Now i'm pulling in politics here. I'm just informing you about how little common sense non-gamers have.

http://www.dailygaming.net/index.php?na ... le&sid=243

Bacially Bush wants to replace the head of ESRB with JACK THOMPSON!!!
And Republicans, Democrats, and everysince gamer is against.
If Jack Thompson does become pres. it's the end of all games except like Dora the explorer.

Hmmm, I see....







*Gets all weaponry in the area*

“I stand by Jacky,” Bush told reporters at a press conference where the appointment was announced. “He’s been doin’ a good job, and I think that all the good work he’s done for video games and the kids who play those durn things makes him a true patriotic American. If the lesson of September the 11th has taught us anything, it’s to never let our guard down, and Jack has never let his guard down dealing with video games. We need to let the man continue doing what he’s already been doing because of his sense of duty and honor, only in an official role.”

Are you sure this is real?
I haven't seen it on any credible sites.

*Faints*
*Gets up and looks at the screen, shreiks*
(Repeat 500x)




THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!

*Joins he I hate Jack Thompsan society*


EDIT: EEK Ecomination is not working...

I heard that he tried to do something with Bush, but I don't know if he succeeded or not. This article seems rather..."suspicious," seeing as there's only one comment at the bottom, instead of 5500000 like there normally would.

In any situation though, Thompson should be considered dangerous. He has no power at all right now, but if it gets down to a protest outside the ESRB you know who'll be out in front, playing Halo 3.

commander_fusion wrote:but if it gets down to a protest outside the ESRB you know who'll be out in front, playing Halo 3.

Tean?

*Slap_to_ur_face*

ME!

..Well, I'd be playing Halo 3 in a tank, but who cares

Well this should be just a rumor for now. Probably a joke. A good if it was. Anyways. Politicians take too long to do anything.

If this is true, it's pretty outrageous and insulting to all gamers.

Most forums discussing this (such as gametrailers.com forums) are saying it's a fake.
Whew.
What a scare that was.

Dohnutt wrote:

commander_fusion wrote:but if it gets down to a protest outside the ESRB you know who'll be out in front, playing Halo 3.

Tean?

Yup, but I'm 28. So they couldn't touch me.

Teancum wrote:Yup, but I'm 28. So they couldn't touch me.

Haha, very true.
Oh, and this is pretty offtopic, but I really don't like avatars with white backgrounds. Unless they've got a border.
So, I made this

You don't hafta use it, but I'm just kinda bored and stuffs.

Hmmm, I see....




*Gets all weaponry in the area*

agrees

EDIT never mind

Dohnutt wrote:

“I stand by Jacky,” Bush told reporters at a press conference where the appointment was announced. “He’s been doin’ a heck of a good job, and I think that all the good work he’s done for video games and the kids who play those durn things makes him a true patriotic American. If the lesson of September the 11th has taught us anything, it’s to never let our guard down, and Jack has never let his guard down dealing with video games. We need to let the man continue doing what he’s already been doing because of his sense of duty and honor, only in an official role.”

Are you sure this is real?
I haven't seen it on any credible sites.

Yeah, I agree. This whole thing smacks of bogus. I bet if I took more than the two minutes it took to read the article, I could find a debunking.

That whole "quote" from Bush is clearly a joke:

kids who play those durn things

If the lesson of September the 11th has taught us anything, it’s to never let our guard down, and Jack has never let his guard down dealing with video games.

Come on. Seriously. Even if it were real he would face many, many problems (such as lawsuits) because he would theoretically be using the ESRB company to further his own agenda and do things according to his own beliefs and morals. I'm not sure how the company makes a profit but I'd imagine it'd also tank if he were to go on an anti-violence campaign as ESRB president.

Since then Thompson has embarked on a one-man crusade to singlehandedly remove all violence, pornography, questionable content, and anything else that would make a video game fun, all in the name of protecting the children who play these Mature and Adult Only titles. Titles that would only be available to adults if parents would do their job.

Even though this story is most likely false I just had to quote this for truth. If there's one thing that really gets under my skin it's bad parenting. And those games he's trying to keep out of the hands of children aren't meant for children in the first place. It's like criticizing an R-rated movie for being inappropriate for children. Instead of getting rid of those kinds of games (I'm personally not into them) he should simply enforce age restrictions for particular games upon purchase. It's the same deal with mature themes on television. Narrow-minded parents want to do away with shows inappropriate for their children instead of doing what they're supposed to be doing and monitoring what their kids watch. Those shows aren't meant for kids, geniuses!

never heard of

Dohnutt wrote:Oh, and this is pretty offtopic, but I really don't like avatars with white backgrounds. Unless they've got a border.
So, I made this

You don't hafta use it, but I'm just kinda bored and stuffs.

Took yours and tweaked it.

Haha, awesome

Could you do that with my Av', Dohnutt?

Hebes24 wrote:Could you do that with my Av', Dohnutt?

The cutout (:P) or the shadow?

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I'll PM you so we don't get completely offtopic.