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The Summa situation (shortblog)
Anthony Burch | 12:03 PM on 04.01.2009 54 comments


I feel the need to reiterate -- taking the dude's site down wasn't cool, for a variety of reasons. After the call, we had plans to have Summa on for a special Jim-and-me-only episode of Podtoid, and now he's considering backing out because the whole, you know, hacking his site thing could be construed as going too far.

Whoever did hack the site will probably immediately assume that he's just being a pussy or something, but I'd do exactly the same thing. It's fun to get into internet arguments and prank each other and act like seven year olds (make your own joke here) if there's no actual property destruction going on, but if anything's taught me that there IS a line where Podtoid shenanigans are concerned, the wholesale crashing of a website would be it.

So, if Summa does end up agreeing to come on Podtoid, then that has to be it. If he acts like a dick, or if we act like dicks, or if anything silly happens that makes you want to take the joke further and start fucking with anyone's property, do not. This was just supposed to be stupid, juvenile fun, and though I'm sure whoever took down robertsumma.com thought they were helping me by doing so, you've actually sort of tainted what fun we were having and made it very much possible that there won't be any more.

So, yeah. No more of that, please.



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Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:18
Diverse
I really hope Summa doesn't back out from doing a Podtoid, because I was really looking forward to it. And his site being down was a dick move. Whoever did it probably felt they were being an INTERNET SUPER HERO. Lame.

If Summa is reading this. DO THE PODTOID!
Phallus Knife Fight's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:25
Phallus Knife Fight
Now where will I get the Summa Afterglow?
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:26
AgentMOO
It was all in good fun till somebody fucked it up by going too far. I hope Summa will show, the result will be will be either epic, akward, or epicly akward.
Usedtabe's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:27
Usedtabe
I feel bad for Summa. It's sad that this even had to be stated. Hopefully whoever did that realizes they are not an "internet super hero" and instead becomes "an hero".
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:27
Qraze
that is fuct up. why couldn't they take down fox news instead?
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:28
blehman
What's a summa?
Overcrowd's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:32
Overcrowd
You've got to hand it to Summa, he's taking this pretty well.

I know if it were my site that got fucked up, I'd want someones head on a pike.
The Incredible Edible Egg's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:33
The Incredible Edible Egg
hang on a second...

is this really destructoid?
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:36
AgentMOO
Wait... Will you guys do this dubbed over street fighter? That would be hilarious
lwelyk's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:37
lwelyk
Hang on, are we sure this isn't a prank and you didn't work it out with Summa for him to take down his own blog? I mean it's April Fools...

If it is true, mr.hacker, you are a dick.
GamingGoddess's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:37
GamingGoddess
I really just fucking hate hacking.
Stuart Scofield's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:44
Stuart Scofield
Someone explain.
Anthony Burch's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:46
Anthony Burch
Nah, the SF and Summa episodes will be separate.

And no, this isn't a prank. It's kind of unfortunate that it turned out I had to post about this on April 1st -- and I'm aware that that's what EVERY April prankster says -- but, yeah. It's the for real deal.
IroN1c's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:47
IroN1c
Oh man. I wondered what was up with his site because it was down, I thought maybe he just got angry and "rage quitted" his site. But taking it down by hacking it? Fuck, that's not cool at all. You know, work and time goes into these things. I really hope for him that he has a recent backup.
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:48
akathatoneguy
I'm glad that even the hardcore Summa-haters can agree that hacking is cowardly and lame.

You know, thinking back, I'm pretty sure that Summa got me to sign up here at Destructoid. I was a long-time lurker and signed up to post a comment ridiculing the fact that he called competitive gaming a "sport".
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:51
Brian Szabelski
I certainly hope it wasn't anyone here who did that, but I have a bad feeling in my gut it was. >.< It's not acceptable.
gatorsax2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:55
gatorsax2010
Even though I'm not a huge Summa fan, it's obvious that hacking is too far. I can disagree with what he says or how he says it, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't have a venue in which to say it. Sometimes I hate internet people...
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 12:57
Tubatic
Way not cool. I cant' imagine that any other place would generate a person interested in doin this.

