So I'm going to willingly take another infraction to make my point, and my case here, because it has to be made.
Coming into any discussion, if you set the rules, "This happened, don't deny it" but refuse to provide the necessary proof that this has happened, then it's not a discussion at all, it's an echo chamber. I was told to watch The Professor's video, so I did. It doesn't answer my question.
My question was very, very simple: where is the proof? The claim is made that Jeremy personally led a targeted, prolonged campaign of harassment against Christine. I decided to do a bit of digging, and aside from a handful of tweets spread over months, which give his opinion that I could understand in the context he provided (mainly, that socially-awkward people will flock to protect someone who is moderately attractive), and a single video and one stream in which she was mentioned, I cannot find it. I simply can't. I cannot seem to find this much vaunted evidence that everyone says exists. Or doesn't exist. Because it was apparently...deleted? Why is it that people in this day and age can master the art of social media, but don't understand screencaps and archive.is? Why is it that we have to "listen and believe" when this comes up, but when pushed for the evidence to support the claim the people asking for the evidence are suddenly the bad guys? I come from a "trust, but verify" mindset, in everything I do, because sometimes people can lie, and other times people pass on what is going on, which is hearsay.
The Professor makes a good case for Jeremy being an edgelord and an ass. Guess what? That's not proof of him leading a crusade (No no...what do the American pig-dogs call it? Right, peacekeeping!) against a single individual. In my postings on Reddit, my blog postings, and videos on my YouTube channel I've gone after Studio Wildcard for performing shoddily, and providing a subpar product despite the hype they provided. SidAlpha has gone after Alex Mauer and Andrew Watt recently in the wake of spurious claims. We have been more focused on our respective targets than he has on Christine, and yet it wouldn't be harassment.
More to the point, if Jeremy is held accountable for people doing their own thing and attacking people, when he did not instigate any attacks (making a video does not indicate responsibility for creating a hate mob), does this mean that if he provides actual evidence of targeted harassment against himself by followers of Fournier, Christine, and even The Professor? Will you then launch a thread like this against them, or will it be a, "That's completely different"?
Make no mistake: I do not, in any way, condone targeted harassment campaigns by anyone. However, you have to provide the evidence to support your accusations, something I don't believe has been done in this. As such, taking a preponderance of the evidence, Jeremy is an ******** sometimes, but that doesn't make him the Hitler of targeted harassment.
And for the record, Jeremy makes an interesting case for her having started this because her Patreon numbers were shrinking (related graph: https://imgur.com/a/tkFqk). I'm not saying it's true, but it's interesting from an evidentiary standpoint.
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Spectre_06 posted a message on Christine Sprankle and Harassment in the MTG CommunityPosted in: Magic General -
Nov 27, 2017
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bokchoykn posted a message on Christine Sprankle and Harassment in the MTG CommunityPosted in: Magic GeneralQuote from secretgiant »Can someone please give me a neutral short-version of the story? I've never heard of Sprankle, don't follow the cosplay scene, and don't watch mtg content on YouTube.
I'm kinda in the same boat as you. I've only heard the name Christine Sprankle from SCG Twitch streams. I don't watch MTG content on YouTube and know nothing of the parties involved.
You'd be hard-pressed to find a neutral version, just because most people who know the details have already chosen a side that they are adamantly for (and adamantly against the other).
Anyway, I'll try my best with the little that I know:
- Christine Sprankle, a prominent MTG cosplayer, said that she was no longer cosplaying anything MTG related. She was partaking in an activity called "flip it or rip it", where people open packs and rip cards before looking at them, possibly destroying a valuable card. Apparently, people were criticizing/abusing her for this.
- Sprankle then came out and said that UnsleevedMedia, a YouTube channel ran by someone named Jeremy, was the source of alleged harassment towards her, made her life hell, and was the reason she's quitting the Magic community.
- In a YouTube video, UnsleevedMedia previously called out Sprankle for using her sexuality to further her career. Relates cosplaying to prancing around in lingerie. Accuses her of preying on younger males who are vulnerable to this sort of marketing. Made disparaging comments about her physical appearance and her integrity and was pretty objectively rude about it.
- Members of the community have come to her defense and condemned UnsleevedMedia's actions. WotC said that they will take action. Tolarian Academy (another YouTube channel) defended her. Eric Froelich (an MTG pro) proposed an anti-bullying/harassment committee, tasked with investigating and preventing this type of harassment.
- Other members of the community have come to the defense of UnsleevedMedia, stating that while he may be guilty of being a jerk, there was no actual harassment taking place. There was a YouTube video echoing UnsleevedMedia's sentiments about Sprankle, and also denying any harassment. States that the community is up-in-arms without looking at the facts first.
- UnsleevedMedia has received harassment as well, in retaliation of his alleged harassment, including death threats, and people trying to find out where he lives.
- YouTube took down one of his videos, citing bullying/harassment as the reason.
- As for his reaction, Jeremy of UnsleevedMedia has not been apologetic, claims that he has not harassed anyone and that he himself is the victim of harassment. Responds to other people's criticism with his own criticism of his critics, including comments about another person's alleged infidelity. This is on his twitter feed.
Anyway, that's as much as I've gathered. I still haven't seen anything indicating of said harassment. I've seen one video of UnsleevedMedia calling out Sprankle and criticizing her, but the other video and his twitter posts have apparently been deleted.
