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** It made the waves beyond its initial scope due to quickly becoming a part of much wider "[http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-07/not-fascism-nassim-taleb-warns-theres-global-riot-against-psuedo-experts?page=1 Global Riot Against Pseudo-Experts]" in the eyes of both sides involved (to the point where ''UN'' got involved). And turned into a continuous smoldering consumer revolt ([https://web.archive.org/web/20170613211539/http://thisisvideogames.com/gamergatewiki/index.php?title=Main_Page]) in that while some independent check and balance mechanisms appeared, neither the oligopolists nor their ideological allies have capitulated, while due to disproportional fallout now there are enough of "irregulars" to support the "old guard" core.
* "Sharpiegate" 0.1 (Oct 2002): On Monday Night Football in Seattle, Terrell Owens pulled out a 'Sharpie' marker, autographed the ball and handed it to his financial adviser. This started a trend. Ball boys asking for autographs during the game?! <s>Cats and dogs living together?</s> Nov 1, 2017 [https://twitter.com/RichEisenShow/status/925474984272601088 Rich Eisen Show] reveals to those still interested "where exactly did @terrellowens really get the infamous @Sharpie from and who has the football he signed in Seattle that day in 2002".
* "Sharpiegate" 0.2 (Jun 2010): [[Kristen Stewart]] had a little accident with a marker [https://web.archive.org/web/20100627031538/http
* "Sharpiegate" 0.3 (Nov 2013): Monroe County has a minor trouble at an election: sharpie markers provided at polling places tend to bleed through the two-sided ballots. Monroe County Election Commissioner [https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2013/11/05/election-day-decision-time-for-local-voters/3437671/ says] it doesn't cause any hiccups in voting machines because scanner only reads the boxes, which don't coincide.
* "Sharpiegate" 0.4 (Jan 2017): [[Donald Trump]] tweets a photo of himself writing his inaugural address. 2 Twitter activists post it with "#SharpieGate". Nobody noticed, but [[Hilarious in Hindsight]].
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