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![Gamergate (harassment campaign) Article Talk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Gamergate (disambiguation). Gamergate or GamerGate (GG)[¹] was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. [2][³] It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015.[1][4][5][6] Beginning in August 2014, Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu, among others.[7][8][9][10][11] The harassment campaign included doxing, r--- threats, and death threats.[12][13][14] Gamergate proponents ("Gamergaters") stated that they were a social movement, but lacked well-defined goals, a coherent message, and leaders, making Gamergate difficult to define.[15][16][17] Gamergaters claimed to promote ethics in video games journalism, claimed to be protecting the "gamer" identity, and opposed what they asserted as "political correctness" in video games.[18][19][20][21][22] Read Date Target Gamergate, online harassment campaign in 2014-15 that targeted women in the video game industry. The attacks were attributed largely to white male right-wing gamers who railed against the rise and influence of women and feminism in the industry. Gamergate served as a recruiting tool for the growing alt-right movement and helped spur the online “Pizzagate" conspiracy theory, which soon spawned the wider QAnon conspiracy movement. …………………………....…..……….…..... Attack type Victims Motive View source Inquiry XA 28 languages ✓ Perpetrators Internet trolls, particularly from 4chan, Internet Relay Chat, and 8chan View history Tools ✓ Gamergate August 2014 - 2015 Women in the video game industry See all media Online harassment campaign Zoë Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu, and others Gamergaters created conspiracy theories falsely accusing Quinn of an unethical relationship with video game journalist Nathan Grayson.[23][24][25] More broadly, they alleged unethical collusion between the press and feminists, progressives, and social critics.[17][26] [27] These claims were widely dismissed as trivial, conspiracy theories, baseless, or unrelated to actual issues of ethics in gaming and journalism.[28] [29][30] Gamergate supporters frequently denied that the harassment took place, falsely claiming it to be manufactured by the victims.[31][32] Misogyny anti-feminism anti- progressivism FBI investigation Gamergate has been described as a culture war over cultural diversification, artistic recognition, feminism in video games, social criticism in video games, and the social identity of gamers.[28][33] [34] [35] Many supporters of Gamergate opposed the increasing influence of feminism and so-called "social justice warriors" on video game culture. [2][36] Gamergate led figures both inside and outside the gaming industry to focus on methods of addressing online harassment, ways to minimize harm, and prevent similar events. [37] [38] [39] [40] Gamergate has been viewed as a contributor to the alt-right and other right- wing movements.[21][41] Video game developer Brianna Wu](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/691/215/331.png "What the actual f--- are we supposed to do about this")
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![19 Wow, this ahole thing makes me feel very old. Lordy So, I definitely doa't think anyone's sex life should be news and I certainly wouldn't write about it on a site. But quick question: how did some of you decide to publish the Josh stery froms earlier this year that appeared to be based on a private about sex. Where do you see the line being drawn? And how do you guys feel about the Snapehat CEO's emails from college being a story? I was also wondering if when some of you published stories about Zoe harassment-did you actually ask for evidence of said harassment or just go by what she wrote on Twitter I've decided not to write about this because it's kind of ridiculous, but there's a thread created on The Escapist forums that is where to draw the line. I've made the call gnore the story, But as the controller of a pubbic forum on the internet, We will of course continue to moderate the crap out of the threads, make sure that all our stringent rules are kept. Should I shut down the thread? Should I bury it? I will be writing a post to add to the thread now, but other than that don't know. Looking for opinions from the oup because 1.m stumped asto the best way to handle this. Damn it, Jim, I'm a writer not a skilled forum moderator Tito 917.407 2405 Re: |GameJoursoPros] Re: Zoe Quisn Ditto (though I doubt it really needs to be said I'm guessing no one is going to start adding other people's "signatures" indiscriminately?) Mike Rougea Freelance Writer Los 19 Display images in this post Always display images from dancstarkey - Always display images in Game Journalism Professionals I could. I owe her one actually. She gave me some really good advice when my partner was being... pretty heavily harassed. It'd be nice to return the farvor Show trimmed content Britton Peele Display images in this post-Always display images froa Britton Peele - Always display images in Game Jourmalism Professionals On the copyright claim on YouTube: Supposedly (and I'm by no means an expert, but I believe in Total Biscuit said this over the weekend) it would be relatively easy for someone to claim they're Zoe and file a copyright claim against a video, whether they're sctually Zoe or not. So I think even if everything else is set aside, that instance alone is too muddled to make an As for the controversy as a whole, I've refrained from saying much either publicly or privately becaase I'm friends with Nathan, as he