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Jermman
Canada174 Posts
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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TLNerd
Albania26 Posts
On November 07 2013 08:38 Salient wrote: Wouldn't it be better to interview a woman who is an actual professional gamer instead of just team-house mom? Maybe interview someone like QueenE instead? Right on the money | ||
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Salient
United States876 Posts
On November 07 2013 08:41 Sunfish wrote: I recommend you read the rest of the interview. She talks about exactly that perception and what her actual work involves. I'd love to speak with a female progamer. If there's enough interest, I'm hoping to someday moderate a discussion between women in eSports (a player, a host, a behind the scenes type, a developer, w/e). That will have to wait a while though. I honestly don't think our community can handle that discussion yet. I just think an interview with a female professional gamer would be infinitely more interesting than an interview with a non-gaming employee of EG who happens to be female -- when the topic is women in gaming. Of course, EG is not a team that has female players, so you would have to look elsewhere. | ||
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qotsager
Germany585 Posts
On November 07 2013 10:17 Jermman wrote: Literally who? Why hasnt EG disbanded yet, none of their players post consistent results. I really wish the world would stop pushing the whole "MUH ESPORTS" thing, and we could have a smaller dedicated community of players, who have actual jobs and lives outside of starcraft. The game as a whole would be far more enjoyable, and the community far less fractured, if turbonerds stopped revolving their entire lives around it. what. really cool interview, looking forward to the rest of the series  | ||
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TLNerd
Albania26 Posts
On November 07 2013 10:32 Salient wrote: I just think an interview with a female professional gamer would be infinitely more interesting than an interview with a non-gaming employee of EG who happens to be female. Of course, EG is not a team that has female players . . . although others do. What does listening/reading to the interview have to do with his opinion about the affiliation of a female to gaming and her validity to speak about the subject? Edit: Of course she has more inside experience than 99.9% of men and women that read this, but that is beside the point. This interview is about female gamers. She is not a female gamer. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
On November 07 2013 10:32 Salient wrote: I just think an interview with a female professional gamer would be infinitely more interesting than an interview with a non-gaming employee of EG who happens to be female -- when the topic is women in gaming. Of course, EG is not a team that has female players, so you would have to look elsewhere. So because she isn't a player the interview isn't worth while? Anna does quite a bit in esports, whether it be behind the scenes with EG or her hosting events. She is more than qualified to talk about women in esports because esports is more than just the people playing the games. And EG does have a female player. Look up Chocoblanka. | ||
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Salient
United States876 Posts
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
On November 07 2013 10:37 TLNerd wrote: What does listening/reading to the interview have to do with his opinion about the affiliation of a female to gaming and her validity to speak about the subject? Edit: Of course she has more inside experience than 99.9% of men and women that read this, but that is beside the point. This interview is about female gamers. She is not a female gamer. Yes she is. She's just not a female professional gamer. Professional gamers aren't the only people in esports either. | ||
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
On November 07 2013 10:43 Salient wrote: The topic is supposed to be women in gaming. Anna was no doubt iinterviewed on this topic because she is a female who works for a gaming team. That's sensible to an extent. But ultimately her experience is limited to being a staff worker. Like someone who works in the Yankee clubhouse. Sure that person works for the Yankees, but she/he isn't a Yankee. I would prefer the insight of an actual player who happens to be female regarding women in gaming. Except she's a host, content creator, and generally prominent member of the SC2 gaming community. She has very relevant opinions on the subject of females in the gaming world. | ||
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bombsauce
United States69 Posts
On November 07 2013 10:44 jmbthirteen wrote: Yes she is. She's just not a female professional gamer. Professional gamers aren't the only people in esports either. This is a valid point in that she does give a voice to females that consider themselves gamers and part of the culture. The problem is that unless she has tried to break into the competitive seen (maybe she has and I don't know?) she doesn't explicitly have the genuine insight on that struggle. However, it would seem pretty valid that she personally knows/is friends with women that do fall into that category and can give the perspective of a relatively public figure in that regard. | ||
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skatblast
United States784 Posts
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Salient
United States876 Posts
On November 07 2013 10:43 jmbthirteen wrote: So because she isn't a player the interview isn't worth while? Anna does quite a bit in esports, whether it be behind the scenes with EG or her hosting events. She is more than qualified to talk about women in esports because esports is more than just the people playing the games. And EG does have a female player. Look up Chocoblanka. So maybe they should interview Chocoblanka? Why interview a staff worker instead of her? | ||
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JacobShock
Denmark2485 Posts
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Falling
Canada11398 Posts
On November 07 2013 08:59 Qwyn wrote: Not trying. Is. A very well respected person who is much loved in this community. Just so. I'm looking even in this thread at TL members who signed up in 2011 to 2013 critiquing the choice to interview a member of TL from 2006. | ||
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Salient
United States876 Posts
On November 07 2013 11:03 Falling wrote: Just so. I'm looking even in this thread at TL members who signed up in 2011 to 2013 critiquing the choice to interview a member of TL from 2006. That's irrelevant. | ||
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qotsager
Germany585 Posts
On November 07 2013 10:54 Salient wrote: So maybe they should interview Chocoblanka? Why interview a staff worker instead of her? did you read the entire interview? this is part of a series meant to get the "behind the scenes" staff some exposure. not an interview exclusively focusing on women in esports (which still would make anna an expert on the matter). if the interview's topic was something along the lines of "being a female pro gamer" i would kind of see your point. but it's not. | ||
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Salient
United States876 Posts
On November 07 2013 11:07 qotsager wrote: did you read the entire interview? this is part of a series meant to get the "behind the scenes" staff some exposure. not an interview exclusively focusing on women in esports (which still would make anna an expert on the matter). if the interview's topic was something along the lines of "being a female pro gamer" i would kind of see your point. but it's not. The interviewer created this thread, which he entited: Anna Prosser-Robinson Talks about Women & Gaming. It's pretty clear what his focus was . . . | ||
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Falling
Canada11398 Posts
On November 07 2013 10:43 Salient wrote: The topic is supposed to be women in gaming. Anna was no doubt iinterviewed on this topic because she is a female who works for a gaming team. That's sensible to an extent. But ultimately her experience is limited to being a staff worker. Like someone who works in the Yankee clubhouse. Sure that person works for the Yankees, but she/he isn't a Yankee. I would prefer the insight of an actual player who happens to be female regarding women in gaming. Do not be obtuse and foolish about this. Would you be upset if TL interviewed Bumblebee? Enough to post multiple times in the thread? There is not a quota on interviews and people can interview who they please. If no-one cares, then the thread sinks like a rock, has no views, and has no comments. If people view and comment, then clearly it was an interview the community wanted. Let the free-market of forums take over. We don't need a council of upset forum posters arbitrating who can and cannot be interviewed. | ||
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Darkdwarf
Sweden960 Posts
On November 07 2013 11:11 Salient wrote: The interviewer created this thread, which he entited: Anna Prosser-Robinson Talks about Women & Gaming. It's pretty clear what his focus was . . . And, in the interview she talks about women and she talks about gaming and she talks about how it is to be a female gamer in society and how it is to be a female working in esports. | ||
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