I will try to update this when possible and keep it factual
Events:
- James_ff, a regular poster of potential Valorant roster moves on VLR replies to George Geddes on Twitter saying "vlr knew it first" to NRG making a roster overhaul to which George replies "if you take that website seriously please seek help"
- James_ff makes a Twitter to report the moves himself
- James_ff in his 2nd Twitter post ever puts out information about trials that was later proven not factual when presented as such
- George Geddes responds with "lol" to the James_ff Twitter post about said trials
- ds_santos(Eutalyx) posts on Twitter that James_ff is "lowering the bar for esports journalists" and calls him a "forum and basement dweller"
- VLR posters got mad at George and made a thread about it on VLR, ds_santos also known as Eutalyx posted in the thread saying "James is an absolute clown" to the outrage of VLR
- James_ff then posted on VLR calling George out for his reply to the Twitter post and VLR rallied behind him
- VLR thread was made calling out ds_santos (Eutalyx) for what they said about James_ff
- Hudsen posts on the ds_santos VLR thread saying that James_ff isn't doing "journalism" but rather "investigative content creation" since he is being nosy rather than being in the know
- Hudsen posts on Twitter that "you can't make people understand something they have no desire to comprehend" after posting his comments on the VLR thread
- Hudsen clarifies that adding context and background is what bridges "investigative content creation" vs "journalism"
- ds_santos (Eutalyx) posts on Twitter that this is "the modern esports journalist's downfall" in a sarcasm filled Tweet citing comments and posts made by VLR users
- Ferahgo posts a VLR thread about James_ff where Ferahgo encourages James_ff's posts and states that the reason journalists are pissed off comes down to that larger journalists only post stuff they know is 100% correct and is verifiable and work very hard to do so which James is not doing
- James_ff made a VLR thread responding to everything stating that he is thankful for the help but didn't want to create drama and will continue his work along with stating yay reached out with information regarding the team members he was playing with
Citations:
- https://www.vlr.gg/264063/come
- https://www.vlr.gg/268991/important-james-ff
- https://twitter.com/jamesff_vlr/status/1697358126536667286
- https://twitter.com/GeorgeCGed/status/1697634869629599866
- https://twitter.com/ds_santos_/status/1697658983480230224
- https://www.vlr.gg/270088/worst-reporter-clowning-goat-james#19
- https://www.vlr.gg/270103/george-geddes-come
- https://www.vlr.gg/270330/ds-santos-come
- https://www.vlr.gg/270330/ds-santos-come#44
- https://twitter.com/hudsen_mg/status/1698001892788322643
- https://www.vlr.gg/270330/ds-santos-come#69
- https://twitter.com/ds_santos_/status/1698007122401763548
- https://www.vlr.gg/270410/journalism-and-professionalism
- https://www.vlr.gg/270439/response-to-the-drama