Gabe Newell, you may know him as the head of Valve, has begun a boycott of his own. Newell has (jokingly) begun a boycott of an Australian map maker who was upset that he was not flown out to Valve while the leaders of the L4D2 Boycott group were.
Joe of Joe's Moddeing Menagerie, who is usually quite cordial in his discussions with Valve was a bit miffed at this turn of events.
At present, Joe has been donated roughly $60+, which is well short of the $2,000 needed for the two ticket flight. As you may expect, this is all in good fun and there is no ill-will from either of the two parties.
Joe of Joe's Moddeing Menagerie, who is usually quite cordial in his discussions with Valve was a bit miffed at this turn of events.
The modder, Joe of Joe's Modding Menagerie, is putting together a campaign for Left 4 Dead (pictured, above. Note the "I miss Twitter" graffiti.) He's apparently friendly enough - or was, anyway - with Newell that the Valve managing director answers his emails. He's even autographed a prop graphics card. But Joe felt snubbed by the corrupting/co-opting/olive branch offering to the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott leaders, and sent Newell this email with the header "I think you just opened up a can of worms: Why the hell haven't I been flown to Valve? I mean, you guys need to preview my campaign."
Newell's arch reply: "We are boycotting your campaign."
Shocked, Joe asks if that means he has to fly Newell to Brisbane for him to preview the mod. Newell ups the ante. "Me and Erik [Johnson, Valve project manager]," he answers, cc'd to Johnson.
Newell's arch reply: "We are boycotting your campaign."
Shocked, Joe asks if that means he has to fly Newell to Brisbane for him to preview the mod. Newell ups the ante. "Me and Erik [Johnson, Valve project manager]," he answers, cc'd to Johnson.
At present, Joe has been donated roughly $60+, which is well short of the $2,000 needed for the two ticket flight. As you may expect, this is all in good fun and there is no ill-will from either of the two parties.
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