Talk:Randy Pitchford

message: I dont think Randy had anything to do with Aliens: Colonial Marines.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.118.2.93 (talk) 16:38, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: He's the CEO of the company and responsible for the product.50.147.26.108 (talk) 14:31, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

text: Nonetheless, it doesn't belong in his bio. Especially as the 'stealing' accusation was from an un-named source and not an accusation from Sega. And, if anything, it was breach of contract. No one 'stole' anything. 76.19.65.193 (talk) 23:21, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Giving money to a Kickstarter isn't philanthropy, nor is the sum of money significant enough. This whole section should be deleted.
Or renamed "Other Activities", that works FilthiestOfPeasant (talk) 00:19, 3 May 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: What I find highly amusing about that section is how Randy Pitchford probably wrote it himself. I don't mean to gossip on a talk page, but it seems like something he would do. Besides that, I feel the page is somewhat praising him in a strange way that pages about businessmen/game devs usually aren't. Possible WP:NPOV and/or WP:PROMOTION violations, maybe? 51.37.56.49 (talk) 02:44, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Philanthropy" 

message: I don't really see how Randy Pitchford's personal political opinions are particularly noteworthy or worthy of inclusion in a Wikipedia article. Him being one of many people to sign a letter, or being one of many to praise a Supreme Court decision, or his opinions on censorship and the ESRB (citing an op-ed he wrote himself), don't really seem relevant/notable unless the goal is to present him in a positive light because of those views (which should not be the goal). The only potentially noteworthy statement in that entire section is him getting Equality Texas' Business Leadership Award in 2019... But even that might not be notable; it just cites Gearbox's press release of Pitchford responding to the award.
In contrast, the Wikipedia article noticeably fails to mention in the "Lawsuit" section that Pitchford was accused of embezzling money from the company (even though the cited articles themselves make this accusation clear in the title). The cited Yahoo! Finance article is titled "Former Gearbox employee provides proof Randy Pitchford diverted funds to personal company", but the Wikipedia article just says "Callender later provided documents that he claimed backed up his position." There's also no mention anywhere in the article of Pitchford allegedly assaulting David Eddings, which is corroborated by Gearbox co-founder Landon Montgomery (see also here and here. (The Wikipedia article also doesn't mention Pitchford's rants in response to factual coverage of his misleading claims about Borderlands 3...)
Per WP:BLPBALANCE, overly promotional language should be avoided, and disproportionate space shouldn't be given to particular viewpoints (which includes Pitchford's own). And per WP:BLPPUBLIC, noteworthy, relevant, and well documented allegations should be covered in the article even if they're negative (if the subject denies those allegations, that should be mentioned too). V2Blast (talk) 21:42, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: , the "Views on equity and rights" and "Speeches and appearances" sections were added by a user who has since been blocked for spam. I removed them whole for now. IceWelder [✉] 22:01, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks for the heads-up and for handling the issue! V2Blast (talk) 23:19, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

text: Support the exclusion of this material. Non-notable business awards or events, even if covered by reliable sources, aren't really important to include. --Masem (t) 15:02, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

text: May be of interest to you as well, possible overlap with AhadBintiMussah. -- ferret (talk) 15:12, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Views on equity and rights" section, and lack of balance 

message: I've removed the work list. It was built by one of the frequent COI paid editors buzzing into this article and continued to be expanded by them. In most cases, unreliable sources were being provided from blogs. Additionally, most of the roles were as Executive Producer which is not terribly important.  I suspect that NichePenguinLifestyle is the latest among this farm you've been keeping an eye on, however they have only edited here thus far. -- ferret (talk) 20:21, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: "Works"

message: Hi again. Dan Hewitt from Gearbox here. In addition to some of those suggested edits to the Gearbox Software page, I took a look at this page and saw some inaccuracies I would love to get corrected. First off, the info box mentions “Pitchford Entertainment.”
While there is a company registered under that name, it’s inactive as of last spring and Randy isn’t the president or CEO, as reflected in business filings. Is there any possibility we can change that portion of the info box and instead have “CEO and President of Gearbox Entertainment Company” to reflect the company’s restructuring over the last few years?
Second, the career section seems to be missing some recent updates from Randy’s time at Gearbox, despite that being what he’s best known for. Do you think it would be possible for you or other editors to build that section out using pre-approved sources from the Gearbox
Software page? Some relevant items might include this about beginning the Borderlands franchise, this and this about the expansion into Canada, and this about the merger with Embracer. Let me know how I can be helpful here. Thanks and I appreciate your help!  -- DanHewittGBX (talk) 13:31,
7 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi again. What are your thoughts on the following?:  
"In 2007, Pitchford
announced the creation of the Borderlands (series) series and the original Borderlands (video game) game, which was released in 2009.https://web.archive.org/web/20161022222707/http://www.kotaku.com.au/2007/08/2k_runs_for_the_borderlands.
He has served as Executive Producer for the series,https://www.interactive.org/news/hit_list_randy_pitchford.asp
with Borderlands 2 coming out in 2012, followed by Borderlands 3 in 2019. In late 2015, Gearbox opened a new studio in Quebec City, which Pitchford said would "help us build fun and exciting video games within our tent-pole brands."https://web.archive.org/web/20160808152409/http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/11/9893502/gearbox-studio-quebec-city-canada
Pitchford then announced a second Canadian studio in Montreal in 2021.https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gearbox-opens-new-office-in-montreal-to-create-groundbreaking-entertainment/1100-6495608
Pitchford led Gearbox through the company's acquisition by Embracer Group in early 2021, saying "Gearbox doesn’t need to do this. It’s just that we have the capability to go so much faster than we would ever be able to if we continued to only grow within
the margins of our own success.”https://venturebeat.com/2021/02/03/randy-pitchford-the-magic-behind-gearboxs-merger-with-embracer-group
-- DanHewittGBX (talk) 16:30,10 January 2022 (UTC)
* I have used some other sources to better expand Pitchford's current placement. However, I'm not sure on the other factors such as expanding to Canada or reasoning about Embracer acquisition - those would be better on the Gearbox page as they're less about Pitchford (I have to discussion the publishing division here as to explain the parent company formation). But let me know if you see anything else you think could be added. --Masem (t) 03:33, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I think those additions are fair since they're all coming from third-party sources. --Masem (t) 01:21, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: "Requests to Address Inaccuracies"

message: Hi Masem. I want to re-open the discussion around adding an awards and recognition section to Randy’s page. 
As I raised previously, many game developers, designers, and CEOs like Todd Howard and Andrew Wilson have awards/recognition sections or subsections. 
I was hoping to get your feedback regarding the potential of adding a list of awards Randy’s games have been nominated for/won, as well as some of his achievements, such as the Tech Titans Award and the recent founding of Gearbox Gives. Thanks!  DanHewittGBX (talk) 16:38, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requests to Add Awards and Recognition