Creator of Reddit’s Gamergate Forum Temporarily Shuts Down Monster of His Own Creation
3 2018-07-16 by WeWuzKANG5
http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/07/reddit-kotaku-in-action-founder-regrets-gamergate-forum.html
The thread title is that actual articles title. Imagine thinking reddit is this important:
For a brief moment early on Friday morning, the internet was a better place. Reddit forum /r/kotakuinaction, the primary hangout for Gamergaters on the platform, was temporarily shuttered by its creator and head moderator, /u/david-me. David posted a lengthy letter explaining his actions, calling the forum “one of the many cancerous growths that have infiltrated reddit,” and that it has become “infested with racism and sexism.”
The media is now whatabouting /r/the_donald :
The post, first spotted by the Daily Beast’s Will Sommer, notes that Kotaku in Action pales in comparison to /r/The_Donald, a Reddit hangout for all things Trump. “Compared to you [/r/The_Donald], I’m a Mini-Me. I’m scratching an itch, yet you are a viral cancer that is destroying the minds of millions of Reddit users each day.”
It's early, but /r/politics is discussing this very political story:
https://old.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/8zdfoz/gamergate_reddit_forum_founder_tries_to_shut_down/
A brave ghazelle has also posted it, no angry comments yet, but soon:
11 comments
1 BussyShillBot 2018-07-16
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1 BrideOfAutobahn 2018-07-16
old news
1 WeWuzKANG5 2018-07-16
New article....
1 BrideOfAutobahn 2018-07-16
ya kia being closed for half an hour is so important that we need constant updates
1 WeWuzKANG5 2018-07-16
I thought it was notable being the nymag and the daily beast are now involved in reddit drama, maybe I'm wrong.
1 tiredandrandom 2018-07-16
NYMag is trash.
1 Ed_ButteredToast 2018-07-16
Both are garbage
1 WeWuzKANG5 2018-07-16
I don't understand, I wasn't praising them? I just thought it was interesting that reddit drama leaked into the MSM.
1 tiredandrandom 2018-07-16
Saying those sites are MSM is like saying /r/conspiracy is MSM. Wide audience does not mean credible.
"Oh. Crap. My grandpa just sent me this link from /r/conspiracy."
"Oh. Crap. My roommate just sent me this link from NYMag."
Same palate of taste.
1 WeWuzKANG5 2018-07-16
Jesus Christ, those outlets are both considered MSM, not here to split hairs, didn't even praise the outlets, I was making fun of them for even being involved.
1 PhysicsIsMyMistress 2018-07-16
Proof Will Sommer reads /r/drama