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Dusters Blog
Galactic News Network
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Posted - 2013.03.25 14:49:00 -
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'Disclaimer: This piece is unlike anything you will normally see on our blog. But in response to a particularly disgusting email we recently received under the guise of news, we felt the need to address the seeking out and publishing of intensely private and personal info by some in the playerbase. This is a form of cyber-stalking and will never be welcome on our blog.
Our blog has often been accused of being a gossip rag and of trying to foster conflict between certain groups. Our response is always the same. 'We report the new of New Eden.' Point of fact, New Eden does not include the personal lives of the people behind the many online avatars. In gaming, there's a line that should not be crossed and it starts with anything that ventures into the real lives of players. Recently we have seen a rash of Dust & EVE conflicts that have spilled over into the real world and we find this both disgusting and unbelievable. Some of you have lost your way.'
read the rest here: http://tinyurl.com/d3l3qvm |
Prius Vecht
Red and Silver Hand
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:06:00 -
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wow some of u have taken things too far. |
GeneralButtNaked
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:10:00 -
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The fact that someone had to say something like this shows how absolutely insane some people get about their games. |
Maken Tosch
Planetary Response Organisation
Test Friends Please Ignore
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:18:00 -
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It's sickening. Even the majority of Eve players have better honor than this. |
Tolen Rosas
Kang Lo Directorate
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:25:00 -
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good piece. sad that this has to be said. |
Iago Templar
SVER True Blood
Unclaimed.
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:33:00 -
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Tolen Rosas wrote:good piece. sad that this has to be said.
+1 |
Chris F2112
Killshot Corp
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:33:00 -
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I'm glad this was written. There definitely needs to be a line drawn between reality and the game, and it needs to be taboo to cross it. Anyone who goes to far needs to get serious consideration for a permanent ban from the game. |
Gunner Nightingale
Internal Error.
Negative-Feedback
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:40:00 -
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Dang Dusters just went legit !!
All jokes aside good piece, glad you said it. The scapegoating btw totally true, i was going to write an op ed to this because it got me so furious but then the comments section gave me some hope that the world isnt populated by a bunch of blithering idiots.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/crackdown-urged-violent-games-lanza-report-article-1.1292402
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jenza aranda
BetaMax.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:42:00 -
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Not just saying this, great article.
Thank you dustmercs for posting such an important message. Keep Dust and eve contained, if you feel the need to further yourself in a game by finding personal information then you are the scum of the Earth. |
bunnywink
Improvise.
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Posted - 2013.03.25 15:59:00 -
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This is very saddening...
Dusters, thanks for bringing this issue up. Have you reached out to the targets to let them know someone out there has a vendetta against them? If not, I hope you do. It's good to be informed. |
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Sha Kharn Clone
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2013.03.25 16:00:00 -
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Dusters Blog as an insider of this subject I want to say I respect you a huge amount now. Might even swing by and come read it now.
Thank you for doing the right thing.
The kind of people who go and do this kind of thing make me sick and so you know you failed to cover your tracks as well as you might have hoped. You know who you are donGÇÖt ever contact me again you disgust me and I hope in time everyone gets to see you as you truly are.
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Thor Thunder Fist
Better Hide R Die
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Posted - 2013.03.25 16:18:00 -
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I've tried to read your blogs before but your website layout has always been a put off for me.... this one I read to the end and agree 100% might even look through some of your old blogs and see if there is anything else there.... games are an escape from R/L no one other then your close clan mates/online friends should ever overlap with real life. |
Captain-Awesome
Internal Error.
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Posted - 2013.03.25 16:41:00 -
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if people want to tell dusters blog about my sex swing, I am happy to give them authorisation. it's all good. Just sayin' |
Kushmir Nadian
Valor Coalition
RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2013.03.25 16:50:00 -
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*applause* |
Grezkev
The Red Guards
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:02:00 -
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lol am I reading Dusters try to cover credibility? |
first1NFANTRY
The Southern Legion
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:03:00 -
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**** is getting real out here  |
GeneralButtNaked
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:15:00 -
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Grezkev wrote:lol am I reading Dusters try to cover credibility?
Oh look, someone who runs a different fansite being a bum about some other fansites postings.
