Hey maybe he wants to die on the hill of defending pedo nazis.
THQ Nordic holding an AMA on... 8chan (UP: website linked to multiple mass shootings) READ THREADMARKS
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Well, I'm not a PR professional, but the first thing I'd probably suggest is having an AMA on, I duuno, let's think
how about reddit
where all the rest of them do it
This comic does not apply to this story in any fashionit's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
I am thinking we get a house-cleaning and full public apology for this. Google "THQ Nordic" and tell me you'd want your international corporation doing business with a company who's Google search frontpage is that.
But the story is accurate. By their own admission, they decided to host an AMA on a website notorious for child porn and nazis.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
This is not relevant to the discussion and it looks like you are defending THQ Nordic idiots.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
The Waypoint article has a quote from a THQ dev at the end.
https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/art...ebsite-banned-for-suspected-child-pornography
Don't waste your time. The dude lives in an oppressed bubble, paranoid that a 'mob' will one day get him.
I'm going to assume you are functionally incapable of actually reading threads.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
Who is this Fabian guy?I(now regretfully) decided to actually look at that thread. Who the fuck do they think they're fooling by saying they had no idea about the site and condone child pornography? Beyond the previous mentioned comment on the "big tittie lolis" post, there's a picture of an effectively nude prepubescent girl in one of the first replys and one of the THQN people was having a waifu coversation about the underage NGE characters.
Obviously more of a jokey comment, but they very clearly knew what they were doing.
I find normalising child porn and bigotry unsavoury.
These cunts deserve to be fired, and they would have been by now in literally any other company in any other industry in the world. "It's not that I want to defend them at all"...yet you did, then tried to actively run defence for them by deflecting onto the 'real bad guys' of Era who don't like high ranking people in games companies cosying up to bigots. But no, WE'RE the bad guys.
it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
I'm not sure that comic accurately describes this situation.
Ok, time for real talk.
If anyone thinks this was just a "stupid mistake", then you're getting had.
This was 100% an attempt to signal boost to a specific audience in order to gain a loyal following that sees "a company who openly admits to rejecting SJW censorship".
They can backpedal, but just like when Trump back peddled after a nazi rammed his car into a crowd, the white nationalists saw what he said and openly admitted that the back pedal was just to cover his tracks, while embracing his "both sides" speech as an open invitation and admission he was on their side.
If anyone thinks this was just a "stupid mistake", then you're getting had.
This was 100% an attempt to signal boost to a specific audience in order to gain a loyal following that sees "a company who openly admits to rejecting SJW censorship".
They can backpedal, but just like when Trump back peddled after a nazi rammed his car into a crowd, the white nationalists saw what he said and openly admitted that the back pedal was just to cover his tracks, while embracing his "both sides" speech as an open invitation and admission he was on their side.
What he REALLY wanted to say was "virtue signaling"
But he knows that would get him banned.
Maybe read the thread a bit more than you have buddy. Spend less time accusing people of overreacting to child porn, cause they knew what they were doing.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
Maybe read the thread before posting this inane shit.
please read my newspaper comic about how maybe we should maybe not have knee jerk reactions to pedophiles, thanks
Are you saying that THQ Nordic's 8chan posts (which are available for public viewing even without the need for screenshots) are fake and not "accurate"? Because unless you are for some reason, that comic does not apply here. Can't even say they're presented without context— the context is there for each one, and it's bad.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
I would have been sympathetic to your post had they agreed to the AMA ignorantly but then pulled out of it upon seeing what they had agreed to. However, they answered a number of questions and gave some horrible 8chan esque answers. This is not a matter of a pr blunder, the people behind it knew exactly what they were getting into.
I swear, you guys would break your backs carrying all that water for Nazis and pedophiles if you weren't spineless in the first place.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
Damn Google went hard on them! Almost all the front page links reference this fiasco,
THQ: "Why yes! I would love to an AMA on a website that is not indexed by Google! That is good E-Marketing and SEO, not being found on the largest search engine in the world."
When googling "THQ Nordic" the first result is
"THQ Nordic Held Q&A on a Website Banned for Suspected Child Pornography"
This is not the kind of outrage they want to be associated with.
