Oppo
Member
Were you around for the Dyack Wars? that was close.
I think Justin is not really being serious, I think he responded weirdly the first time and is now just winding you all up. which is fine of course.
Hey, uh, has this ever happened? (McElroy: GAF has actively tried to fool the press)
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Were you around for the Dyack Wars? that was close.
I think Justin is not really being serious, I think he responded weirdly the first time and is now just winding you all up. which is fine of course.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
No thanks.
Please stop. Dennis Miller was one of the reasons I got into writing. If for whatever reason I think of you next time I think of him I'm going to be one very depressed person.
Technosteve
Banned
Shut it down kids, this Internet fist fight is a draw unless we drawing this out to "They Live" levels of beef.
Just as much of a suitable answer as saying "GAF is in favor of everything" because we have a defense force for pretty much everything. So no, it's not a suitable answer at all.
POWERSPHERE
Member
Journals getting their news from forums. Top work.
He's joking.
Bboy_Izilla
Banned
Wow, Dennis Miller actually inspired you? Damn.
Well GAF this really has been a hilarious learning experience for me during the laundering of my clothes. I hope this Father's Day finds you well. And that Justin McElroy stops lovingly twirling with video games and just being an all-around mean guy.
Let's stop being real and start getting polite. Over and out.
Well GAF this really has been a hilarious learning experience for me during the laundering of my clothes. I hope this Father's Day finds you well. And that Justin McElroy stops lovingly twirling with video games and just being an all-around mean guy.
Let's stop being real and start getting polite. Over and out.
Oh, couldnt tell if he was actually serious.
LOL. Please tell me Justin's response isn't real. It's not GAF's job to do your job for you. Fuck. If the extent of his job is copying and pasting news from gaming forums, then what's the point of being a "journalist" in the first place?
edit: He's joking. Okay. Pretty hard to tell with him. Which is telling in and of itself.
EternalGamer
Banned
They are just taking the piss out of him in return. Turn about and all that.
EternalGamer
Banned
No, thats not hard to tell at all, actually.
So he's taking the piss, right? That can't be serious, can it? GAF is not a source.
Edit: Seems he is. Okay.
s_mirage
Member
It's obviously a joke, although I can't see what purpose it serves. The retroactive, "hey look, I'm joking now so obviously I was joking all along" defence isn't really appropriate here, so I'm assuming that isn't what he's trying.
EDIT: Oh, it's a shop. Now I feel like a fool.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Seriously. The guy is douche, but that was obviously a joke. Step away from the heated thread if you didn't realize that.
Jake Tower
Banned
So, did he go home and get his fucking time belt?
I know he's joking but..
...according to NeoGAF.
...spotted by a NeoGAF user...
...over at NeoGAF...
...detailed by one NeoGAF user...
...over at the NeoGAF gaming forums
...brought to light when NeoGAF users...
...sharp eyes over at NeoGAF...
AKA Where is my E3 press badge, Evilore?!
That's not even what happened. :\
Okay. Thanks. I can't tell the shops, I haven't seen many in my time, and it didn't seem to have pixels.
LOL, well played.
For those who don't know who Justin McElroy is:
Edit: got that covered, Y2Kev
Needs repeating. Hey Justin, get a real job.
Jake Tower
Banned
Don't forget your free review games!
And gaming chachki t-shirts! Are you size XXL or XXXXXL?
Haha, nice.
It's amazing how thin his skin is considering the position he's in. He should be used to this shit by now...he's an industry veteran. :-\
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Deleted member 47027
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Holy christ, this is funny as hell. Get us some of that ad revenue at the Verge! Jesus, how embarrassing.
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NinjaFridge
Unconfirmed Member
Can someone explain the .gif?
Ether_Snake
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"Journalists"
Jake Tower
Banned
Justin is a "games journalist" who got wet when he received his free review copy of Skyrim and did the serious professional critic dance of joy with it.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Gotta say that despite it all I'm envious of Justin.
I don't think I'll ever write anything worthy of an 11 page thread.
I don't think I'll ever write anything worthy of an 11 page thread.
Technosteve
Banned
do gaf posters get tshirts or something for providing these websites with content?
Jake Tower
Banned
We're like Batman.
Even IGNerator is a product of NeoGAF
During his tenure at Joystiq, Justin McElroy was slated to review Skyrim. This was a clip of a video he posted upon reciept of his review copy. Not that Joystiq ever really marketed itself as a reviews site, but, pretty poor show of objectivity as a reviewer, and made it impossible to take seriously. Highlights everything "wrong" with "games journalism" today - moneyhatting, etc.
Hey wiseass, if you were paying attention from the start, GAF is dogpiling McElroy because once again (this isn't the first time) the guy has gone to publicly accessible forums and threw our entire community under the bus. Joking or not, you can't do something like that and expect backlash. NeoGAF has always prided itself on its relationship with the gaming industry as a whole, and so naturally the community gets defensive when called out in that way.
You're inciting more heat in the thread intentionally, and should probably stop.
Ravensmash
Member
I hope so, I like t-shirts.
Heh, it's a funny gif that regularly pops up on here. Hopefully people don't look too deep into it's meaning though, seemed like a bit of fun. Someone mentioned earlier that it 'discredits' him somewhat, which I completely disagree with - critics are allowed to be excited by their hobby, albeit in a purposefully over the top manner.
And similarly, critics are also not immune from disappointment, which I'd assume (read: hope) would be reflected in a review if necessary.
legendnthamaking
Banned
Well this thread has officially gone to hell.
Monocle
Member
Wow, what a toolbox.
Typographenia
Member
Good on Patrick for showing some integrity when it comes to the things he attaches his name to.
McElroy, what are you doing/saying? Geez...
McElroy, what are you doing/saying? Geez...
Photolysis
Banned
I always thought that was a rather apt metaphor for the state of gaming journalism. I didn't know it was a literal example...
http://doesfollow.com/JustinMcElroy/NeoGAFNewThread
he "doesnt read neogaf" but does follow neogafnewthread? well ok
Klepek writes crap like this though http://www.giantbomb.com/news/e3-needs-to-grow-up/4220/
I'm confused.
http://doesfollow.com/JustinMcElroy/NeoGAFNewThread
he "doesnt read neogaf" but does follow neogafnewthread? well ok
Boom.
I think Klepek comes off like a jerk.
He generalized, intimating that all websites that posted about the Microsoft leak didn't do any research, when it was shown in this thread that The Verge reporter actually did do some digging before posting the story.
Jake Tower
Banned
weekend_warrior
Banned
http://doesfollow.com/JustinMcElroy/NeoGAFNewThread
he "doesnt read neogaf" but does follow neogafnewthread? well ok
That's... not crap.
http://doesfollow.com/JustinMcElroy/NeoGAFNewThread
he "doesnt read neogaf" but does follow neogafnewthread? well ok
What is neogafnewthread?
But once again, missing the point here - this is a guy who has repeatedly thrown professionalism to the wind when dealing with GAF. Do you recall when he came on the forum to broker good will for Joystiq so they might be unbanned?
This discussion is about Justin McElroy's public comments RE: NeoGAF. Tom from the Verge, as you stated, clarified that Verge, not Polygon, ran the story - but all of that has no bearing on the issue at hand, which is McElroy's conduct.
Maybe Evilore should throw a Verge tempban up, until Polygon's on their own domain, and transfer said tempban into a permanent one on Polygon. You may even get to see a repeat of mister tough guy games journalist come grovel for forgiveness again!
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