Of course, if goons (as a group) didn't work so hard to establish and maintain a "less than savory" reputation this wouldn't be nearly as big.

Ice Interdiction may have helped too...


FWIW - I believe him when (alex) apologizes. "The Mittani" would never apologize... I think that is the distinction people are failing to make.

vOv

Off with his head.
Its one thing to troll in game, but it is another thing to take eve into RL and troll in real life.

Definition for cyber bullying:
Web definitions:
Cyberbullying "involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior...

No idea who wrote this, but they are talking crap. Mittens was ASKED by some dude for the name, having mocked the tears of an anonymous miner - one of several, his presentation was a collection of tears - and said '"IF you want to make this guy kill himself, his name is The Wis" (Mittens then spelt the name out a few times)

Notice how he did not order anyone to harrass this guy at all?

People are just jumping on the bandwagon without knowing what actually went on. Sure, Mittens was a tool, an inibriated tool, but he is not guiltly of cyberbullying or whatever other charge people are labelling him with.

By that definition, you are guilty of cyber bullying the mittani.

You should be ashamed of yourself, all of you.

GǣIncidentally, if you do want to make that guy kill himself his name isGǪ[details removed]. He has his own corp, find him.Gǥ

This is the part that is mysteriously skipping on the YT vid.

then

GÇ£ItGÇÖs pretty funny that you have people watching a TV stream who have never been to Fanfest trying to wag their fingers and cluck as if this is Hello Kitty Online. This is EVE, and Fanfest is a drunken, shambolic revel GÇô it always has been, if youGÇÖve been to one.

Crying about people being drunk and partying at Fanfest is like crying about suicide ganking and nonconsensual PvP in the client itself.GÇ¥

http://www.gamebreaker.tv/mmorpg/bully-pulpit/

He has more money saved up from his career than you will ever earn in your entire life, pre tax.

None of us are being hostile.

Asking for a public person to step down from the CSM is not hostile.

None of us are being hostile.

Asking for a public person to step down from the CSM is not hostile.

Proof or gtfo?

Oh wait, you know nothing about my real life or earnings whatsoever, so that would be impossible. Derp.

Some of the posts on here are pretty hostile... maybe not those made by you, but by the 'crucify mittens' crowd.

He's retired, you halfwit.

I wonder if CCP is mulling over the idea of cancelling the CSM as a whole or not. I'm sure they wouldn't want a scandal like this to hit them from some other random CSM member in the future. We live in interesting times.

If he had actually said something along the lines of "Go spam this guy until he commits suicide, here is his address and real life name, I command you all to harrass this man" then I would agree with you guys completely. But he didnt. He said "IF you do want to make that guy kill himself..." There is a world of difference between telling a room full of people to go harrass someone, and providing the name of a guy to another dude who was asking for the name. Just saying.

Keep posting guys. This thread is catching the WIS thread with superfluous ease.

This thread is embarrassingly slow - lord mittens apology is already a dozen pages longer.

That is a demonstration of the pulling power of mittens. I'd rather post in a mittens thread than a random NPC alt thread...

Having watched the video (didn't watch it at the time but with all these comments decided to watch it) I personally feel like the comments and impact are being blown out of proportion.

I think most people who have ever experienced depression or known someone who suffers depression know that other peoples comments don't really make any difference, positive or negative that is what makes it so hard for families and friends because they are powerless to help. The individual has to work it out for themselves.

This is a game and if your getting that worked up about it, its not really fair to hold someone else responsible for it. If I lose a ship or blow someone else's ship up playing a game and they get upset about it should I expect to become responsible for the life of that person in RL?

If someone is feeling that bad in RL they need to take responsibility and go and seek professional help for their own well-being, their family and their friends you cant blame people who you have never met playing an internet spaceship game.

Off with his head.
Its one thing to troll in game, but it is another thing to take eve into RL and troll in real life.

Definition for cyber bullying:
Web definitions:
Cyberbullying "involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior...

Nothing can save him from being banned, just read this article and you'll see why. Before he apologized he wrote "deal with it". He did not stop digging even after the scandal. He is totally arrogant about the whole issue.

http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/ccp-investigates-player-panel-that-encouraged-cyber-bullying/

There are way to many post about this on the first page of the forums.

Why is the player base stinking everything up here? This is something CCP needs to deal with so let them deal with it. And NO, it is not for them to say yes we are doing something about it. If they are leave them to complete and lets see what the result of that is.

The GOONS might not be the most popular group of players around so it comes to reason that you will see these post flying around attacking Mittani like this. I am not a fan either, but i will not stoop so low as the a certain group of players have on these forums. From most of the threads and post it seems majority of people are alts and Carebears. Carebears, as much as they complain about shyte that involves them, here it seems they are also the most vindictive and spitefull group of players I have ever seen, good job.

You guys are saying Mittani are doing the game alot of damage after his comments? Your actions right now is doing alot more damage than Mittani has in not allowing CCP to deal with it on their own. Stop your self imposed entitlement and let those that have the power to deal with it ,deal with it.

Finally found a post with something to say.

IF, and I repeat, IF Wis is that caught up with depression to the point that he would express suicidal thoughts in public, he should immediately stop playing a heartless, hard knocks game, and seek professional help.

If he's just trolling, then he needs to STFU. There are many other people struggling with RL issues that don't whine about it.

You mean the scandal that didn't erupt until the fat ******** pubbies and LEETPVP alts realized that Mittani had, gasp, won again?

There are way to many post about this on the first page of the forums.

Why is the player base stinking everything up here? This is something CCP needs to deal with so let them deal with it. And NO, it is not for them to say yes we are doing something about it. If they are leave them to complete and lets see what the result of that is.

For me, if my actions caused another person to threaten to kill themselves, why am I responsible? They make the choices themselves and I will never ever care. It has nothing to do with being a sociopath. It has to do with poor decisions that people make every day.

He didnt do it until the end of fanfest you noob.

How are we supposed to react before he sends harassment horde after a guy to kill him.

Are you from the future?