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by overpaidgoogler 3993 days ago
How about a rule title change to "poorly performing video gamers more likely to harass women". Not only is the title inaccurate and click baity, but as someone who was physically bullied in school for being an actual loser, it triggers me.
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"Study finds less skilled Halo 3 players more likely to harass women in-game" would be the best title.

I've been playing games long enough to know that certain games attract certain types of people. The demographics can even vary widely from platform to platform within the same games, especially when online play is also segregated by platform.

This study's dataset is much too narrowly scoped to be making the sweeping statements in this article.

Because the author is a poorly performing writer more likely to harass gamers, thus continuing the cycle.