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@Remathilis and @Aldarc Really, folks? You two know this exchange is a problem. So stop already. Thanks.

I know Morrus closed the thread, but this bears a comment or two... 1) As noted, if you think someone is misusing the (+) concept, you can report it. 2) the point of the thread is to not argue with the general premise of the thread. So, if someone posts a (+) thread like, "What do you plan to...

We used to have a Marketplace forum. I think it withered and dropped off from lack of use.

The Promotions forum would be fine for that.

Well, then you have spares should you ever nee to become a shop teacher... ... too dark?

Well, apparently it hates you, too. Just remember, you're the one with the thumbs.

If you are going to sign a ditty, make sure to get permission. Signing someone else's ditty without consent means either an uncomfortable meeting with HR, or an IP lawyer, or both.

If one is discussing the merits of the system and working with it, yes, it can totally be ignored, especially in a (+) thread.

Well, folks use variations. The most recent and constructive conversations I've seen about it are that the person who invokes the X Card does not have to explain. But they may, to the extent they want, if they are okay with doing so and feel it would help. And, yes, it helps the GM if there's...

Yep. Have you missed that I said that there's nothing wrong with an open door policy, and that we can use them and X Cards at the same table? Nobody is arguing against the open door policy. Nor is anyone arguing that you must choose only one. These are tools in a toolbox. Pick what...

Sure. But those are different situations, with different social dynamics. Managing them requires different techniques. There is no universal social tool. If that's what you require, you're kind of out of luck. Okay. As I have already said - your table, your choice. Maybe there's not a...

Well, let's look at this a bit more closely. After the third invocation, it is pretty clear that the player has a problem with Plot Keep. The player doesn't actually have to say what their problem is, but it is fair for the GM to ask, at least in private, what they can to do help the player...

No, they do not. An open door policy gives players a way to disengage form the game entirely, for as long as they wish. The X Card gives players a way to get past the specific issue and otherwise stay engaged with the game. So, not the same end. And not mutually exclusive, either - an Open...

"Feel free to leave if you have a reason," is not the same as, "If you are having a problem, I have a tool to work with you on it." Not that there's a problem with having an open door policy, too. But they aren't the same, in that they accomplish different things. No, the X Card is not...

Because not having it when you do need it is kind of a miserable experience for someone at your table? Remember, the X-Card is an emergency tool. It is a fire extinguisher, an EpiPen, a car insurance policy. You should not be seeing it invoked frequently. But, that one time, it may help...

There's no hard and fast line on when and how to invoke it. If your table was okay with it, fine, I guess. But, to be honest, unless the players were being made psychologically unsafe by the module, that wasn't within the modern intent of the tool. Being "miffed" at a poorly written module...

In original, there's one card, in the middle of the table. And, really, you don't need a "card" - anything you can write a big X on will do. Paper, a solo cup, whatever. How often do you do a new Code of Conduct from scratch? Normally, when I work with such things, I take an old one, and...

Yeah. In presenting it, you're presenting yourself, as GM, as someone who wants to be thoughtful about things. That can go a long way.

Again, take that up with the other guy. I think Lin Codega recently did an interview on Rascal about it, with someone who was present at the time. https://www.rascal.news/how-the-x-card-was-created-john-stavropoulos-james-mendez-hodes-interview/

You can take that up with John Stavropulous, who all the sources I can find say invented the X card. If you can find an earlier citation, have at it.