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@conmulligan: Nothing brightens any conversation better than a poop joke

@rorie forgive me if this has already been asked or answered but is the anything more we can do to help out the mods other that just flagging posts or pm'ing?

I would hope that the event of the past few days real inspires change. The behavior and attitude of some, whether they are true members of this community or just trolling hop-ons, is reflecting real bad, not just on us the community, but on the staff as well. Thats totally unfair to those of us who come here to enjoy the work the staff does, and its even more unfair for Jeff, Brad, Drew, Rorie, Vinnie, Alex, and Patrick to be in some cases blamed for the toxicity. Ive been a long time lurker on GB, but the past few days have inspired me to become more active, and hopefully we as a community we can band together and make this place better. GB has always been run in the spirit of doing goofy, dumb shit with video games....lets not allow negativity tear all that down

I bought Viking: Battle for Asgard for the 360....and then spent wayyyyyy too much time playing it, trying to convince myself that it was good....it was not

I really didnt pay much attention to Giant Bomb until around Dec 2012....since that point Ive been absolutely hooked. This site encapsulated everything I felt about games: the cynicism, the humor, the rage, the just flat out dumbness...and it came from guys who felt like people I knew. Hell, Jeff and Ryan were from my neck of the woods, good ole Sonoma County. Its become a home for me.

I tend to stay out of forums on any websites....toxicity tends to just corrupt everything in my expierence. But with everything being flung around, I felt compelled to say something. Criticism should always be tolerated, and personal attacks should not. I like to think that the majority of negativity is coming from outside sources and is just being shoveled onto us true duders. And it sucks....it sucks feeling like we are the bad guys, that these horrible attacks are being associated with anyone who enjoys GB. And it really sucks to see some of the backlash being leveled at Jeff, Brad, Patrick, and Rorie. I was understanding of some the criticism being discussed, even if I disagreed with alot of it. But I have to admit I got kinda mad when some folks took the actions of some as the end-all attitude of not only the GB community, but the staff itself. The GB duders have become like my goofy uncles, and to see them blamed for horrible assholes on the internet really kinda hurt.

This site has always felt like a place to have fun...and with this week's anniversary of Ryan's passing, that is even more true. This site has been through alot over the past year and its been cool the last few weeks to see the excitement over GB growing and expanding. This wave of negativity really sucks and hopefully there is some good to come out of it.

There is a candy store near me that sells those imported Japanese Kit-Kats....those are amazing

Im looking forward to more dumb wrestling jokes and yoshi beef...Welcome guys!

But I think that may have been the idea. Bring in people who know the gig, and who can deliver right away. Jeff has been talking about wanting to expand GB and bringing in someone like Dan who knows what the site is all about and who has a ton of on camera experience is gonna help that. Getting the site more content and more views is what is gonna facilitate growth, so that when that growth happens, GB can truly take more risks and chances on hiring new editors

The wrestling fan in me wants to see them just go full heel and play in to their new image of being over-the-hill, racist, homophobic, misogynist purveyors of games nonsense

In the end i just feel bad for Jeff, Drew, and Brad...this has been a real rough year for GB and bringing in Dan kinda feels like filling a giant hole in the site. Im sure they had absolutely no interest in causing controversy....these hires feel like getting the site back on track and preparing for the future of Giant Bomb. After all the shit these guys have gone through, it really sucks for others in the industry to sling rocks and arrows at the site.