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Originally Posted by Umbran  But, on the other hand, much of what we have to moderate is, in fact, people being disrespectful and/or undiplomatic.
The difference between something being derisive or not is a matter of degree and context. I would be hard pressed to imagine a use of "nerdrage" to describe the behavior of another poster such that it was not either derisive or dismissive and personal. |
Dumbed Down, Rollplaying or Nerdrage are all typically used or can be easily understood as insulting.
If someone feels insulted, and insulted enough to call on the mods, it needs to be dealt with.
No need to ban any words for it.
"I've tried to get into chess, but it's a little to complex for my tastes and parties seem to take too long. Is there some kind of "dumbed down" game I could play instead on the board?"
"Sure, you could try checkers."
"I played chess a lot, but I eventually found that checkers is way faster and more fun."
"Basically, Checkers is a dumbed down version of chess."
"I feel nerdrage building up in me about people restricting my vocubulary. I try to be constructive, but... Arrgh. Someone feels the same way? "
"I love roll-playing. Really, if I don't get to roll the dice, what's the point of having mechanics and a character sheet? "
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