GamerGate Panel Nominations are finished! Hello everyone and thank you for participating in the nomination process for the GamerGate Investigatory Commission. The Commission is a project I am running and funding on my own to help create an accurate and detailed timeline and articles about the GamerGate movement/controversy. There will be three "pro-GamerGate," three anti-GamerGate and three neutral panelists on the Commission. The Commission will be voted upon by participants from both pro and anti-GamerGate. I've received a lot of enthusiasm about this project and also a lot of skepticism. The chief concern people have brought up is that a few third-party trolls volunteered to run as neutrals. Since there is no leader of GamerGate, I put the decision as to whether or not to allow them to volunteer themselves as candidates. The vote was close, but ultimately a majority (57%) of the community voted against allowing trolls to run and their names have been removed from the "neutral" slate. Another concern that was raised was the potential for vote manipulation. Unfortunately this means that votes used being made through Tor and other proxies will be discarded, so please do not use Tor when voting. If you have any additional concerns, I encourage you to voice them here or contact me about them. The voting process will begin in approximately two days and run for a period of twenty-four hours, giving everyone an opportunity to participate, regardless of time zone. The voting information and link will be shared on /r/KotakuInAction, /r/AgainstGamerGate, /v/KotakuInAction, /v/GamerGate, GamerGate HQ, GamerGate Revolt, GamerGate.community, /v/ and other GamerGate discussion hubs. Right now I am waiting for a few of the undecided nominees to make their decision. I am also giving everyone the opportunity to write a one-paragraph campaign statement explaining who they and why they would be good for the Commission. Campaign statements are optional. All undecided nominees must get back to me with a response by 12:00 PM Wednesday (noon 9/2/2015), Central Standard Time. Confirmed GamerGate Nominations Alison Tieman (Honey Badger Brigade) APGJesse (APG Nation) Ashton Liu bastiVS Camera Lady Cathy Young (Reason Magazine) @CultOfVivian @EscapeVelocity @GameDiviner GG Mad Cat (Honey Badger Brigade) GigaWalrus89 ilovecreamsoda John Kelly Karen Straughn (Honey Badger Brigade) Limon_Lime Leon GunSteel Lo-Ping LunarArchivist Mytheos Holt (The Federalist) Oliver Campbell (The Escapist) Professor Nick Flor RemipunX ScarletIT The Andredal TheScienceEnthusiast1130 The Ralph Retort Unconfidence Confirmed Neutral Nominations Aaron Pabon (Games Journalism Network) Boogie2988 Derek Smart Faustikins Georgina Young (Tech Raptor) gladiatorskull Lynn Walsh (Society of Professional Journalists) Tacticool Girl That Guy T Confirmed Anti-GamerGate Nominations Filo4000 Morpen n00bforhire Seattle4Truth