Ginny Di on the OGL

[Umbran]

Oooohhh. Yeah no, that’s not how I meant to come off. My apologizes.

Fair enough. And thanks for offering the correction.

If I may give a note about why you were read that way? You referred to her as a "fan girl". Think about that for a moment.

You put focus on gender, as if that's actually relevant, and position her as not an adult.

When has "fan girl" or "fanboy" ever been used other than to be dismissive?

"Fan girl on YouTube." "Successful and popular professional gaming content creator." See the difference?

 

[DarkCrisis]

Fair enough. And thanks for offering the correction.

If I may give a note about why you were read that way? You referred to her as a "fan girl". Think about that for a moment.

You put focus on gender, as if that's actually relevant, and position her as not an adult.

When has "fan girl" or "fanboy" ever been used other than to be dismissive?

"Fan girl on YouTube." "Successful and popular professional gaming content creator." See the difference?

I've never used them that way. I'm a fanboy of RPGs and video games. Just like embracing the word geek or nerd.

 

[billd91]

When has "fan girl" or "fanboy" ever been used other than to be dismissive?

Honestly? They're both used dismissively and self-referentially - much like grognard. And they pretty much always have been. Context has generally been the determining factor for positive vs negative usage.

 

[Maxperson]

Though again, they will only take you so far.

The again what do I know about YouTubers and income?

I’m saying I don’t see it taking her into retirement. Or maybe it could.

I agree with you. Or maybe I don't.

 

[Blue]

As of a month ago, sure.

Really, in the past month other RPGs have grown to be the size of D&D over the past year?

Please, do inform us.

Share going away from D&D does not mean that share is getting funneled into a single RPG. Or even that that many people are playing less D&D - just not planning on buying anything new.

 

[Gradine]

She has more YouTube subscribers than Matt Colville. She's been personally tapped by the D&D brand on at least one occasion. Can we move past the part where we pretend to be incredulous over her notoriety because she doesn't have a naughty word beard?

 

[Umbran]

Honestly? They're both used dismissively and self-referentially

Right. And since DarkCrisis wasn't referring to themselves, the other option is... dismissive! By your own logic, even.

Thank you for backing up my point.

 

[billd91]

Right. And since DarkCrisis wasn't referring to themselves, the other option is... dismissive! By your own logic, even.

Thank you for backing up my point.

But I’m not backing your point. Your point is wrong.

 

[mamba]

But I’m not backing your point. Your point is wrong.

not according to your own logic

 

[Umbran]

But I’m not backing your point. Your point is wrong.

Your presented logic did. Sorry.

But, to be slightly more constructive about it, my point was expressing a generalization, in the form of a question.

Pointing out that the generalization isn't an absolute does not prove that the generalization is invalid, or that the generalization doesn't apply to the case in question.