I would advise ioi (and anyone else who feels a need to "defend" vgchartz) to just let it go. That's a tough pill to swallow sometimes, but better than wasting time fighting a hopeless and impossible fight. If you put yourself out there on the Internet, doing absolutely anything, people are going to come after you. Say mean things, demean your efforts, discredit your motives - you get the picture. It's unavoidable. Rather than fight back, the best thing to do is ignore the trolls as best you can, and carry on with your goals. Logical minds will quickly discover who's providing an honest service, and who's simply trying to hurl slander back and forth. And those who want nothing more than easy answers and inane chatter... would you really want them on your forums anyway?
I can't believe that a major website would act in such a childish manner. I'm not doubting ioi, I just can't believe that a forum would have such blatant censorship in place. You'd think that vgchartz was some kind of child pornography ring based on that reaction... Still, if neogaf wants to act in such a fashion, just respond by ignoring their site and leaving their forums. As steven787 stated, that kind of behavior is self-defeating in the long run.
End of 2008 totals: Wii 42m, 360 24m, PS3 18.5m (made Jan. 4, 2008)
