Forum:Questionable Gearbox Marketing Tactics?

I'm not big on conspiracy theories, but I have reason to believe that the minor Twitter flame war that erupted earlier this week because of Patch 1.2.0's Bee nerf controversy and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford's referring to dissenters and naysayers as "e-terrorists" may have involved Gearbox using a dummy Twitter account to emotionally manipulate its own fanbase to a certain extent.

http://theragingfanboy.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/e-terrorists-impartial-journalism-and-being-played/

Thoughts and opinions would be welcome. I'd like reassurance that I'm not being paranoid or going crazy. :(