Really embarrassing for mtg players... Just the butt of the joke. This is why its hard to get ladies to play mtg.
Mod Update 03/12/14: The author, OB1FBM, is currently NOT suspended.
He has not yet been added to the suspended player list and there has not been an official WotC/DCI announcement on the matter either.
The rumour reported by the TIME aricle is just that, a rumour.
Mod Update 03/14/14: WotC addressed this issue in an announcement this morning , Sidney Blair (aka OB1FBM) was issued an 18 month suspension effective immediatiely.
The most up-to-date suspended player list can be found here.
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How about we stop supporting the kid who clearly did this as an insult to those players. There were 4301 people at Richmond and you are telling me he got a handful of ass crack pictures? Welcome to the general populace.
This kid will get his punishment and has been looked down upon by Pros and Wizards alike so lets just do a better job of bring attention to the people instead of insulting them in front of the internet.
According to whats going around, he has been banned for 6 months and he also is a TO for his store.
So basically he cant host tourneys for 6 months which could cost him his business.
I was actually really shocked. I don't think I've ever seen more than 1-2 butt cracks at any given tournament before. I guess I wasn't really looking for it either. I don't think that it is a normal part of the population. The people have to know. You can feel a breeze, right?
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Such poor taste from whoever decided to make this their mission. Besides, I find it quiet queer* to be actually looking for another gentleman's posterior and taking photos of that same gentleman's posterior. I wonder to myself if this can be considered an invasion of an-others privacy if the fellows did not have permission to be taking these photos from the various gentlemen in the pictures.
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While going around taking pictures of this is a bit disturbing, I can't really feel that much sympathy for the players, as they really should have the decency to just pull their pants up a bit.
Damn disgusting. The guy who did this is a jerk, end of story. If you have the nerve to do this...if I was in any of those pictures I would take legal action against the guy in all likelihood. Make him pay and hopefully learn from this mistake. Hope WotC bans the guy for life from hosting tournaments or participating in tournaments ever again.
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I think this is in terrible taste, and is mocking the player base in a very mean-spirited way. It also presents a VERY skewed representation of the player-base since it is a very small percentage of players yet this will be used for years as an example of why people stay away from magic players. It is an attempt at mocking at the expense of others by a large neck-beard poster boy who seeks to buoy his self esteem by taking down others in secret.
It also presents a VERY skewed representation of the player-base since it is a very small percentage of players yet this will be used for years as an example of why people stay away from magic players.
Pretty much. In a 4000+ person event, you can use any kind of sampling bias you want to make it look like certain groups of people (people with ass cracks, obese people, people with neckbeards, people with poor dress sense, whatever you want) are overrepresented within the Magic playerbase. In the end, it doesn't mean anything except a cheap laugh at the expense of others, and the perpetuation of negative stereotypes of Magic players.
Lol I just took a look at the crack-gate photos. All it really leads me to feel is that people should invest in belts and tighter pants, maybe go to the gym and take a long hard look at their health choices. It's a public event and you sign a release saying that people will take your picture, as unexpected as having your prosterior on the front page of reddit is it's also probably a warning sign that you have made some poor life choices.
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I think this is in terrible taste, and is mocking the player base in a very mean-spirited way. It also presents a VERY skewed representation of the player-base since it is a very small percentage of players yet this will be used for years as an example of why people stay away from magic players. It is an attempt at mocking at the expense of others by a large neck-beard poster boy who seeks to buoy his self esteem by taking down others in secret.
You can't really say he did it in secret, since his face is in every one of the photos.
For me it pretty much boils down to whether the peple can be identified or not. If they can not, this kind of thing is not personal and no one is mocking you, but mocking what you do. What you do is that you show your ass to people there at the tournament. Please, stop showing your asscrack to people, you are an adult.
This guy didn't deserve any kind of punishment. MTG players really really need to learn to take themselves less serious. It's a ******* card game for mostly kids.
This guy didn't deserve any kind of punishment. MTG players really really need to learn to take themselves less serious. It's a ******* card game for mostly kids.
No, how many kids do you see playing magic, especially at the GP level? They are a very small minority. Just because the wrapper says the game is for 13+ does not mean it is a game that is made for kids. Kids can play it just fine, but that is a very small part of the target audience.
I think this is in terrible taste, and is mocking the player base in a very mean-spirited way. It also presents a VERY skewed representation of the player-base since it is a very small percentage of players yet this will be used for years as an example of why people stay away from magic players. It is an attempt at mocking at the expense of others by a large neck-beard poster boy who seeks to buoy his self esteem by taking down others in secret.
You can't really say he did it in secret, since his face is in every one of the photos.
by secret I mean that he was taking these photos without the subject knowing because had they known they would have done something about it. I am not claiming it was illegal, I am stating that it was dishonest.
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Really embarrassing for mtg players... Just the butt of the joke. This is why its hard to get ladies to play mtg.
Mod Update 03/12/14: The author, OB1FBM, is currently NOT suspended.
He has not yet been added to the suspended player list and there has not been an official WotC/DCI announcement on the matter either.
The rumour reported by the TIME aricle is just that, a rumour.
Mod Update 03/14/14: WotC addressed this issue in an announcement this morning
, Sidney Blair (aka OB1FBM) was issued an 18 month suspension effective immediatiely.
The most up-to-date suspended player list can be found here.
~parinoid
This kid will get his punishment and has been looked down upon by Pros and Wizards alike so lets just do a better job of bring attention to the people instead of insulting them in front of the internet.
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So basically he cant host tourneys for 6 months which could cost him his business.
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This alleged 6-month banning seems way too harsh of a punishment for such harmless behavior.
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Pretty much. In a 4000+ person event, you can use any kind of sampling bias you want to make it look like certain groups of people (people with ass cracks, obese people, people with neckbeards, people with poor dress sense, whatever you want) are overrepresented within the Magic playerbase. In the end, it doesn't mean anything except a cheap laugh at the expense of others, and the perpetuation of negative stereotypes of Magic players.
You can't really say he did it in secret, since his face is in every one of the photos.
Like these guys are purposely sitting there with their ass cracks on display.
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How do you not know your ass crack is on display?
Serious question: Is it harder to tell if you are overweight?
"Not knowing" your ass crack is showing by that much is such a weird thought.
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by secret I mean that he was taking these photos without the subject knowing because had they known they would have done something about it. I am not claiming it was illegal, I am stating that it was dishonest.
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