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In response to "GamerGate supporters have been doxxed, received death threats, etc. too, but they're not "celebrities" so..." by Scots-IrishStephen

that stuff is never ok, no one should ever think it is. -- nm

Posted by b! (aka starrynut) Oct 22 '14, 18:44

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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

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