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I don't know how to deal with those. Don't dispute it further because if you do and it's rejected, you (wrongly in this case) will get copyright strikes. I don't know how to get a human being to resolve it. We can investigate further at some point, but it's just a point of annoyance for now.

It's all a matter of degrees, yes. Game journalism does have ethics/transparency improvements it needs, so Gamergate will help in that regard, but that movement is overall less helpful and more misguided due to the other fears that have been too much of a part of it. The other stuff that's being protested -- women/minority developers and fears of "social justice warrior" progressive changes -- the people against that can't stop it, they'll only hasten it by reacting with fear, threats, and harassment. Being remotely anywhere in the ballpark on only 1 out of 3 core points is pretty bad. To me, Gamergate here would would be like a bunch of people coming into OCR, claiming 1) the judges are all corrupt and only approve the ReMixes they like or are from their friends by quoting positive/negative judging comments, and 2) the judges approve "objectively bad music like dubstep/rap/metal" to pursue an SJW all-genre inclusion agenda, then also complaining that 3) the submissions take too long to be judged. And those people harassing you and staff to "fix" our judging policies. Well, one out of those three issues has a point. But if you base an anti-OCR Judgegate movement assuming all three things are right, and a lot of vitriol gets used on points 1 & 2, well...

http://www.clickhole.com/article/summary-gamergate-movement-we-will-immediately-cha-1241 IMO, The Onion nailed it. Gamergate on the whole is getting nothing productive done so far. Also, I saw about Dale North leaving Destructoid. I'm sure we'll hear more about it at some point, but I dunno if he's leaving over that guy that was fired a year ago, even though that blacklisting claim against Niero seemingly has some legs to it given the letter of Florida law as claimed by whoever put up that information. Seems more like Dale left over interpersonal things, but it's only a guess. If Dale still wants to do gaming news, he'll find somewhere like Polygon or Verge or whatever, I don't doubt that.

Why are you using that line on me? I don't believe it's 100% trolls/harassers. I don't know how large the group is, but there's definitely a segment of GamerGate supporters who: 1) aren't harassing people; 2) aren't threatened by female game developers or more diverse depictions of women in games; 3) want a higher standard of ethics in games journalism. But the ethical people in GamerGate who have had 0 to do with the trolling and death threats should probably ditch #GamerGate as a hashtag and move to #GamerEthics or something new so that they can continue that effort without the baggage of the trolls who use it as smokescreen to harass. I'm sure it's out there, but I haven't really seen anyone gather a big list of issues to fix re: payola/unprofessionalism in gaming journalism (and proven examples of corruption in action). I'd love to see a good one. TotalBiscuit's talked about broader issues like exclusive advance reviews and stuff like that, where there's much more pressure/incentive to rate a game highly. And there's of course the Jeff Gerstmann controversy from a while back. Does anyone document the number of exclusive advance reviews various outlets have, or how outlets have rated games they had ad campaigns for, and keep track of other metrics like that?

That's stupid and conspiratorial. He should probably shut up about it.

Agreed with Vinnie with his concerns on the lead vocals. Also, the piano sounds extra unrealistic, and the dynamics are pretty flat for such a short piece due to the texture always having the same overall intensity. Is that brass or strings for that part at :53? Either way the sample there didn't sound realistic either, though it wasn't a dealbreaker since it was just accenting things. If you can't get the voice triggering to not sound so rigid, you can see if XPRTn00by would wanna provide more stuff. It sounds like a good WIP/sketch of an unfinished mix as far as mapping out the structure, but it ain't a contender yet. Needs more realism and dynamics FTW. NO (resubmit)

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No way! DAT ORIGINAL THO. ------------------------ Shut the door. S'over. https://twitter.com/PaulMcCartney/status/523084349215109121

Argle just can't admit I'm like a bald, chocolate version of Vega. Mighty fine. P.S. "Bald Chocolate Vega." I smell OLR mix title.

True. Dave did find a couple of minor discrepancies in the MP3s we're corralling for the next torrent. No cred there.

I'm not just a pretty face and MP3 tagging nerd.

I'll frame it in different terms. I don't believe cultural criticism is equivalent to fighting for equal rights. However, justified agitation and provocation for better treatment is the common thread. Thanks for the clarification. She's definitely not Malcolm X. I don't think she has the weight, scope, or impact of the civil rights leaders mentioned or that she's a civil rights crusader; X and Friedan are merely very famous examples of social agitators. But when you make the implication that Sarkeesian's lengthy analyses will be forgotten in the gaming community, that's less likely to be true due to YouTube and digital distribution. Students of the '60s didn't have it, so they couldn't reach the number of people that, like it or not, she's definitely reaching. Obviously, critiquing fiction is smaller potatoes, but in gaming she has the potential to have a meaningful, positive impact on the overall depiction of women in games, even if it's not immediate and not on her terms. That's why I don't mind if her approach or conclusions are imperfect; other smart, insightful people in games can apply what works and discard what doesn't. Sad as it is to say -- as I believe the threats are mostly terroristic bluster (that need to be taken seriously for safety's sake) -- let's ALSO hope she doesn't get shot like Malcolm X. It's unreal, almost absurdist, that it's gone this far with the nature of the threats.

