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(Originally emailed to Georgina Young at TechRaptor) Hi, I'm Ashley Ross, better known as @SudoRossy on twitter You can find a partial list of games l've made on http://sudorossy.itch.io I've worked on a number of non-personal games and other projects as a programmer or musician, but I can't, and won't comment on those as many other people involved in those projects either want nothing to do with GamerGate, or our opinions differ, I wouldn't want to come across as speaking for them in any capacity Enough introductions. Here's my thoughts on the IGDA kerfuffle, specifically their encouraging the use of a blocklist (known as GGAutoBlocker) as a tool to prevent harassment, and the response to the controversy surrounding that. Sorry in advance, I know you only requested one paragraph, but I'm not the best at writing and found it hard to get my thoughts into a single paragraph. There's been a lot of talk about harassment on the internet recently. I won't, and can't deny its existence, and I won't deny the effects it can have on an individual. I've been the target of harassment/bullying over the internet and in life. It's not something I would wish on any individual or group, regardless of my personal feelings towards them. The creation of this list is something I have mixed feelings about. It's sheer size is a red flag, 10,000+ at the start of the controversy and now currently sitting at just under that at the time of writing (2014/11/23) The idea itself is something I support. A much smaller list, personally curated (rather than a bot) and peer reviewed would be a fantastic resource. I truly believe it would create a safer space for everyone. Such a thing is already happening to a small degree with the GamerGate harassment patrol" finding and mass reporting burner accounts used to harass various figures via twitter. I could spend a while picking apart everything wrong with the bot and list as a result, but that's not the point of this. The issue at hand is IGDA themselves choosing to promote a list they themselves haven't reviewed (evidently so by the existence of one of their own members being wrongly on the list). This creates a number of problems, not in the least being giving an individual person far more power in the industry than they should have. Should the list become mass adopted, Randi Harper could blacklist any developer or individual she pleases. IGDA's response to this entire controversy is baffling to be honest. The initial post calls everybody on the list among the "worst harassers" on social media, which is very dishonest. This mistake of course comes about as a result of not doing any real research into the list. The IGDA is a big organisation, many people will trust their words. By approving this list, they could cost people jobs. Potential employers could check to see if someone is on this list. I know l've gained initial contact with clients through twitter before and I can only imagine my reaction if I found out l'd missed out on a potential contract due to some algorithm placing me on a list of "known harassers" I haven't seen any apology from IGDA yet, and to be honest, I'm not hopeful. Their latest statement is back-peddling at best, placing the blame on the readerfor taking a link placed on a guide on their side to mean some form of endorsement by them erfect world, I'd like to see a ology, I'd like to see the removal of the list (which has happened), and i erfect world, maybe ased community moderated list. Not many peop re m xcuse to OF "S sta crea uld ore room for conve ere ere fundamentall putting i might state. Their reaction to backl ppointing rsem ogy. Co ary to pop ted, community driven, and much smaller list wo mmunity involved in GamerGa Il be cross-posting this to /r/kotakuinaction and my blog (http sy.tumbl om). I'd like to be clear that I'm ros any stated views of that grou UPDATE ame with. No words blocked, unfollowed, unfriended, removed social medi As I stated, I erga stated hat though, the 'other s incre remove themselves from a fri s just crazy to me nowing the right e wants to remove, and actually where l almost differ in opinion. I shouldn't have to know the right people to get a game out there, but it's not awful to do so. Usually it's other devs anyway, and word spreads that way I don't even know if I'Il be welcome at my local dev gr ymore. Out of around 30 people l follow that attend regularly, at least half em have blocked/unfollowed/unfriended me. Some ued WI called names, others have been really grea standing thi the co-creators ows m twitter, we asons, but the with the stuff I've said. I rema and call out out there, if 100% because of GamerGate actor, but in the s than 10% in contact work, and my game sale ed to 0 e instance whe ebegged reer over, but it's pport over the heered me mments som

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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

Jalen Hutchinson Studied Culinary Science at Culinary Institute of America (Graduated 2014). Author has 304 answers and 740.1K answer views. 5y Not that I care that much either way, but it did expose a lot of corrupt game developers and game journalists. X Journalists would make claims of people like Anita Sarkeesian "playing video games all her life" when she openly admitted many times she is not a gamer and only starter recently (when it wasn't for an interview). Various developers trading sex or money for good reviews got exposed, journalists who accepted got exposed. People became a bit more critical about supporting a game just because the developer has a victim complex stating tat their game could have only failed because of sexism, instead of their own poor developing skills. What really sealed the deal was opposition often faking their own harassment. Anita sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn have been caught multiple times screenshotting "harassment" while showing that the harrasser's account name in the login. Or when someone called the police to help Sarkeesian against a "very real threat" she was posting about, only for police to find the harasser's messages were coming from her IP address. I just want honesty from the community, and the lies were mostly exposed by the "dreaded" gamergate. 1.3K views • View upvotes 26

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