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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: seperot on October 18, 2005, 07:39:50 pm

Title: Just wondered what you all thouhgt of
Post by: seperot on October 18, 2005, 07:39:50 pm: I dunno if any of you follow webcomic and internets stuffs news but this new jack tompson vs Penny Arcade one one a real winner

for all not in the know here are some links -

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/?t=archives&date=2005-10-12

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/?t=news&comic=702

http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php?date=2005-10-12

http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php?date=2005-10-14

http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php?date=2005-10-14

http://www.penny-arcade.com/news.php?date=2005-10-17

and just to give you warning on how this aint this wackos first time http://www.vgcats.com/jack.php

Now i think this guys a total wackjob and penny arcade are my new heros but i was wondering what others though...expecially some americans since you guys actually harbour this guy in your country :P
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Post by: Drey on October 18, 2005, 08:06:04 pm: i dont have a clue what this guy is on about.... and personally think he could find much better uses for the money. i dont think he stands any chance of getting the game made, so why does he not just donate it to charity anyway

also i would like to say that: ctrl alt del > penny arcade
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Post by: Ghostslayer on October 19, 2005, 01:20:17 am: Quote
Originally posted by Drey
i dont have a clue what this guy is on about.... and personally think he could find much better uses for the money. i dont think he stands any chance of getting the game made, so why does he not just donate it to charity anyway

also i would like to say that: ctrl alt del > penny arcade

Drey: Someone actually did make a mod based on his idea, but he withdrew his proposal and said it was based on \"satire\". (Listed in Seperot\'s last link).

I\'ve been reading a few things about this guy, and he seems to be pretty nuts. He takes everything to the extreme. It seems when anyone disagrees with him, he believes they are evil, and trying to kill him or something. Most of the email replies I have seen him make that are posted on the internet make childish insults and legal threats over nothing. What bothers me more is that people in the media/politics are actually listening to this guy.

I think its hilarious that PA is donating the $10k in his name though :)
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Post by: derwoodly on October 20, 2005, 08:43:47 am: I live in the States and untill I clicked on your link I had not heard of him. We have a lot of wacko\'s here and I suspect he is just getting his 15 minutes of fame.

Having said that, I also believe video games and video game makers will have to either police themselves better or be faced with more government regulations. Just like any other entertainment industry.
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Post by: seperot on October 20, 2005, 11:37:26 am: I do agree that kids under 18 should not be able to walk into a store and buy an Ao rated game. Half the problem is the parents buy them the game without understanding what it\'s about. there should be people trying to educate the parents about games rather then have some coke snorting wack job charging into the face of it all with no clue as to what he is doing trying to shut down videogames as a whole. thankfully we dont have anyone like that in the UK yet >.>
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Post by: JellyWerker on October 20, 2005, 07:12:20 pm: I live in america, and think this guy should be rated among the greatest morons ever to have lived. He said he would donate $10k to a charity, and then *didn\'t* bad move for a politician!
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Post by: Monketh on October 21, 2005, 03:46:29 am: You do realize that neo-conservatives are an american creation, no?
And the KKK, Fast food, and Televangelists?

This guy\'s a run of the mill, garden variety nut with a pinch more energy.
As an American, I\'m rather ashamed.
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Post by: Kiern on October 21, 2005, 04:57:21 am: Quote
Originally posted by Monketh
As an American, I\'m rather ashamed.

You\'re right, who is he to have an opinion...
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Post by: seperot on October 21, 2005, 10:40:22 am: Quote
Originally posted by Kiern
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Originally posted by Monketh
As an American, I\'m rather ashamed.

You\'re right, who is he to have an opinion...

Just as much as I have the right to force feed you my opnions and close down something you injoy to benifit my career?

Theres a difference between opinion and using something people dont understand for political gain.
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Post by: Kiern on October 21, 2005, 11:50:05 pm: The guy seems pretty crazy, I wouldn\'t think it would be too far off to think he really believes in what he\'s doing. I don\'t think alienating an entire group of people about something that is becoming increasingly more popular would really help him climb the political ladder very much.
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Post by: Monketh on October 24, 2005, 02:19:53 am: It isn\'t that he has an opinion.
If your brother joined the KKK, for example, would not you and your family be ashamed?
I am annoyed to have this man from my nation not because he has an opinion, but because he has a retarded opinion. People like this are the reason I\'m not brutally nationalist like much of America.

One has a right to free speech, but one has an obligation to speak wisely. Similarly, you\'re allowed to have an opinion, but that does not necessarily mean it\'s a good one.