I'll weather the oncoming storm.

Yep. Malcolm X and Betty Friedan are good examples. They didn't ruin society for blacks and women due to their extreme personalities, they ultimately advanced it. No one speaking out right now is going to "ruin" things for gaming.

You've interpreted my POV fairly accurately, but yes, I'm more optimistic. I don't have an opinion, but for the sake of argument, let's assume you're 100% right in your framing of Sarkeesian's mindset (that her brand of feminism is akin to pursuing the elimination of pornography). If that was the case, I can't say I mind her feminism being the wrong wave and/or if her goals were zero-sum. I mean, I'd rather she was fully pragmatic, but is pornography going anywhere? It's not. The positive aspects of her rhetoric (i.e your tweaked version of what should be the core messaging) will ultimately be the takeaways. It's kind of like looking at the Bible, Torah or Koran; there are some fundamentalists, but most of the faithful will pick and choose the ideals they identify with and ignore what doesn't work for them. In gaming, I think that means "I just want more games that have positive women role models. I'll ignore the ones I already wasn't interested in." I just don't see writing in games undergoing a massive level of immediate change; you'd almost certainly have to see other entertainment (TV/film/music) change first before that trickled down to games. To me, the positive end result will fall somewhere below the most extremist interpretation of Sarkeesian's goals. If someone wants to interpret that as me "endorsing patriarchy", they can misrepresent me all they want. My ultimate opinion is that positive change will occur slowly but surely. I think it'll turn out fine. The 60s were a more divisive and dangerous "shit show" with bigger stakes, but American society gradually emerged as something better and more inclusive after the upheaval. Gaming will be the same way. The outcry raised against Sarkeesian's videos and women in games from GamerGate's troll segment will eventually backfire, and it will eventually lead to more women and inclusion in game development, more well-rounded depictions of women in games, and more maturity in the medium, all while the usual stuff we see in gaming also stays around for those audiences (who will also remain influential).

Well said!

YouTube subs: 165,963 Twitter followers: 159K A lot of people are already on her side. Yes, companies chase money. 10 years ago, not many companies would have done what Kraft did. Even Kraft wouldn't have done it. But now they're in a climate where chasing money and expressing decent values can intersect. If your point is that companies lag behind human beings in changing opinions, you're right. But it's not pointless to go after them. By going after a big target and aiming up, you also activate the community. The discourse doesn't exist in a vacuum, so it's incorrect to claim at whatever argument she's waging is on the wrong front. By addressing companies/developers, she's also going after the community at large as well. I'm not trying to say what she's doing is equivalent to the American Civil Rights movement with the above photo, but when she gets physically threatened, and trolls violently dig their heels in, sane people eventually start looking at what's unfolding and realize that the troll reaction is over-the-top and wrong, and that maybe there are problems that need to be addressed. What she's doing is working. It's put her in a state of anxiety no one should have to be under, but it's working. A change agent talks of changing things, some people who hate change violently react, and a greater community of people will move towards that change as a result of not wanting to be under the tent with a bunch of assholes. It's a slow process, but it's an old story. Even assuming she's wrong, and that the real level of problems with the depiction of women in games lies well between her POV and "nothing's wrong", she's promoting a worthwhile re-examination of gender in games. There's a lot of negative chatter and consequences that go along with it, but her critique's a long-run net positive for games. The tropes won't fully go away, so I don't understand why so many people feel threatened, but game storytelling can continue to broaden and serve even more audiences, all while the current style of games stay around.

Yeah, why try to get people to change things by challenging sexism, because, by your rationale, they'll just dig their heels in MORE. I'm sure American abolitionists, women's suffragists, and civil rights leaders way back would have LOVED your advice. Blacks and women can vote now and gays can get married, because the people just moved in their direction... but not because of any challenging THEY did. They just spit into the wind.

Jeez, why does it need to go to this level? More Anita Sarkeesian death threats at her public appearances. http://www.standard.net/Police/2014/10/14/Utah-State-University-student-threatens-act-of-terror-if-feminist.html

That's all no problem at all. I'd say the best thing that could be done to expedite things on my side is for me to get the WAVs so that I can begin tagging, even without a formal track order. That aspect takes a lot of time along with a website, but having the full audio content will allow me to work on FLAC/MP3 prep and getting artist & song info organized. No rush; I always have 87 other things to do myself, but anytime those files and/or artist/song info can be Dropboxed/shared to me, that would rock.

What's going on with this at the moment? Are we waiting for artwork? Artist comments? Just checking in and seeing if anything needs help.

I see what you did there! But yeah, as a fan of "Riders on the Storm", the homage was really nicely worked in. I always enjoy mixes that combine the style of another artist with VGM. See you in 2029 for #6000

Glad you're here after grabbing a CD from me at VGL! Welcome! There's plenty of electronic stuff, so this list I'm linking doesn't cover everything especially dubstep (which we do have), but for the more club-friendly style OC ReMixes, this Dance OC ReMixes list is pretty comprehensive.

Bing. Bang. Boom. http://overclockedrecords.com/release/zone-runners/

I like wishful thinking. Feel free to pitch ideas whenever, we're always willing to entertain 'em.