In response to @Heckler456 about #Gamergate

Some of the problems I've seen:



* The articles that bashed the gamer identity



* Brad Wardell and sexual harassment

https://archive.today/6vhkT



* Wizardchan and Quinn controversy

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/130525-Depression-Quest-Dev-Faces-Harassment-after-Steam-Submission-Update

https://dangerousanalysis.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/hptwnyl.jpg



* The case of Allistar Pinsof

http://blogjob.com/oneangrygamer/2014/10/gamergate-destructoid-corruption-and-ruined-careers/#codeword

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13688172660A82580100&page=0



* Nathan Grayson writing about GAME_JAM after the Vegas trip with Quinn and not disclosing this

https://archive.today/2s65K



* Gone Home controversy

http://i.imgur.com/d18RHUM.jpg

https://archive.today/dDE81



* Tropico 5 review and personal political views

https://archive.today/0dxND



* Patricia Hernandez and Anna Anthropy

https://i.imgur.com/1TwWZwq.jpg



* Kotaku, Polygon or Destructoid still not making any changes to their ethics policy (well, Kotaku made that one about Patreon...)

http://i.imgur.com/gM5exbd.png - Pretty easy if you ask me.



* The massive banning/censorship on the following forums and comments sections: NeoGAF, Reddit, 4chan, all of Gawker, Polygon, Destructoid



* (Alledged) blacklisting of Kingdom Come, a 1,1 million pound Kickstarter:

https://twitter.com/DanielVavra/status/517978392109805568 (there are some others written after this, but still not much)



* (Alleged) blacklisting of feminist IGG campaign by TFYC



and this: https://archive.today/1Z8KF



* The harassment from the anti-GG side:

http://gamergateharassment.tumblr.com/

https://twitter.com/GGfeminist/status/520754494313754624



A lot could be done just by admitting the censorship and rewriting the ethics policy just like The Escapist did - they allow conversation and changed their policies. Greg Tito is still very much anti-GG but I respect him and his views because they don't try to suffocate Gamergate.



And why I think Gamergate is a good movement:



* Collecting money for charity and feminist gaming campaigns:



https://www.crowdrise.com/gamergatestompsoutbullying/fundraiser/loping

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-fine-young-capitalists--2

https://www.crowdrise.com/NSHGamers/fundraiser/loping

https://www.crowdrise.com/gamerfruit/fundraiser/taytayswifts



* Having open conversation and LISTENING (not always believing, though):



http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2jykfj/hiya_im_an_antigg_ama/

http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2jk2rq/ama_im_a_female_game_developer_that_has_been_in/

http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2juzil/we_arent_an_echo_chamber_its_okay_to_have/



* Correcting falsified information even when it doesn't fit their narrative:



http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2jylzd/re_twitter_and_false_accounts/



And what comes to r/KotakuInAction, current top posts are about Gawker not paying their interns, Adobe removing ads from Gawker, Anti-GG AMA, an article debate about Polygon's Gone Home debate and an article about GG not being anti-feminist. There's not much about SJW's.

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