Well I happen to disagree with them; and the over arching theme of my post I was trying to convey was that while it's all D&D people have a right to not like 3rd or 4th edition.
I hear what you are saying Iron Fang,
To answer your question, yes technically all versions of Dungeons and Dragons are Dungeons and Dragons. Having said that things are what you make of them. Obviously the game mechanics is one of the defining features of the game. I have no problem with...