Eldarion said:
Saltyk said:
Scott Bullock said:
MattAn24 said:
Susan Arendt said:
MattAn24 said:
Susan Arendt said:
Keith K said:
I expect the Escapist to remove all profile fields asking for personal information or risk being labelled blatantly hypocritical.
You don't need to know my Real name, Location, OCCUPATION?!, Country, Birth date (excuse me?), Gender, ICQ/AIM/Yahoo/MSN/Skype, XBL/PSN/Steam/Wii/Xfire/Kongregate/Raptr, Twitter/Facebook/YouTube.. etc etc etc.
Don't even ask.
You're setting yourselves up for the same fall mi amigos.
Then don't enter it. We don't require your personal information in order to view the site. Or even to be registered on it. You can put in as much or as little information as you like.
Still.. Having those settings there DOES send a hypocritical vibe, Susan.. Just sayin'.
I honestly don't see how. The information is there to help folks better connect with other members of the community, should they want to. It's entirely optional, there for you to use as a tool, nothing more. How are we hypocrites for reporting on a security issue that is affecting readers while simultaneously NOT demanding that readers provide us with the kind of info that was compromised? I really don't understand the thought process at work.
Okay, I feel like I have to ask this, then. How are
my credit card details that I submitted to The Escapist for Publisher's Club being stored? Where do those details go?
You know, considering your apparent paranoia concerning the Escapist's security, I figured you'd be the
last person to want information on how it's all protected publicly posted.
Also, nobody is mad at Sony for
having the information, they're pissed because they didn't protect it vehemently enough. Nobody has hacked the Escapist and stolen credit info, so calling us hypocrites is just using the word wrong.
Admittedly, I have not read this full conversation, but from this little bit of the comments, you are coming off far too defensive and insulting. And insults are the last, desperate stand of someone who has no argument and knows it.
He insulted someone did he? Do tell me where in his post that was. He pointed out that it was silly to ask for the info requested to be posted in this thread, then he explained the position of people mad at sony.
Do you feel insulted that he didn't agree or that you didn't get a pat on the head? He might have been a little sarcastic like I just was, but insulting? Thats a rather arbitrary thing to say given that there was nothing degrading I can see in there.
There was a /facepalm in there, but I edited it out to protect your feelings. Seriously, cheer up.
Well, the way I look at it, he did. Keep in mind, the person I was quoting wasn't JUST a member like we are. He represents The Escapists in the purest sense. He should be, and indeed is, held to a higher standard. And as far as I could tell, he decided to interject himself into a conversation between another member of the Escapist staff and a member.
Plus, the implications of how he phrased it are very insulting. How often have you said, "I figured you'd be the last person..." in a way that wasn't condescending? Seriously, say that out loud and try not to sound like an asshole. There's only two ways I've ever said that. With a feeling of betrayal, and insulting the other person's intelligence (whether they knew it or not). So, yes, I do feel he was insulting a member of the Escapist.
It has nothing to do with whether he agrees with me or not. In fact, I was interjecting myself into that conversation (so i can't really throw too many stones here). And one of my favorite parts of this site is reading all the different opinions people have. Some I agree with, some I doubt, and most I can understand or find common ground.
And, I saw the previous /facepalm. Good thing you removed it. I was gonna use that in my reply. But since you willingly edited it out, I guess I can't. Damn. You foiled me!
