https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=User%3AJohnTheYooper%2FStop_Killing_Games 2026-08-15T00:47:54Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.35.1 https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=User:JohnTheYooper/Stop_Killing_Games&diff=132321&oldid=prev 2026-07-02T12:45:49Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">What is this: </span> add a section of potential interest</span></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left diff-editfont-monospace" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 12:45, 2 July 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l4" >Line 4:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 4:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stop Killing Games is an international effort to end the company practice of selling you a game at sometimes considerable cost and then yanking away your ability to play it without resource.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stop Killing Games is an international effort to end the company practice of selling you a game at sometimes considerable cost and then yanking away your ability to play it without resource.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Its flagship resource is [https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ stopkillinggames.com]. They congregate officially [https://discord.gg/TCE6uXwsBe on <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">discord</del>] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/ on <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">reddit</del>]. There is [https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ a community wiki at wiki.gg].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Its flagship resource is [https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ stopkillinggames.com]. They congregate officially [https://discord.gg/TCE6uXwsBe on <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Discord</ins>] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/ on <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Reddit</ins>]. There is [https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ a community wiki at wiki.gg].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>They are working on an FAQ and a dedicated US coordination space, but these have not yet been published as of {{lastedit}}, when this page was last changed.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>They are working on an FAQ and a dedicated US coordination space, but these have not yet been published as of {{lastedit}}, when this page was last changed.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l13" >Line 13:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/stop-killing-games-bill-fails-in-california-senate-committee-after-esa-opposition-3381762/ - got pretty far in California</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/stop-killing-games-bill-fails-in-california-senate-committee-after-esa-opposition-3381762/ - got pretty far in California</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Killing_Games - as covered on Wikipedia</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Killing_Games - as covered on Wikipedia</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">===The opposition===</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Stop Killing Games runs directly against the interests of a powerful video game lobby, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Association Entertainment Software Association], which among other things brought you the ESRB and was formed to dodge the violence in video games moral panic at the time. It has since been a major enemy of software freedom in the vein of video games:</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Expect to run up against this organization in particular when pressing this issue, as it is extremely well funded and is backed by the likes of Sony and Nintendo.The antics of all three are further documented at Consumer Rights Wiki: [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Entertainment_Software_Association ESA], [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Sony Sony], [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Nintendo Nintendo].</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==How to help==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==How to help==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Party actionables===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Party actionables===</div></td></tr> </table>

JohnTheYooper https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?title=User:JohnTheYooper/Stop_Killing_Games&diff=132320&oldid=prev 2026-07-01T19:58:27Z

<p>both for immediate use and as demonstration for pages of this format</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>This is currently a draft for demonstration on Discord.<br /> <br /> ==What is this==<br /> Stop Killing Games is an international effort to end the company practice of selling you a game at sometimes considerable cost and then yanking away your ability to play it without resource.<br /> <br /> Its flagship resource is [https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ stopkillinggames.com]. They congregate officially [https://discord.gg/TCE6uXwsBe on discord] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/StopKillingGames/ on reddit]. There is [https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ a community wiki at wiki.gg].<br /> <br /> They are working on an FAQ and a dedicated US coordination space, but these have not yet been published as of {{lastedit}}, when this page was last changed.<br /> <br /> ===In the news===<br /> Some articles on what has been going on:<br /> * https://www.techspot.com/news/112802-stop-killing-games-lost-biggest-battle-despite-13.html - overview and outcome in Europe, NOT the end of the road<br /> * https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/stop-killing-games-bill-fails-in-california-senate-committee-after-esa-opposition-3381762/ - got pretty far in California<br /> * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Killing_Games - as covered on Wikipedia<br /> ==How to help==<br /> ===Party actionables===<br /> There is a significant movement in California, and it is the state with the most momentum to make a change. And so, the [[California]] Pirate Party is a key pillar to assist with the movement.<br /> <br /> The [[Press Committee]] could potentially look at [https://www.stopkillinggames.com/#partner partnership], but there are not actionable ideas how this would work to report yet. There has also not been a party discussion yet to adopt this as a working issue.<br /> <br /> Further notes on what can be done by parties are welcome.<br /> <br /> ===Individual assistance===<br /> * Be an advocate in the California party if applicable, in your state party as possible, and on the national level.<br /> * Offer updates to this page via national communication channels or directly if you have Wiki access.<br /> * Join SKG spaces and see what can be done. Even being on them is support.<br /> * Contribute to [https://stopkillinggames.wiki.gg/ the community wiki], as possible.</div>

JohnTheYooper