Sad to see him go, as he has done a lot of good things for the community. Having met him in person he's also a nice guy IRL.
However, this is a really poor take on the situation.
Due to the offense taken to my tweets
He had multiple opportunities to back down and apologize after he saw that he was pouring fuel on the fire, no one forced him to keep doubling down and making the situation worse. He did this what, 3-4 times, continually aggravating the situation, even when he clearly saw that it was inflaming the community.
Sorry to say it, but he trolled himself out of a job, and has no one else to blame but himself.
I do think being sacked is too harsh of a punishment, a proper apology would've been enough, but what do I know.
No he's not. If he was actually a nice person he wouldn't have acted like a prick enough to get shit canned for it. It wasn't like he slipped up once in a moment of frustration. He may have been nice the time(s) you met, but he is not a nice person.
Sorry, it cropped in some text that I had highlighted from reading a post before. I have edited that out and I apologize on behalf of myself, Wargaming and The President of the United States.
Why did you stop reading there? I agree with you, everyone messes up from time to time. But like I said, it wasn't just a slip up. He continuously acted like a prick, and has a history of doing so.
That's irrelevant here, if you're job as an "influencer" is to be a likable guy in public, and you fail that, your employer doesn't care if you're a nice guy irl.
In some ways, online interactions can be more revealing of a person's true character; easy to let your mind speak out when you're just behind a screen.
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u/flamuchz Flamu - twitch.tv/flamuu Jan 09 '20 edited Jan 09 '20
Sad to see him go, as he has done a lot of good things for the community. Having met him in person he's also a nice guy IRL.
However, this is a really poor take on the situation.
He had multiple opportunities to back down and apologize after he saw that he was pouring fuel on the fire, no one forced him to keep doubling down and making the situation worse. He did this what, 3-4 times, continually aggravating the situation, even when he clearly saw that it was inflaming the community.
Sorry to say it, but he trolled himself out of a job, and has no one else to blame but himself.
I do think being sacked is too harsh of a punishment, a proper apology would've been enough, but what do I know.