Nice Special Olympics reference, it reminds me of a joke that a performer friend of mine tells on stage.
Yeah I think the divisiveness of gamers sub-sub-cultures is definately more prevalent on other boards than it is here. What ignited me was the Harniacs post, ah well.
It doesn't take much I guess.
Some of the current climate reminds me of the days immediately preceding the arrival of third edition. There was alot of talk regarding Gygaxian influenced DnD versus non-Gygaxian influenced DnD. There seemed to be alot of "truists" who wouldn't touch anything with Gary's stamp of approval. You don't see much of that anymore, and I think that is primarily due to the outbreak of d20 related material.
AFAIAC d20 is the most ingenious thing to come around in ages, but I still play GURPS (who some say is a direct ancestor), and occasionally M:tG.
I am glad that we have such a wonderfully diverse selection of games and systems to choose from. It makes for an interesting hobby, one that I will be involved with for a long time to come, I am sure.
Oh, and I don't have anything against Dominoes, I use them as mini stand-ins whenever I need something with a face of 5x10; Chinese Checkers though, those have to go.