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9/25/2008 5:33:03 PM
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Bungie....you better issue an apology/Statement!
Hey guys.
Just to let you know that due to some small message in (or thought to be in) your new trailer that apparantly reads "Wheres Maddie?" small but growing numbers of halo fanboys are posting stuff on websites related to the disapperance of a kid in the UK named Madaline McCann.
Now i dont know how well you know the UK press....but they can be, say...reactionary at best. Especially about Maddie. All it would take is a few more posts and you can be sure you'll end up in a few of the red tops....and i assure you it wont be favourable to the Bungie cause. They love a good anti-gaming story.
You may want to issue a statement to people telling them to calm down before the press get hold of it. About 24 hours i reckon.
Just thought i'd warn you :)
P.s Ask Frankie if you want to know more about the British press...i'm sure he's got some horror stories..
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cocomaan [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeathReaper112 If bungie didnt use a name in fear of offending someone or bringing up emotions then there would be no names left to use.[/quote] Exactly! Should Bungie have renamed John 117 to Hal 117, because John Lennon got shot and killed years ago? Absolutely not. [/quote] Is your name Hal? Colonel Corbec would aslo find that amusing.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cocomaan [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Tartan 118 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cocomaan People going through "the thought process of a human being" doesn't mean that Bungie should cater to the lowest common denominator of human intellect, ie, British tabloid readers.[/quote] Hey! I'm a tabloid reader! Not a supporter, most of the bull-blam!- they spout is from the mouth of the BNP itself, but doesn't mean you should put me with that mindless scum![/quote] Hahaha... as long as you aren't up in arms about some perceived sleights, I apologize.[/quote] Accepted, good sir. :)
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] DeathReaper112 If bungie didnt use a name in fear of offending someone or bringing up emotions then there would be no names left to use.[/quote] Exactly! Should Bungie have renamed John 117 to Hal 117, because John Lennon got shot and killed years ago? Absolutely not.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] I w4Lk 0n A1r I guarantee you IF the British Press Publicizes this, Microsoft WILL not SELL the MYTHIC MAP OR THE EXTENSION IN Britain, because of the STUPID British -blam!-S who are complaning. ACCEPT OUR GAME HOW IT IS, DON'T -blam!-, IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, GTFO AND DON'T PLAY HALO, Bungie has enough business in the US.[/quote]
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And if "maddie" stands for; Multiple Automated Defensive Dispersal & Interdiction Experiment What then? It is a flipping name. A tragedy does not create a reservation on the name's use. Or is no one naming their children Diana anywhere?
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50 black people get their ass beat by police officers today, but the whole world has to stop for little whitey gone missing.......
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I guarantee you IF the British Press Publicizes this, Microsoft WILL not SELL the MYTHIC MAP OR THE EXTENSION IN Britain, because of the STUPID British -blam!-S who are complaning. ACCEPT OUR GAME HOW IT IS, DON'T -blam!-, IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, GTFO AND DON'T PLAY HALO, Bungie has enough business in the US.
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The fact is it is highly likely the tabloids will print an article regarding this issue
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If bungie didnt use a name in fear of offending someone or bringing up emotions then there would be no names left to use.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Tartan 118 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cocomaan People going through "the thought process of a human being" doesn't mean that Bungie should cater to the lowest common denominator of human intellect, ie, British tabloid readers.[/quote] Hey! I'm a tabloid reader! Not a supporter, most of the bull-blam!- they spout is from the mouth of the BNP itself, but doesn't mean you should put me with that mindless scum![/quote] Hahaha... as long as you aren't up in arms about some perceived sleights, I apologize.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] elmicker No, bungie should apologise for either being so insensitive as to allow "where are you maddy?" to go out (show some respect thanks) or for failing to notice the connection withing a second of it coming up. It was all over the internet in seconds, yet bungie, who probably have access to extensive localisation teams, didn't notice it. Either shoddy work or simply not caring.[/quote] You're joking, right? Whose feelings are hurt by this? A fictional game character and a lost girl have the same name, and all of a sudden someone is so devastated that they need an apology? Grow some skin, people. It's not like Bungie said, "Where's Maddie? Shishka hates kids".
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cocomaan People going through "the thought process of a human being" doesn't mean that Bungie should cater to the lowest common denominator of human intellect, ie, British tabloid readers.[/quote] Hey! I'm a tabloid reader! Not a supporter, most of the bull-blam!- they spout is from the mouth of the BNP itself, but doesn't mean you should put me with that mindless scum!
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cocomaan So now Bungie should apologize because British tabloid junkies can't tell the difference between crappy news coverage and a video game?[/quote] No, bungie should apologise for either being so insensitive as to allow "where are you maddy?" to go out (show some respect thanks) or for failing to notice the connection withing a second of it coming up. It was all over the internet in seconds, yet bungie, who probably have access to extensive localisation teams, didn't notice it. Either shoddy work or simply not caring.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] OSIRIX IOW The problem people are pointing out is not that the name maddie was used. If the name maddie was just written in the trailer this thread wouldnt exist. The point is that "Maddie, where are you?" is different to just using the name. It reffers to a missing person/being/Ai etc called maddie.[/quote] So now Bungie should apologize because British tabloid junkies can't tell the difference between crappy news coverage and a video game? I'm not seeing the issue here. Whose feelings are hurt, exactly? The family's?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] lukems As always, all of the characters in our games are fictional. Any similarities between real life and the characters in our games are purely coincidental. [/quote] Cheneymania.
