This might seem like a useless suggestion but if what if we try just sending a message directed or hashtagging Polygon on Twitter then there is NO WAY they can moderate that in anyway possible, just so we can get the word out. I think letting the guy read about ethical policies is one thing but to be outright CENSORED for giving out criticisms even if responses were well-thought out and not at all insulting or even threatening just doesn't sit right with me.
@ll_Exile_ll: It's still worse than NOT doing it at all, and there are obviously other ways to make money than stupid marketing stunts. And they are already in some shit for past behavior of this variety so they should be making every effort to avoid anything that might seem shady to it's base.
This all seems like a bad idea. They can't keep doing this and gather any sort of a following that really trusts them. It's one thing to have an ad service that feeds ads to your site. It's another to work in tangent with weird, random advertisers to make the site less awesome.
@DoctorWelch: Here's the forum post: http://www.polygon.com/forums/meta/2012/11/19/3668752/do-you-find-polygon-pretentious-and-out-of-touch
Naturally, moderators and editors had to decide if allowing this type of content in the forums was a good idea. In the end, they've decided to leave it up, but many of the criticisms in the post itself are unfounded.
I guess Arthur Gies is on the Polygon ethics comity; you know, the same Arthur Gies who used some of donations made to Rebel FM to buy their friend a PC. What he did seems like a questionable practice and to put him on the ethics comity only raises my eyebrows even more.
I guess Arthur Gies is on the Polygon ethics comity; you know, the same Arthur Gies who used some of donations made to Rebel FM to buy their friend a PC. What he did seems like a questionable practice and to put him on the ethics comity only raises my eyebrows even more.
I understand there are a lot of different contexts to apply to these things and that the real world makes it all much more difficult. Nobody said journalism of any kind was easy nor is doing so with integrity. I guess what gets to me is the readiness of so many of them (but not all) to dismiss the issue, be dismissive of those discussing it, and the general insincerity of it all.
I'm starting to view it the same way I view the "sexism/misogyny in gaming/tech" discussions. There are important, meaningful, productive discussions to be had, perhaps. Unfortunately, everyone involved is usually so far up their own asses about it that it's a lost cause. GAF has done a pretty decent job of chronicling a lot of these examples.
I mean, even look at the people in the "business". They're even dismissive of each other over it. The "nothing to see here" and "blinders-on" mentality may be the most repugnant part.
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