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-Cranium

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#1 -Cranium
Member since 2003 • 4377 Posts

I have been using this site as my trusted guide for video games ever since it was called Videogames.com. I have been a complete member since god knows when, and an active member of the communtiy for several years now. I was actually saddened to see the last week or so unfold. While my best wishes go out to Jeff, his "termination" was not what upset me. It was the way that gamespot handeled the situation that did. At first it was very sly, but once hell broke loose it became way over the top... A news artice, a podcast, a portion of On The Spot dedicated to him (which was the most fitting). It all seems very P.R, yet unproffesional.

Like many, my first reaction was to cancel my account and find a new forum to browse. However, while I have done both, I have come to realize that there is still no source I enjoy more than this one here. I just hope that my trust is not misplaced.

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#2 m0zart
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Hmmm, I thought Hotspot was just the opposite of overly-PR. It was very off-the-cuff, and gave me a lot of reassurance that Gamespot is still Gamespot.
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#3 GSx0
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I have to agree with Cranium. I enjoy the community and while the firing of Jeff Gerstmann was still, in my opinion, unjust I'm here for the community. I still admire some of the editors in spite of the pressure put on them by the company. I still very much feel like the higher ups at Gamespot are conniving money grabbers, for now I believe that most of the people at Gamespot are not. I hope very much that the people or person that created this incident realize what the community is about and base their decisions on the spirit of the community rather than an advertising company. I was proud of our community and the power of our outcry. We can do more good on these forums than we can by disregarding the company all together.
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#4 subyman
Member since 2005 • 1719 Posts
I canceled my premium account but still come to the forums every so often. I do not come here nearly as much as I used to.