Recent content by Lissie InCode

"We" did not decide Quinn or Sarkeesian used censorship, YOU did. But even if they did, I still don't see why it's a bad thing to do in their own spaces, because you haven't explained why censorship is always 100& bad all of the time (and I doubt you can, because not even the Supreme Court...

Yes, feminism has had branding issues before. Lot's of things have (coke vs. New Coke, BP, KFC, etc) and lots of issues have too. Generally speaking, branding is hard to pull off right twice because you risk losing your audience and your name recognition. It's something easier to do, like...

So I know about the planted names, back and forth, etc. The thing is, there ARE actual slut shamers and bad guys in your group and they've carried your message and they lit your fires. I have been here from the start, and there was a reason an angry ex tipped it all. It would be more honest and...

It might be "wrong" or "stupid" to censor things on your own forum, but unethical? NO! Not a bit! You can do damn fool things and they might be damn fool things, but unethical implies it carries real world harm, is against your stated goals and cause, or creates a wider chilling effect. Filing a...

Yes. If you have a private forum and you are in control of it, it is "okay" both legally and ethically to remove posts. You are also legally and ethically responsible for what you choose not to remove. You're audience and users can react however they want, but as a mod myself, I can tell you...

I really hated Destiny not for the game, but for the disappointment. That being said, it did inoculate me against thinking things Dinklebot are in will be good no matter what..

Not all censorship is bad. If say, I ran a gaming forum, I would censor posts about under water basket weaving if it didn't relate to the discussion or community I was cultivating. On a pro-basket forum I would censor posts from the anti-basket people. One of the tradeoffs to private enterprise...

Even if the majority of Gamergate participants are trying to make a change in gaming journalism ethics (which is understandable) and not an unfortunate mix of misogynists, trolls, and angry young men: they are harming their cause's credibility MASSIVELY by taking on the #Gamergate banner. The...