THQ Nordic holding an AMA on... 8chan (UP3: CEO points to Twitter apology as final word on the matter)
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Give the guys some slack, he's from Austria, not the US, they don't really know what racism is over ther-oh
Austria's Young Chancellor Sebastian Kurz Is Bringing the Far-Right Into the Mainstream
Austria's Young Chancellor Sebastian Kurz Is Bringing the Far-Right Into the Mainstream
The amazing thing is the guy answering questions didn't do a google search. I can entertain the idea that one PR guy set it all up then read aloud the questions to the person answering them. So the guy answering the questions never actually looked at the site, he just answered what the PR dude was reading to him. That's like the best-case scenario for THQ but it still boggles the mind that no one else in the loop googled 8chan. Good fucking luck recovering from this THQ
At this point I just want to know the motivation behind this. Prank, honest mistake, THQ is full of nazis and pedos?
At this point I just want to know the motivation behind this. Prank, honest mistake, THQ is full of nazis and pedos?
It's hard to tell. I am not exactly clear how 8chan modding/special privileges work. It does appear the ##reporter bit is supposed to signify a special account, the people flagged as participating in the AMA, but is that something handled on the users end, so maybe they forgot to flag it? Is that all admin-driven? Either way, the ability for the site to so quickly attribute awful things to your name is one of a billion reasons why this was an awful idea.
Nah that's fair, I shouldn't cast the net that wide but I think a lot of people will know of these sites and feign ignorance.
I will say that I don't know how this PR guy claims he didn't know what the site was when literally five seconds on it would give you a good idea. Did he just stumble on it? how? it's completely ridiculous.
I will say that I don't know how this PR guy claims he didn't know what the site was when literally five seconds on it would give you a good idea. Did he just stumble on it? how? it's completely ridiculous.
Imagine having such a fucked up moral compass and let's be honest, being so maladjusted as a direct result of no identity aside from playing video games and watching anime that the idea that Era is collectively bothered by anything let alone a company associating with a google-blacklisted website that had to change hosts multiple times as a direct result of suspected child pornography is more an affront to your sensibilities than A)the existence of the website in the first place and B)a prominent publisher signal boosting said website
THQ do the right thing and fire everyone involved in this, get a new PR team and make a sizable donation to child protection charities and anti-racism charities. I think that's the only way to truly make amends for this.
But they won't do it. They'll just stick to their shitty twitter apology like CD Projekt.
But they won't do it. They'll just stick to their shitty twitter apology like CD Projekt.
OK technically it was created ~10months before gamegate (hardly "way before") but it's significant userbase came about after the 4ch "exodus". 8ch would be a dead board if not for gamergate.
Well you'd be wrong. 8ch was created in October of 2013, gamergate was August 2014.
8ch was created because of the strangle hold 4ch had on boards. 8ch was different to 4ch in that anyone could create a board, that's what attracted people to it. It was really lax moderation wise in general and given the userbase of chans in general then some of that stuff did slip through but 8ch always had a global rule against it. 8ch was tiny before gamergate, that's a fact. It's main userbase is there because of it and it'd have died at the wayside like other alternate chans if not for gamergaye.
Well you'd be wrong. 8ch was created in October of 2013, gamergate was August 2014.
8ch was created because of the strangle hold 4ch had on boards. 8ch was different to 4ch in that anyone could create a board, that's what attracted people to it. It was really lax moderation wise in general and given the userbase of chans in general then some of that stuff did slip through but 8ch always had a global rule against it. 8ch was tiny before gamergate, that's a fact. It's main userbase is there because of it and it'd have died at the wayside like other alternate chans if not for gamergaye.
Different emotions being:
"Hmm my nazi friends seem to enjoy me chilling with them in public on here, but HOLY SHIT REGULAR HUMAN BEINGS ARE SUDDENLY SCREAMING AT ME WHAT IS GOING ON????????????? ~howcouldthishappen~"
In a vacuum? Sure. In the world we live in where they have purchased openly pro-Gamergate studios? Nah, fam.
"Hmm my nazi friends seem to enjoy me chilling with them in public on here, but HOLY SHIT REGULAR HUMAN BEINGS ARE SUDDENLY SCREAMING AT ME WHAT IS GOING ON????????????? ~howcouldthishappen~"
In a vacuum? Sure. In the world we live in where they have purchased openly pro-Gamergate studios? Nah, fam.
Ok, so how am I supposed to believe this went down at THQ Nordic?
PR Guy 1: Hey, let's do an AMA on 8Chan!
PR Guy 2: AMA, sounds great, but wait, what's 8Chan?
PR Guy 1: Isn't that a message board like Reddit?
PR Guy 3: Nah, you mean 4Chan!
PR Guy 1: Ah, whatever something like that, guy contacted me somehow or somehow this page magically opened on my PC, no clue, you don't need every detail, right?
PR Guy 2: Yeah, no one cares, it's the Internet, something like 4Chan, sounds great for me, boss?
Head of PR: What? AMA on 8Chan? No clue what it is and I don't research stuff, you guys know what your doing, right? Sure, go ahead, announce it on our official Twitter channel, I'll answer stuff as well! Great idea, guys!
PR intern: Äh guys, did you check the board or Google before? Does anyone actually know what 8Chan is?
Head of PR: Ah, who cares, something like 4Chan, we'll just add something on Twitter like "no clue why we are doing it, but here's the link to the AMA"
PR Team: Well, that sounds like a great plan!
Not to mention the likes and initial details in their Tweet and responses in the AMA from the PR Director.
PR Guy 1: Hey, let's do an AMA on 8Chan!
PR Guy 2: AMA, sounds great, but wait, what's 8Chan?
PR Guy 1: Isn't that a message board like Reddit?
PR Guy 3: Nah, you mean 4Chan!
PR Guy 1: Ah, whatever something like that, guy contacted me somehow or somehow this page magically opened on my PC, no clue, you don't need every detail, right?
PR Guy 2: Yeah, no one cares, it's the Internet, something like 4Chan, sounds great for me, boss?
Head of PR: What? AMA on 8Chan? No clue what it is and I don't research stuff, you guys know what your doing, right? Sure, go ahead, announce it on our official Twitter channel, I'll answer stuff as well! Great idea, guys!
PR intern: Äh guys, did you check the board or Google before? Does anyone actually know what 8Chan is?
Head of PR: Ah, who cares, something like 4Chan, we'll just add something on Twitter like "no clue why we are doing it, but here's the link to the AMA"
PR Team: Well, that sounds like a great plan!
Not to mention the likes and initial details in their Tweet and responses in the AMA from the PR Director.
I'm howling here.
Overwhelmed? You didn't get pushed into the pit, queen. You happily walked into it.
And the fact he felt the need to state he isn't a white supremacist or into child porn says so fucking much. You're not what festers on the site you chose to do?
I wonder what Mark thinks about the site.
Overwhelmed? You didn't get pushed into the pit, queen. You happily walked into it.
And the fact he felt the need to state he isn't a white supremacist or into child porn says so fucking much. You're not what festers on the site you chose to do?
I wonder what Mark thinks about the site.
