Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Hussar]

Well, that's the gig: if you say "X never happens", even one person claiming to see it puts you in the position that you're either wrong or need to claim they're either a liar or mistaken. Statements of commonality mean you may be wrong, but claims to the contrary just put it on a case of attempting to figure who's experiences and evaluations are stronger which leaves room for neither to be liars or disingenuous.

On the other hand one could simply try to see the point that’s being made instead of needlessly nitpicking the overly strong statement and understand that “no one” actually means “not very many”.

 

[Velderan]

On the other hand one could simply try to see the point that’s being made instead of needlessly nitpicking the overly strong statement and understand that “no one” actually means “not very many”.

Alternatively people can use the words they actually mean and not make me have to guess what they're trying to say.

 

[TiQuinn]

Does anyone know if Snarf Zagyg is gone for good? Last I heard was he was taking a week off, but that was, I think, a month ago now.

I just figured it’s the holidays and we’ll see him back in January.

 

[TiQuinn]

On the other hand one could simply try to see the point that’s being made instead of needlessly nitpicking the overly strong statement and understand that “no one” actually means “not very many”.

Folks are also frequently talking about concepts that have lots of baggage and associations involved, both positive and negative. If one has never encountered the negative stuff, they’ll be very confused why people aren’t receptive to the positive stuff. And vice versa.

 

[Autumnal]

Folks are also frequently talking about concepts that have lots of baggage and associations involved, both positive and negative. If one has never encountered the negative stuff, they’ll be very confused why people aren’t receptive to the positive stuff. And vice versa.

Yup. Words don’t just mean what I’m intending to say. They mean a random mix of all the things all of you have read and heard them mean, and all the things you want them to mean when you use them, and how and I actually do use them, which never 100% exactly what we were aiming for every time. This is why I try to be amenable to alternative phrasing and to mixing up my word choices from time to time, so that I don’t become more attached to a signifier than the thing signified.

 

[payn]

On the other hand one could simply try to see the point that’s being made instead of needlessly nitpicking the overly strong statement and understand that “no one” actually means “not very many”.

Oh god, this please!

 

[soviet]

This may be the geekiest reference on ENWorld in a very long time. My hat is off to you.

Thank you!oneeleven

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

@Whizbang Dustyboots : Since taco pizza exists, so should pizza taco. Nothing weird there.

I feel like it's invented weekly by enterprising middle school students.

 

[RealAlHazred]

I wish the rest of you would stop acting like player characters survive to 4th level. I've been running for 40 years, and in all that time, I've always managed to kill off characters when they reach 3rd level, if not earlier. I feel like people didn't read the subtext of Basic D&D -- the rules only went to 3rd level, because you're supposed to kill the characters by then. My players come in here, and suddenly they're whining. "Those guys let their players get to 9th level!" "Those guys give their PCs magic items!" You're ruining gaming for those of us running the proper way!

 

[Thomas Shey]

On the other hand one could simply try to see the point that’s being made instead of needlessly nitpicking the overly strong statement and understand that “no one” actually means “not very many”.

One could, but it allows the discussion to be framed in a way that I do not think is at all useful. I also don't think its a habit to be encouraged, and do not find it inappropriate to discourage it.