Wil Wheaton Announces "Don't Be a Dick Day"

[The Wooster]

Wil Wheaton Announces "Don't Be a Dick Day"

Wil Wheaton celebrates his big four-oh by declaring it "Don't Be A Dick Day."

On July 29th, Wil Wheaton, nerdling prince and former Star Trek incumbent, will turn forty years old. While it's traditional to receive gifts on one's birthday, Wil only wants one thing from you: He wants you to avoid being a dick.

"Hi! I'm Wil Wheaton, and my birthday is July 29th," reads a message on dontbeadickday.com. "I can think of no better birthday gift than for my birthday to be known as Don't Be A Dick Day."

"I believe in you, Internet. I know you can make this happen."

How does one celebrate Don't Be A Dick Day? If the website's FAQ and this handy chart [http://dontbeadickday.com/howtonotbeadick.jpg] are to be believed, all you need to do is check if you're being a dick. Then, should you discover that you are, in fact, being a dick, cut it out.

The message echoes a statement Wheaton made at ECCC back in 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0A1exkt05U]

"I actually have a thing to say to guys who play video games," he said. "When a woman joins the game, like ... don't be a dick."

Words to live by.

Source: Don't Be A Dick Day [http://dontbeadickday.com/]


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[4173]

Why would I want to celebrate his birthday 365 times a year?

 

[templar1138a]

The punchline of a certain Tom Lehrer song springs to mind...

 

[NinjaDeathSlap]

How to become disappoint in 1 easy step...

Step 1: Challenge the internet to better itself.

 

[Epona]

"I actually have a thing to say to guys who play video games," he said. "When a woman joins the game, like... don't be a dick."

Being a Trek fan and thinking Wheaton was a pretty cool guy I had nothing but respect for him but this quote just means he's caught up in this PC bullshit too.

Listen folks, women want to be treated equally so they should be. If you're a dick to other guys, then you SHOULD be a dick to women too. Anything else is preferential treatment.

Watch how many women come along to defend preferential treatment.

 

[Evil Smurf]

Can we have a "don't ruin Star Trek" day on MY birthday?

I have a don't rape my childhood George Lucas day on my birthday

 

[SnakeoilSage]

He makes a good point. I think I'll try it.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Was it only me who saw the link and thought 'When the hell did they allow apostrophes into URLs?' followed quickly by 'oh god, there's gonna be so many badly placed ones, followed by so much pedant rage'.

Fortunately, it was only in the shortcut and not in the URL

 

[FalloutJack]

Caption for the pic:

"Wil Wheaton WANTS YOU...to not be a dick."

 

[Oly J]

very well Wil Weaton...I shall endeavour, to not be a dick

 

[FogHornG36]

Uhh... shut up wesley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX8NsJn_KpM

 

[Ruedyn]

Uhh... shut up wesley

Embedded for you.

OT:was never into Star Trek so I don't care about him, and I don't plan on not being a dick for more than 42 seconds every day.

 

[Anti-American Eagle]

Hey if he can pull of not being a dick once a year, I think I can pull off a whole year... Like I do anyways.

 

[praetor_alpha]

The message echoes a statement Wheaton made at ECCC back in 2011. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0A1exkt05U]

2011? Wil Wheaton passed the message to LoadingReadyRun in 2009!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtOZFpTsf34&t=6m3s

 

[Epona]

"I actually have a thing to say to guys who play video games," he said. "When a woman joins the game, like... don't be a dick."

Being a Trek fan and thinking Wheaton was a pretty cool guy I had nothing but respect for him but this quote just means he's caught up in this PC bullshit too.

Listen folks, women want to be treated equally so they should be. If you're a dick to other guys, then you SHOULD be a dick to women too. Anything else is preferential treatment.

Watch how many women come along to defend preferential treatment.

It's ok to be a dick as long as you're a dick to everyone?

That just makes you more of a dick...

How about not being a dick in the first place?

Or, as he put it: "Don't be a dick."

It's sexist to only care about not being a dick to women.