Metatron, lol, the only reason HL2.net is so anal about beta materials is because of legal issues. $10 says that all the righteous Administrators and Mods are trying to get a copy of the beta just as hard as anyone else around here.
Dude, website competition DOES exist. All website admins want their site to be THE site. From your post I can tell you've never run a gaming website.
MSNBC cited HL2.net as source for Gabe's quotes. Does this make HL2.net admins feel warm and fuzzy, you bet. Are their egos proportional...
Um, ATi paid '8+ million' for the bundle deal. I think that if VALVe starts pulling any more funny business, ATi and some other ppl will be pissed. ATi will want a full refunt :D
Being a nazi is a common side effect of running a website.
HL2.net isnt so bad, I think the forum admin/mods do have itchy trigger fingers, but its not so bad.
BTW congrats to HL2.net for being 'the' HL2 news site. I tried to compete with www.planetdoom.com for a while, but you can't...