[games_access] Fw: Cripplewars...

[hinn at illinois.edu]

Yes, I thought it might be an issue of an auto ad -- I'm glad to see that Gamasutra has reacted so swiftly and positively! Thanks to everyone there!!

Michelle

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:32:13 -0400
>From: Ben Sawyer <bsawyer at dmill.com>  
>Subject: Re: [games_access] Fw:  Cripplewars...  
>To: Barrie Ellis <oneswitch at gmail.com>, IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
>Cc: "<ggross at think-services.com>" <ggross at think-services.com>, "<asimms at think-services.com>" <asimms at think-services.com>, "games_access at igda.org" <games_access at igda.org>, "<rvallin at think-services.com>" <rvallin at think-services.com>, "<amurawski at think-services.com>" <amurawski at think-services.com>, "help at gamasutra.com" <help at gamasutra.com>
>
>   So I've been traveling and unable to follow up
>   but...
>
>     After I sent that to the list I did send a copy to
>     Simon who heads the game group at UBM and he
>     quickly rectified this ad.  As you can imagine
>     these types of ads are auto run like Google Ads so
>     it wasn't something anyone there would see unless
>     it was brought up to them which I promptly did.
>
>     So while I pointed out it ran on Gamasutra I
>     didn't want at all to imply anything wrong on
>     their part since I know how these systems operate.
>      Google has this problem all the time as do many
>     ad networks.
>
>     My intent in posting this to the forum was to find
>     out if anyone had seen it and had known more about
>     it and to point specifically everyone's attention
>     at the game itself not to Gamasutra.
>
>     Big thanks to Simon for his incredibly quick
>     response.
>
>     - Ben
>
>   Ben Sawyer
>   Digitalmill
>   PO Box 17575
>   Portland, ME 04101
>   P: 207.773.3700
>   M: 207.807.7428
>   I am traveling at present. This message was sent
>   from my mobile device.
>   On Oct 21, 2010, at 5:51 PM, "Barrie Ellis"
>   <oneswitch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Dear Sales Team for Gamasutra,
>     I was recently made aware (see below) of a very
>     unpleasant advert from "CrippleWars.com" being
>     advertised on Gamasutra. I find the tone and
>     content of this advertised site depressing and
>     nasty. What other similar adverts are you prepared
>     to run I wonder? Paki-wars. Faggot-wars.
>     Nigger-wars? I'd like to think not. But then I'd
>     didn't think you'd ever run anything like
>     CrippleWars.
>     Very disappointed in you... Will Gamasutra
>     continue to run stuff like this? If so, I'll be
>     unsubscribing.
>     Barrie Ellis
>     www.OneSwitch.org.uk and member of IGDA's Game
>     Accessibility Special Interest Group
>     --------------------------------------------------
>     From: "Ben Sawyer" <bsawyer at dmill.com>
>     Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:54 AM
>     To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List"
>     <games_access at igda.org>
>     Subject: [games_access] Cipplewars...
>
>       Did anyone see this yet?
>
>       http://www.cripplewars.com
>
>       I found it via an add on Gamasutra.com (no doubt
>       it originates from their games ad network they
>       bought)
>
>       The developer wrote on a forum elsewhere on the
>       Web...
>
>       "I find the concept of both physical and mental
>       cripples fighting both humorous and politically
>       incorrect (a positive in my book)."
>
>       I attached (if possible via mail list) the
>       screenshot of the ad running on Gamasutra.
>
>       - Ben
>
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