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Liana Kerzner, writing for Metal Eater, was, among other things, critical of the video game media's part in stoking the controversy, and apologised on behalf of her colleagues:
Liana Kerzner, writing for Metal Eater, was, among other things, critical of the video game media's part in stoking the controversy, and apologised on behalf of her colleagues:
:"The fellow gamers I feel the absolute most sympathy for in all of this are the '[[Buzzword|fat, white, heterosexual, cisgendered neckbeards]]' whose demographic was directly associated with bigotry. Columnists could have just said 'misogynist bigots,' but they didn't. [...] The generalizations were unprofessional, anti-intellectual, and dehumanizing. So, wearing my other hat as a member of the video game media, I am sorry for that. It was wrong, and you guys didn't deserve it. The intentions on all sides of #GamerGate are, for the most part, sincere. I believe everyone wants a free, safe, open and honest video game media and community. There is, however, a deep divide regarding how to go about that."<ref name="Metal">Liana Kerzner, [http://metaleater.com/video-games/feature/gamers-live-an-in-depth-analysis-of-gamergate "A look at the controversy surrounding GamerGate."]. Metal Eater</ref>
:"The fellow gamers I feel the absolute most sympathy for in all of this are the '[[Buzzword|fat, white, heterosexual, cisgendered neckbeards]]' whose demographic was directly associated with bigotry. Columnists could have just said 'misogynist bigots,' but they didn't. [...] The generalizations were unprofessional, anti-intellectual, and dehumanizing. So, wearing my other hat as a member of the video game media, I am sorry for that. It was wrong, and you guys didn't deserve it. The intentions on all sides of #GamerGate are, for the most part, sincere. I believe everyone wants a free, safe, open and honest video game media and community. There is, however, a deep divide regarding how to go about that."<ref name="Metal">Liana Kerzner, [http://metaleater.com/video-games/feature/gamers-live-an-in-depth-analysis-of-gamergate "A look at the controversy surrounding GamerGate."]. Metal Eater</ref>
Edit wars broke out on the GamerGate article on Wikipedia, which resulted in a case before Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate Retrieved January 2, 2015</ref> Some of the editors then moved their dispute to another wiki site.<ref>http://gamergate.wikia.com/wiki/Gamergate_/_Quinnspiracy_Wiki Retrieved January 2, 2015</ref> These edit wars in turn drew other media attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikipediocracy.com/2014/09/07/wikipedia-and-the-war-on-womens-dignity/|title=Wikipedia and the War on Women's Dignity|date=September 7, 2014|accessdate=January 2, 2015|work=Wikipediocracy}}</ref>
==Miscellaneous==
==Miscellaneous==