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− | | + | THOU SHALT BE SHOWN THE LIGHT OF OUR COLLECTIVE GRAND FATHER IN HEAVEN, OR PERISH! '''ALL HAIL GRAND DAD!''' |
− | Kotaku In Action is a subreddit and subverse in the main hub in [[Reddit]] and [[Voat]] for [[Gamergate]] discussions.
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− | == Our Mission ==
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− | KotakuInAction is a platform for open discussion of the issues where gaming, nerd culture, the internet, and media collide.
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− | We believe that the current standards of ethics in the media has alienated the artists, developers, and creators, who perpetuate the things we love, enjoy, and enthusiastically build communities around. We have taken notice of various incidents involving conflicts of interest and agenda-pushing within media which we feel are damaging to the credibility of the medium and harm the community at large. We believe the current media is complicit in the proliferation of an ideology that squashes individuality, divides along political lines, and is stifling to the freedom of creativity that is the foundation of human expression.
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− | KotakuInAction is a community that condemns willful censorship, exclusion, harassment, or abuse. It is a community that organizes to hold the media accountable to the concept of artistic freedom by standing up for the artist, the developer, the writer, the filmmaker, and all who enjoy the freedom to create, explore, and expand. It is a community that allows the exchange of information, supports the ongoing discussion of media ethics, and protects the right of the individual to embrace their personal interests in entertainment and freedom. <ref> KiA: Our Mission -[[http://archive.is/SfeSh]]</ref>
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− | == History ==
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− | The Kotaku In Action subreddit community, was created by david-me.
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− | Before [[Gamergate]] happened, KiA was created to point out the incredibly dumb stuff by the gaming media, especially from [[Kotaku]]. Since [[Gawker]] is of low standards.
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− | But when two subreddits, r/games and r/gaming, banned discussion about the disclosure policies by journalists and the trolls and Shit Reddit Says natives took over r/gamergate subreddit. Kotaku in Action became the defacto one for Gamergate discussion (Besides [[8chan]]), along with talks about censorship, agendas, bias, and other issues in the gaming media and related topics. <ref> Why is the sub called KiA - [https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/2xct23/why_is_the_sub_called_rkotakuinaction/]</ref>
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− | == Role in Gamergate ==
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− | Eventually, the subreddit became the hub station of news and discussion. <ref>Gamergate Is...(KiA) -[https://archive.fo/ZBBBu]</ref> <ref> Gamergate Support List - [http://archive.is/4lhFS]</ref> Mainly for the reason that many of reddit's mods in most subreddits have been deleting posts and comments on Gamergate (and similar issues and concerns) and the admins have shadowbanned hundreds, if not thousands, of people for the same reason. Therefore, even though Kotaku in Action is a good resource, the subscribers are discourage to buy reddit gold (aka premium membership) or allowing ads on the site.
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− | On July 13, 2018, davidme set the subreddit on private and attempted to nuke '''KotakuInAction'''.<ref>Today's Outrage Brought ot You By David-Me. -[http://archive.fo/cPDw1]</ref> The subreddit was gone for about 45-50 minutes, until a reddit admin and the KiA mods wrestle the power back from davidme to put back everything live and in order. According to the creator of KiA (and since he's a regular of r/politics, it's influence also added to his growing antagonisticism towards what he made), the subreddit became infested with "racism, sexism, and other -isms", and therefore he really wanted to close the sub, despite being handed over supervisory control. <ref>Righting A Wrong (Drama/archive) - [http://archive.is/gLI3H]</ref><ref>Looking to Shutter a Subreddit (Drama/archive) - [http://archive.is/8PSm2]</ref>
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− | HandofBane eventually explained what happen: davidme went off the deep end, made a screed on another sub, and attempted to nuke the whole mod team, the CSS, and made a huge mess.<ref>I Need About A Gallon of Rum After That Mess (KiA/archive) - [https://archive.fo/wTqCb]</ref><ref> Head Mod of KIA Dynamites the Subreddit He Thinks You're All Racist (archive)-[https://archive.is/kV3ir]</ref> <ref> Head Mod of KIA Dynamites the Subreddit He Thinks You're All Racist (archive)-[https://archive.is/kV3ir]</ref> The good samaratian admin will not be named, just to avoid harassment from those who want this particular subreddit gone.
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− | Sometime in July 19, 2018, david-me posted his his new plans for KotakuInAction. Instead of gaming (and nerd culture), the new sub will be about ALL media and focus on their "truth and honesty," change the mods, make the sub into a "more positive environment (and suspecting that 90% of the old commenters will leave, he wants them to, because he wants the new more diverse userbase to aim 100% participation. Also, he stated that he made comments that are anti-thetical to his actual views and beliefs, which lead him to a dark place and that he's still an asshole. But he's a good person and wishes to create a userbase full of those like him, he doesn't want an echo chamber but a free flowing exchange of thoughts, that he let KIA unwilling become. david-me assumes that the new direction will be received and that he's expecting to gain 100x as many users to replace the lost. Including that the new mission statement will say that '''Understand that Gamergate and Social Justice are will be largely inapplicable.'''<ref>david-me posted his plans to the admins on a private sub - [https://web.archive.org/web/20180719141743/https://imgur.com/a/cY2MTzl]</ref><ref>david-me posted his plans (archive)- [http://archive.fo/rhwkv]</ref> Most of the userbase dislikes david-me's plans, because it's apparent that he has gone insane, mainly because of his posting history which shows that he regularly posts and hangs around in r/politics and is largely anti-Donald Trump, anti-conservative, and sjw influences in there, also that he has unspecified friends that he never told the KotakuInAction mod team about<ref>Moving Foward (archive) - [https://archive.fo/BOvd7]</ref><ref>If You Want Any Help Making KIA Actually Good, I'm Happy to Lend a Hand (archive) - [https://archive.fo/PvAaL]</ref><ref>Some of david-me's posting history (archive) - [https://archive.fo/sBsKu]</ref><ref>david-me history part 2 - [https://archive.li/7vrpX]</ref><ref>david-me's posting history part 3 (archive) - [https://archive.fo/5fR7Q]</ref><ref>david-me's posting history part 4 (archive) - [https://archive.fo/qyjdH]</ref><ref>david-me's posting history part 5 (archive) -[https://archive.fo/7S7lK]</ref>
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− | However those in KotakuInAction are planning to migrate just in case david-me gets power and transforms the sub, mainly to KiAChatroom, or other places, like [[8chan]].
