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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5284499" data-attributes="member: 22779">At least it would have the bonus of being somewhat original instead of yet another, &quot;OMG, this game I don't play really sux, you should play this other game instead.&quot; post.&nbsp; I've found that it's much, much more difficult to get annoyed about someone being unflinchingly positive about something they love, than someone piddling all over something they hate.&quot;I really love X.&nbsp; X has this, this and this feature which make it a fantastic game.&nbsp; My players and I have been playing game X and we're having a blast.&quot; is so much more difficult to take as flamebait.The problem with just bitching about Game Y is that all the points are arguable.&nbsp; Yes, the poster might have these problems with the game, and that's fair, but, so often, those problems are simply personal preference issues, not actual failings in the system.&nbsp; It's not criticism in the sense of trying to point out failings so much as just complaining that Game X doesn't appeal to the poster.I really don't believe that complaining and criticising are the same thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5284499, member: 22779"] At least it would have the bonus of being somewhat original instead of yet another, "OMG, this game I don't play really sux, you should play this other game instead." post. I've found that it's much, much more difficult to get annoyed about someone being unflinchingly positive about something they love, than someone piddling all over something they hate. "I really love X. X has this, this and this feature which make it a fantastic game. My players and I have been playing game X and we're having a blast." is so much more difficult to take as flamebait. The problem with just bitching about Game Y is that all the points are arguable. Yes, the poster might have these problems with the game, and that's fair, but, so often, those problems are simply personal preference issues, not actual failings in the system. It's not criticism in the sense of trying to point out failings so much as just complaining that Game X doesn't appeal to the poster. I really don't believe that complaining and criticising are the same thing. [/QUOTE]

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