Yes, Dusters normally isn't worth my time. But FFS, give them a thumbs up when they say something that needs to be heard. |
The dark cloud
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:25:00 -
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Funny how the imobile infantry guys went silent. |
Maken Tosch
Planetary Response Organisation
Test Friends Please Ignore
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:27:00 -
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Gunner Nightingale wrote:http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/crackdown-urged-violent-games-lanza-report-article-1.1292402
That is just... sad. Those politicians think they can somehow figure out how to raise a parent's kid better than the parent? Morons. I don't care if those politicians have kids of their own. It's still the responsibility of the parent to raise the child properly, not government.
Also, the games that the politicians seem to point at are games like Call of Duty, Halo, Battlefield, etc. where the storylines suggests that the user is shooting for mere survival or saving a country from an oppressive government. Not shooting innocent people just for being on the top of the scoreboard.
Another thing. If the shooter sees innocent children as nothing more than killstreaks to collect, then that shooter is already messed up on the head and no amount of regulation of video games will stop him from just deciding to mimic Columbine. If you look at the shooters, they are typically all crazy guys who suffer from mental illnesses.
"Some people just want to watch the whole world burn." - Alfred, The Dark Knight, Referencing the Joker who is the pinnacle of crazy maniacs who enjoy messing with other people's heads even if it means killing people for shear enjoyment. |
Protoman Is God
Red and Silver Hand
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:28:00 -
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The dark cloud wrote:Funny how the imobile infantry guys went silent.
I personally applaud Immobile infantry's commitment to the meta game. |
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Grezkev
The Red Guards
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:30:00 -
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GeneralButtNaked wrote:Grezkev wrote:lol am I reading Dusters try to cover credibility? Oh look, someone who runs a different fansite being a bum about some other fansites postings. Yes, Dusters normally isn't worth my time. But FFS, give them a thumbs up when they say something that needs to be heard.
lol...General....you must be amiss to the history of these proceedings. The MAG-based community has found this blog funny to read for quite some time, but when they decided to label my blog as a "fake" and a "shame", I thought it was funny...seeing as how we did nothing to provoke it. That, along with some other lame posts, started the drama of them being a "tabloid".
A History of the Galactic News Network
But whatever, you're right....they do have a good point here.....finally. But really...does it really need to be said that the sexual preferences of gamers is not news? I mean...come on...... |
Sha Kharn Clone
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:32:00 -
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Protoman Is God wrote:The dark cloud wrote:Funny how the imobile infantry guys went silent. I personally applaud Immobile infantry's commitment to the meta game.
DC is just guessing he has no info on the subject. Finger pointing should be avoided. |
GeneralButtNaked
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:38:00 -
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Grezkev wrote:GeneralButtNaked wrote:Grezkev wrote:lol am I reading Dusters try to cover credibility? Oh look, someone who runs a different fansite being a bum about some other fansites postings. Yes, Dusters normally isn't worth my time. But FFS, give them a thumbs up when they say something that needs to be heard. lol...General....you must be amiss to the history of these proceedings. The MAG-based community has found this blog funny to read for quite some time, but when they decided to label my blog as a "fake" and a "shame", I thought it was funny...seeing as how we did nothing to provoke it. That, along with some other lame posts, started the drama of them being a "tabloid". A History of the Galactic News NetworkBut whatever, you're right....they do have a good point here.....finally. But really...does it really need to be said that the sexual preferences of gamers is not news? I mean...come on......
Oh, I was unaware of the history there, didn't know I was stepping into a beef.
Most of their blog is useless, but they made a good post, so +1 to them.
Like I said in my first post, it is a sad state of affairs that something like this even needs to be said, but it does, and I am glad someone said it.
Eve side, people go to crazy lengths about wanting to know who you are, to the point of ridiculous invasions of privacy. Once that mindset gets into Dust, I am out of here. So here is to hoping people remember that games are games, and to keep the playing apart from the real world. |
Maken Tosch
Planetary Response Organisation
Test Friends Please Ignore
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:45:00 -
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GeneralButtNaked wrote:Eve side, people go to crazy lengths about wanting to know who you are, to the point of ridiculous invasions of privacy. Once that mindset gets into Dust, I am out of here.
