That sounds like a lot of unnecessary effort on your part. Unless "holding them in contempt" consists solely of occasionally dropping a forum post denouncing the antics of some anonymous internet users who likely want your attention and scorn anyway.chiefohara said:Nah, I'd rather have an opinion, and hold people who behave contemptibly in contempt.Sexual Harassment Panda said:Or you could just play games with people you like and stop pretending that we're somehow tight-knit.chiefohara said:Pathetic.
The fact that people are trying to justify this harassment is also pathetic.
Gaming culture is pathetic. The fact that there STILL needs to be a discussion on why this bullshit is tolerated and rationalised away is WHY gaming culture is pathetic.
For the tin foil hats turning logic on its head saying this is a PR stunt, why? what the hell does it matter? This is contemptible behaviour regardless of how it started. Nothing justify's this sickness.
I love gaming, i love talking about games, but this ... if defending or excusing this shit in any way is part of what constitutes the culture of a gamer then I'm not a gamer and never will be.
A better way to deal with attention seekers might be needed.