Devin Faraci - Guy who called us terrorists

[Velventian]

Ok i`ve seen this pop up more and more and i get it, being compared to ISIS, the KKK and all the other insults it´s hard to stay calm.
But a lot of people are playing his game without even knowing it.

Forget that guy, honestly just ignore him.
Finlay the whole situation is cooling down enough that we can start discussing things in a calm an civil manner.
But that guy just wants to fuck you up, he wants you to get angry again and loose your cool.

He claims that his boss stands 100% behind him and by now i am starting to think it might be true. So maybe we have no chance to get someone to shut him up because of PR reasons but of course you can still try

But don´t let him bait you into an argument.
Maybe you know they saying:
Don`t pick a fight with an idiot, he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

Just ignore him, no re tweets, no nothing, just don`t give him any exposure whatsoever and don`t let him get to you.
This is a man who built an career around insulting people.

https://twitter.com/devincf/

http://imgur.com/a/j8P3l

https://twitter.com/devincf/status/505220941777891328
https://twitter.com/devincf/status/503645433504071682
https://twitter.com/devincf/status/503647651103899648
https://twitter.com/devincf/status/505843640795529216
https://twitter.com/devincf/status/505829555550973952
https://twitter.com/devincf/status/505816952476954624

Edit*
Ok since this has popped up often enough now. I am aware that calling to ignore someone in thread specifically about that person isn`t quite the tactic thats gonna win me the superbowl.
Ignoring him is meant as not to respond to his twitter and such. Every tweet from someone even just trying to debate with him will be turned into an insult and used as ammunition.
So if he posts more of his slur talk about it if you want but don´t give him more retweets or let him embarrass you in front of his audience because trust me he will do that.

 

[SirDerpy]

...What?

Sorry, somebody's going to have to explain to me what this is about. Is this about something that occurred in the Godzilla-size thread, or something?

You can't really have discussion value without context, you know...

 

[Velventian]

...What?

Sorry, somebody's going to have to explain to me what this is about. Is this about something that occurred in the Godzilla-size thread, or something?

You can't really have discussion value without context, you know...

Sorry my bad i forgot the links, basically ever since that entered the current discussion all he did was trying to derail.
Started of with him comparing "anti-quinn" people to the terrorist group ISIS and by now he`s just insulting all gamers as KKK and such.

And his newest masterpiece "you must speak in simple, metaphor-free sentences to gamers" basically calling all gamers dumb.

https://twitter.com/devincf/status/505829555550973952

 

[Colour Scientist]

If you want people to ignore him, making a thread about him possibly isn't the most efficient method of achieving that.

 

[Sea Sponge]

Easily ignored seeing as I haven't got the slightest clue who he is.

 

[Velventian]

If you want people to ignore him, making a thread about him possibly isn't the most efficient method of achieving that.

I know that, which is why i haven´t done so for the last 2 days. But to me it seems like he is starting to escalate and that can turn bad very fast.
And i mostly meant ignore him on twitter or his sites.
Sure people will still get angry at what he says but it would be better if they went their anger here instead of falling for his trap and responding on twitter.

I also had hoped by starting a thread about him might pull posts about him from the "Zoe Quinn and the surrounding controversy" thread. That thread has turned into a great platform for debate and i don`t want his hate speech to poison the effort that´s building there.

 

[Mikeybb]

Taking in the content of his tweets, it seems to be little more than trolling designed to entertain his friends and followers.

In this he's as guilty as any of those he criticizes for doing it.

It deserves no response, but it should be discussed as his behavior is, it seems, only justified in his eyes and that of his followers and friends because he is on the 'right' side.

 

[Zhukov]

Called you a terrorist buddy, not me. Not "us".

Given that I possess none of the qualities that he was referring to, or possess them in minimal quantities, I am entirely confident that I am not the target of his comments.

Also...

You guys keep making all these threads about how various people are insulting "us" as if they're insulting everyone on this site or something. You should really stop doing that, because it's kind of insulting in its own way.

As far as I can tell, this particular "insult" was talking specifically about people who are being two faced, who are using a "legitimate concern" to mask their horrible behavior as being justified, and stating that at least with ISIS, you actually know where you stand with them, because they're completely upfront about what they're doing and how horrible they really are. Is it still extreme and hyperbolic? Sure it is. But your side has had plenty of people who have been just as bad, and those tend to be the people they are (semi)privately insulting. However, I don't see you creating threads calling them out for it. Nor do I see the other side creating threads calling them out about it. And yet, I constantly see complaints from your side about harassment. You're not being harassed, you're going out of your way to find excuses to claim you are being harassed, and spreading it all over public forums, such as this one, just so we all know just how much harassment you (and us too, apparently) are facing. And you doing so had gotten old a week ago.

^ ...what this fine, sterling individual said.

I thought you folks were all for having thick skins. Y'know, "Geez, calm down ya pussies, it's just a few death threats on the internet. Stop being a professional victim!"

Funny how skins suddenly get a whole lot thinner all round when the opposition starts to return fire.

 

[Zhukov]

there is no caveat on this statement:

There is to someone who does not charge around frantically declaring themselves to be a "gamer".

Or "real gamer" as people often say.

It's kind of like how I don't identify myself as a "shoe-wearer" despite the fact that I do in fact wear shoes from time to time. Two of them even. Almost every day.

These people are referring to a specific kind of gamer, and you know it. Of course, if you feel the need to throw yourself into that category then that's entirely up to you.