Comments on: Anne Diamond responds to controversy over Daily Mail anti-games piece http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/ This is the news Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:22:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: TJ http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16585 TJ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:44:05 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16585 In all fairness, when 90% of games are about blowing up Nazis, you can see why people might get the wrong end of the stick. In all fairness, when 90% of games are about blowing up Nazis, you can see why people might get the wrong end of the stick.

]]> By: wz http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16524 wz Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:05:17 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16524 "Anne Diamond" :D “Anne Diamond”

:D

]]> By: Shatner http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16523 Shatner Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:04:57 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16523 Anne, When you're in a hole it's a good idea to stop digging. You spouted ill informed crap originally. Not in the pursuit of informing or educating (because you did neither and were not equipped to on the basis of your complete lack of understating what it was you were 'explaining' to others and your persistent refusal to be accountable for your own behaviour and approach to videogames. Presenting yourself (and others) as some helpless victim from these predatorial videogames) - on that basis, we must also assume that your motives were not to improve anyone's quality of life but your own - in the pursuit of getting money to write ill-informed bullshit. Now you throw fuel on the fire by demonstrating further ignorance, bias and prejudice. I'm willing to hear detractors of videogames so long as they're not paid-for knee-jerk reactionairies and have something constructive to say. Anne, you fail. Anne,

When you’re in a hole it’s a good idea to stop digging.

You spouted ill informed crap originally. Not in the pursuit of informing or educating (because you did neither and were not equipped to on the basis of your complete lack of understating what it was you were ‘explaining’ to others and your persistent refusal to be accountable for your own behaviour and approach to videogames. Presenting yourself (and others) as some helpless victim from these predatorial videogames) - on that basis, we must also assume that your motives were not to improve anyone’s quality of life but your own - in the pursuit of getting money to write ill-informed bullshit.

Now you throw fuel on the fire by demonstrating further ignorance, bias and prejudice.

I’m willing to hear detractors of videogames so long as they’re not paid-for knee-jerk reactionairies and have something constructive to say.

Anne, you fail.

]]> By: Hero of Canton http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16522 Hero of Canton Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:44:34 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16522 While it's tiresome to hear her refer to "geeks in dimly lit rooms" (and really shouldn't be referring to Nintendo when discussing violent games), she's obviously right that parental responsibility comes into it. And she's also got a point about "the endless gore". DO we really want it? It'd be nice for more games to try something different for a change, after all. While it’s tiresome to hear her refer to “geeks in dimly lit rooms” (and really shouldn’t be referring to Nintendo when discussing violent games), she’s obviously right that parental responsibility comes into it.

And she’s also got a point about “the endless gore”. DO we really want it? It’d be nice for more games to try something different for a change, after all.

]]> By: that_happy_cat http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16396 that_happy_cat Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:59:08 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/06/27/anne-diamond-responds-to-controversy-over-daily-mail-anti-games-piece/#comment-16396 If I'd paid a million dollars for a den i'd be a little peeved if it were dimly lit. /switches on Grand Designs But really. I do think these people have the best intentions at heart but they are simply uninformed and choose the wrong way of putting things. They still use language and imagery regarding the gaming stereotypes that we all left behind 10 years ago. ALl in all, she comes across as quite a nice lady who's probably raising some nice kids. If I’d paid a million dollars for a den i’d be a little peeved if it were dimly lit.

/switches on Grand Designs

But really. I do think these people have the best intentions at heart but they are simply uninformed and choose the wrong way of putting things. They still use language and imagery regarding the gaming stereotypes that we all left behind 10 years ago.

ALl in all, she comes across as quite a nice lady who’s probably raising some nice kids.

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