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* [http://xkcd.com/359/ This ''xkcd'' strip] is the [[Trope Namer]]. |
* [http://xkcd.com/359/ This ''xkcd'' strip] is the [[Trope Namer]]. We've mutated it a little, though -- "guys" there were the people who were having fun when someone else thought they shouldn't; we've jiggered the punctuation to name the trope for the person objecting to the fun instead. |
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* Destructoid's ''[http://www.destructoid.com/ten-golden-rules-of-online-gaming-64474.phtml Ten Golden Rules of Online Gaming]'' is a satirical how-to guide on becoming the stereotypical online gamer, including many elements of the SHFG and/or [[Scrub]] mentality. |
* Destructoid's ''[http://www.destructoid.com/ten-golden-rules-of-online-gaming-64474.phtml Ten Golden Rules of Online Gaming]'' is a satirical how-to guide on becoming the stereotypical online gamer, including many elements of the SHFG and/or [[Scrub]] mentality. |
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* Several years back, a former tournament-level player called David Sirlin, who's now working for [[Capcom]], wrote an article called [http://www.sirlin.net/articles/playing-to-win-part-1.html "Playing To Win"], which contrasted [[Scrub]]s and [[Tournament Play]]ers with little middle ground. The article made some good points, but the tone made it the poster-child of "Stop Having Fun!" Guys for years. More recently, he followed it up with [http://www.sirlin.net/articles/playing-to-win-part-3-not-playing-to-win.html "Not Playing To Win"], a limited defense of casual play. |
* Several years back, a former tournament-level player called David Sirlin, who's now working for [[Capcom]], wrote an article called [http://www.sirlin.net/articles/playing-to-win-part-1.html "Playing To Win"], which contrasted [[Scrub]]s and [[Tournament Play]]ers with little middle ground. The article made some good points, but the tone made it the poster-child of "Stop Having Fun!" Guys for years. More recently, he followed it up with [http://www.sirlin.net/articles/playing-to-win-part-3-not-playing-to-win.html "Not Playing To Win"], a limited defense of casual play. |
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