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<blockquote data-quote="TrizzlWizzl" data-source="post: 598613" data-attributes="member: 3510"><p>I totally agree. I don't want to spark a flame war either... to me, a flame war is two posters making personal attacks on one another, which is best avoided. That's why I've since changed the title of the thread (agreeing with everybody that it was childish and not conducive to discussion) and carefully avoided personal comments directed at Mr. Smith within the rant itself.</p><p></p><p>The Colonel brings up a good point: just what does WotC see as it's target audience? Why <em>does</em> Mat Smith write the way he does? Does it even matter? I mean... who cares, right?</p><p></p><p>Well... I care. That's why I read the message boards and download all the FAQs. I care about the quality of the writing within the hobby and seeing as how the writing basically <em>is</em> the hobby I care about it. I've seen players get totally turned off to books and campaign ideas after reading Mat Smith's "articles". He writes as though... well I've said all that but I feel it truly does have negative reciprocal effects on the hobby (although, admittedly, that might have a lot to do with my living in image-concious Los Angeles).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TrizzlWizzl, post: 598613, member: 3510"] I totally agree. I don't want to spark a flame war either... to me, a flame war is two posters making personal attacks on one another, which is best avoided. That's why I've since changed the title of the thread (agreeing with everybody that it was childish and not conducive to discussion) and carefully avoided personal comments directed at Mr. Smith within the rant itself. The Colonel brings up a good point: just what does WotC see as it's target audience? Why [i]does[/i] Mat Smith write the way he does? Does it even matter? I mean... who cares, right? Well... I care. That's why I read the message boards and download all the FAQs. I care about the quality of the writing within the hobby and seeing as how the writing basically [i]is[/i] the hobby I care about it. I've seen players get totally turned off to books and campaign ideas after reading Mat Smith's "articles". He writes as though... well I've said all that but I feel it truly does have negative reciprocal effects on the hobby (although, admittedly, that might have a lot to do with my living in image-concious Los Angeles). [/QUOTE]
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