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Type Mailing campaign<br />
Owner None<br />
Status Ongoing<br />


''''''Operation Disrespectful Nod'''''' is a mailing campaign targeting advertisers on unethical video game journalism sites, especially those that participated in [[Gamers are Dead]], asking the advertisers to reconsider their association with these publications. The publications which engage in unethical behavior are toxic to gamers, so the letters are an appeal to these companies to protect the integrity of their product by severing ties to unethical media.

== Participation ==

Compose personalized emails to advertisers explaining that their advertisements on these websites, where they slander their own customers and call them dead, are detrimental to the value of their brands, and continued advertisements can lead to an negative association for their brand. It's OK to use templates, but advertisers receiving the same letter over and over are more likely to disregard the letters. Don't mention GamerGate, because our goal is not to convince them of GamerGate's legitimacy, nor to gain their support of GamerGate, but instead, convince them to act in defense of their brand's image.

== Resources ==

'''Sample letters:''' http://pastebin.com/JiUdj4Q8<br />
'''Infograph:''' http://i.imgur.com/8kId8XQ.jpg

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=== Advertisers ===

''Main article: [[Operation Disrespectful Nod#Advertisers]]''

=== Articles ===

These are articles that you can include in emails to demonstrate the toxic nature of these publications.

==== Gawker ====

* [https://archive.today/zmq4J Gawker advocating for bestiality]
* [https://archive.today/kXX7y Misogynistic trolls drive feminist video game critic from her home]
* [http://archive.today/mQdLx Gawker published stolen Heather Morris nudes]
* [https://archive.today/usTWx Gawker published stolen Olivia Munn nudes]
* [http://archive.today/qLj8i Gawker published stolen Olivia Munn nudes 2]
* [http://archive.today/5Nr7n Gawker published stolen Hulk Hogan sex tape]
* [https://archive.today/SUxOX Gawker published stolen Christina Hendricks nudes]
* [https://archive.today/qzdu1 Gawker published links to prornographic material]
* [https://archive.today/EQc1R Gawker published material approving of pedophilia]
* [http://archive.today/bgkAG Deadspin published stolen Roy Jones Jr. nudes]
* [https://archive.today/ZcV17 Gawker published Jenna Jameson nudes]
* [https://archive.today/FG5Ti Gawker published Tatiana Barbosa nudes]
* [https://archive.today/6XUeN Gawker published Lenore Zann nudes]
* Employee Sam Biddle promotes bullying and animal abuse
** [http://archive.today/p1qZC &quot;Bring back bullying&quot;]
** [https://archive.today/4RtHo &quot;Smash a nerd day&quot;]
** [https://archive.today/oAuQS Gawker promoted him after bullying tweets]
** [https://archive.today/H08aM Biddle claims his promotion was reward for tweet]
** [https://archive.today/atfhX Biddle claims animals can't be mistreated]
** [http://i.imgur.com/pdT4zYy.png Biddle compares kicking a dog to kicking a rock]
* [https://archive.today/QpH9k Jezebel writers encourage domestic abuse]
* [http://archive.today/IWU6W Gawker tried to bankrupt Chick-Fil-A over charitable donations]
* [https://archive.today/JXr2Q Gawker celebrated when Firefox CEO was ousted over a charitable donation]
* [https://archive.today/4NN35 Gawker called for Jane Pratt stolen nudes]
* [https://archive.today/tW7uN Employee Adam Weinstein called for theft from Darren Wilson]
* [https://archive.today/UoXqf Gawker published hacked messages from a girl with a mental illness]
* [https://archive.today/uBnKa Gawker refused to obey court order to remove Hulk Hogan sex tape]
* [https://archive.today/3hK0P Gawker was sued by Quentin Tarantino for leaking his script]
* [https://archive.today/XgcLE Gizmodo illegally acquired an iPhone prototype]
* [https://archive.today/F7tEr Kinja published an anonymous, unverifiable, and defamatory story about someone's alleged one-night stand with Christine O'Donnell]
* [https://archive.today/0zFHk Gawker published false and defamatory allegations concerning Blake Lively and Preserve LLC.]
** [https://archive.today/cs9gM Refused to remove the aforementioned when contacted by lawyers.]
* [https://archive.today/CEjPG Gawker arguing the positive economic impact of Ferguson riots]
* [https://archive.today/DT7t6 Gawker makes a bot to tweet Mein Kampf and hijack #MakeItHappy]

''Kotaku''

* [https://archive.today/YlBhH We Might Be Witnessing The &quot;Death of An Identity&quot;]

==== Polygon ====

* [https://archive.today/rkvO8 An awful week to care about video games]
* [http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/09/23/How-sloppy-biased-video-games-reporting-almost-destroyed-a-CEO Biased reporting almost destroyed a CEO]
* [http://blogjob.com/oneangrygamer/2014/11/gamergate-ben-kuchera-and-the-life-and-nepotism-of-game-journo-pros/ Senior Editor Kuchera's nepotism in relation to GameJournoPros]
* [http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/13/7213819/your-bowling-shirt-is-holding-back-progress Co-founder Chris Plante tried to destroy Matt Taylor's reputation]

==== Gamasutra ====

* [https://archive.today/l1kTW &quot;Gamers&quot; don't have to be your audience. &quot;Gamers&quot; are over.]
* [https://archive.today/2t93l A Guide to Ending &quot;Gamers&quot;]

==== Rock Paper Shotgun ====

* [https://archive.today/RXjWz The Monday Papers]

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