https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eDzawK81Aw&feature=youtu.be
I know this is about another website and not GAF, but I just found this entire thing really gross.
Basic gist is 17 hours ago on the Overwatch subreddit, a user claimed that they had won a contest and was cheated out of a steam gift card by youtuber ohnickel. This thread exploded reaching not only the top of the overwatch reddit, but the top of the sites r/all as well. People had even offered to pay this guy money that he was supposed to win...
Except it was someone impersonating the contest winner. The real contest winner had received their prize.
This imposter generated an internet mob, where the youtuber was berated on twitter, as well as a mass of dislikes and subscriptions to his channel.
I feel people should at least see the video, because this guy was attacked based on false claims that people took as the truth.
Note: Please don't turn this thread into a Them vs Us discussion about websites. I feel this is a cautionary tale of internet mob mentality, because I doubt a lot of the people who felt sorry for the imposter should be associated with the bad conceptions people have with the site as a whole.
I know this is about another website and not GAF, but I just found this entire thing really gross.
Basic gist is 17 hours ago on the Overwatch subreddit, a user claimed that they had won a contest and was cheated out of a steam gift card by youtuber ohnickel. This thread exploded reaching not only the top of the overwatch reddit, but the top of the sites r/all as well. People had even offered to pay this guy money that he was supposed to win...
Except it was someone impersonating the contest winner. The real contest winner had received their prize.
This imposter generated an internet mob, where the youtuber was berated on twitter, as well as a mass of dislikes and subscriptions to his channel.
I feel people should at least see the video, because this guy was attacked based on false claims that people took as the truth.
Note: Please don't turn this thread into a Them vs Us discussion about websites. I feel this is a cautionary tale of internet mob mentality, because I doubt a lot of the people who felt sorry for the imposter should be associated with the bad conceptions people have with the site as a whole.