Poll: Yahtzee vs. Atkinson (Poll)

[Kotaro]

I don't even live in Australia and Atkinson still pisses me off beyond belief.
Everything that I want to say about this colossal prick has already been said, so I'll skip that part.
Anyway, Yahtzee seems like the one person who hates Atkinson the most out of everyone in the world.
So I've decided to get the opinion of the Escapist community: should we encourage Yahtzee to enter politics and take this asshole down?

 

[Octorok]

No! Atkinson'll just have him killed by his personal Aussie Death Squads, and the we'd be back at square one without Croshaw. No, the best way to take down Atkinson is with a high-powered rifle/well trained pet.

 

[Loop Stricken]

yes sure why not, Australia needs to be ruled by the british again anyway.

... or is it still? Who knows or cares, really.

 

[Shoto Koto]

Yahtzee could make point much faster than this Atkinson chap ever could. He'd be far more efficient and god dammit, efficiency is what we need in politicians! Also he'd outlaw quicktime events!

 

[Soxafloppin]

Who the hell is Atkinson?

 

[Spygon]

i bet a lot gamers would move and get the right to vote in Australia.Just to get yahtzee into power.

 

[tmujir955]

Who's atkinson?

...1680 posts on the Escapist, and you don't know who Atkinson is?

I'm not sure whether to feel happy or sad for you.

 

[DigitalSushi]

Who's atkinson?

He's an Aussie that stops games coming out in Australia, all games, even tetris the violent bastard block destroying game that it is.

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

Who the hell is Atkinson?

Who's atkinson?

Michael Atkinson is an Australian politician... I think his position is similar to a Supreme Court Justice, who is staunchly anti-gamer and opposes giving Australia an 18+ games rating.

Personally, I think Mr. Benjamin Croshaw would make an excellent politician, and we all know that in any country, young blood is much appreciated by the people. Unfortunately, he'd never get elected because young people are the least likely to be politically involved.

Shouldn't this be in Religion and Politics?

 

[DigitalSushi]

Who's atkinson?

...1680 posts on the Escapist, and you don't know who Atkinson is?

I'm not sure whether to feel happy or sad for you.

Doesn't matter does it, if Demented Teddy isn't affected by Atkinson because he or she doesn't live in Aussie land then it doesn't matter. Thats why people don't know him, because it doesn't affect them and he's an insignificant human so history will not remember him, hence he does not matter and being happy or sad for somebody who doesn't know insignificance is pretty lame.

 

[pwnzerstick]

Who's atkinson?

He's the South Australian attorny general. He put realy strict video game rating laws into affect.

 

[hamster mk 4]

If Yahtzee becomes Attorny general, who will make the weekly Zero Punctuation videos? Atkinson? Besides isn't Attorny General an apointed position?

 

[Rancid0ffspring]

Who's atkinson?

...1680 posts on the Escapist, and you don't know who Atkinson is?

I'm not sure whether to feel happy or sad for you.

Doesn't matter does it, if Demented Teddy isn't affected by Atkinson because he or she doesn't live in Aussie land then it doesn't matter. Thats why people don't know him, because it doesn't affect them and he's an insignificant human so history will not remember him, hence he does not matter and being happy or sad for somebody who doesn't know insignificance is pretty lame.

I'll take it he is quite insignificant then. I had no idea who he was till I read this post & I couldn't care less about him now I do know. However I do like the way you handled this.

As for Yahtzee himself... lets leave him to do what he does best. Critizise games in a manner that makes us laugh!

 

[tmujir955]

Who's atkinson?

...1680 posts on the Escapist, and you don't know who Atkinson is?

I'm not sure whether to feel happy or sad for you.

Doesn't matter does it, if Demented Teddy isn't affected by Atkinson because he or she doesn't live in Aussie land then it doesn't matter. Thats why people don't know him, because it doesn't affect them and he's an insignificant human so history will not remember him, hence he does not matter and being happy or sad for somebody who doesn't know insignificance is pretty lame.

Not what I meant. There are a LOT of threads on the Escapist every day about Micheal Atkinson and Jack Thompson and how Yahtzee hates them and stuff. Hell, right now on the "Most Commented" box is the article "Michael Atkinson Once Again Dismisses Gamers". I'm just surprised that Demented Teddy hasn't seen one of these threads during his time on the Escapist.

 

[A Weary Exile]

I don't think yahtzee would be quite as witty without all the swear words. Also, they'd probably say 'He's not really Australian!'.

He's not really Australian! Terrorist! Communist! Fascist! Hitler! Satan worshipper!

That's a taste of America-style politics for you.

OP: I don't trust Yahtzee to run a country, even if I don't live in it, he might impose that "No sequels!" Law.

 

[DigitalSushi]

Who's atkinson?

...1680 posts on the Escapist, and you don't know who Atkinson is?

I'm not sure whether to feel happy or sad for you.

Doesn't matter does it, if Demented Teddy isn't affected by Atkinson because he or she doesn't live in Aussie land then it doesn't matter. Thats why people don't know him, because it doesn't affect them and he's an insignificant human so history will not remember him, hence he does not matter and being happy or sad for somebody who doesn't know insignificance is pretty lame.

I'll take it he is quite insignificant then. I had no idea who he was till I read this post & I couldn't care less about him now I do know. However I do like the way you handled this.

With my poorly constructed English? ! woohoo!

Sorry I just foamed at the mouth seeing that "You don't know who he is?" comment, its like going on a Cambodian Dictator Forum and being disgusted that the members don't know who Mother Theresa is.

 

[Mirroga]

Nothing like limerick to hypnotize the masses to world destruction. Go Yahtzee. lol

 

[DigitalSushi]

Not what I meant. There are a LOT of threads on the Escapist every day about Micheal Atkinson and Jack Thompson and how Yahtzee hates them and stuff. Hell, right now on the "Most Commented" box is the article "Michael Atkinson Once Again Dismisses Gamers". I'm just surprised that Demented Teddy hasn't seen one of these threads during his time on the Escapist.

No, maybe Demented Teddy hasn't downloaded the entire library of video game trivia into their brain.

I know what you meant, you said you wasn't sure whether to be happy or sad or them, I my view I'd be happy not having all that useless information stored in my head only to get such a poor comment when I inquire who the guy is.

Here's an idea, why don't you answer a question an Escapist puts forward?

Was my last paragraph rhetorical?

 

[tmujir955]

Not what I meant. There are a LOT of threads on the Escapist every day about Micheal Atkinson and Jack Thompson and how Yahtzee hates them and stuff. Hell, right now on the "Most Commented" box is the article "Michael Atkinson Once Again Dismisses Gamers". I'm just surprised that Demented Teddy hasn't seen one of these threads during his time on the Escapist.

No, maybe Demented Teddy hasn't downloaded the entire library of video game trivia into their brain.

I know what you meant, you said you wasn't sure whether to be happy or sad or them, I my view I'd be happy not having all that useless information stored in my head only to get such a poor comment when I inquire who the guy is.

Here's an idea, why don't you answer a question an Escapist puts forward?

Was my last paragraph rhetorical?

I'm not going to answer this question, it might be rhetorical.

 

[DigitalSushi]

I'm not going to answer this question, it might be rhetorical.

Haha!, nice answer.

Should we get back to the thread Tmujir?, anyway, I think Ben and Atkinson are the same side of a different coin...

Atkinson wants to stop certain games coming out due to the excessive violence.
Yahtzee wants to stop certain games coming out due to the excessive shittyness.