I have a theory here, probably wrong .. But .. what if the interviewer is in fact, also the interviewee 
An interview with one of Elite Dangerous' most hated
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I have a theory here, probably wrong .. But .. what if the interviewer is in fact, also the interviewee
Your not alone thinking that, to be fair.
But who cares, really?
Sure, OP is a troll. He wants reactions and milk it for as along as it lasts. His responses are predictable because he always replies in character. But no one forces anyone to read the thread or reply or feed the troll. If you do reply then you could do so lightheartedly in a role playing manner as well; that would take a lot of the resentment out of the thread. It's a game after all.
When referring to Harry Potter I had the hate messages he received after killing Salome in mind, mixing real life with game incidents, as it seems to have happened here as well. I wasn't comparing CMDR Harry Potter with CMDR Zarek Null nor comparing the players behind the characters.
Not really. He kept going on about how much his Reddit posts and YouTube videos are voted down as proof of how hated he is. Pretty sure Reddit didn't make it to 3303. The character mask started to slip around page 5. Arrogant people invent arrogant characters I guess.
I'll have to add my voice to the people who are simply baffled by the thread.
Being aware of Zarek Null due to Reddit (which is damning with faint praise, I guess), I can't understand why making an article about him seemed like a good idea in the first place. I'll just assume that his boasting seemed genuine.
The article removal is just an overreaction. Very thin-skinned, as others have pointed out. Perhaps the author realized that he fell into believing groundless boasting and saw the "I don't want no hate" excuse as an easy way out, instead of owning up to the insufficient research.
Being aware of Zarek Null due to Reddit (which is damning with faint praise, I guess), I can't understand why making an article about him seemed like a good idea in the first place. I'll just assume that his boasting seemed genuine.
The article removal is just an overreaction. Very thin-skinned, as others have pointed out. Perhaps the author realized that he fell into believing groundless boasting and saw the "I don't want no hate" excuse as an easy way out, instead of owning up to the insufficient research.
Special service announcement:
Ladies and gentlemen we are at page 29.
I am pleased to inform you that the troll has been fed.
Cheers.
This thread hasn't gone 29 pages to feed the troll, its gone 29 pages to point and *laugh* at one of the most hilariously pathetic trolls the forum has ever seen. There's a difference.
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After reading all this, I've decided to take my battle python, and fly to Eravate and pop a bunch of newbies
Maybe then I'll become famous like the OP
"Fat chance" most of the voices in my head say though [wacky]
Bill
<<off to Eravate with his python anyway... interdict a newbie and drop him 3 tons of platinium... then laugh as said pilot cant scoop worth a damn
I once tried to give away many many tons of stolen Diamonds in the starter systems.
For some reason there were no takers. I even tried the old "follow my wake, I've got something for you!"
Most of the ones I approached dropped out of SC or logged. I did interdict one but he didn't stick around.
Then I hung around outside of Love ring waiting for another but forgot I was carrying several millions worth of stolen Diamonds and copped for a 3 million fine.
So I left and kept them all. Damn noobs.
Maybe the deserve it?!
Minonian
Banned
I think this guy need to have a turn in the total perspective vortex. Alongside with some other morons whom so sure of their self importance, and think very little of the others.
[video=youtube;isppUA0MZmw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isppUA0MZmw[/video]
Oh BTW? About the fairy cake; I found delicious!
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OP is making a mistake dragging today's media into his character. The biggest blunder is, of course, bragging about the article rather than 'let it be discovered' and stay out of it. This whole thing would have probably blown over with a giggle.
I'm not sure if we have the whole picture of what prompted the author of the article to revoke it. OP is talking about backlash against the author in the locked down thread. Or is it really just the reactions in this thread? Maybe John could clarify? Undoubtedly all criticism directed towards the author, if any, would have been levelheaded and rational given the relative unimportance of the OP, right? Or could it be that there are some righteous real-world bullies on this forum?
I really hope the author didn't catch any abuse, I completely agree with you there. Personally I have no strong feelings about the article, it was only the OP's insistence that everyone should be impressed by it (and him) that annoyed me.
Hi John!
Not sure if you're interested, but if you want to interview the most smelly CMDR in game, gimme a call.
Cheers,
Ziggy
Elite Dangerous is a very laid back community, probably due to the high[er] average age of the current player base. Now, if the OP were doing the same anti-social stuff in, say, Overwatch or BF4, well there's this horrible thing I've heard about called "doxing/swating" that those communities are really into at times.
What gets me is how the people doing the swatting don't end up in jail. They are effectively taking society's shield and using it as a weapon.
For example if someone was killed during a raid I would argue it would be murder on the part of the swatter. They used the police as the weapon to commit it. Same goes for any Bumps and bruises the victim suffered would be considered assault.
And inspiration!
Nah. Zarek feeds off of the attention, especially the negative attention. If anything, he would have taken the article and posted it everywhere he could. John pulled the article because... well, I don't really know why. We were all supposed to nod our head and smile at having the worst example of the Elite community given a media platform?
There's thirty pages now, and I haven't seen "them" post in quite some time, perhaps (s)he has been sated?
Yes, "swatters" should get a serious prison sentence. 10 years minimum. No joke. It's serious to send men with guns to another's house.
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I think that's a bit light a sentence, they should also have their crime (yes, crime) tattoo'd on their forehead for all to see, so that they get the appropriate treatment from their fellow inmates.
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