was a fellow Dallasite before moving to California. So anything I'd say on social media anyway would be shouted down by the idiots saying, "But you're beased because you know the guy! as if people can't have legitimate opinions about But my stance is: This should never, ever have been a "thing." Shame on the alleged ex-boyfriend foe starting this whole mess. Even if every woed of what be says is trac, there is absolutely no justification for making this stuff public and dragging people through the mud just because you feel you've been screwed (justifiably or not). On the same note, I agree 100% that this is not a news story" that anybody should cover. It has abeolutely no relevance. Even the "corruption of a journalist" gle is completely irrelevant as Nathan as never "reviewed" Depression Quest either on Kotaku or elsewhere. The fact thst some people online want this to be such a buge deal over a free game I think says a massive deal about where their own agendas actually lie, and deceitful spread of misinformation is disgusting On the topie of allowing foram discussion to take place: I totally see where both Greg and others are coening from. On cee hand it's something people obvicusly going to talk about somewhere where a somewhat controlied discussion can take place-one tries to step in and stop people from getting too out of line. On the other hand,I totally see the point that the thread itself is already out of line and shouldn't exist. I'm not sure I agree that either solution is the 100% clear cut answer in this case, and I don't envy Oreg for having to make the call. anyway, so in a way it's kind of nice to have Britton Peele, Writer Twitter Chris Dahlen Aug FWIW-I think this is disgusting, and not worth any spuce from any outlet. The guy who wrote thst post sounds deranged. We've all had our hearts in our twenties but most of us just complain to our friends. I can't imagine sending an internet mob against anyone I've ever dated no matter how bent I was about it afterwards. I vwoa't eriticize the Eacapist and I'm actually impressed by how well the was self-policing (for the one page that I read), but if I were still running a venae, I would steer far away fron this. It's eruel to Zoe Quinn and to many other people who relate to this. And it feeds the worst instincts of the instead of finding a way to maybe show them the light and belp them be a We were talking yesterday about that Bro Team guy and his adventures as a video creator One of the reasons he acts like a child, makes the videos that he does, and eracks jokes about his "boyhole is that nobody was around to tell him to grow up. Guys like that are the ones who are cireling around Quinn for ll their own pathetic reasons. We should work against that, in even the smallest ways, rather than permit it. Chris Dahlen 19 Also, I'm just reminded of the recent Polygon opinion pieces where they shut the comments off altogether. Commenting on somebody else's website or forum is a privilege, not a right. If you're going to be a s------, you don't get show quoted text show quoted text Show trimmed content 19 Display images in this post-Always display images from dancstarkey- Always display images in Game Journalism Professionals he line is whether or not it serves a legitimate publie interest. In theocy, you run any story you wish if you have editorial control. You also have the But you don't arbitrarily tell a someone to f--- off for nteractions, morality, and all that are complex and malti-faceted. It simply requires you to attempt to consider the consequences of your actions and determine if they will bring a net positive or a net negative about. have a nice day. 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![throwaway92u589 S] 42 points 1 day ago OK, here goes. I've been posting on 4chan for almost a decade. Range bans never, ever happen on 4chan. moot used to be too worried about innocent users being caught in the crossfire. The only other case I can remember where someone was range-banned was a Russian who was spamming CP non-stop on /tv/. My crime? Making about ten copy-pasted threads on /v/, insulting the moderators for their atrocious handling of #GamerGate I remember when I first posted on 4chan. Even though the layout is terrible, the freedom was a breath of fresh air from other sites. It was great being able to post whatever was on your mind without having to worry about stepping on eggshells, without having to worry whether or not your opinion would be discarded because you are new, or because some irrelevant post you made a long time ago would be dug up and used against you to make you look silly And although it gets a bad rap, 4chan has worked together to accomplish a lot of great things. Showing up for an old man's birthday party, sending cards and love to people in the video game industry, protesting scientology. And with GamerGate, 4chan led the charge to expose corruption when all the other sites were working their asses off trying to censor everything Now look at what has happened recently: * The feedback page has been removed GamerGate threads are being deleted without any reason given. People asking in IRC are being instantly banned without any reason given. Moot isn't answering any of his e-mails. Now, they are range-banning people who have a problem with all this, even though it punishes innocent users who don't even know about #GG. For whatever it's worth, my threads were pretty mean. GamerGate is personal to me, because SJWs have bullied two of the peopleI respect the most in the industry off the internet by threatening to slit their wrists over a fictional character saying "trap." I really, really