Q, your points are definitely reasonable, and not without merit. Gaming news that gets posted here is interesting and engaging. On any other forum I agree with you that this conversation needs to happen right now but Andrew also makes a valid point.
Now that I've had more time to catch up on both sides of the story, I'm incredibly concerned about the fact that that right now, on the Extra Life Facebook page, people are already bringing up her thesis from years ago in broad and vague terms. The accusations they're making, true or not, are something that could really damage Extra Life's image. These are things of a nature that should be never evoked anywhere near a children's charity. While Extra Life can't be held responsible for comments that appear on their page, even the wicked little seeds a few people are planting can do real damage.
So while I do not wish to shy away from this controversy, and this larger conversation should not be silenced, we really do need to have it somewhere else. Because if it stays here, the few less scrupulous members of the gaming community at large might try to use it to negatively impact this charity community that we've grown to love. A small fraction of people who hold very strong opinions about this subject have proven their willingness to lash out at whosoever doesn't agree with them, and I'd rather swallow my pride and backtrack than risk that they'd lash out at Extra Life too.
