I would argue it's far easier to divorce Phil Fish and his personality 'quirks' from his work (especially given Fez was still at least something of a group effort) than Gies from his journalistic work. It doesn't help all of Polygon's writers have something of an addiction to Twitter and tend to comment on any and every mention of their site; it's quickly colored my opinion of not only Gies but Justin and Crescente.
Though I sort of get where you're coming from with wanting people to be aware that every story has two sides, but personally I think most people *do* have that in mind... It'd just be somewhat repetitive to have to always follow up every mention of how someone dislikes Arthur Gies with "But I'm sure from his perspective he feels hard doneby, has a source that suggests otherwise or genuinely feels publishers/developers should be trusted over consumers". I'm sure Holly Green probably stands for a lot of things I also believe. Doesn't change that I feel in this situation I personally think and agree with others she was being opportunist, didn't research her accusation at all and Gies was jumping on a bandwagon.
All right, I can respect your opinion there. I feel like this was the answer I was searching for all night when it comes to the community's motivations, but I clearly went the wrong way toward getting that information.
For this, I apologize to you and the rest of the users. I recognize that in the same way you believe she jumped to conclusions, I jumped to conclusions based on incomplete evidence and made a fool out of myself. Most of us seem to agree that she went the wrong way about asking the questions; at the time the remarks were made, I remember thinking her approaches sounded a little on edge, but when I saw the eventual lunch and closing remarks from her, I felt like the effort was worth it.
You're free to write both of them off for what they did. I'm kind of a nut about second chances, and worry that we miss out on important things when we use one action as an excuse to shut them off.
Maybe I'm a clinger! Totally possible. Again, sorry for anyone I upset, and I'm glad I amused at least a few of you with my floundering.