:05
The claim is that something about "ethics in game journalism" but the real point is they believe women need to stop having opinions. -- nm - Tim Oct 22, 18:05 2
- I can't believe people are still misogynistic in this day and age -- nm - old fogey crash davis Oct 22, 18:09 1
  - I can. -- nm - tobooooooooor.2 Oct 22, 18:11

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