Hah. I read some of the very first discussions - before it was even called Gamergate yet - and in some sense it did start when Gerstmann was pushed out of GameS

Hah. I read some of the very first discussions - before it was even called Gamergate yet - and in some sense it did start when Gerstmann was pushed out of GameSpot. The threads were full of of anger and distrust in the gaming press being stoked by past incidents, including that one. All that changed was that for some reason social justice activists decided to tie their credibility to that of the gaming press.