They often lack direct objectivity on matters. I think it does go without question that Arthur Gies is yet another example of this. I have a feeling the next time he posts on GAF, this stuff will haunt him.
When it all comes crumbling down, I gotta think that Gies is pretty much done with NeoGAF. At this point anything he posts will be immediately derailed by discussion of the SimCity debacle.
Is he done with Twitter? Probably not, but he will probably become much more restrained and measured.
It's hard for me to want to see someone get fired, but I'm pretty astonished that the management at Polygon has not yet tried to put a muzzle on him. It's only a matter of time, especially since he's doubled down, saying "Oh well if you think I'm an asshole then I'm gonna keep being an asshole!"
I've always been a pretty argumentative poster here, but it's a little weird seeing someone who just cannot let go of their own mistakes. I've been called out over shit and I've either silenced myself or apologized, and it's not that hard. I suppose that might be part of what NeoGAF is though -- threads die, people stop paying attention and move on to something else. But on a worldwide, unmoderated discussion venue like Twitter anyone can challenge you and keep the wound open and you feel like you have to keep defending yourself. I suppose some element of it is pride though. I'm anonymous here, but Gies feels he has some sort of reputation to protect or live up to. Perhaps if my professional career depended on my reputation I'd be a bit more adamant on NeoGAF too.