[quote=Hellis]
I have mad my stance on the Dev-Journalist relationships clear before.But I will say this aswell. Now it has another huge problem, it is no longer able to operate as "free press" becouse if its content is not to the liking of a organized digital mob, it is bound to come under attack. Its revenue streams get cut off. Journalism does not get to evolve to something higher, and now there will be a toxic cloud looming over anyone daring to critizing 'gamers. You call it dishonest, but organized campaings to shut off journalists for critizing you makes you a bully and a tyrant. You now have a group, who has enough pull to attack and damage its own critics. That is in itself, a form of powerabuse, a form of corruption. It's a unchecked powerhouse. And I am sorry if that offends any GG supporter, as I know there are good people who huddle behind that very hashtag. But its not proving any of your critics wrong, when you attack them. It's confirming their fears of being bullied for their opinion. You are sending a message "If we don't like your opinion, we are shutting you down." There is no longer any attempts at open, proper debate. Its two side slugging it out in a dirtier and dirtier fight. Some called it a consumers revolution. I call it lobbyist. GG is a private interest group for disgruntled gamers. Actively suppressing opinion they do not approve of.
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As someone who supports #Gamergate, I entirely agree with you. It is nothing more than a toxic movement, it's returned bullying in a way. As many "gamers" have tolerated hatred for mostly being "cis, white and male" (this is actually true by the way, as someone who used to use Tumblr myself) from people similiar to Zoey Quinn and her supporters, it's no surprise that they'd lash back. However, despite the mistreatment, it does not justify their actions in any way.

Ooh, a hashtag. That's kind of neat, I guess.

But at the end of the day, it's not really making much of a difference. At least that's what I think, anyway.