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[Visualante]

That would truly be the ultimate way to finish off this thread. I'd say wow.

The ultimate way to finish this thread would for Jeff to end up on GAFcast for 40 minutes ranting about it.

 

[Mojovonio]

Seriously though, 1up reporting on this is like Star reporting that some celebrity went to a bar and got drunk.

This is news rag stuff right here, Patrick.

 

[Foxtastical]

I like how this apparent "non-news" is getting a thousand post thread.

Huh.

 

[davepoobond]

if we're going to get into the seriousness about this, i do think its sort of bad on bell's part to actually send the pm like that, since i'm sure it happens at many more places than just neogaf...and more people than a master ninja doing it...but its probably equally not as cool to out someone like what happened, but after reading in between the lines even without the real "confirmation" you can pretty much assume it was really him anyway.

its not like he was trying to hide his identity in the first place.

 

[Greenpanda]

I like how this apparent "non-news" is getting a thousand post thread.

Huh.

:lol Good point.

(don't listen to the haters, exxy)

 

[Warm Machine]

This is between two people, not MS against the game community.

 

[Munin]

So can anyone give a rundown of what happened since the OP

 

[DarienA]

I like how this apparent "non-news" is getting a thousand post thread.

Huh.

That's because you've got a certain set of GAF posters attempting to defend the little guy (Bell).

 

[Tobor]

One way to figure out Peter Moore's tag is to find out which GAFfer was missing during each E3 while GAF is usually overflowing.

Throw him in the water. If he sinks, he is pure. If he floats, he is a wizard and should be burned at the stake.

 

[fistfulofmetal]

I like how this apparent "non-news" is getting a thousand post thread.

Huh.

This isn't non-news; it's not Nintendo related.

This is just "not news"

 

[CrushDance]

:lol Good point.

(don't listen to the haters, exxy)

Very few are hating on exxy. Everyone is just saying that this wasn't really news.

 

[NichM]

So can anyone give a rundown of what happened since the OP

There was a rundown on page 12 or so. Maybe you need a rundown of what's happened since the rundown?

 

[manzo]

Over 1000 posts.

Bell, answer the call.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

And let's be fair here, this supposedly bizarre behavior is roughly on par with a major gaming news site giving the "story" top billing.

Isn't billing done chronologically at 1up? Or was 'New Color For 360 Controller' a real barnburner that day?

 

[drohne]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/b...em&ex=1184385600&en=8e0bc3d3b1131714&ei=5087

tell the new york times (and every other legitimate news outlet) that the whole foods thing isn't news. the situations aren't exactly parallel, but there are similarities. bell's pm obviously isn't new york times material, but it's good 1up material.

 

[pr0cs]

This thread is yet another reminder why I'd never want to be in the public limelight.
It's funny because people say "Oh I hate company XXX because all we get are people that toe the line and never say anything interesting" and now some suit from a big company shows that he's actually human (or at least cyborg) and he should be "punished" for bashing the community?
double standards ftw.

I really was hoping he'd post in this thread to seal the awesomeness but I think it's safe to say that is the last we'll see of Bell here or in any other media event.

 

[Sage00]

Wow, Patrick? This is tabloid level shit. There was no need for that.

 

[KachoMakura]

Nobody (atleast not me) is saying this isn't news. It's how the news article was written and the actual contacting of MS asking the ethics of it that I have qualms with.

 

[Mojovonio]

That's because you've got a certain set of GAF posters attempting to defend the little guy (Bell).

What's to defend?

He didn't do anything wrong. Like Bish mentioned, Jaffe could say whatever he wants and no one does anything.

This shit is funny, even master ninja finds it funny.

 

[thekad]

That's because you've got a certain set of GAF posters attempting to defend the little guy (Bell).

Xbox fans and their love for Bell and Sony fans and their hate for 1up. United, at last.

 

[InterMoniker]

The people bitching about mods revealing Bell's identity need to get a reality check Why do you care. Plus Master Ninja didn't really say anything that offensive towards Bell in the first place.

Xbox fans and their love for Bell and Sony fans and their hate for 1up. United, at last.

WOW :lol

 

[HugBasket]

I see nothing wrong with what was done on 1up.

 

[SantaC]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/b...em&ex=1184385600&en=8e0bc3d3b1131714&ei=5087

tell the new york times (and every other legitimate news outlet) that the whole foods thing isn't news. the situations aren't exactly parallel, but there are similarities. bell's pm obviously isn't new york times material, but it's good 1up material.

oh shit for a second I actually thought this story made NY Times :lol

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Over 1000 posts.

Bell, answer the call.

Seriously. The whole GAF just froze...

I bet even if a news breaks that PS3 pricedropped to $299 or Bill Gates quit, GAF will still be frozen...

