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https://www.facebook.com/RichardLewisReports/posts/497074853750891
Not too sure of how relevant this is to Starcraft anymore, it's been ages since I've had time to watch any SC2 tournaments in Europe.
I will miss the man as a content creator and a reporter, however. 
Taken from his facebook:
Greetings friends,
A few days ago I handed my notice of resignation into The Daily Dot and stated my intention to leave their editorial team. It’s not a decision I have taken lightly as my time with The Daily Dot has been incredible. I’ve got to work alongside some of the finest young journalists in our industry, as well as help play a part in their development. The work our section has put out is, in my opinion, unprecedented in the e-sports space.
A special thanks must go out to Kevin Morris who is hands down the best boss I’ve ever had. At my age it was great to work under someone that could still help me improve as a writer and a reporter. In addition he has been a great friend and has always supported me as well as my work.
As many of you who have followed my work will know I’ve wanted to make changes for some time but have always felt obligated to continue working because of the type of work I do. This past eighteen months though I have felt it quite acutely that I have been trapped into a cycle of misery. The process was always the same. Write, publish, listen to the denials from the subject and then try absorb the abuse from sections of the readership. I will miss the team but I won’t miss that awful sense of trepidation I would feel every time I submitted a piece to my editor.
The situation with the Reddit content ban has also been a factor. The Daily Dot stood by me but ultimately it had a huge impact on my work and working environment. I had to pass on important stories because there was a chance they may not be seen by the people who need to read them. Joint reports ran the risk of getting my fellow journalists tarred with the same brush. Important stories pertaining to League of Legends that I have written have gone unnoticed, something which only benefits the people in the wrong.
I definitely could have handled myself better when interacting with abusive people. It was a tough year, dealing with the suicide of my best friend, which took place while I attended an e-sports event. At that point the criticism I received felt like an even bigger slap in the face and holding back became increasingly difficult. No excuses but I’ve never claimed to be better than anyone else, nor have any desire to be held to a higher standard.
What the future will hold I can’t say right now. I am currently in America enjoying a working holiday and I am sure an opportunity will present itself. Until then I shall continue to put out my content for my Patreon supporters and try and enjoy a much needed break, for as long as it lasts.
Thanks to all the people who have supported me and my work, as well as The Daily Dot.
Richard
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Feel sorry for him losing his friend like that. Must have been really tough to handle.
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Gonna miss his work on dailydot
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Good old richard lewis. The man that showed that Riot was being dirty paying people all over the esports community to destroy and hide the other games. I've also been disappointed that so many players play league when they went to such great lengths to hide problems from the community. Riot's NDA's pay moderators to hide the pay-2-win comments in their threads. Also, that Riot deleted any comments or even somewhat negative posts on reddit build the image that everything but league is a dead game. Going to be interesting if anyone else picks up his flag. Great work Richard, we'll miss you.
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Never liked him or Thorin for that matter. They both dish out punishment left and right but whine like little bitches whenever someone retaliates.
I'm glad they both moved on from SC2, though I still have to suffer their idiosyncrasies in CS:GO
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Hopefully this means more content on his youtube channel. I watch every vid he posts. Keep up the amazing work Richard!
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On September 04 2015 19:49 Otolia wrote:
Never liked him or Thorin for that matter. They both dish out punishment left and right but whine like little bitches whenever someone retaliates.
I'm glad they both moved on from SC2, though I still have to suffer their idiosyncrasies in CS:GO
They are the best thing that happened to csgo. I can't understand why people keep talking about them like that.
Also, Richard mentionned that he was thinking about quitting his job to lead/create the player's union in csgo, something the players really need in order to stop being fucked over by everyone in the business. That guy is a hero.
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On September 04 2015 21:34 Roggay wrote:Show nested quote +On September 04 2015 19:49 Otolia wrote:
Never liked him or Thorin for that matter. They both dish out punishment left and right but whine like little bitches whenever someone retaliates.
I'm glad they both moved on from SC2, though I still have to suffer their idiosyncrasies in CS:GO They are the best thing that happened to csgo. I can't understand why people keep talking about them like that. Also, Richard mentionned that he was thinking about quitting his job to lead/create the player's union in csgo, something the players really need in order to stop being fucked over by everyone in the business. That guy is a hero.
Because they talk shit and can't take shit, plain and simple.
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On September 04 2015 22:02 LongShot27 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 04 2015 21:34 Roggay wrote:On September 04 2015 19:49 Otolia wrote:
Never liked him or Thorin for that matter. They both dish out punishment left and right but whine like little bitches whenever someone retaliates.
