I'm not sure if this should be a new thread or not, so I'm posting it here first.

I run a growing NYC non-profit, and this landed in my inbox yesterday:

https://www.archive.pls/view/pressreleases/318826/Its_GameOn_for_the_New_York_Videogame_Critics_Circle_Now_Recognized_as_a_Nonprofit_Org.php

This is the sort of thing I'd have unquestioningly supported before GamerGate, and still want to support now - the programs they list in the press release seem great.

https://nygamecritics.com/about/

Their member list has a few reviewers I like, and a few who raise red flags:

https://nygamecritics.com/members/

There's certainly a lot of social justice buzzwords sprinkled about, which isn't automatically a bad thing, and a few mentions of GamerGate on the site. They've unquestioningly swallowed the anti-Gamer narrative, which isn't surprising since at it's heart, it's made up of game critics.

My question is, is this a group we should consider working with? My knowledge of their actions is limited; despite being active in both the NYC non-profit community and the NYC gaming community, I've never really heard much about them or had any encounters with them, positive or negative.

>>331975

Looks like I messed up the link to the press release:

https://www.archive.pls/view/pressreleases/318826/Its_GameOn_for_the_New_York_Videogame_Critics_Circle_Now_Recognized_as_a_Nonprofit_Org.php

http://archive.is/6WPqO

>>331979

Who's not to be trusted, tho? Only two names on the list really jump out at me.

Helping underprivileged youths is what we focus on, and a way to combine that with video games and with actual professionals would be amazing. But I stopped trusting anyone involved in vidya criticism after GamerGate. They haven't redeemed themselves yet.