Actually, the vast majority of Eve players are very strict about keeping gaming and real-life issues separate as they know all too well the dangers of crossing the thin line. As noted during the case of the 'Drunk Mittani' during Fanfest 2012, many players rallied to help the player with the alleged suicidal thoughts to keep him from doing anything rash after being flooded with "kill yourself" messages. |
GeneralButtNaked
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:49:00 -
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Maken Tosch wrote:
Actually, the vast majority of Eve players are very strict about keeping gaming and real-life issues separate as they know all too well the dangers of crossing the thin line. As noted during the case of the 'Drunk Mittani' during Fanfest 2012, many players rallied to help the player with the alleged suicidal thoughts to keep him from doing anything rash after being flooded with "kill yourself" messages.
Well, that is a good piece of news indeed. The last time I was interested in joining up with a well known corp Eve side was before that event, and the amount of information they were requesting was obscene.
Glad to hear some sense is taking hold. |
Sentient Archon
Red Star.
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:54:00 -
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Maken Tosch wrote:As noted during the case of the 'Drunk Mittani' during Fanfest 2012, many players rallied to help the player with the alleged suicidal thoughts to keep him from doing anything rash after being flooded with "kill yourself" messages.
And this is why you need strong leaders in the corps/alliance. Expect a lot of underhanded tactics from gamers who have nothing better to do themselves. And members need to talk to their leaders if they are being harassed so that their leaders can take appropriate actions. |
Kain Spero
Imperfects
Negative-Feedback
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:56:00 -
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Dusters may get a lot of flack and they may have made some bad decisions in the past, but I think it's a growing organization that is going to do great things for the Dust community. |
Maken Tosch
Planetary Response Organisation
Test Friends Please Ignore
1765
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Posted - 2013.03.25 17:59:00 -
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Sentient Archon wrote:Maken Tosch wrote:As noted during the case of the 'Drunk Mittani' during Fanfest 2012, many players rallied to help the player with the alleged suicidal thoughts to keep him from doing anything rash after being flooded with "kill yourself" messages. And this is why you need strong leaders in the corps/alliance. Expect a lot of underhanded tactics from gamers who have nothing better to do themselves. And members need to talk to their leaders if they are being harassed so that their leaders can take appropriate actions.
Goonswarm does have good leadership. The Mittani, after sobering up and realizing his mistake, posted a public announcement apologizing to the community and to the alleged suicidal person in question for what he did. A clear cut example of why you should avoid getting too drunk at all costs.
Remember Mel Gibson when he got drunk? |
Pays 2 Win
Shining Flame
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.03.25 18:07:00 -
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Maken Tosch wrote:Sentient Archon wrote:Maken Tosch wrote:As noted during the case of the 'Drunk Mittani' during Fanfest 2012, many players rallied to help the player with the alleged suicidal thoughts to keep him from doing anything rash after being flooded with "kill yourself" messages. And this is why you need strong leaders in the corps/alliance. Expect a lot of underhanded tactics from gamers who have nothing better to do themselves. And members need to talk to their leaders if they are being harassed so that their leaders can take appropriate actions. Goonswarm does have good leadership. The Mittani, after sobering up and realizing his mistake, posted a public announcement apologizing to the community and to the alleged suicidal person in question for what he did. A clear cut example of why you should avoid getting too drunk at all costs. Remember QuickGloves when he got drunk?
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Sentient Archon
Red Star.
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Posted - 2013.03.25 18:11:00 -
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Maken Tosch wrote:Sentient Archon wrote:
And this is why you need strong leaders in the corps/alliance. Expect a lot of underhanded tactics from gamers who have nothing better to do themselves. And members need to talk to their leaders if they are being harassed so that their leaders can take appropriate actions.
Goonswarm does have good leadership. The Mittani, after sobering up and realizing his mistake, posted a public announcement apologizing to the community and to the alleged suicidal person in question for what he did. A clear cut example of why you should avoid getting too drunk at all costs. Remember Mel Gibson when he got drunk?
As much as I would like to think this is perfect world;- it is not. It would make a good feel good factor for the alliance members if they had someone to talk to. Publicly displaying private information by gamers is not uncommon. Over here is the states its punishable by jail time. Not sure about other countries.
However if someone did post my private information, I wont bother calling the cops. All I need to is call my lawyer and settle this in a civil suit. More money over there
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