4Ks Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 As Curt Vendel and jetset have already mentioned, atari7800.com seems to be mistaking disgusting vulgarity for playful wording. On the front page of atari7800.com is a huge pink sentance that says "If you don't play Atari, then f*** you.". This is, to quote Curt, very tasteless, and certainly dosn't help bolster the 7800s reputation amongst those who don't play Atari. People like Mili and Rev. Rob may think this is "f***ing awesome", but it seriously isn't. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Joe Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 haha awe. yeah let's boycot them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDW Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 haha awe. yeah let's boycot them. I agree! Let's boycott the hell out of them! I'll make a thread or two on /b/, let's see if we can get this ball rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchSchaft Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I thought it was hilarious . Even use it as my MSN messenger picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mili Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I take it none of you have noticed me removing any affiliation with the website in the past week. Before you drag my name trough the mud with this website, get your facts straight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I thought it was kind of funny, but then again, Bad Santa was one of my favorite movies so profanity (even though I personally do not use it much) does not bother me. I could see some people getting offended though. Is that the only reason? Just because of the F-bomb or is there some other things I don't know about? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Chill people. Yeah, it's a bit tasteless but it's all in fun and hey, it's pink! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Agree with it or not, this is Atari Age. I'd consider this a cross site trolling flame war attempt, personally. Does this activity make us better than other sites? Let's rise above and end this discussion before it goes somewhere we know we don't want. AX 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Well, opinions are opinions. I object to hotlinking AtariAge ROMs instead of using his own bandwidth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I think it's being blown up too much. One person's website saying that isn't going to bring the huge atari 7800 mindshare & opinion(now celebrating it's 12th member!) down. I personally think it's funny. It's not like there hasn't ever been swearing in video games, regardless of generations(from pong to the modern consoles). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I don't find it amusing, but I also don't need to join a boycott. I don't go there often because the site layout is murder on dialup anyway. Now that I see the front page, I choose to close the tab rather than enter the site. Anyone who goes there will be confronted with the statement first thing, so they can quickly decide for themselves whether they like it or not. It's not exactly something hidden that needs to have a light shined on it to make people aware. If anything, a thread like this will probably generate more traffic which may be interpreted as increased interest from the new approach. I think that's the opposite effect you wish to have if you'd like to see the front page changed. Perhaps a friendly personal note to the site owner would go further. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I object to hotlinking AtariAge ROMs instead of using his own bandwidth. I agree, that is not ok. Albert could prevent this I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 It's very much not cool that they are hotlinking to ROM images on AtariAge. I will investigate this and take action later today when I am able. ..Al 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Agree with it or not, this is Atari Age. I'd consider this a cross site trolling flame war attempt, personally. Does this activity make us better than other sites? Let's rise above and end this discussion before it goes somewhere we know we don't want. AX I don't think it's anything near a flamewar. It's just some of us citing our opinions on something that is unquestionably lacking taste. It's not a matter of being better than them/him, but it does speak to how well this site is run. Imagine if Al had that on the AA homepage? I see what you're saying, but that's part of a discussion board. People are going to have differing opinions and as long as they're not blatantly flaming someone there's nothing wrong with it imo. ...And if you dont like it then F***.... ah, nevermind. I keed, I keed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I take it none of you have noticed me removing any affiliation with the website in the past week. Before you drag my name trough the mud with this website, get your facts straight. Um, what affiliation? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDW Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I take it none of you have noticed me removing any affiliation with the website in the past week. Before you drag my name trough the mud with this website, get your facts straight. Um, what affiliation? She was one of the advertising girls for Atari7800.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mili Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I broke off any interest in the site about a month ago, but I finally got around to removing all affiliation with the site as of a week ago. I had no problem with the site's slogan, or the console itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I just took a look. There's really no reason to be so offensive on the splash page, I don't see any reason to do that except for the shock value. I then looked at the various game pages, and not only are the ROMs hotlinked directly to AtariAge, but all the cartridge images were also ripped from AtariAge. Who runs this site? ..Al 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 <apparently is incorrect> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDW Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 The domain itself is owned by a fellow named Benjamin Linus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 I thought it was a spoof on a line in "idiocracy" the one on the billboard where "if you don't smoke Tarltons, Then __ck you!" Funny 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Ks Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Oh, so they're also hotlinking AA roms without permission? I can totally see why Mili pulled out of that place (which I didn't know until just now, so you can disregard the comment about her in the first post). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Just. Wow. This was mentioned in Retro Gaming magazine in their article about the Atari 7800. This is an insult to my favorite classic system!! How could they do this?! And Mili, I'm so sorry this had to happen to you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusExMachina Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The domain itself is owned by a fellow named Benjamin Linus. UMM...That's the character on LOST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mili Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 The domain itself is owned by a fellow named Benjamin Linus. UMM...That's the character on LOST. See that's what I thought. I was wondering what Michael Emerson was doing with the 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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