not cool
HydroTonix's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:02
HydroTonix
I did it.
AgentBBJ's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:04
AgentBBJ
This is messed up.
Half left's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:05
Half left
Wait, someone took his site down? That's lame.
psycho terror2's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:15
psycho terror2
destructoid is not 4chan
destructoid is not 4chan
destructoid is not 4chan

repeat until understood.
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:18
garison
I wish I was cool enough to hack someone's site. But I'm not.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:20
Darren Nakamura
Some people.
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:25
Mr Wrighty 987
Not cool even if he is a dick
13thDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:26
13thDragon
<img src="http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6372/robertshirtlessme7.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/><br/>
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:33
eternalplayer2345
Yes please put it back up. It's sad that people can't tell between jokes and seriously hating each other.
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:34
Teta
OH god I want to hear the World Famous.
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:43
Chris Carter
@Psycho_Terror
After the Jessica Chobot Riding Dirty, and Dogs Puking video posted on dtoid, it's getting there.


Hacking is absolutely lame though. It's always some pissed off Croatian kid in his mother's basement.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 13:55
Holyetheline
So shit went down eh? I'm sorry. I love Summa and hope he does the Podtoid anyway.
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:09
DeusPayne
Aww. Look... frenemies.

I really do hope you have the summa on podcast.
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:13
ArrestedDeveloper
It seems Summa is only ever brought up on April I just don't know what's real and what's a joke.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:15
pedrovay2003
Wait, what the heck happened now? That sucks...
Faith's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:24
Faith
@13thDragon

God, that picture is going to continue to haunt me for the rest of my life. *face smack* Why did I listen to the guys at Gaygamer.net? Why?

I like seeing Summa in pain but hacking his site is pretty mean. Photoshopping pictures of him is much more fun.
Faith's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:25
Faith
Site hacking sucks especially when I wanted to see this site and podcast in order to laugh my ass off. I just heard about it yesterday.
SuitcoatAvenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:32
SuitcoatAvenger
This is why we can't have nice things applies to this, right?
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:33
AngelsDontBurn
@Faith: Same here. I heard that clip and had no idea he was doing a podcast and had a personal site. So I tried to visit it and realized it was a no go. Figured it was someone being retarded and just taking it down completely. Lame.

Trojans, worms, viruses and hacking. The things that the internet contains that I hate. :(
Pyroph's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:41
Pyroph
I think the call in was unnecessary.
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 14:42
AgentMOO
Arrested dev it was before today when anthony called in then someone did the deed.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 15:23
PappaDukes
I tried logging in as username: "Robert Summa" password: "pedophile" and I still can't get in to the protected site. What gives?
Dead Movie Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 15:38
Dead Movie Star
April fools.
Discarded Couch Sandwich's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 15:42
Discarded Couch Sandwich
It's kinda sad the name this gives for Destructiod. I guess in every great city there's always a couple of assholes there to drag the rest of us down..

Almost poetic for the kind of stigma gamers have to face anyway..
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 16:07
PappaDukes
So how do we know it was a Dtoid member? Don't get me wrong, I love jumping to conclusions as much as the next guy but where's the evidence? And if we do know it was a member of Dtoid, it shouldn't be that hard to find out who, and lay down the banhammmer.
Chris Carter's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 16:17
Chris Carter
@Pappa
I'm assuming the hacker did some sort of "Dtoid rules!" pixel-graffiti on his site.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 16:23
PappaDukes
@magnalon - you're probably right. If this is indeed the case, then this is indeed a sad day for Dtoiders.
RobertSumma's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 17:12
RobertSumma
Yes, I'll be on the next Podtoid that is recording tomorrow night (Thursday). I hope it clears some confusion up and if you still hate me afterward, that's perfectly acceptable. I don't expect everyone to like me, that would be completely unreasonable.

I just hope that you guys understand there is a line between entertainment and reality and I hope that whatever we may discuss on Podtoid can clear that stuff up.

I don't hate Dtoid or Niero for what happened, but it's unfortunate that I or anyone would have to put up with having their site wiped clean -- a site in which I pay for and operate myself just for the community.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 17:13
Holyetheline
After further research I've found that all Dtoiders should be hanging their heads in shame right now.
Puppy Licks's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 19:42
Puppy Licks
So there's no doubt it was a Dtoider who hacked the site?

If so, god dammit.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/01/2009 19:56
RAB
aw fuck, so that means we gotta wait even longer for our street fighter?

it sucks that the guys site got hacked but nobody gives a fuck about putting summa on a podtoid again. we want STREET FIGHTER.
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