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We were really late (by our standards) and only got them done last weekend. We usually do get it done in late February once all the...

Yeah, I sometimes think the "this is easily handled" responses show more that some people have been fortunate, either in not hitting it...

I absolutely agree 100%. I failed to do this when I was much younger and now I only regret it. When you see it, say something...

Yeah, but the flip side of this is some people will say anything to avoid confrontation in person, or simply to satisfy their...

The difference is that here we're largely interacting with strangers. As such we have little or no contectual basis for the exchange in...

"How do you talk with a problem player" is right up there with "how do you ask your crush out" in the realm of "there is no one correct...

It goes beyond respect. It requires trust in other people's reactions and how that will play out, and bluntly, a lot of people don't...

And to be fair, its one of those things that can vary from person to person. I just think the automatic assumption it'll work better...

Poor bass players may as well be invisible.

I'm not sure I always have the required skills, and most things suggest I'm better than the majority in this regard. If I only played...

I'm not sold this is actually a good suggestion; I've not infrequently found text a better way to do it, because its a cooler medium.

The general question is hard to answer without more context of the people involved. The answer to the last question is, in my...

Heck, sometimes it applies even when the lead vocalist doesn't want it to. The visibility of that position is hard to get around.

It might move around who would have a problem with it, but it wouldn't change the fact its a pacing thing a fair number of people are...

There was a somewhat well-known San Diego RPG fan who used to call his APA zine focused on superhero gaming "Gods in Four Colors".