The author here is not an "ego tripping blogger", he's an "ego tripping fellow gamer." Penny Arcade is to the gaming world what XKCD is to the nerd/geek/science

The author here is not an "ego tripping blogger", he's an "ego tripping fellow gamer." Penny Arcade is to the gaming world what XKCD is to the nerd/geek/science world. PAX is a conference that Penny Arcade put together simply because there was so much interest in their product and the stuff they supported. If I was in that position and heard about a reader of mine being treated this way I'd react similarly. Oh, and this is a blog on a web comic's website, not an article in the New York Times. They're allowed to pick sides and join the fight for something they believe in.