EA is at it again

[Hazy992]

This is pretty interesting: http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=233354 It says on the forum it could just be a false positive, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

Oh and the campaign's been suspended because of the bots [http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/04/11/campaign-thanking-ea-for-gay-characters-suspended-over-false-signatures/]

 

[IntangibleMango]

My guess would be that some EA-hating person still sore over Mass Effect 3 made those images, after doing the botting themselves.

 

[-Samurai-]

Have you any proof that it was EA using spambots? I find it a lot more probable that it's someone who really hates EA who's done this to make them look bad, or just a few trolls.

Hey! No! You keep your logic out of this EA hating!

I'm not sure what's more absurd; The irrational hatred of a company, or the fact that people care that their totally-not-real, genderless 3D models in a computer program can't be in a nonexistent "relationship" with other genderless 3D models in a computer program.

Super crazy newsflash! Polygons, tris, meshes, vertices, and faces have no gender.

 

[Acton Hank]

Here's a video to accurately describe EA stocks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckKFxMw6z0c

Ok, two thumbs up for making me laugh.

 

[Elamdri]

And a rational person cares about this because, well, using bots for legitimate petitions like this could destroy the powers and credibility of petitions, as well as making all points raised by activists through petitions worthless.

I am amused that you think petitions have power and credibility.

I am amused that you think that petitions, as a means through which electorates can convey support (or withdrawal of support) to a political class seeking those same votes that electorate represent, do not possess power and weight.

Re credibility - Credibility is a somewhat-relative value that depends on a myriad of factors, so I'm not going to go into it.

I don't put much faith in the ability of the masses to affect anything. Not peacefully anyway. I mean, yeah, everyone one in a while, we get a win, but it feels like someone tossed us a bone to make us go away rather than a true win.

 

[boag]

I was implying that this reinforces the fact that EA is dishonest, assuming its true of course. The stab in the back part is just my way of saying that any company willing to lie and cheat as much as EA does is not trustworthy.

Maybe I'm just jaded. It just seems silly to me to jump down EA's throats over something as silly as A: Something that no one has proof that they are behind and B: Something that even if they were behind it, it's probably for the public good that they are doing it.

and yet, And yet you are willing to believe the claim by EA that they have received thousands of hatemail from homophobes?

 

[Elamdri]

I was implying that this reinforces the fact that EA is dishonest, assuming its true of course. The stab in the back part is just my way of saying that any company willing to lie and cheat as much as EA does is not trustworthy.

Maybe I'm just jaded. It just seems silly to me to jump down EA's throats over something as silly as A: Something that no one has proof that they are behind and B: Something that even if they were behind it, it's probably for the public good that they are doing it.

and yet, And yet you are willing to believe the claim by EA that they have received thousands of hatemail from homophobes?

Well apparently EA is the most hated company in 2012 so....

 

[boag]

I was implying that this reinforces the fact that EA is dishonest, assuming its true of course. The stab in the back part is just my way of saying that any company willing to lie and cheat as much as EA does is not trustworthy.

Maybe I'm just jaded. It just seems silly to me to jump down EA's throats over something as silly as A: Something that no one has proof that they are behind and B: Something that even if they were behind it, it's probably for the public good that they are doing it.

and yet, And yet you are willing to believe the claim by EA that they have received thousands of hatemail from homophobes?

Well apparently EA is the most hated company in 2012 so....

so what?

are you implying that Homophobes voted EA as the worst company?

 

[Elamdri]

I was implying that this reinforces the fact that EA is dishonest, assuming its true of course. The stab in the back part is just my way of saying that any company willing to lie and cheat as much as EA does is not trustworthy.

Maybe I'm just jaded. It just seems silly to me to jump down EA's throats over something as silly as A: Something that no one has proof that they are behind and B: Something that even if they were behind it, it's probably for the public good that they are doing it.

and yet, And yet you are willing to believe the claim by EA that they have received thousands of hatemail from homophobes?

Well apparently EA is the most hated company in 2012 so....

so what?

are you implying that Homophobes voted EA as the worst company?

I was making a joke. You asked me why I believed them when they said the got thousands of hatemail, and I was making a joke about how they're the most hated company so it would make sense.

 

[boag]

I was implying that this reinforces the fact that EA is dishonest, assuming its true of course. The stab in the back part is just my way of saying that any company willing to lie and cheat as much as EA does is not trustworthy.

Maybe I'm just jaded. It just seems silly to me to jump down EA's throats over something as silly as A: Something that no one has proof that they are behind and B: Something that even if they were behind it, it's probably for the public good that they are doing it.

and yet, And yet you are willing to believe the claim by EA that they have received thousands of hatemail from homophobes?

Well apparently EA is the most hated company in 2012 so....

so what?

are you implying that Homophobes voted EA as the worst company?

I was making a joke. You asked me why I believed them when they said the got thousands of hatemail, and I was making a joke about how they're the most hated company so it would make sense.

clearly the joke went over my head, because after you explained it, I still dont get the joke.

 

[Elamdri]

I was implying that this reinforces the fact that EA is dishonest, assuming its true of course. The stab in the back part is just my way of saying that any company willing to lie and cheat as much as EA does is not trustworthy.

Maybe I'm just jaded. It just seems silly to me to jump down EA's throats over something as silly as A: Something that no one has proof that they are behind and B: Something that even if they were behind it, it's probably for the public good that they are doing it.

and yet, And yet you are willing to believe the claim by EA that they have received thousands of hatemail from homophobes?

Well apparently EA is the most hated company in 2012 so....

so what?

are you implying that Homophobes voted EA as the worst company?