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− | == Rules ==
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− | 1. Don't Be a Dickwolf.
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− | 2. No "Personal Information."
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− | 3. No Unrelated Politics.
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− | 4. Please Tag Posts for Flair.
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− | 5. We Are Not Your Personal Army.
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− | 6. Archive as Much as You Can.
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− | 7. Don't Post Bullshit.
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− | 8. No Reposts.
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− | == Doings and Projects ==
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− | '''Birth of Gilda Mars'''
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− | [[Gilda Mars]] was made when KotakuInAction managed to secure $4,000 of donatations to have a character made for [[The Fine Young Capitalists]]' game, [[Afterlife Empire]]. <ref> Gilda Mars: Origins - [http://archive.is/FNmdg]</ref>
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− | '''Imzy Experiment'''
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− | Redditor willhicks is currently conducting an experiment to see how long Kotaku In Action community can remain in [[Imzy]] and not starting problems for the other communities. In addition, it will be interesting to see if the Imzy mods flat out ban it on purely political grounds. <ref> Imzy Experiment - [http://archive.is/2hGh0]</ref>
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− | '''Kotaku In Action Steam Group'''
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− | There was a Kotaku In Action [[Steam]] group, but one of the administrator moderators, Poporx, who feels as though he moved beyond Gamergate and decided that he would make some changes, like be more neutral and be a fullfledge community for ALL gamers. <ref>KIA Steam Group Accouncement - [http://archive.is/C3UJl]</ref> This prompted a lot of the KIA members to leave, since it also seems as though Poporx was advertising his company and wants to change it's name as well. <ref>PSA: KiA Steam Group Admin is Shilling and Changing Group Name -
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− | [http://archive.is/0od7R]</ref> Poporx posted in the reddit community to let them to that it was never his intention to change the KiA Steam group into his company's number one fan group. He does acknowledge that his original post caused a mess and that he should not have started with talking about his company. Plus, Poporx stated that he will make sure to keep the group's name and running, but he would NEED people to take up the administrator and moderator positions, unless the group becomes a ghost town. <ref>Note to Self, Remember to Re-Read Posts to Make Sure They Make Sense (KiA)- [http://archive.is/x2HDa]</ref> He left a poll asking the Kotaku In Action reddit Community what should be done about the Steam group, most of them voted that the Steam group should be kept the way it is, but the group themselves needs to step it up. <ref>Poll results - [http://archive.is/t1PLL]</ref> <ref>Actual Poll - [http://archive.is/nzQXM]</ref> Eventually, Poporx posted another announcement, this time it was a "Help Needed" searching for moderators and administrators for the group and help grow it. Since, he, himself has several projects that his real life work requires and he would not be around for a while. <ref>Need for Mods and Admins Since Poprox is Stepping Away for a While (KiA)-[http://archive.is/0x0je]</ref> <ref>Admins and Mods to Help Grow the Group (KiA Steam Group) -[http://archive.is/h6HLd]</ref> The KiA Steam group is now under management of new mods and administrators. <ref>Kotaku In Action Steam Group -
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− | [https://archive.is/gpCoj]</ref>
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− | == Media Coverage ==
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− | The following chart lists the articles covering david-me trying to nuke the KotakuInAction subreddit. Many of the outlets gives a slanted reporting of the incident, intentionally or not.
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− | | Digg
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− | | Steve Rousseau
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− | | 07/13/18
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− | | Founder of Gamergate Subreddit r/KotakuInAction Calls It A 'Cancerous Growth,' Attempts to Delete It
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− | | Madison Malone Kircher
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− | | 07/13/18
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− | | Creator of Reddit's Gamergate Forum Temporarily Shuts Down Monster of His Own Creation
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− | | We Hunted the Mammoth
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− | | David Futrelle
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− | | 07/13/18
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− | | Reddit Restores the Poisonous KotakuInAction Subreddit After Its Founder Closes It In Disgust
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− | |The Daily Dot
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− | | Joseph Knoop
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− | | Reddit Brought Back A Gamergate Forum After Its Creator Tried to Destroy It
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− | == Trivia ==
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− | The moderators from other reddit communities (known as subreddits), such as those from r/OffMyChest, r/Rape, and r/NaturalHair deployed a SaferBot to automatically block those that post in KotakuInAction. <ref>Posting on GG's Subreddit Gets Users Automatically Banned on Others (Observer) - [https://archive.is/QHVOf]</ref>
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− | Kotaku In Action has a Steam Group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/KotakuInAction
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− | Kotaku In Action is also in [[Voat]].
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− | == See Also ==
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− | [[GamerGhazi]]
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− | [[Reddit]]
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− | [[Voat]]
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− | [[GamerGate]]
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− | [[NotYourShield]]
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− | == Reference ==
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− | <references/>
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− | [[Category: GamerGate]][[Category: Reddit]]
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