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PoliticAverse

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1. On a similar note...

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 02:00 AM

Aug 2013

While the advent of social media has made it easier than ever before to get in touch with game developers, this has not been exclusively a positive thing. Polygon recently ran an article describing the massive amount of hatred that developers receive from fans. This often includes rape and death threats, in addition to good, old-fashioned mean-spirited verbal attacks.

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/game-developers-support-groups,review-1873.html

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I Have a Character Issue - NYT op-ed by Anna Gunn [View all] Ohio Joe Aug 2013 OP

On a similar note... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #1

Oh yes DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #5

And it's given developers the opportunity to make an ass of themselves. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2013 #6

Good grief. Just enjoy the fucking show, people. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #2

If it was on TV it must be true, right? I wonder how large a correlation there is to FOX viewership Electric Monk Aug 2013 #3

Same level of consciousness as GOP reps reading checkstand rags for policy on the disabled... freshwest Aug 2013 #4

There are some real idiots out there. Granny M Aug 2013 #7

I got irritated with Skyler, too. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2013 #8

Kick for the morning crowd - nt Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #9

Male characters at least used to lead to public venting dsc Aug 2013 #10

Walter is a hugely sympathetic character LittleBlue Aug 2013 #11