Wow, I expected more out of this for how many hottakes I've seen.
I wonder if this would have blown up as much if they went to 4chan rather than 8chan. Because the comments I've seen posted are no worse than ones I've seen in 4chan and I kinda expected worse. Now I didn't really know about the history of that place which seems even more lawless than 4chan. Still I found the apology to be adequate compared to some other PR apologies I've seen.
Maybe that particular guy should loose his job title (I'm the ones involved are going to be disciplined in some way internally), but for some of the takes I've seen and the calls for boycotts from others I expected much worse than an AMA taken in a shitty setting trying to walk about/appease pretty scummy individuals. Maybe twitter comments and Era page #'s paint a skewed picture of how large a controversy actually is.
I wonder if this would have blown up as much if they went to 4chan rather than 8chan. Because the comments I've seen posted are no worse than ones I've seen in 4chan and I kinda expected worse. Now I didn't really know about the history of that place which seems even more lawless than 4chan. Still I found the apology to be adequate compared to some other PR apologies I've seen.
Maybe that particular guy should loose his job title (I'm the ones involved are going to be disciplined in some way internally), but for some of the takes I've seen and the calls for boycotts from others I expected much worse than an AMA taken in a shitty setting trying to walk about/appease pretty scummy individuals. Maybe twitter comments and Era page #'s paint a skewed picture of how large a controversy actually is.
This doesn't really work when you're a brand that depends on external deals and partners and one of them is a kid's tv network.
I mean, it takes literally 1 google search and about 3 minutes to find out everything you need to know about 8chan, if the PR didn't know then they still deserve to be fired, maybe not for moral reasons but because they're quite simply awful at their jobs.
Where do think that meme comes from? The original tweet is the definition of 'wilding'.
You know as well as I that the moment the announce the next Saints Row all this will be buried instantly.
They know how to game seo, I am sure the apology articles will be the only things to surface in a a few days.
Yeah, this isn't going to end well on either side, publisher or developers.
"4chan? Nah, they villainize child porn. We shouldn't host an AMA there."
"Gab? I mean, they're cool with Nazis, but they just don't have enough of a reputation as child porn advocates yet."
"8chan? Yes, that is where we should host our AMA, let's set it up."
It's not a question of whether anyone will be fired for this, but how many.
"Gab? I mean, they're cool with Nazis, but they just don't have enough of a reputation as child porn advocates yet."
"8chan? Yes, that is where we should host our AMA, let's set it up."
It's not a question of whether anyone will be fired for this, but how many.
the comic wasn't about this specifically as how it applies to society at large
I accidentally hit post before I had finished my post since I'm on mobile but edited it right away to make clear I'm in no way defending the vile place that is 8chan nor the decision to host an AMA there
This comic isn't relevantit's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
8chan is awful and deserves to be burned down but they aren't well known so it's entirely plausible that PR didn't realize
now if they did know then they deserve to be fired and frankly companies should just stick to Reddit for AMAs
Also, do you really think googling "8chan" and reading a Wikipedia article is too high of a bar for THQNordic PR?
THQNordic, if you're looking for a new PR person, here's my resume:
- Will not associate your brand with child pornography
- Will google a brand/platform and read the controversies section of the Wikipedia article before associating with it
That's a fair point, but it's been only a few hours since this incident occurred. How was Microsoft (or whoever) to know beforehand that THQ was run by awful people if they never aired these sentiments before publically?
Oh my god. he's even a verified account.Where do think that meme comes from? The original tweet is the definition of 'wilding'.
Do some of you in this thread just have a reflexive impulse to defend assholes. Like everyone is here like yo my dude is fucking with some sketchy x1000 motherfuckers and y'all immediately go "bu-bu-but".
Thank you for your honesty.it's not just here on ResetERA, that's pretty much what happens over most anything in society these days
NOTE, I did not read the thread, nor did I read the OP. But let me stan for a company associating with a website that's literally blacklisted by google, if I had read the thread or the OP I wouldn't have missed the part where the thread starts with heil hitler, is filled with slurs, and that the people doing the AMA involved themselves in that behavior by directly responding to it..
Yup, I just posted this was going to happen and the fact developers are sharing their concern validates my view that this was 100% calculated.
