Ban edition war baiting in sigs and status lines?

[HealTheSquad]

Could I respectfully ask you to change it Shemeska? It really is very irritating.

 

[HealTheSquad]

No, they don't. It takes two to tango - you can't have a war with only one side, and most people choose to simply ignore the crass people.

True, but why should you have to ignore crass people. Why not call them on being crass?

I appreciate hearing the mods point of view, so thanks for replying. However, I know as mods you get ticked off with edition wars, and I think this kind of low level stuff does build up and is a big factor in the sensitivity of some of the 4e defenders.

 

[renau1g]

I think your last post is part of the problem though. I love 4e, and it's far and away the best edition for me, but I never feel like a 4e Defender (even if I love playing one in the game ).

There's a lot of problems with 4e as written, just as every other edition has it's own share of issues. I'll respond to silly, obviously wrong posts about 4e "combat takes 7 hours to resolve" etc, but really I think identifying yourself as a 4e defender already starts you on an aggressive, and potentially combative stance, and maybe take some posters criticisms of the game too seriously. Really, I've never been bugged by "stunned till 5e" or the other sigs/statuses people have posted. Why? Because none of it affects how I play my game of choice, 4e, and if people spout off on 4e not being D&D because it's not the same as OD&D or AD&D or whatever, fine, that's your opinion and I'll happily debate it with someone.

I'll echo others suggestions to either ignore posters, turn off sigs, or just come up with your own quasi-witty status, like "4e, the only true edition of D&D" or something (I'm not witty sadly). Or call them out on it, but make sure you follow the boards rules about it.

 

[Nifft]

No, they don't. It takes two to tango - you can't have a war with only one side

Unilateral conflicts certainly do exist.

For example, the attack on Pearl Harbor was an act of war, even though only one side was doing any attacking.

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Pedantry aside, some sigs do seem to contain things that would not be allowed in the body of a post. Is there a different policy on sigs vs. posts?

Cheers, -- N

 

[HealTheSquad]

I'm not a 4e defender in any form, check my post count, most of which is from this thread! I do sympathise with them though. I view them in the same way as I view online defenders of AGW - I am full of admiration for their dedication in debunking misinformation

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

Could I respectfully ask you to change it Shemeska? It really is very irritating.

I find it hilarious.

 

[jaerdaph]

I just want to add that it's really hard to take anyone who registered four months ago and only has 13 posts, each of which alternates between I love/hate edition wars, seriously.

 

[HealTheSquad]

I find it hilarious.

I have never found any sig, no matter how witty, hilarious after more than a couple of repetitions. I envy you.

 

[HealTheSquad]

I just want to add that it's really hard to take anyone who registered four months ago and only has 13 posts, each of which alternates between I love/hate edition wars, seriously.

I generally find it is more productive to judge each post on its merits.

That said it is funny you should say that. I created this account, after years or lurking, specifically to post in support of edition wars. But recently I too am getting a little tired of them, sad to say because it looks like the 4e defenders have basically given up save for a small hard core. I expect they are just having fun playing instead. The original edition wars were full of fire and brimstone, but also informative to an interested observer. Now everything that can be said has been and it's all looking a little samey.

 

[jaerdaph]

Okay.