Okay, okay, “Daily Kos” caught on with a weird name, but even it’s got a name that, in English, just rolls off the tongue in a funnier, more lighthearted way.

Only because people mispronounce it.

And since I haven’t said this lately:

tekanji - you rock and so does everyone else who worked and is working on this project.

PS - I finally bought Beyond Good and Evil and will be playing it on the PS2 I’ve temporarily stolen from my brother as soon as I have some actual free time.

I still feel that all gamers of all sexes, races and sexuality should be able to read and post on any site without dealing with nasty comments from others.

I agree 100% and that’s one thing that I hope TIN will help to accomplish. The point of our site isn’t to be separatist, but rather to provide a platform for women to get our opinions heard and, if at all possible, I would like the forums to become a role model for how discussion can still be productive even with strict guidelines in place. Personally, I think discussion is much more rich when all parties feel safe voicing their opinions.

I understand why most women shy away from Kotaku. They have always been a hater blog and the only writer I like on that site is Flynn.

Yeah, I have stayed away from Kotaku as much as possible, but I was digging through some of the archives for a post I have lined up and the stuff on there is truly reprehensible. I also had no idea exactly how vicious they were to you… like, I knew it was bad, but they really did single you out for some nasty abuse. But, of course, given the other material on the site, I’m not overly surprised that they have no problems harassing women.

I may not always agree with the views on your blog, Tekanji, but I do agree everyone needs a place they can always feel safe.

Well, if everyone agreed with all the views on my blog, then I’d be dictator of the world and everyone would be happy! BWAHAHAHAHAHHAAaa… 8D Seriously, though, I know we have our differences, and I know you once felt that I hated you and women like you, so you coming here and showing your support for this cause really means something to me.

No one deserves to feel unsafe, and no one deserves to be personally attacked for their views. I know sometimes it’s a thin line, and so I do hope that if you ever feel that I cross those lines while engaging with your posts that you will come and tell me — either here or via e-mail.

Thanks again for commenting, and please consider signing up for the boards if you have some free time to chat with other gamers.

I have never been a fan of Brian Crecente and hate the fact that I even worked for him on another gaming site. Thank god I was smart enough to stick with Destructoid and drop him and his site.

I understand why most women shy away from Kotaku. They have always been a hater blog and the only writer I like on that site is Flynn.

I may not always agree with the views on your blog, Tekanji, but I do agree everyone needs a place they can always feel safe.

I’m just not so sure about the name it’s got jiving with the dream of it being anything but another small, obscure corner of the gaming community internet.

From the Site History page:

As S. Labyrinth pointed out, the name was used as homage to a cult hit video game called Beyond Good and Evil. It has pretty good name recognition for video gamers, but I do agree that it doesn’t have the same resonance with other kinds of gamers. I discussed it with Revena beforehand, and she said that since it read as “neutral” to her, and neither of us could think of a good name that would resonate with both sets of gamers, that The IRIS Network would do. Perhaps it was the wrong choice, but it’s already been made. And, really, a name won’t make or break our site; it’s all about how we market it and what efforts we make to bring it to the mainstream.

In terms of nicknames, we use TIN. I sometimes call it Iris as well.

The Iris Network is in Beyond Good & Evil (PS2/Xbox/GC game). It’s the resistance movement the main character (strong woman!) becomes a part of to fight the corrupt majority. I’m taking a wild guess in saying that this is where the name comes from.

…gender-friendly editorial policy…

…say goodbye to writers who aren’t on board with it. Enforce a diversity-friendly ToS for commenters, and warn/kick violators. Start embracing non-white-male gamers as part of the community, and stop condescending to them.

Until then, it’s all just words. And not very good words at that.

Hear, hear. Of course he’s under no obligation simply as a person on the internet to execute all of these suggestions; he’ll simply have no credibility, ever, as a nonmale-friendly site admin if he doesn’t.

I’m not sure how something like “The Iris Network” is going to become the mainstream thing you hope it’ll be. :-\

I mean, even “Girl Wonder” is, well, I mean, it’s easy to remember and catchy because it rides on the catchiness & embeddedness in memory of many people that “Boy Wonder” has.

Okay, okay, “Daily Kos” caught on with a weird name, but even it’s got a name that, in English, just rolls off the tongue in a funnier, more lighthearted way.

I’m just not so sure about the name it’s got jiving with the dream of it being anything but another small, obscure corner of the gaming community internet.