Talk:Eric Gorden Corley

message: This article is extremely biased.  The reader base of 2600 is at the fringe of the hacker community and may not actually be considered "hackers".  They are mostly comprised of preteens and teenagers whose skills are solely getting around parental control filters so they can look at porn.
Eric Corley does not even belong as an article in ANY encyclopedia, but if he's going to be found here, at least the article could be more unbiased.
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I disagree partly.
The question of whether or not 2600 is widely read is disputable.  Your statement that it is mostly comprised of preteens/teens looking to get around parental filters is, itself, indicative that you haven't looked at the magazine to see that this might or might not be true.  Had you looked, you would not have made such a statement.
The question of whether or not Corley belongs in an encyclopedia is where you and I disagree most strongly, though.  Corley is a radio personality.  If we exclude the shortwave outlet (WBCQ) and the college station (WUSB) from where he is carried, it leaves, at the very least, WBAI, which is a respected public media outlet with a very sizeable audience.  That he gets phone calls says he has listeners.
That he also acted as an advisor to the producers of a major motion picture (Hackers), further bolsters that this entry should be here.
That he also is a poignant social critic further bolsters that this entry should be here.
That you disagree with him or what you think he represents means squat.
I have touched up the text a bit to remove some bias that I perceived, and correct one factual matter.  I have also removed the bias flag.  Feel free to put it back if you don't think this is good enough.
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I'll one-up and say I entirely disagree with the person(s) who says Eric Corley isn't notable and I question their scope of knowledge about the history of computer hackers. While 2600 magazine's popularity has waned in the past decade or so, Emmanuel (Eric Corley) continues to be one of the most recognizable figureheads of the hacking community. 
He may not be "the leader" of the hacker community, but I certainly recognize him as one of the "fathers" of hacking. He was absolutely instrumental (via 2600 magazine) in growing the hacker community (keyword here: community).
Aside from 2600 magazine, he's also considerably known (at least amongst the hacker community) for his radio shows and the infamous lawsuit related to the DVD/CCA/DeCSS case. He and his magazine also inspired the worldwide "2600 hacker meets" which occur in numerous major cities around the world.
Jgw 16:13, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
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message: Since the person who put it there has not participated in useful and constructive discussion, I now remove the npov notice. — David Remahl 14:09, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
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message: I've tried to get these answers myself many times before, by writing to and calling up OTH, OTW, Brain Damage, and 2600, but in all these years I've never received a straight answer. If anyone can achieve this seemingly insurmountable feat, that would be wonderful.
#Origins of 2600: How and why (and when) did Corley become interested in phreaking and hacking? Corley admits to not being technically inclined. Has Corley ever been involved in any type of actual phreaking and hacking activity?
#Was 2600 originally intended to solely be a phreaking zine or has there been a focus on both subjects from the very beginning?
#What computer and operating systems has Corley used most often in his lifetime and what does he currently use (computer + OS)?
#How does Corley fund all his travels (including his vast global trip for Speaker's World?)
metaspheres 13:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
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message: Substituted at 14:35, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
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