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"The Link." http://thezoepost.wordpress.com/ The Zone Post. "The Link." http://thezoepost.wordpress.com/ The Zone Post.

== Semi-protected edit request on 18 August 2014 ==

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Here is a reference link for the Controversy subsection:

<ref>{{cite web |url=http://geekparty.com/phil-fish-goes-on-epic-twitter-crusade-to-defend-zoe-quinn/ |title=Phil Fish Goes on Epic Twitter Crusade to Defend Zoe Quinn |last1=Wirtanen |first1=Josh |date=17 August 2014 |accessdate=17 August 2014}}</ref>

I think the Controversy subsection should be rewritten to be more neutral, i.e.:

In August 2014, an ex-boyfriend alleged that Zoe Quinn had had affairs with various video game journalists, developers, and content creators. His blog post led to an online controversy<ref>{{cite web |url=http://geekparty.com/phil-fish-goes-on-epic-twitter-crusade-to-defend-zoe-quinn/ |title=Phil Fish Goes on Epic Twitter Crusade to Defend Zoe Quinn |last1=Wirtanen |first1=Josh |date=17 August 2014 |accessdate=17 August 2014}}</ref> and suspicion that impropriety was involved in Depression Quest's presence in gaming publications. One alleged sexual partner writes articles for Kotaku, a site which devoted significant attention to Depression Quest. Another of her sexual partners was alleged to be her married employer, who had also achieved some success within the gaming community. There was speculation about Zoe's methods for promoting herself, her games, and her career: online communities began to accuse her of manipulating the media by falsely representing herself as a victim of online harassment, presumably to draw attention to, and support for, her work.

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Contested deletion

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because Quinn was the center of a large media controversy within the video game industry, focused on misogyny within the industry, due to the harassment she faced. As part of a larger discussion about misogyny within the video game industry, Quinn is one of the defining resistant female figures.

How could the page be edited in order to convey this importance?

Generally people who are only involved in single events do not meet the criteria for biographies of living people. You are welcome to read over them. Zeus 19:51, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Contested deletion

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because:

I've added additional details to show her importance. Besides her role in Depression Quest and the subsequent harassment, she:

1) produced the first Twine game released on Steam

2) took part in the failed YouTube indie game developer game_jam reality tv show

3) created the Game Developer Help List to bring together veteran and novice game developers


Hopefully this provides sufficient evidence of her importance, particularly to the indie video game community!


Thank you, 

--ShaunEdmonds (talk) 22:56, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Unprofessional Conduct

I would go as far as to say, if we can talk about it on Bill Clinton's page, we can post it here? It's relevant controversy, and goes further than defamation.

Zoe Quinn's Lewinsky Scandal


24.170.47.108 (talk) 07:14, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Completely agree. If people think this page is such of valid importance, her notorious cheating scandal should at least be mentioned. It was all over reddit when it happened. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.206.96.149 (talk) 12:26, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Second. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.140.67.218 (talk) 12:41, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Third. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.250.186.150 (talk) 02:16, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Fourth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.53.160.76 (talk) 10:52, 17 August 2014 (UTC)

Fifth. I logged in to do it myself, to override the lock, but I would rather that the very public information be handled in a way that reflects more consensis. Artoftransformation (talk) 05:11, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

"The Link." http://thezoepost.wordpress.com/ The Zone Post.

Semi-protected edit request on 18 August 2014

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Here is a reference link for the Controversy subsection:

I think the Controversy subsection should be rewritten to be more neutral, i.e.:

In August 2014, an ex-boyfriend alleged that Zoe Quinn had had affairs with various video game journalists, developers, and content creators. His blog post led to an online controversy and suspicion that impropriety was involved in Depression Quest's presence in gaming publications. One alleged sexual partner writes articles for Kotaku, a site which devoted significant attention to Depression Quest. Another of her sexual partners was alleged to be her married employer, who had also achieved some success within the gaming community. There was speculation about Zoe's methods for promoting herself, her games, and her career: online communities began to accuse her of manipulating the media by falsely representing herself as a victim of online harassment, presumably to draw attention to, and support for, her work.

Willhesucceed (talk) 12:13, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

  1. http://thezoepost.wordpress.com/
  2. Wirtanen, Josh (17 August 2014). "Phil Fish Goes on Epic Twitter Crusade to Defend Zoe Quinn". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. Wirtanen, Josh (17 August 2014). "Phil Fish Goes on Epic Twitter Crusade to Defend Zoe Quinn". Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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