 

[widgetraf]

JB just went up a couple of point in my book, and im sure to dozens of other GAFfers. but to the average gamer who just happens to stumble on 1up's article, he might seem like a douche.

this is funny partly because its an inside joke for us. to everyone else out of the loop, its like an adult picking on a kid.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Neogaf has influence theres now doubt. A lot of "converting" goes on on these forums if you know what I mean (Mainly has been Sony fanboys converting to Nintendo fanboys over the past couple years ). Posters influence readers with their opinions. Jeff just wanted to make the opinions go his way. Who could blame him.

 

[DSWii60]

1000+ posts in 3 hours. I suppose the 1st 500 or so are just :lol :lol :lol but still this thread is fast even for GAF.

 

[CrushDance]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/b...em&ex=1184385600&en=8e0bc3d3b1131714&ei=5087

tell the new york times (and every other legitimate news outlet) that the whole foods thing isn't news. the situations aren't exactly parallel, but there are similarities. bell's pm obviously isn't new york times material, but it's good 1up material.

I thought NYT actually picked that up:lol "Why Nintendo is winning: The behaviour of senio MS execs..."

Amazing.:lol

 

[Firewire]

:lol


It confirms the fact though that people from MS were in that thread yesterday. I bet Peter Moore took a peek to.

I honestly hope nothing happens to the guy or anything. People were taking some bad shots at him, so I can see how he might of felt like responding in this way! The guy has a family & kids though, I hope he doesn't get crapped on.

 

[Yixian]

NeoGaf might be the most powerful messageboard on the internet though. No kidding...

In gaming, sure, but 4chan is the center of the internet. And I shall never return there.

 

[Aaronology]

Xbox fans and their love for Bell and Sony fans and their hate for 1up. United, at last.

...and where do Nintendo fans fit in?

 

[Roxas]

christ almighty, this thing escalated FAST.

1up.com?

****ing A Great

 

[Hitokage]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/b...em&ex=1184385600&en=8e0bc3d3b1131714&ei=5087

tell the new york times (and every other legitimate news outlet) that the whole foods thing isn't news. the situations aren't exactly parallel, but there are similarities. bell's pm obviously isn't new york times material, but it's good 1up material.

Stock market talk versus an internet user's feelings. Hmm...

 

[broadwayrock]

 

[manzo]

...and where do Nintendo fans fit in?

Sitting in front of their computers or Wiis with a smile on their face.

 

[mcgarrett]

What's to defend?

One would think that an executive would have better uses for his time. It's not badass, it's childish.

 

[CrushDance]

...and where do Nintendo fans fit in?

In the garbage. A.K.A the gaming ghetto.

 

[Evazan]

If Bell doesnt post in 30 mins lock this thread maybe?

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

In gaming, sure, but 4chan is the center of the internet. And I shall never return there.

I've never been to 4chan. Hows the environment there?

 

[LakeEarth]

Throw him in the water. If he sinks, he is pure. If he floats, he is a wizard and should be burned at the stake.

And if he weighs the same as a duck?

 

[KachoMakura]

One would think that an executive would have better uses for his time. It's not badass, it's childish.

It was clearly a joke.

 

[arne]

One way to figure out Peter Moore's tag is to find out which GAFfer was missing during each E3 while GAF is usually overflowing.

whew, i'm glad this rules me out then.



also, this place is like a shark feeding frenzy all of a sudden, gaffers don't know who to render the flesh from next, so everybody is being ripped to shreds. :<

 

[Virtua Ben]

I welcome Jeff Bell with open arms now. He's cool in my book. Heck, he provided us with entertainment, why did Patrick go and have to screw it up?

I bet Patrick has ridiculed someone on GAF. Quick, someone find some evidence and we'll make it a news story on some other crappy website!

 

[CrushDance]

And if he weighs the same as a duck?

Shoot him?

whew, i'm glad this rules me out then.



also, this place is like a shark feeding frenzy all of a sudden, gaffers don't know who to render the flesh from next, so everybody is being ripped to shreads. :<

Kind of true. First it was Bell, then the mods, then 1UP...next?

Although I think some of the criticism was warranted on all fronts.

 

[Femmeworth]

In gaming, sure, but 4chan is the center of the internet. And I shall never return there.

If 4chan is the center of the internet, I weep for the internet.

 

[Tobor]

And if he weighs the same as a duck?

You take it to the king, who will consult his his menagerie of birds.

 

[Aaronology]

The RROD is perfect! :lol :lol :lol

 

[manzo]

If 4chan is the center of the internet, I weep for the internet.

More like the shithole of the Internet. 4chan = /b/. /b/ = 4chan.

 

[psychodoodle]

And to think this thread was once funny...

...Now its just sad.

Lot of sand in here.

 

[HugBasket]

I'm lost, how is it "clearly a joke"?