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Penny-Arcade: "Marketers of the Avenger Controller are thieves and liars".
- Thread starter SpeedingUptoStop
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Parallax Scroll
Banned
A couple more developments:
- About a day after the new N-Control PR guy did a very informative Reddit AMA, Paul started his own. He gave generally douchey and idiotic responses to questions and then deleted his Reddit account.
- Paul lists his former employer prior to Ocean Marketing as Premier Healthcare Online. It has now been confirmed that this is a fake company Paul used to pad his resume.
- About a day after the new N-Control PR guy did a very informative Reddit AMA, Paul started his own. He gave generally douchey and idiotic responses to questions and then deleted his Reddit account.
- Paul lists his former employer prior to Ocean Marketing as Premier Healthcare Online. It has now been confirmed that this is a fake company Paul used to pad his resume.
Did anyone archive this?
First one made me laugh.
Holy shit wow (I havent entered this thread since new PR Avenger guy was on Reddit)
and lol @ smision
Neuromancer
Member
WTF. I would love to see a capture of that Reddit.
And yet, here you are.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
yeah guys stop talking about this
echoshifting
Banned
defender bump, I have no idea why he did that but let's lay the blame at the appropriate table. Most are responding to his ill-considered post, which is justified, or actual new developments posted by parallax this afternoon. People who are still interested in talking about those things are not holding your head to the monitor every time they post.
elrechazado
Banned
Bumping to ask why we're still talking about this guys!
Only to insult and ridicule fellow GAFfers!
Seriously, I do not get the appeal of this story. People are obsessed with this and it's getting creepy. This thread has nearly 3,500 posts and there are OTs of quality video games that have less than that. Am I missing something?
Yes.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
I'm not good at the reddits but someone must have archived it.
Neuromancer
Member
If you really don't like it feel free to PM a mod, asking them to close the thread and give them a couple reasons why they should. Otherwise I think it's considered thread whining.
Zomba13
Member
Was Paul's AMA legit? Is there any chance it was a fake?
Shouldn't your avatar be on fire?
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nxpqo/i_am_paul_christoforo_ama/
Mod confirmed it was real (he posted a vid on his yt saying he was answering questions). Everything is deleted now though
ElRenoRaven
Member
The saddest part is that the thread had died too till they bumped it again.
Pureauthor
Member
Because there's a lot more to the story than that, and we were getting a near-constant stream of news of the dude digging himself deeper and deeper. From interviews which showed him to still have no actual idea of what he did wrong to figuring out most of his 'credentials' are a complete sham to the revelation that he held Avenger Controller's domain and e-mails hostage, Paul Christoforo is the gift that keeps on giving.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Wow. Great find. He's being a douche but at the same time the line of questioning was really combative right off the bat by the looks of it.
Zomba13
Member
Oh wow.
ElRenoRaven
Member
This exchange really is interesting
Most videogames aren't worth discussing good or not. They are fun but have no real meat to interpret or analyze and are too braindead easy to require discussion of strategy.
This shit however DEMANDS discussion.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Yea some people certainly did cross a line there like that. It's sad too. Some of the shit some spewed was uncalled for. Another example being the guy that basically called him a pedophile when there hasn't been a damn shred of or even hint of him being one.
Owlowiscious
Member
This subject had a broader audience and I guess people are more inclined to post "wow this guy is a dick" than "wow this game looks cool." Probably because there are a lot of cool games, but this is the first instance of this situation.
Puppet Shadow
Member
Mind blown at the sheer stupidity of this guy.
SouthernDragon
Member
Neuromancer
Member
It's like a bad joke.
'So, I heard you got arrested for beating your wife.'
'That's not true at all. The woman I beat was not my wife.'
'So, I heard you got arrested for beating your wife.'
'That's not true at all. The woman I beat was not my wife.'
RobbieNick
Junior Member
then who was babby?
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
This is still going on? A week later and he still hasn't learned to shut up.
Kermit The Dog
Banned
This sorry affair says more about the pathetic crevices of the internet and those that inhibit them than it does about some bi-polar attention seeker.
It's real avatar month and I'm not allowed within five feet of open flames
You could learn about the internet in just about any topic about anything, but this guy's stupidity is amazing in its bull-headedness.
This guy doesn't learn how to do anything other than tell people he's incompetent as a marketer.
Kermit The Dog
Banned
Even this supposed quote relating to the DV charge has been offensively taken out of context and spun to suit the narrative.
This guy is a clown, but the audience are equally shameful.
I love the holier than thou attitude.
You're a party to it all too, with your Statler and Waldorf act.
Troll much?
plagiarize
Banned
The last bit is amusing because it's undeniably true.
This sorry affair says more about the pathetic crevices of the internet and those that inhibit them than it does about some bi-polar attention seeker.
No comment on his continued dickishness? On him continuing to bully people? On his continued lies?
Maybe the first time he poked the bear and didn't know. Maybe you can feel sorry for him then, but what does it say when he keeps repeatedly poking the bear?
You have blindly sided with a moron because you hate the internet attack dogs. This time they were unleashed on the right guy. I'd recommend you keep your feelings on them quiet until they are unleashed on someone that doesn't deserve it.
They were unleashed on a liar, a crook and a bully, not someone who just said one mean thing one day.
SouthernDragon
Member
Not to mention that he seems continuously unrepentant for his continuous shenanigans. Talk about picking the wrong side.
Kermit The Dog
Banned
I haven't taken a side at all, I just used this Paul guy as a means to highlight the absurdity of this so called "attack dog" mentality.
If someone can explain how that "she wasn't my wife" quote is remotely inflammatory, beyond a naive choice of words given his rabid audience, I'm willing to listen.
If someone can explain how that "she wasn't my wife" quote is remotely inflammatory, beyond a naive choice of words given his rabid audience, I'm willing to listen.
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
I asked before what it is that he has done that is illegal, and didnt get a reply.
What is it that he has done that makes him a crook?
Zomba13
Member
To be fair there is quite a bit 'internet attack dog' stuff going on when Paul speaks publicly (like the Reddit thing and that podcast interview in the chat) and while he is quite a douche and says the 'wrong' stuff a lot it is not really fair (the internet stuff).
I mean, I still think he should be called out and held accountable for what he's done (and all his past mistakes as they are coming to light, plagiarism, faking references, past rudeness etc) but some people (not here) are taking it too far in their rage or trolling.
He thinks which woman he beat makes a key difference and he insulted the asker (perhaps fairly, since he was clearly trolling with the question) for not knowing which woman he assaulted.
It's like a woman getting on a soap box and squealing "For your information, I'm not a whore. I have sex with five different men a day for FREE. Bet you feel pretty silly now, huh?"
SouthernDragon
Member
From what we know, he willingly held the key accounts and domains of his client hostage for personal gain. The fact that it was resolved "amicably"* does not change the nature of his acts.
Like the previous poster explained, he's drawing a distinction between "which" woman he beat. It's reprehensible all the same.
*After the new PR guy exposed his shenanigans Paul quickly backtracked in fear of retribution.