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Meg Jayanth is a writer of multiple Sunless Sea islands and winner of a gajillion words for her work elsewhere, for those who haven’t heard of her. Leigh Alexander is a gaming journalist, games writer, and general advocate for women in gaming spaces.
See the thread. Information included: "We no longer have any ties with him personally, creatively or financially." edited by MidnightVoyager on 8/28/2019
See the thread. Information included: "We no longer have any ties with him personally, creatively or financially." edited by MidnightVoyager on 8/28/2019[/quote]
I guess absolutely nothing is ever safe from one person souring it for everyone, but if anything, we should play FB’s games just the same, we can enjoy his works, but not allow him a cent of profit. Let Failbetter recover from this shock, and leave him behind as a memory, and a well spoken rule to not be like him. This kind of reporting will only help the industry grow and mature, growing wiser. Don’t let the works of the kind people who had to deal with him also become deodands, further inconveniencing them. edited by Lord Alexander Alderman on 8/28/2019
This is shocking. I was about to kick-start his upcoming library game though I didn’t even like CS. Glad Failbetter is no longer involved with him - and I really hope Sunless Skies won’t be hurt. edited by Jolanda Swan on 8/29/2019
From what Olivia and others said on that Twitter thread, I would not call Alexis a "predator". What he has been accused of doing is getting in relationships with co-workers, including those he supervised, behaving badly, dumping women he was in relationships with callously, and threatening "retaliation" if they spoke about his behavior. His conduct as Olivia described it is what we in the U.S. call "sexual harassment"–using one’s position in a company to get or keep sexual favors, to hide one’s own improper sexual conduct, or to silence an employee who has been used in a sexual manner.
That said, I’m sad to learn of this conduct and I think Failbetter has done what it could to protect itself going forward. edited by cathyr19355 on 8/29/2019 edited by cathyr19355 on 8/30/2019