I'd post links and examples, but this thread is being pretty heavily moderated. Warnings/Infractions being dealt out for anything that defends the alleged harasser, questioning whether or not harassment has taken place, asking for examples/proof of said harassment, or using the term "SJW" or "Social Justice Warrior".
I hope I don't get moderated for this, as I've tried my best to be neutral and just stating what I know.
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Crypt Rat posted a message on Goblin Assault Trick twitterThey certainly are.Posted in: The Rumor Mill -
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HardCasting posted a message on Daxos the Returned - Pillowfort TokensI think we knew that by choosing Daxos we weren't signing up to be incredibly broken and fast or anythung. I was mostly arguing that if you wanted to try and make Daxos competitive, the stax route was probably the best option.Posted in: Multiplayer Commander Decklists -
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Galspanic posted a message on Deathless BehemothThat guy looks like this:Posted in: The Rumor Mill
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Dies_to_Doom_Blade posted a message on Ghave- Enchantress lockdownSylvan libraryPosted in: Multiplayer Commander Decklists
Sterling grove
Necropotence
Phyrexian arena
Enchantress's Presence
Erebos, god of the dead
Eidolon of Blossoms
Living plane
Doomwake giant
Academy rector
Argothian enchantress
Vampiric tutor
Elarami's Call
idyllic tutor
Demonic tutor
That seems like a good start for the enchantress shell.
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Sillia posted a message on KTK Fetchland ThreadWhat people should probably expect:Posted in: Market Street Café
The obvious:
- Onslaught fetches drop in price
- New fetches start off high (at preorder time, just like 2009), then drop off as people realize "they'll keep printing this set for around a year, and it will be drafted for almost as long."
- If they aren't reprinted, ZEN fetches will be pulled down because of allied fetch alternatives now available. If they are, they will follow the same trajectory as the allied fetches.
The secondary effect:
- Cards that play well with fetches will go up.
- Due to the increased fetch supply, you'll begin to see a rise in other format staples to compensate for the lack of money in the fetches. I expect that ABU duals, Goyf, Clique, Wasteland, Force, etc. will all see an overall rise to compensate.
The interesting thing is that the amount of money that people are putting into Legacy and Modern isn't going to decrease because of this. Those who were invested in Modern and Legacy before will continue to be doing so. But since it will be cheaper to buy in on the fetches, the money that they would have spent there won't simply vanish - it will simply flow into other format staples instead. I don't think Modern and Legacy will get any cheaper; the market will correct itself. -
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ISBPathfinder posted a message on [[Primer]] Toshiro UmezawaBest of luck in your testing. It has been a lot of fun for me to build and play.Posted in: Multiplayer Commander Decklists - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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"Safe decks" like Narset and Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir because you either have to interact with them at specific stages to stop them or you won't be able too at all. And there will always be times that a deck with plenty of ways to deal with it will simply not have the answer out of dumb luck.
Child of Alara in general.
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Nice BUG Commander.
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Watch as you have Sigarda out, with her fused-sisters right next to her, and no Avacyn on board.
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Something like this is what I'm hoping for:
Lack Black 3W
Legendary Creature - ???
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Since you are going on the Evil Presents route, I recommend picking up Illusions of Grandeur and its counterpart Delusions of Mediocrity. Transcendence is also an evil card to give to someone as well that deals with Life. Steel Golem/Grid Monitor to stop a player from casting creatures.
For protecting Zedruu, the staples would be cards like Mother of Runes, Lightning Greaves, Swiftfoot Boots, countermagic, and Clout of the Dominus like you stated. (Also, one thing to point out: You can actually donate the Clout of the Dominus to a player... and it will count towards Zedruu's gain life/draw card effect while still giving Zedruu the bonuses from Clout. This is especially important if you are planning on going the Aura-Tron route one day.)
Finally, a very helpful site called edhrec.com has recommendations of cards most often found in Commander decks. Go here for Zedruu.
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Step 1: Play Purph because it's obviously tuned out and less more likely to fumble then Kaalia. Play their own game, but faster.
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I plan on transforming my Titania deck to The Frog.
Odric, Geistflame, Epiphany, Avacyn, and possibly Seasons Past I will pick up for reserve.
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Sorin is really good.
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Understandable that you don't want to play Dispacer. I run him in my Rasputin deck but I've actually yet to enable the infinite combo with him anyway. The only times I think I would be able to utilize the mana is if I have excess blue mana for my "Draw X" spells or with Gemstone Array, both of which have yet to happen yet. I intentionally want to make it hard and very conditional to actually win with the infinite colorless mana, so yeah.
Card suggestions:
Tezzeret the Seeker is essential for a Rasputin Build. Even with your spread, getting a Crystal Shard from your deck is powerful.
Your build is also missing Mystical Tutor to further enable Entreat the Angels, or as a backup versus a giant board state in your upcoming turn.
Ghostway is key. Even the new Eerie Presence will work as well.
Mirror Entity works with Sun Titan/Reveillark/Karmic Guide, and his X can be a potential blow-out following an EoT White Sun's.
Finally--and this may be hit or miss--Diluvian Primordial is nothing to sneeze at.
Cut suggestions:
Avacyn herself I feel is a bit of an odd touch here. Seeing your roster this is the only deck aside from your 5-color that runs White so I can see why you want her around since you have her available.
I've never had a lot of luck with Vedalken Shackles.
Faerie Trickery feels redundant. Plus, you have four 3-CMC Counterspells. That's a little too clogged in that aspect.
Adarkar Valkyrie is great but I'm wondering if she's doing any work for you though.