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• I bet he'd never admit doing any of that stuff was wrong. I've met dozens of dudes like that. : Dave-A
• Lol, that email. That's pretty damning. : Grape Flavor
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  Sounds to me like Wardell's a complete sleaze and it is all too likely that he performed whatever espiona : atomx_xmota
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    Is Stardock even a public company? As far as I know Wardell owns the entire thing. Wardell may be a Repu... : Memphis-Ahn
    • former doesnt preclude him from the latter : 60days
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      Republican (i.e. inappropriate, sexist, vulgar, and embarrassing) I'm pretty sure plenty of people on... : Old_Fart
      • But understand the pathology of some people where they need to construct enemies out of groups they disag... : TheMongbat
      • Agreed with that. I think people need to stop delluding themselves by saying only one side has assholes.... : silverback1138
      • I've been banned from posting for a few days for making joking political comments. Yours if just flat out... : dookiebot
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  Wasn't there already a controversy about him because of über right-wing comments? : guigr
  • He would be in the Tea Party but its to far left for him. : baron calamity
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  We had to let a couple guys here go and part of the reason was them making comments that were pretty crud... : Fred Garvin
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    Got an example of said comments? : Dave-A
    • It's too crude for you, dude. : Herman Toothrot
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      At the time there was a young artist fresh out of school. She was a redhead and they kept surfing cheesec... : Fred Garvin
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        Cheesecake? : bolneze
        • http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cheesecake : Fred Garvin
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        Is cheesecake codespeak for something else? Thats a weird choice as a tool for harassment : creeping-death
        • think WWII pinups. That's cheescake. hot, hot, cheesecake. : vertdang
        • think the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue : dirge23
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    It is inexcusable, and the same goes for bigoted speech of any kind. : Professer12
    • Not stopping or watching yourself more closely when it's brought up kind is but just making comments you ... : Herman Toothrot
• Oh boy here we go. : Memphis-Ahn
• I wrote this on a few forums: I shared this story with a lawyer friend who defends his company from s... : baron calamity
• "Wardell admits that he was "a jerk" in his response to Wardell" wut? : watcherxp
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  Brad seemed like a cool dude back in the OS/2 days. Quirky, to be certain, but I think a lot of eager ent... : LilCrypto
  • like lincoln said - almost all men can withstand adversity, if you want to test a man's character give hi... : 60days
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  Stardocks looks like an awesome place to work, never boring! : timaste
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    If he wasn't the CEO it would be awesome working on the games they release. Didn't we have a shacker that... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • mittense. He works for Haliburton now : spiderfill
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  IMPOTENT -- Andrew, never start a sentence with the word "but". It's a conjunction. SHACKNEWS journ... : g.lee
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    I SMACK RICH CUNTS : watcherxp
    • I see no blood. : g.lee
    • But butt. : g.lee
  • http://www.dailywritingtips.com/can-you-start-sentences-with-%E2%80%9Cand%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cbut%E2%80... : drhazard
  • I still don't understand why the people who hate Shacknews keep coming here. If it's only for the chatty ... : Grape Flavor
  • But, what if he wants to start a sentence with the word "but"? : kikilupo
  • gtfo, mr. glee : rasputinreborn
  • "slary", "leader person", "a failure as far as being of significance"...And YOU want to be my latex sales : AxeMan808
  • ELLIPSES TAKE THREE DOTS, BRO. : shirif
  • 6th grade english? They break that in 10th grade on. : jasoncrowley
  • impotent, indeed. : Supine
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    loling heartily at the amount of grammatical errors in this post. : rodneystubbs
    • I don't get paid muscle. : g.lee
  • Click any link on this page to find out how out of style you are https://www.google.com/search?q=can+you... : bipolar
  • What what in the but! : node
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    Yes Steve Gibson definitely set a high bar with his impeccable dry prose and slavish adherence to journal... : Dave-A
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      BRING BACK STUFF THAT SUCKS : Deathlove
