What about Gamergate?



RPGnet has spent many years building an environment where all gamers can discuss games without being intimidated or attacked because of who and what they are-- a place where minorities, folks of varying spiritual beliefs, LGBT posters, and women can speak without fear of being harassed or silenced-- and the activities carried out under the #gamergate banner are completely incompatible with maintaining such an atmosphere. Any group that drives multiple women from their homes in fear of their lives, calls in bomb threats to conventions, and at every turn seeks to silence those that disagree with them through intimidation and harassment has no place on RPGnet.



What does this mean for you, the poster? Here's an easy guide:

• Wait, does this mean I can't criticize Anita Sarkeesian's videos or whatever? - Not at all. Criticize to your heart's content..

• But ethical journalism is deeply important to me! - Then by all means, discuss journalism and ethics on RPGnet.

• Clearly you haven't done any research on this subject or you'd know that #gamergate strongly supports diversity in gaming and strongly condemns harassment and that it's just a few bad apples -- Nope, go somewhere else to post that.