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> UPDATE: Rumors are going around that the writer of the article was fired from his Polaris/Maker gig. Technically he was a contractor and not an employee of P
by mcphilip 13y ago
> UPDATE: Rumors are going around that the writer of the article was fired from his Polaris/Maker gig.
Technically he was a contractor and not an employee of Polaris. He didn't get fired (you can't outright fire contractors), the remainder of his contract was canceled. I suspect this is due to some perceived breach of the contract related to his reporting on GAME_JAM.
The author mentioned upfront that he didn't necessarily expect to come out unscathed after the article, but he stuck to his guns and did what he felt was right. Respect.
- naiyt 13y agoYeah, I'm not entirely sure what's going on with that so I removed that part of my post for now. The author just tweeted again saying "he wasn't fired", so maybe they haven't actually cancelled his contract. There will probably be more solid info once the dust settles.
- frandroid 13y agoSemantics.
- Jare 13y agohttps://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/450759909303255040 https://twitter.com/notquitefrodo/status/450759909303255040 "CLARIFICATION: @PolarisTweets never let me go! I am still there in my old capacity. It was really scary miscommunication, thank God." To be honest, his writing in that article is terrible and his ability to miscommunicate something like that is scary.
- baking 13y agoThe article was hard to follow, but I respect him for writing it. I sure hope he keeps his day job. ;)
- Blackavar 13y agoIt looks like the miscommunication was _to_ him, not _from_ him. He was called in to collect his stuff, but then not fired once he got in with his boss. Personally, I had no trouble following the article.
- VintageCool 13y agoThe article assumed that the reader already knew what he was talking about and the people involved. It takes 11 paragraphs before he tells you what GAME_JAM is. Then the article names people like Zoe and Robin, gives their perspective, and describes them doing things long before we meet Zoe or learn what her role was in GAME_JAM.
- eropple 13y agoFor the most part, readers of IndieStatik probably do know who they are. It's the closest thing I can think of to an indie gaming trade mag, in the sense that a lot of people read it (though not in the "writing for people who aren't already plugged in" sense). I think they get too close to their subjects too often for my liking, but the most part it's not a bad read.
- coldpie 13y agoIt's kind of a cold open, but the article does explain the context before it gets to the meat of the issue.