      • here tis http://www.shacknews.com/search?chatty=1&type=4&chatty_term=&chatty_user=deathlove&chatty_author... : Dave-A
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      This leads to the question... does Shacknews still get you chicks? I'm not very clear on this topic now. : Gwyndion
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        no, rickets : Dave-A
        • God damn false advertising! I want my money back! : Gwyndion
  • Thanks, man. I'm happy you appreciate the site and the work we do. : TylerJSmith
  • I'd be outraged at your comment but it seems as if you've retracted much of it. Carry on. : nwillard
• They had "years worth of marketing data, assets, etc." with no backups? Amateur. : yourGarbageMan
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  She is right, and i vote for Wardell to get his ass kicked in a harassment suit. BUT (yes i started a ... : squeakychimp
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    I think this post is in English, but I'm not sure. : Fred Garvin
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      His point is, even if your boss is the biggest creep who ever lived, that still doesn't give you the righ... : Grape Flavor
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        Well, I know that Wardell is an asshole from an interaction I had with him years ago. The woman, I know n... : Fred Garvin
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          Does being an asshole automatically make one a sexual predator? : DragonSire
          • No, but it puts your credibility into question. : Fred Garvin
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            Dude, Fred is an industry insider and his experiences are pretty much the bible. : rodneystubbs
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              Yes, because I can't have a fucking opinion on someone being an asshole, I mean there are plenty around h... : Fred Garvin
              • Come on! Does THiS look like the face of a harasser? http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRp6oCtZU-L7... : spiderfill
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                1. Did not say he was not an asshole. He does sound like a grade A douche. 2. Was asking in general, fo... : DragonSire
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                  I was responding to rodney being a smartass, not you. : Fred Garvin
                  • Lol : DragonSire
          • His email response certainly doesn't help his case. : OutlawSundown
          • His own responses are more or less enough to see that one. : Conan
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            Whoa, easy there. A sexual predator is someone who rapes little kids or attacks women (or men) at knifep... : TheMongbat
            • That's a fairly narrow definition of sexual predator, and a boss could certainly count given he's got the... : Conan
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              No, a sexual predator isn't just "someone who rapes little kids or attacks women (or men) at knifepoint" ... : Fred Garvin
              • You know, I'm imagining the Predator decloaking with a strap on dildo. : Vorlonesque
• Meh not sure what to make of this. For any other women suffering under much worse sexual harassment at th... : Lukiopimp
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  So because her boss was a sexist pig, she intentionally tried to bomb a project, causing many of her inno... : GigiLeCheshire
  • There's no proof, other than Wardell's allegation, that she bombed anything. : tashtego
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    It seems that noone in the office was aware of this despite Wardell claiming it hurted the company. It so... : guigr
    • And it was never given as a reason 2 years ago why the release was a disaster. "If the game had come out... : briktal
  • Why do you believe him that she did that? Also erasing marketing doesnt make a game bad. : dahanese
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  SMELLS LIKE....ENTRAPMENT! See you in court THIEF! : rtricoche
  • go back to the men's rights forums on reddit, front pager. : deathofrats
• Why he didn't seek damages at or around the game's launch further fuels the idea that Wardell's suit is r... : Home Nugget
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  Stardock: Learn how to backup : RuskiSnajper
  • Uh huh. And who was in charge of the backups? Guess what got deleted? (face palm) : Jonah Falcon
• Game looks like shit. : Zero Hoki
• Wardell's response certainly raises some eyebrows: "I am an inappropriate, sexist, vulgar, and embarrassi... : rottdcorpse
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  No one will ever hire her again in this industry. Not because of sexual harassment filings, but her actio... : Jonah Falcon
  • Hahah, you've got to be kidding me. There are several testimonies from current and former employees th... : PlayfulPuppy
• I don't see why anyone would take Wardell's word at face value at this point. This is a guy who, for year... : HockeyJohnston
• The fact that they took no action and made no claims proves he is full of shit. What excuse will they ... : HaVoK308
• if he looked like Tom Brady, this wouldn't be a problem : kevp