One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
The best that can be done is banning such people from participating in the discussion forums, but this doesn't control whatever they decide to do on their own.
Again - this is analogous to the vandals at OWS.
So I must ask, who on your side of the #GamerGate hashtag speaks louder and and commands more followers than Adam Baldwin?
If you do not possess the social capital to overpower the voices of unabashed harassers, then your continued association with the hashtag only damages your cause.
(Note that I speak as someone who once worked in games "journalism" and is completely fed up with how shitty it is (not that the games industry at large is really giving me much to hope for).)