I'm glad they both moved on from SC2, though I still have to suffer their idiosyncrasies in CS:GO They are the best thing that happened to csgo. I can't understand why people keep talking about them like that. Also, Richard mentionned that he was thinking about quitting his job to lead/create the player's union in csgo, something the players really need in order to stop being fucked over by everyone in the business. That guy is a hero. Because they talk shit and can't take shit, plain and simple.
yup
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On September 04 2015 22:02 LongShot27 wrote:Show nested quote +On September 04 2015 21:34 Roggay wrote:On September 04 2015 19:49 Otolia wrote:
Never liked him or Thorin for that matter. They both dish out punishment left and right but whine like little bitches whenever someone retaliates.
I'm glad they both moved on from SC2, though I still have to suffer their idiosyncrasies in CS:GO They are the best thing that happened to csgo. I can't understand why people keep talking about them like that. Also, Richard mentionned that he was thinking about quitting his job to lead/create the player's union in csgo, something the players really need in order to stop being fucked over by everyone in the business. That guy is a hero. Because they talk shit and can't take shit, plain and simple.
They may talk shit but they do, or at least Richard does, valuable journalism that benefits the community. And he has every right to be angry when idiots like the reddit mods impede him from doing his job and when ignorant fools talk shit about him doing his job properly.
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On September 04 2015 22:31 Destructicon wrote:Show nested quote +On September 04 2015 22:02 LongShot27 wrote:On September 04 2015 21:34 Roggay wrote:On September 04 2015 19:49 Otolia wrote:
Never liked him or Thorin for that matter. They both dish out punishment left and right but whine like little bitches whenever someone retaliates.
I'm glad they both moved on from SC2, though I still have to suffer their idiosyncrasies in CS:GO They are the best thing that happened to csgo. I can't understand why people keep talking about them like that. Also, Richard mentionned that he was thinking about quitting his job to lead/create the player's union in csgo, something the players really need in order to stop being fucked over by everyone in the business. That guy is a hero. Because they talk shit and can't take shit, plain and simple. They may talk shit but they do, or at least Richard does, valuable journalism that benefits the community. And he has every right to be angry when idiots like the reddit mods impede him from doing his job and when ignorant fools talk shit about him doing his job properly.
"Journalism is the business of lies."
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So I guess we're never getting that matchfixing/"Suspicious sponsors" article then?
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I will always be amazed how in e-sports the commentators and "journalists" (it's quite unrespectful to real trained journalists to call yourself that just because you opened a twitter account and started posting stuff on it) receive so much attention, even more than players sometimes. It just shows how e-sports have been mismanaged and didn't take a proper example from established sports league. I guess this happens when your average manager in the field is below 30 years old (when it started).
Best of luck to him anyway.
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On September 04 2015 23:08 showstealer1829 wrote:
So I guess we're never getting that matchfixing/"Suspicious sponsors" article then?
Or the NASL article
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On September 04 2015 22:31 Destructicon wrote:Show nested quote +On September 04 2015 22:02 LongShot27 wrote:On September 04 2015 21:34 Roggay wrote:On September 04 2015 19:49 Otolia wrote:
Never liked him or Thorin for that matter. They both dish out punishment left and right but whine like little bitches whenever someone retaliates.
I'm glad they both moved on from SC2, though I still have to suffer their idiosyncrasies in CS:GO They are the best thing that happened to csgo. I can't understand why people keep talking about them like that. Also, Richard mentionned that he was thinking about quitting his job to lead/create the player's union in csgo, something the players really need in order to stop being fucked over by everyone in the business. That guy is a hero. Because they talk shit and can't take shit, plain and simple. They may talk shit but they do, or at least Richard does, valuable journalism that benefits the community. And he has every right to be angry when idiots like the reddit mods impede him from doing his job and when ignorant fools talk shit about him doing his job properly.
I second this. Even if you don't like his attitude or whatever, he did actually achieve results with his writing that benefited the community.
I guess some people rather want to be ostriches..
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SO.......... what was the content that got him banned from Reddit?
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He's definitely going to go for that ESPN eSports editor position.
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On September 05 2015 00:03 vult wrote:
He's definitely going to go for that ESPN eSports editor position.
I don't know if you are being sarcastic or not, but im going to bite anyway.
Richard absolutely hates corporate stuff, so there is no way he would ever work for ESPN.
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On September 04 2015 23:11 The_Masked_Shrimp wrote:
I will always be amazed how in e-sports the commentators and "journalists" (it's quite unrespectful to real trained journalists to call yourself that just because you opened a twitter account and started posting stuff on it) receive so much attention, even more than players sometimes. It just shows how e-sports have been mismanaged and didn't take a proper example from established sports league. I guess this happens when your average manager in the field is below 30 years old (when it started).
Best of luck to him anyway.
Richard Lewis is a "real trained journalist".
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It sort of proves his point that there are people even in this community willing to talk down about him as he struggles to find his place in the current landscape of esports. The man has done real journalism exposing issues in LoL and CS:GO and yet fans of the games detest him for it. Hilarious.
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