Hal Halpin and the rest of the crew at the Entertainment Consumers Association want to wish GamePolitics readers a happy holiday season.
It has been a great 2008 for the ECA and its gamer-members. 2009 will be even better!
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Technogeek: If the developer were male there wouldn't have been a "conversation" in the first place.10/19/2014 - 2:27am
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Monte: trolls are just at their absolute worst when it comes to women and feminist. You could bet good money that if the developer were male the trolls would be silent and the conversation would actually focus on the journalism.10/18/2014 - 9:18pm
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Monte: Papa: Not the first time we've had a journalism scandals before, but the harassment never got close to this level; the difference with this scandal is that feminists are involved. Without the feminist angle, their would be A LOT less harrassment10/18/2014 - 9:15pm
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Papa Midnight: Monte: That's honestly rather short-sighted. As has been proven with other persons who have been targeted, if it wasn't Quinn, it would be someone else.10/18/2014 - 6:26pm
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Avalongod: I think that's part of what gives an esoteric news story like this real life...it taps into a larger narrative about misogyny in society outside of games.10/18/2014 - 3:29pm
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Avalongod: @Monte, well the trolls made death threats that came to police (and media attention). I think this is tapping into a larger issue outside of games about how women are treated in society (like all the "real rape" stuff during the last election)10/18/2014 - 3:28pm
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Wonderkarp: Zippy : Havent tried the PS4 controller. might later.10/18/2014 - 2:37pm
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Monte: Seirously, If Quinn was not involved and GG was instead about something like the Mordor Marketing contracts, the trolling would have never grown so vile and disgusting. There have been plenty of movements in the past that never sufferred from behavior..10/18/2014 - 1:57pm
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Monte: We have seen scandel's before but the trolling has never been as vile as what we see with GG. Trolls usually have such a tiny voice you can barely notice them, but its like moths to a flame whenever femistist are involved.10/18/2014 - 1:53pm
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ZippyDSMlee: Wonderkarp: You might be able to if you had a PS4 controller.10/18/2014 - 1:00pm
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MaskedPixelante: http://store.steampowered.com/app/327940/ Night Dive starts charging for freeware.10/18/2014 - 12:21pm
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Matthew Wilson: the sad thing is there are trolls on both sides of this. people need to stop acting like their side is so pure.10/18/2014 - 12:19pm
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MechaTama31: So, only speak out on a scandal that hasn't attracted trolls? I wouldn't hold my breath...10/18/2014 - 10:49am
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Monte: I feel like GG just needs to die. The movement is FAR to tainted by hatred and BS for it to be useful for any conversation. Let GG die, and then rally behind the NEXT gaming journalism scandal, and start the conversation fresh.10/18/2014 - 10:33am
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quiknkold: and we dont have a Dovakin to call a cease fire10/17/2014 - 7:37pm
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quiknkold: The whole thing is Futile. Both sides are so buried deep in their trenchs that there isnt a conversation. Its just Finger Pointing, Name Calling, Doxxing, Threats. there needs to be a serious conversation, and GG isnt it.10/17/2014 - 7:37pm
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quiknkold: I thought it was a good article. Jeff is right. I feel like GamerGate did destroy its message. I am for Ethics in game journalism, but man. so much hate. and its on both sides. I've seen some awful stuff spewed on twitter. Its a big reason why I exited..10/17/2014 - 7:34pm
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Matthew Wilson: while he focused on gg, he did call out both sides crap.10/17/2014 - 7:18pm
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Papa Midnight: That was a damn good read offered by Jeff Gertsmann.10/17/2014 - 7:17pm
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Matthew Wilson: http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/letter-from-the-editor-10-17-2014/1100-5049/ deferentially a nice write up.10/17/2014 - 6:44pm
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Comments
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Bah, ECA. Humbug!
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Happy holidays to one and all
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Err why the full disclosure part? Fair enough on most news stories involving the ECA but "Here's a christmas card" would be hard for even jack thompson to twist into something other than a christmas card.
Well twist convincingly anyway
Well now that I think of it he'd have a hard time convincing me that grass is green...
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
I've always read the full disclosure thing as an FU to those that would try to twist or spin something out of it, like Jack... but not limited to him.
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Happy holidays to the ECA. I hope that I will be a member soon... first I need to get some IP's out there...
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Marry chirstmas to all of you.
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Can you just go away already?
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Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Good Yule everybody! Blessed Be!!
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Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
My girl Katy's on there (bottom row, third from left). Yay! ^_^
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Ugh, I can't stand her. Talk about total overexposure for someone who's not even that talented.
"There is no sin except stupidity." - Oscar Wilde
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Couldn't have said the bottom row on the right? Not like there are any other girls on there or anyone to the right of her.
E. Zachary Knight
Oklahoma City Chapter of the ECA
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E. Zachary Knight
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Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
At the risk of sounding like an ingrate . . . ain't nothing worse than getting a Christmas card with no money in it.
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
IF you guys want to know the positions and names of those in this card (and to see what Dennis looks like) here is the link:
http://www.theeca.com/team_eca
It seems that Dennis is not on this card for some reason. Probably because he not technically part of the ECA management team.
E. Zachary Knight
Oklahoma City Chapter of the ECA
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/okceca
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1325674091
E. Zachary Knight
Divine Knight Gaming
OK Game Devs
Random Tower
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Happy Holidays everybody!
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Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
I, for one, am really curious what the average working day at the ECA is like. Looking at that picture, first thought that went through my head was...."....What do these people do again?"
Oh well. I prefer not to get wrapped up in denominational holidays anyway. It's easier to just say, "Merry, (as good an excuse to get drunk as any) day."
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Fuck that.
Merry Christmas and happy Hannukah.
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
I concur. I'm sick of all this PC bullshit.
"No law means no law" - Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black on the First Amendment
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Me three! If it's Christmas in your faith, you say Merry Christmas to everyone, if you're Jewish you say Happy Hannukah to everyone, if you're Moslem you say whatever the Moslems say at this time of year and if you're an atheist you say... we'' I've no idea - but anyway you say it. I don't see why anyone needs to get offended by the fact that different people have different customs. Diversity is a GOOD thing.
So Merry Christmas everyone!
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Atheists tend to use "happy holidays" unless they're the militant type. So you think they should have put however many slogans anybody in the ECA might use on the card? That could get abit cluttered. Happy Holidays gets the point across with minimal objection from everybody but the LCDs.
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Nice pic!
*tries to find Dennis in the pic*
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Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
lol same.. I have no idea what he looks like
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
very back, next to the anime character one, right? (back-right)
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Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
That's what I think it is, but I only saw his picture only once.
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Are you sure? If that is him, they are using a different photo from his profile photo on the team ECA page. Everyone else is a cut out of their profile photo.
It's hard to tell with the low resolution of the displayed graphic.
E. Zachary Knight
Oklahoma City Chapter of the ECA
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/okceca
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1325674091
E. Zachary Knight
Divine Knight Gaming
OK Game Devs
Random Tower
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Which one is it then, EZK?
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"Game on, brothers and sisters." -Leet Gamer Jargon
"A Chrono Trigger is anything that unleashes its will or desire to change history!" -Gaspar
Re: Happy Holidays from the ECA!
Wow, Dennis looks older than I thought.
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