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<blockquote data-quote="ExTSR" data-source="post: 7693537"><p><strong>Enough <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>First, a big shout-out and thanks to Increment's posts (Jon Peterson, author of <em>Playing At the Worl</em>d -- THE definitive and exhaustive tome that documents our roots in the 1970s).</p><p></p><p>The above quote shows my core problem here, as Jon has pointed out. Hussar misquotes me and then follows his own Google-trail, heedless of facts. You see a lot of that these days, but to echo a common meme... "your google-fu doesn't trump my law degree." (No, I don't have a law degree, literalists. If your head went there, refocus, and try to keep up.)</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>For those who are interested in historical facts, I refer you to this Authority (proven so), and I respectfully bow out. I once walked out on a certain gamer website, my former internet 'home', because of this sort of 'debate'.</p><p></p><p>No, I wasn't there. I'm a new guy, "3rd wave" we call it; didn't get to TSR until 1980. My knowledge in this area comes from my friends, from oral histories recounted by those who were actually there. I am proud to know these people, by accident of fate.</p><p></p><p>But I'm not the Angry Young Man whose shoes I once wore, and I have little time or patience for those who desperately seek googly verification for their theories while turning their backs on the resources and truths that have been uncovered through sheer hard work, spurred by a genuine love of our Hobby. This includes Jon and Shannon and many others (edit: like Bill M... see current OD&D video).</p><p></p><p>Feel free to follow your pet theories, one and all. And do indeed be distrustful of anecdotes, for our memories blur over decades. Proper research notes the anomalies but synergizes multiple sources to find a path to Truth. An open and intelligent mind is always suspicious of Pet Theories that seem to be convenient answers to All the Questions. Reality is rife with complexity and nuance, and simplistic solutions are usually wrong.</p><p></p><p>So I'm outta here, enough with this thread. As I leave, I apologize for not using any vulgarity or obscenity; my refusal to sheeple-up and descend to the common conventional tactics (ala the Wickster) does not boost my signal, but I am content with who I am, and my small place in this world.</p><p></p><p>cya around EnWorld. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ExTSR, post: 7693537"] [b]Enough :)[/b] First, a big shout-out and thanks to Increment's posts (Jon Peterson, author of [I]Playing At the Worl[/I]d -- THE definitive and exhaustive tome that documents our roots in the 1970s). The above quote shows my core problem here, as Jon has pointed out. Hussar misquotes me and then follows his own Google-trail, heedless of facts. You see a lot of that these days, but to echo a common meme... "your google-fu doesn't trump my law degree." (No, I don't have a law degree, literalists. If your head went there, refocus, and try to keep up.) . For those who are interested in historical facts, I refer you to this Authority (proven so), and I respectfully bow out. I once walked out on a certain gamer website, my former internet 'home', because of this sort of 'debate'. No, I wasn't there. I'm a new guy, "3rd wave" we call it; didn't get to TSR until 1980. My knowledge in this area comes from my friends, from oral histories recounted by those who were actually there. I am proud to know these people, by accident of fate. But I'm not the Angry Young Man whose shoes I once wore, and I have little time or patience for those who desperately seek googly verification for their theories while turning their backs on the resources and truths that have been uncovered through sheer hard work, spurred by a genuine love of our Hobby. This includes Jon and Shannon and many others (edit: like Bill M... see current OD&D video). Feel free to follow your pet theories, one and all. And do indeed be distrustful of anecdotes, for our memories blur over decades. Proper research notes the anomalies but synergizes multiple sources to find a path to Truth. An open and intelligent mind is always suspicious of Pet Theories that seem to be convenient answers to All the Questions. Reality is rife with complexity and nuance, and simplistic solutions are usually wrong. So I'm outta here, enough with this thread. As I leave, I apologize for not using any vulgarity or obscenity; my refusal to sheeple-up and descend to the common conventional tactics (ala the Wickster) does not boost my signal, but I am content with who I am, and my small place in this world. cya around EnWorld. :) [/QUOTE]
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