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no the kid dissapeared ... i dont think any parent is that kind of sick
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] hopy91 Look, if the British citizenry can't tell the difference between a video game character and a missing person case, that's they own fault. Bungie is not responsible for other folk having their heads up their arses.[/quote] Completely missed the point. Of course we can tell the difference. But it's like showing a video of a plane crashing into a building. It's not related to 9/11 but people still think about it. I'm not saying that all this ridiculous debate about it is necessary, but if you're being ignorant about the thought process of a human being, maybe you shouldn't talk at all.[/quote] People going through "the thought process of a human being" doesn't mean that Bungie should cater to the lowest common denominator of human intellect, ie, British tabloid readers.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SpartanT1g3r [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Recon Number 54 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shark452 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Recon Number 54 Nearly a 600 year time difference, reality -vs- fiction, and people are getting riled up over that? Wow.[/quote] how about people in the uk here/read were's maddie and well lets say people jump to cocnclusions im sorry recon your wrong on this one, its clearly not an intentional reference but unfortunately thats how it is going to be taken. bungie do need to issue some statement here.[/quote] So those 6 letters are off limits? Fine, whatever.[/quote] Yeah it sucks when people take "don't care" about it right? I seem to recall people making fun of 9/11, saying it was funny. Hypocrisy has replaced reasoning.[/quote] USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Recon Number 54 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] shark452 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Recon Number 54 Nearly a 600 year time difference, reality -vs- fiction, and people are getting riled up over that? Wow.[/quote] how about people in the uk here/read were's maddie and well lets say people jump to cocnclusions im sorry recon your wrong on this one, its clearly not an intentional reference but unfortunately thats how it is going to be taken. bungie do need to issue some statement here.[/quote] So those 6 letters are off limits? Fine, whatever.[/quote] Yeah it sucks when people take "don't care" about it right? I seem to recall people making fun of 9/11, saying it was funny. Hypocrisy has replaced reasoning.
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How long is this going on?
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cocomaan [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] I enjoy pie Are you an idiot? Or just not from the UK? Its not the fact that the name "Maddie" was used it the context of it. "Maddie, where are you?" I could bet alot of money that nearly every British person who read that in the trailer immeidatly had the Maddie case spring to mind. Me being one of them.[/quote] Look, if the British citizenry can't tell the difference between a video game character and a missing person case, that's they own fault. Bungie is not responsible for other folk having their heads up their arses.[/quote] The problem people are pointing out is not that the name maddie was used. If the name maddie was just written in the trailer this thread wouldnt exist. The point is that "Maddie, where are you?" is different to just using the name. It reffers to a missing person/being/Ai etc called maddie.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Preecey22 Let the press publish their crap, who cares tbh. are the real Halo 3 fans gonna not buy it because of something as pathetic as this? the only people who are gonna care are the people who dont play Halo 3[/quote] Wow. Just wow.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MoiFUgly [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Tartan 118 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MoiFUgly Bungie has Maddie. They got their Flaming Ninja's to kidnap her, but she escaped and now they can use her nickname, in a game teaser, asking her to come back. The SuperIntendent can hypnotise her, if she sees a picture of him/it.[/quote] Wrong. She's being kept in a giant server and is guest of honour at a party hosted by the Disembodied Soul. Her and Soffish make quite a couple, y'know.[/quote]...also thats where they keep their...Data Keys to something...whenever they enter Matchmaking it's disaster for all the other players. anyone guess how MM is ruined?[/quote] She treats Recon like it's a flipping toy. Good thing it's not the Flaming helmet.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Cocomaan [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] I enjoy pie Are you an idiot? Or just not from the UK? Its not the fact that the name "Maddie" was used it the context of it. "Maddie, where are you?" I could bet alot of money that nearly every British person who read that in the trailer immeidatly had the Maddie case spring to mind. Me being one of them.[/quote] Look, if the British citizenry can't tell the difference between a video game character and a missing person case, that's they own fault. Bungie is not responsible for other folk having their heads up their arses.[/quote] Completely missed the point. Of course we can tell the difference. But it's like showing a video of a plane crashing into a building. It's not related to 9/11 but people still think about it. I'm not saying that all this ridiculous debate about it is necessary, but if you're being ignorant about the thought process of a human being, maybe you shouldn't talk at all.
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Oh, just let this stupid -blam!- thread die, it wasn't intended to be [i]that[/i] Maddie, it probably has something to do with the story line. Bungie already said that it has nothing to do with the missing Maddie. I think you seek attention. When the song "Where are you Christmas" came out, I could be offended, because Jesus [u]Christ[/u] is his name, and he died, I could make a thread about that, but I don't. Because, [b]it's not a BIG deal[/b] and I know, that it wasn't intended for that prospective.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] UNUSUAL WEASEL if u type maddie into th sun website you will get 18 pages of stories, with about 20 stories per page, the british tabloids will print anything with the word Maddie in[/quote] To add to your point: Google results- Madeleine McCann- 1,430,000 hits
