Wil Wheaton Drops Dungeon Column

[reveal]

Didn't say he was a jerk or anything. His column does nothing for me and his reaction is childish and adds nothing.

Am I wrong for stating that this is basically non-news for me and that it's impact is pretty minimal?

I think you're wrong for saying it should only be news, or that it would only be interesting, if he had killed himself. Whether or not you agree with his reasons, that was uncalled for.

 

[Mark Hope]

Didn't say he was a jerk or anything. His column does nothing for me and his reaction is childish and adds nothing.

Am I wrong for stating that this is basically non-news for me and that it's impact is pretty minimal?

Actually, I think it was more your comment about him taking his own life that was a tad off-colour. Intended as a humorous aside or not, it's not a very nice thing to say.

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Didn't say he was a jerk or anything. His column does nothing for me and his reaction is childish and adds nothing.

Am I wrong for stating that this is basically non-news for me and that it's impact is pretty minimal?

I think it was the implied desire to see him commit suicide that prompted those responses.

 

[Barak]

Am I wrong for stating that this is basically non-news for me and that it's impact is pretty minimal?

I'm probably in the wrong, so I apologize in advance, but I believe the issue was more with saying that the only way he'd have anything to say would be to announce he was commiting suicide. But as I said, I probably misread or something.

 

[DonTadow]

Didn't say he was a jerk or anything. His column does nothing for me and his reaction is childish and adds nothing.

Am I wrong for stating that this is basically non-news for me and that it's impact is pretty minimal?

Oh wow ... And your reaction isn't childish? Aren't you calling the kettle black.

His reaction is justified. If I wasn't use to people wishing "death on me" on a regular basis, i'd quit too. It wasn't the negativity as much as it was the harshness and immaturity of yours comment and others. And Yes I AM saying you were a jerk for making that comment.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Oh wow ... And your reaction isn't childish? Aren't you calling the kettle black.

His reaction is justified. If I wasn't use to people wishing "death on me" on a regular basis, i'd quit too. It wasn't the negativity as much as it was the harshness and immaturity of yours comment and others. And Yes I AM saying you were a jerk for making that comment.

I don't wish death on him. Arey ou having a hard time reading? I said that if he said he was killing himself because of feedback that it'd be interesting, not that I wished it.

And hey, as far as jerk, I've been called worse by better.

 

[DonTadow]

I don't wish death on him. Arey ou having a hard time reading? I said that if he said he was killing himself because of feedback that it'd be interesting, not that I wished it.

And hey, as far as jerk, I've been called worse by better.

Rhetoric aside, saying that the only way someone would have something to say is unless their reporting their suicide is cruel and insensitive in the real world. Are these the gamers that Erik is talking about whom are "the backbone" of this industry?

 

[reveal]

I don't wish death on him. Arey ou having a hard time reading? I said that if he said he was killing himself because of feedback that it'd be interesting, not that I wished it.

And hey, as far as jerk, I've been called worse by better.

"Now if he said he was taking his own life because of bad feedback, that might be interesting. He'd finally have something to say."

While you didn't say he should kill himself, implying that it would only be interesting if he were going to kill himself is in poor taste, IMO.

 

[Mark Hope]

I don't wish death on him. Arey ou having a hard time reading? I said that if he said he was killing himself because of feedback that it'd be interesting, not that I wished it.

And hey, as far as jerk, I've been called worse by better.

However you paint it, your comment was unpleasant at best. If that's the kind of thing that you would call "interesting", you have my sympathies.

 

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

Am I wrong for stating that this is basically non-news for me and that it's impact is pretty minimal?

Umm...no. What was wrong was the whole...you know...*suicide* thing.