Monday, September 1st 2008
RivaTuner Creator Protests Anti-Russian Nazism, Bans NvNews Linkage
Alexey Nicolaychuk, popularly known by the computer enthusiast community as "Unwinder", creator of RivaTuner graphics card tweaking utility, lodged a strong protest against community members of NvNews for allegedly using slurs against his national identity. Community members of NvNews will not be able to post links to download RivaTuner as they are explicitly blocked by the author. Not that they can't get the software some way or another, but that it is more of a retaliation by Unwinder to contents of this thread, which portrays mockery against Russia and the recent Russian-Georgian conflict. The most recent license-agreement of RivaTuner now shows an added clause:
While the forum thread that had those slurs was closed rather quickly by the forum staff at the post count of 6, ironically, the same staff didn't find it necessary to delete those comments or the thread as a whole, or the thread that followed Unwinder's actions on NvNews forums that had posts of retaliatory nature with extreme personal attacks towards Unwinder. It made 198 replies without moderation of any sort. At least it didn't seem like the forum staff was doing its job, but since it claims to be a "fansite", they may have variable thresholds to trigger moderation. Some members even protested that Unwinder was making "Anti Free Speach [sic] remarks". Truly, the Internet is serious business.
New license agreement explicitly restricts publishing any links to RivaTuner on www.nvnews.net homepage or in www.nvnews.net discussion forums. Russian software can not co-exist with the community tolerating anti-Russian nazism.
While the forum thread that had those slurs was closed rather quickly by the forum staff at the post count of 6, ironically, the same staff didn't find it necessary to delete those comments or the thread as a whole, or the thread that followed Unwinder's actions on NvNews forums that had posts of retaliatory nature with extreme personal attacks towards Unwinder. It made 198 replies without moderation of any sort. At least it didn't seem like the forum staff was doing its job, but since it claims to be a "fansite", they may have variable thresholds to trigger moderation. Some members even protested that Unwinder was making "Anti Free Speach [sic] remarks". Truly, the Internet is serious business.
57 Comments on RivaTuner Creator Protests Anti-Russian Nazism, Bans NvNews Linkage
He has every right to do what he did
He is not a baby
He is not a super star
He wasnt in the wrong
Im glad he did it
and its nazism because they were F#$%ing with him because he's russian and russia was doing something those members didnt like...like if i was jummped behind a mall by forigners because i was american and they didnt like the war....i nhave nothing to do with it and i dont like it either who knows Alex probably doesnt like what russia is doing but they didnt bother to ask they just went ahead and singled him out.
You could call me names of all sorts all day long, and I wouldn't be offended; but making me have to reread something twice or three times, just to understand it...now that offends me :)
Second rule of internet hostility etiquette: Please don't use words you don't know the meaning to.
"n. The ideology and practice of the Nazis, especially the policy of racist nationalism, national expansion, and state control of the economy. "
So they are "nazis" because they said something about Russia, like "Russia sucks" Mkay... -1
Next time someone says something bad about America, we should all call them "nazis?"
Your definition and justifcation is fail.
And I really don't care if you want to defend Alexey, but seriously, get a clue.
That's not good... and is only going to start trouble.
IMO the diplomatic approach is not retaliation and the throwing of toys...
... on both sides.
This thread has stopped adding value to the forum. IMO is should be closed.
But, this is not an english forum, and does not have specific rules about how you use the english language, thus if you don't like solaris' wording, then dont bother to read it. All this is besides the point anyways, because this is a topic discussing questionable actions of a certain forum, and not how to speak english.
Judging from some of the shit posted by nvnews members, I can't see a whole lot of reason why Unwinder's actions aren't justified