Nick,

I'm disappointed to report that I am not the mythical "Kim Naroz."

May I please ask you who this person named Kim Naroz is? You are not the first person to say that I am that particular person. Based on what some people have said, it sounds like Kim Naroz is either the most loved or most hated gamer ever on this website (probably both, depending on your point of view). When I briefly checked into it I found out that Kim Naroz has had some articles published in magazines. With that in mind it would appear Kim Naroz is a smart person. I've noticed that it's usually the smart people like you and I who get attention when we write comments. ;)

To be honest, I have seen people criticize you too, Nick. I have to agree with what you say that if someone here takes the time to support the Xbox 360 in detail or criticize the PS3 in detail, it will mean that a small group of members are going to really team up against that person who made those comments. This is unfortunate, because some of the comments I saw you make were very well written and explained in detail the reasons why you felt the way you did. But it seemed like people making comments didn't want to listen to you; they were closed minded, and some of the people were downright immature.

Grognard66 is someone who has also offered support for me. I think you know exactly what you are talking about in reference to the way you mentioned Grognard. Grognard is obviously a very mature person who I am glad to be friends with.

It's disappointing to hear that you don't write on the website anymore, all because of immature people who are so closed-minded that they appear to be some type of anti-fanboys against the Xbox 360 (or fanboys for the PS3, I presume). I say that because criticizing the Wii definitely does not get attention the way criticizing the PS3 does. And praising the Xbox 360 (the direct competitor of the PS3) automatically draws negative attention from that small group of people.

If you and I write more often and support one another, I think it would help encourage other people who agree with us to do the same. This would make it so other people won't feel like they are going to be bullied if they write a comment about the Xbox 360 they own. People really shouldn't need to worry about saying something good about the Xbox 360, saing something bad about the PS3, or anything at all. This is a public website that people should be able to enjoy.

Have a nice weekend, Nick.

Sincerely,
Industry Insider

Fuck me it's the 360 fanboy squad...

Hey bud,

Soz for the late reply, I only just got your message, I still read the site and still have a read through the comments most of the time, but just haven't logged in for a while.

Much like yourself I suspect, it was just getting stupid, waaaay to many avid, narrow-minded fanboys that get offensive etc, and I felt like every comment I made I was having to check that it couldn't be construed as Bias cause I didn't want to have to worry about the fallout.

Thanks for the nice message though bud, hope to hear from you soon, I will try and appear a bit more now. May get some abouse now though as my first comment for a while is poking fun at a stupid comment! -lol- Can't help myself sometimes!

My xbox 360 just RRoD'd on me. That'll be the fourth one. Say what you will about the 360, it's unreliable as fuck and probably the biggest fuck up of the generation (right after Sony's absurd launch price, anyway).

hopefully I'll be back online within the month >_<.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fry-oxfDM8I