want the harassment and attempted censorship of developers to stop If moot gets wind of this, he will probably say I am a long-time shitposter who s---- up the Otaku Culture board by posting anime and the retro gaming board with Dreamcast threads (both of those were forbidden, although the latter is now allowed. The Otaku Culture board is effectively dead these days due to extreme moderation and very limited freedom in threads allowed - the posting rate is half of what it was last year) To me, 4chan was a place to take it easy and speak your mind. But it looks like they are going in a different direction Getting range-banned almost certainly proves that it is moot behind the censorship. It would be extremely unlikely that he would give a mod the power to ban IP ranges and/or ISPs. permalink](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/832/657/c91.jpg "c91.jpg")
![THE EMAILS I had a thought. Maybe a bad one. You tell me: I remember a few years back when Patrick Klepek hit on some tough circumstances we all pitched in to get him a "feel better" gift. Anybody think something like that could be appropriate to address the circumstances that have been forced upon Zoe? Even ifit's not monetary. Maybe a signed, joint letter of support from the Game Journo Pros. I know she's not a member of the group like Patrick was, butI do know that this is part of a broader theme of the industry losing talent to the toxic culture. And that's our business. In my mind, it's a joinit show of solidarity to match the trolls'joint show of force The last thing I think we want is Zoe thinking she's under attack "alone. The brain has a way of convineing you thathttps://medium.com/@andreaszecher/ WHERE WE DID SEE THIS? OH RIGHT, THAT OPEN LETTER TO THE GAMING COMMUNITY. 2500 PEOPLE SIGNED UP! PROBABLY SOME DIDN'T KNEW BUT MOSTLY KNEW THIS AND HELPED. CHECK THE NAMES OF SIGNERS! THE INITIAL 650 NAMES WERE ORIGINAL ONES WHO HELPED silent people are against you. open-letter-to-the-gaming-community-df4511032e8a Andrew Groen, WIRED contributor As the person Im going to assume is the most irrationally optimistic person here, I like this idea. Small bits of kindness can do a lot, even when found in oceans of s---. ARCHIVE IN THE CASE SOMEONE "ACIDENTALLY DELETE THE PAGE https://archive.today/TsOdn (656 ORIGINAL SIGNERS] Dan Starkey, Eurogamer, GameSpot, Joystiq, Kotakuu 1 This is barely a game-industry story, no matter how some people want to frame it. This is a story about a person who happens to be in the game industry and their personal relationships (no matter how it may weave back into "the industry" and however poor the person's judgments may have been) and public expose of private materials by that https://archive.today/fGrzi (2500 SIGNERS] person's partner as revenge, so I don't think we, as games press, should support furthering the story by commenting, editorializing or even allowing others to ruminate on t Andy Eddy who here hasn't slept with a PR person or game developer? #AMIRITE Andreas Zecher on Sep1 William O'Neal, editor-in-chief, TechRadar.com I like the signed letter of support idea. Even better if we can get some developers in on that. Anyone want to volunteer to draft something? RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING OPEN LETTER. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica I'd also suggest that - ifothers think the letter is a good idea - we should do this entirely under the radar, organizing it through word-of-mouth and email rather than Twitter.I made the mistake earlier of publicly voicing support and in doing so drawing more attention to the issue. Id rather not make that mistake again. http://www.madebypixelate.com/ https://twitter.com/andreaszecher https://medium.com/@andreaszecher Andrew Groen, WIRED contributor As sympatheric as I am to the horrible harassment Zoe fadent has http://www.continue-play.com/news/andreas- raised enough questions about the incestuous relationship between press and developers already -Jason Schreier, Kotaku zechers-letter-to-the-gaming-community/ http://cargocollective.com/andreaszecher/ http://www.giantbomb.com/andreas-zecher/3040- Silver lining: Quinn is getting a bunch of new Patreon patrons today, apparently - Kyle Orland, Ars Technica 121414/ 1 would prefer not to be associated with this. It feels wrong to me. I think it fels very off to reach across the fence from journalist to subject in this way. I prefer professional distance, especially given the accusations being levied at us from outside. Mike Futter, Game Informer](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/832/655/274.png "That dumb 2,500 signed card was complete fabrication")
![[13:06] (@Yotsubot) If you want to talk about gamergate, you can do it on another website. It is not allowed on 4chan any longer. [13:06] (anime_avatars) Why not Yotsubot? [13:06] (baltz) anime_avatars: bringing your faggotry to this chan isnt helping [13:07] (cyanvan_) why? [13:07] (anime_avatars) It was allowed last week [13:07] (baltz) today is not last week [13:07] (baltz) update your watch [13:07] (cyanvan_) 4chan was supposed to be a place of free speech yet you are now going against the core ideas of the site. Why? [13:07] (ALTERNATIVE) lol 4chan was never about free speech [13:07] (ALTERNATIVE) it is a website [13:07] (ThrustVect) ninja'd. [1307] (baltz) 4chan was suppsoed to be a palce for weebs [13:07] (Ordog163) isn't it about cats [13:07] (qb) it was about free hentais [13:07] (anime_avatars) one of the biggest criticisms of 4chan mods is being inconsistent [13:071 (baltz) place*](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/832/640/e5b.png "e5b.png")
