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Because moving forward with the new effort, with folks out money on the last one, is/looks like a jerk move to some.

I don't actually care about the whole "ownership" thing so much. I just want ebooks to be device-agnostic. If I had a e-ink device that could run kindle, Nook, and Libby apps for access, I would be happy.

I thoroughly understood what you wrote. It is not my fault if that did not clearly represent what you wanted to get across. I also understand that you don't feel the paper is part of the value. But that is my point - value is subjective. As an example, digital products have little value if I...

With the caveat that Librarians are among the most proficient practitioners at malicious compliance known to man....

A library's agreement that allows them to distribute the ebooks limit them to so many copies at a time.

When they sell you a mobile device, the account you get in it can do a lot, but not everything. To "root" a device is to get root/superuser access on the device. Sometimes, this is against your license agreement. Sometimes, if you don't have good tools, it can mean data loss. On an android...

That is generally not the publisher, but the platform licence agreement that does that. If I buy a John Scalzi book, published by Tor, it comes with a notice that it is provided without DRM. Good luck getting it off your e-reader, though. If you but the ebook from Barnes and Noble, for...

With all due respect, for non-essential items, perceived value is the only value. You cost to produce it do not determine value to the consumer.

Mode note: @Jd Smith1 When you follow a topic around and poke someone multiple times, you don't get to blame them for getting upset. @Some Dude This issue would be an appropriate use of the Ignore function.

Mod note: The only "institution" of relevance here is the site itself. When you see the institution - meaning the moderation staff - supporting this, then make your beef to Morrus and the mods. "You are not allowed to voice this opinion because it might, by some unclear mechanism, at some...

Didn't say it had no influence. Said that figuring out "most influential" is tricky, and picking "first" may miss the mark. Also, I wonder if maybe you are stretching the word "influence" a bit far with this. But whatever.

Yeah, and there's always going to be weird bits. Like Ghostbusters. First to use a dice pool. Cool. But first doesn't mean it is the most influential. I would argue that WEG Star Wars was the most influential use of dice pools - because it is the one that popularized the form. Others took the...

He needed the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold so the witch next door would remove the curse upon his house and he and his wife could have children.

Possible sources of abilities/subclasses... Dumb luck - this is the archetypal "Jack" character of fables. Fate/Prophecy Dogged persistence/loyalty- think Samwise Gamgee. Otherworldly support - if a celestial and a demon had a bet... Common sense Purity of spirit

What you seem to have said was that those words didn't feel like the effect of a bomb. Morrus is, in effect, saying that the bomb is a hyperbolic example - not being like a bomb does not mean "not akin to violence". There are many lesser acts of violence those words might have been like.

My base group is folks I know well, but I play with folks I'm not familiar with several times a year, and don't see this problem. Edit to add: This is not to say that I don't have disagreements with those players. Just that nobody "rants". Nobody takes up half an hour over rules points...

So, seems loaded to me, because I expect most of us don't experience much, or any, player ranting. We have pretty low key interactions with our players. To speak of "ranting" as a major concern seems either hyperbole (where the loading would be part of the effect), or you having a highly...

So, for you, is there a difference between politely asking a question or discussing something, and ranting? Am I ranting now?

I pretty thoroughly agree with you. I would find it... nigh-incredible if pemerton claimed to be unfamiliar with the more common use of the term. Again, I agree. It can be important to note that, as a practical matter, for pretty much anyone, there are times when they aren't particularly...

Unfortunately, when terms have been redefined, one may not realize that things aren't clear for some time, such that argument and ill-will is generated before anyone realizes the actual problem. There are times and places in which an author can demand readers use the author's...