you cannot kill Jack Thompson. If you strike him down, he will become more powerful thaan you could ever imagine.RanD00M said:
Jack Thompson Threatens Gabe Newell Over School Shooter Mod
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I love Jack Thompson. No, hear me out before you get with the pitchforks and the torches!
See, every hobby, every interest, every field has it's enemy, it's super-critic or critics. The people who want to see it smashed into oblivion for the good of the community or whatever. And as long as we have Thompson and Thompson-like alarmists whose arguements make no damn sense, we're winning. Because the common person will look at them and go 'Okay... you seem like a douche AND an idiot. So I'm not going to listen to you, and assume anyone who talk like you must be one as well'. It's when you have people who are better speakers and politicians talking trash you need to worry, because THEY can sell people a bill of goods about the evils of gaming.
Lieberman getting his hands on this mod? Bad times for gamers. Thompson attacking it? Good times, because he's box office poison to any cause at this stage.
Do not hate the troll, fellow gamers. Embrace him and put him on a pillar for all to see and mock. For as the troll rants, such does the arguements against our games epically fail by association.
See, every hobby, every interest, every field has it's enemy, it's super-critic or critics. The people who want to see it smashed into oblivion for the good of the community or whatever. And as long as we have Thompson and Thompson-like alarmists whose arguements make no damn sense, we're winning. Because the common person will look at them and go 'Okay... you seem like a douche AND an idiot. So I'm not going to listen to you, and assume anyone who talk like you must be one as well'. It's when you have people who are better speakers and politicians talking trash you need to worry, because THEY can sell people a bill of goods about the evils of gaming.
Lieberman getting his hands on this mod? Bad times for gamers. Thompson attacking it? Good times, because he's box office poison to any cause at this stage.
Do not hate the troll, fellow gamers. Embrace him and put him on a pillar for all to see and mock. For as the troll rants, such does the arguements against our games epically fail by association.
I'm sorry, but is this guy retarded? Seriously! Common sense would dictate that a Mod (Modification) by a outside source for ANY product is not the responsibility of the company who made the product. If I go and fill a Pepsi can full of gun powder and attach a fuse after filling it with metal buckshot to make a homemade hand grenade, that has NOTHING to do with the company who makes Pepsi. So if some retards go and make a School Shooting simulator, then it's THEM who should be responsible for their own actions.
Understandably it would make sense if he had sent a letter asking Valve to instead send a 'Cease and Desist' to the makers of the Mod (Because they are using the Half-Life engine, and I'm sure Valve has SOMETHING SOMEWHERE in their policy that could provide a legal loophole to make a Cease and Desist legal). Because while it is not their responsibility for the mod, they can still LEGALLY deny the use of their program/game in the creation of the Mod.
Understandably it would make sense if he had sent a letter asking Valve to instead send a 'Cease and Desist' to the makers of the Mod (Because they are using the Half-Life engine, and I'm sure Valve has SOMETHING SOMEWHERE in their policy that could provide a legal loophole to make a Cease and Desist legal). Because while it is not their responsibility for the mod, they can still LEGALLY deny the use of their program/game in the creation of the Mod.
He's a non-issue as he always been. This shit should just be laughed at and dismissed.
EDIT: Anyone see a comparison of his 5PM Shtick to that one Episode of The Twilight Zone (Four O'Clock) where the main character threatens to shrink every evil at precisely Four O' Clock only to find himself shrunk at that hour?
EDIT: Anyone see a comparison of his 5PM Shtick to that one Episode of The Twilight Zone (Four O'Clock) where the main character threatens to shrink every evil at precisely Four O' Clock only to find himself shrunk at that hour?
I actually had to do a memory search on my brain to remember who Thompson was and why I should care about what he said.
I'm still trying to find out why I should care about what he says.
I'm still trying to find out why I should care about what he says.
I like things that are sick... There are films, books, and all other media forms that exploit real life tragedies. Why are games so sacrosanct?Ih8pkmn said:
Also I don't think that's how all Mods work. At best he could release a Cease and Desist Order (I think). The content is not currently (nor has it ever been) hosted on Steam.
God, I love Jack Thompson. Maybe it's because I find him to be so non-threatening that I've actually developed a respect for the guy. It's like watching an episode of House. You may not believe or agree with a damn word he continually spouts, but you can't help but love and respect his antics (especially his entertainment value).
Am I a bad person for laughing at the idea of that? Because I totally just did. (Always wondered how that game managed to sneak past the radar, though.)ThatDudeWithTheCap said:
OT: This guy is such an ass. "I hate being right all the time"? Seriously? How old is he? This really does just smack of some pathetic moron desperately proclaiming from the rooftops that he is still important and relevant and we still should totally listen to him PLEASE OH PLEASE. No wonder he's been disbarred, and thank God. That being said, I hope Gabe comes out with something really badass in response. Just to prove a point.
A persistent attention whore/troll, people. Let's move along.
