What is the point of GM's notes?

[prabe]

No a term on its own can't be an equivocation. My objection was it is a term people tend to equivocate on, and that it is pretty obvious to me, it will lead to lots of the kind of equitation I am talking about. I said the fiction is equivocal (which just means having more than one meaning), and specifically I said things like "highly equivocal" because it carries so many terms that can be problematic in RPG discussions.

Who was using the fiction ambiguously in this thread, in way that it could be misinterpreted as you describe?

 

[Ovinomancer]

The problem is two-fold: I have been involved in a number of threads with posters from this thread, where I recall equivocation occurring around the term the fiction. I am not going to go back and comb through them to find the posts. What's more, I don't feel like getting more aggressive hostile responses that will inevitably result if I raise up posts from another thread involving posters here just to prove this point (as it was a fairly minor one). My biggest concern with fiction is it seems like a highly equivocal term to me, and will be prone to the sort of misuse I have described in the future. If you disagree that is fine. I can't tell you what to think.

And I am saying that this is either an intentional misrepresentation or an accident of misunderstanding. You only have to find evidence once to prove both wrong. We await. Until then, you're casting aspersions on unnamed people in an attempt to salvage your argument, which is not a good look for someone trying to claim victimhood.

 

[Bedrockgames]

Ah, more handwaving to evidence that you recall, but cannot produce, that proves your point. You do see the problem here, right?

No I don't. I am answering everyones' questions clearly. I gave my reasoning here

 

[Bedrockgames]

Who was using the fiction ambiguously in this thread, in way that it could be misinterpreted as you describe?

you have asked this multiple times already and I have given you answers. I am not here to be subject to some kind of inquisition. If you guys disagree with me that is fine. But I maintain there is an issue with equivocation when it comes to this term.

 

[Ovinomancer]

No I don't. I am answering everyones' questions clearly. I gave my reasoning here

No, you aren't answering clearly. You're saying that you maybe recall a problem elsewhere, but cannot recall where. This is not clearly. You are now smearing people with this argument, and being highly disingenuous. Until you can produce proof of your claims, which should be easy given how you think this will be common, you need to stop implying people are dishonest.

 

[Bedrockgames]

And I am saying that this is either an intentional misrepresentation or an accident of misunderstanding. You only have to find evidence once to prove both wrong. We await. Until then, you're casting aspersions on unnamed people in an attempt to salvage your argument, which is not a good look for someone trying to claim victimhood.

I am just giving my honest opinion Omnomancer. You guys are the ones who have spent nearly ten pages of the thread going after me over this one little point.

 

[Fenris-77]

Equitation is the art or practice of horse riding or horsemanship

What did you actually mean here? I'm guessing you were looking for another word. This isn't a shot at you, but I didn't want to reply without clarification.

 

[Bedrockgames]

No, you aren't answering clearly. You're saying that you maybe recall a problem elsewhere, but cannot recall where. This is not clearly. You are now smearing people with this argument, and being highly disingenuous. Until you can produce proof of your claims, which should be easy given how you think this will be common, you need to stop implying people are dishonest.

I am not smearing anyone. I am refraining from evening mentioning people. But i do remember equivocation arising around the fiction in those threads.

 

[Bedrockgames]

What did you actually mean here? I'm guessing you were looking for another word. This isn't a shot at you, but I didn't want to reply without clarification.

?????

 

[Fenris-77]

I am just giving my honest opinion Omnomancer. You guys are the ones who have spent nearly ten pages of the thread going after me over this one little point.

I think you're underselling the page count associated with your use of equivocation.