I was making a joke. You asked me why I believed them when they said the got thousands of hatemail, and I was making a joke about how they're the most hated company so it would make sense.

clearly the joke went over my head, because after you explained it, I still dont get the joke.

You asked me why I believed EA got thousands of letters of hatemail. I said "Well they ARE the most hated company" Implying that it's not unreasonable for the most hated company to get tons of hatemail.

 

[boag]

I was implying that this reinforces the fact that EA is dishonest, assuming its true of course. The stab in the back part is just my way of saying that any company willing to lie and cheat as much as EA does is not trustworthy.

Maybe I'm just jaded. It just seems silly to me to jump down EA's throats over something as silly as A: Something that no one has proof that they are behind and B: Something that even if they were behind it, it's probably for the public good that they are doing it.

and yet, And yet you are willing to believe the claim by EA that they have received thousands of hatemail from homophobes?

Well apparently EA is the most hated company in 2012 so....

so what?

are you implying that Homophobes voted EA as the worst company?

I was making a joke. You asked me why I believed them when they said the got thousands of hatemail, and I was making a joke about how they're the most hated company so it would make sense.

clearly the joke went over my head, because after you explained it, I still dont get the joke.

You asked me why I believed EA got thousands of letters of hatemail. I said "Well they ARE the most hated company" Implying that it's not unreasonable for the most hated company to get tons of hatemail.

now it seems you are the one not getting the joke

 

[Maze1125]

What the fuck is wrong with you people?
None of you have any proof that EA is doing this themselves.

It's like if a drunken assault took place one night, and then the next a shop near-by got robbed, and then everyone goes: "It must be the same guy, someone who did one could totally do the other. I just can't believe how bad this one guy is."

It's nonsense and lacks any rational sense whatsoever.

 

[Elamdri]

I was implying that this reinforces the fact that EA is dishonest, assuming its true of course. The stab in the back part is just my way of saying that any company willing to lie and cheat as much as EA does is not trustworthy.

Maybe I'm just jaded. It just seems silly to me to jump down EA's throats over something as silly as A: Something that no one has proof that they are behind and B: Something that even if they were behind it, it's probably for the public good that they are doing it.

and yet, And yet you are willing to believe the claim by EA that they have received thousands of hatemail from homophobes?

Well apparently EA is the most hated company in 2012 so....

so what?

are you implying that Homophobes voted EA as the worst company?

I was making a joke. You asked me why I believed them when they said the got thousands of hatemail, and I was making a joke about how they're the most hated company so it would make sense.

clearly the joke went over my head, because after you explained it, I still dont get the joke.

You asked me why I believed EA got thousands of letters of hatemail. I said "Well they ARE the most hated company" Implying that it's not unreasonable for the most hated company to get tons of hatemail.

now it seems you are the one not getting the joke

probably

 

[Antari]

**Sigh** can EA do Nothing right? Its like everything they do there is this thought process of; "This seems like a good idea, but i bet we could improve it for ourselves somehow!" and then they go and do something blatantly in their self interest and if backfires.

Are you being deliberately dense EA? is this some kind of stupidathon?

If it is a stupithon they've been running it since the mid 80's. And it certainly doesn't show any signs of slowing down. In general I think it may be a requirement of employment to have a lobotomy before you can work for EA.

 

[Zeckt]

As much as EA pissed me off with the ME3 ending, I think I believe it really is just a radical trolling them considering what its about. There's still alot of hate for things like this going on that it is quite believable it was sabotage. I'm with EA on this one.

Electronic Arts != Bioware, kids! Reading Comprehension is Fun!

Whatever you say bud, at least I don't try to act all cool at other peoples expense on message boards.

 

[KarmaEnforcer]

As much as EA pissed me off with the ME3 ending, I think I believe it really is just a radical trolling them considering what its about. There's still alot of hate for things like this going on that it is quite believable it was sabotage. I'm with EA on this one.

Electronic Arts != Bioware, kids! Reading Comprehension is Fun!

Whatever you say bud, at least I don't try to act all cool at other peoples expense on message boards.

I'm not trying to act cool. Merely pointing out a distinct failure on your part to understand what you've read. Sorry if you took offense.

 

[Shinigami214]

And a rational person cares about this because, well, using bots for legitimate petitions like this could destroy the powers and credibility of petitions, as well as making all points raised by activists through petitions worthless.

I am amused that you think petitions have power and credibility.

I am amused that you think that petitions, as a means through which electorates can convey support (or withdrawal of support) to a political class seeking those same votes that electorate represent, do not possess power and weight.

Re credibility - Credibility is a somewhat-relative value that depends on a myriad of factors, so I'm not going to go into it.

I don't put much faith in the ability of the masses to affect anything. Not peacefully anyway. I mean, yeah, everyone one in a while, we get a win, but it feels like someone tossed us a bone to make us go away rather than a true win.

I understand your cynicism, but I think you'll find that history bears a more positive witness on this one.

This isn't the place to discuss activism or civil resistance, but if you're interested, there's plenty of examples I can cite.

 

[redisforever]

Such a stupid move. It's indeed fairly obvious that it was a bot net - I see a George from North Korea being happy and he will continue to buy EA titles. Wtf. Also, all the american names for people coming out of Asia/East Bloc.

I guess some companies never learn.

Quite a few from North Korea, actually. *sigh* EA, I don't even think anyone there knows you exist.

 

[redisforever]

Ha, I noticed a guy named Chad... from Chad! LOL.

Yeah, EA, try harder if you're doing something like this. All the people from North Korea up there would agree with me.