I withdraw my support for RPS and eat a large slice of humble pie

[DennisS]

From the tone of things at those other sites you'd think someone was trying to drive a convoy of freshly-white-painted trucks through someone else's game studio back entrance.

I see what you did there!!! It's a Russki convoy reference!!! WOOT! 

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Thanks Gus! This is an oasis of calm. :)

Geek thanks for providing the summary.  The drama has spread to - and, indeed, involves - a large range of gaming websites.  It's insane on reddit right now, not to mention 4chan (surprisingly a voice of reason in this).

TotalBiscuit posted a very reasonable piece about it and was immediately flamed by the social justice fuckwits.

I wish I was at home while this is going on!

One of the benefits of being irrelevant. Grogheads avoids all of the fuss and high drama. I can see it now...Housewives of Grogheads.

I disagree. Grogheads is not irrelevant. More likely the reason is that the average game site caters to immature teens, probably due to their buying power.

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noun \ˈsär-ˌka-zəm\
1:  a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
2:  a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual

My mistake, I thought it was modesty to the hallowed halls here. Or maybe you were trying British style understatement.

[bboyer66]

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One of the benefits of being irrelevant. Grogheads avoids all of the fuss and high drama. I can see it now...Housewives of Grogheads.
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   LOL possible quote of the year

[panzerde]

The entire discussion there is just another example of how the Internet has allowed people to automate and share their inability to distinguish opinion from information.

As a technologist, this pains me greatly.

[bayonetbrant]

People are rarely reasoned out of positions they weren't reasoned into.

[GDS_Starfury]

Have we gotten to boobs and puns yet?

[Gusington]

I have.

[Swatter]

I removed my RPS bookmark after that boycott stuff last year. I just like reading about games. If some website or media source forgets that, they deserve it when people tune out. This latest episode sounds juicy, but ultimately as gamers we have one priority. I just bought Elite Dangerous, so I have things related to gaming to do. Latest RPS BS fading away...

[undercovergeek]

I removed my RPS bookmark after that boycott stuff last year.

done this afternoon, not out of protest at this latest storm in teacup but like weve all alluded to, i want to learn how to trade in Elite, how to improve at Rome II, not discuss whether armoured bikinis in RPGs mean im a mysoginist for christs sake

[Boggit]

Have we gotten to boobs and puns yet?

Apparently someone in the press was sleeping with a developer. :-X Definitely boobs are in there somewhere. ^-^

[undercovergeek]

everything referenced so far is so gentle and mild,

i googled Zoe Quinn to post a pic of her here and lo and behold there are naked pics of her very own boobs (and more) posted by the bitter ex boyfriend

so yeah, boobs

[bob48]

Have we gotten to boobs and puns yet?

Or better still, boob puns  ;)

...just trying to keep abreast of the issue....

[panzerde]

Bob, I'm disappointed that you would lower the quality of the discussion so readily in this little tit for tat!

[mirth]

Have we gotten to boobs and puns yet?

Apparently someone in the press was sleeping with a developer. :-X Definitely boobs are in there somewhere. ^-^

Unfortunately it's all manboobs.

[bayonetbrant]

Bob, I'm disappointed that you would lower the quality of the discussion so readily in this little tit for tat!

If you didn't remember what quality Bawb's puns are, you've got a dreadful mammary