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Please elaborate a bit. I am unfamiliar with both terms

by hkon 11y ago

joshuapants 11y ago
Definition of Gamergate: depends on who you ask, it's a heavily politicized movement. Best to research this yourself from a variety of sources and come to your own conclusion. Definition of jumping the shark: A late episode of the TV program Happy Days involved a major character jumping over a shark on a pair of water skis. He had done previous stunts involving jumping over things on a motorcycle. Basically the writers ran out of ideas and resorted to things like this to keep viewers interested (not altogether successfully). So now we have the term "jumping the shark" to indicate a decline in quality. edited to change jet ski to water skis
- maxerickson 11y ago
  Water skis.
  - joshuapants 11y ago
    Ah, that's right. I'll edit, thanks for the correction
- fsk 11y ago
  http://www.jumpedtheshark.co.uk/ http://www.jumpedtheshark.co.uk/ Also, it wasn't just a major character, it was The Fonz. The Fonz was originally a minor character, but he was so popular with fans that he became a main character, and is the most memorable character on the show. My favorite "Jump The Shark" actor is Ted McGinley. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_McGinley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_McGinley He's joined the cast of several once-popular shows as they were on the decline.
PhasmaFelis 11y ago
Gamergate in a nutshell: A: "Games journalism is being corrupted by woman-centered bias. Here's the damning proof: This guy says his ex-girlfriend repeatedly traded sex for positive reviews of her game." B: "That is provably untrue." A: "Yes, okay, that was a lie. Why are you so hung up on that when the real issue is that women are ruining games journalism?"
- Karunamon 11y ago
  That's not even close to being fair. Try http://deepfreeze.it http://deepfreeze.it - complete with citations for pretty mcuh everything.
- scrollaway 11y ago
  What really hurts me reading this post is that you either don't know anything about a very controversial situation and still felt qualified to "explain things in a nutshell", or you are very clearly on one side (and consequently know a lot more than you let on) and felt the need to lie. So.. why?
  - throwaway161605 11y ago
    Do better.
    - scrollaway 11y ago
      It's sad you made a throwaway just to be able to downvote me. On HN of all places. Kind of ruins your credibility, doesn't it?
      - throwaway161605 11y ago
        a) If I chose to exercise my main account here, there's nothing that would prevent me from downvoting. There would be no need to create a new account. Even trying to wouldn't make sense because... b) New accounts cannot downvote anybody. By operating here with an alt account instead of my main account, I give up my ability to downvote. Given A and B, your entire premise is totally messed up. c) It's sad that you've resorted twice to the "it's sad" shtick. The comment was a non-aggressive, good faith one. How about you not take it as an attack? How about you take it as a genuine request? How about you consider following through with the request on that token? Do better than that response, too.
        scrollaway 11y ago

Please elaborate a bit. I am unfamiliar with both terms

by hkon 11y ago

Please elaborate a bit. I am unfamiliar with both terms

Definition of Gamergate: depends on who you ask, it's a heavily politicized movement. Best to research this yourself from a variety of sources and come to your own conclusion. Definition of jumping the shark: A late episode of the TV program Happy Days involved a major character jumping over a shark on a pair of water skis. He had done previous stunts involving jumping over things on a motorcycle. Basically the writers ran out of ideas and resorted to things like this to keep viewers interested (not altogether successfully). So now we have the term "jumping the shark" to indicate a decline in quality. edited to change jet ski to water skis

maxerickson 11y ago
Water skis.
- joshuapants 11y ago
  Ah, that's right. I'll edit, thanks for the correction
fsk 11y ago
http://www.jumpedtheshark.co.uk/ http://www.jumpedtheshark.co.uk/ Also, it wasn't just a major character, it was The Fonz. The Fonz was originally a minor character, but he was so popular with fans that he became a main character, and is the most memorable character on the show. My favorite "Jump The Shark" actor is Ted McGinley. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_McGinley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_McGinley He's joined the cast of several once-popular shows as they were on the decline.

PhasmaFelis 11y ago

Gamergate in a nutshell: A: "Games journalism is being corrupted by woman-centered bias. Here's the damning proof: This guy says his ex-girlfriend repeatedly traded sex for positive reviews of her game." B: "That is provably untrue." A: "Yes, okay, that was a lie. Why are you so hung up on that when the real issue is that women are ruining games journalism?"

Karunamon 11y ago
That's not even close to being fair. Try http://deepfreeze.it http://deepfreeze.it - complete with citations for pretty mcuh everything.
scrollaway 11y ago
What really hurts me reading this post is that you either don't know anything about a very controversial situation and still felt qualified to "explain things in a nutshell", or you are very clearly on one side (and consequently know a lot more than you let on) and felt the need to lie. So.. why?
- throwaway161605 11y ago
  Do better.
  - scrollaway 11y ago
    It's sad you made a throwaway just to be able to downvote me. On HN of all places. Kind of ruins your credibility, doesn't it?
    - throwaway161605 11y ago
      a) If I chose to exercise my main account here, there's nothing that would prevent me from downvoting. There would be no need to create a new account. Even trying to wouldn't make sense because... b) New accounts cannot downvote anybody. By operating here with an alt account instead of my main account, I give up my ability to downvote. Given A and B, your entire premise is totally messed up. c) It's sad that you've resorted twice to the "it's sad" shtick. The comment was a non-aggressive, good faith one. How about you not take it as an attack? How about you take it as a genuine request? How about you consider following through with the request on that token? Do better than that response, too.
      - scrollaway 11y ago