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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5027560" data-attributes="member: 22779">See, this, right there.&nbsp; THIS is what starts edition wars.&nbsp; Stating that X is worse, not based on opinion, but as an empirical fact, just flies up people's noses.&nbsp; Now, I'm not going to say that 3e fans are the source of this.&nbsp; I just happened to pick this particular quote.&nbsp; I'm definitely trying to stay on the fence on this one.But, instead of saying, &quot;I don't like 4e because I think that it suffers from a lack of rules flexibility&quot; is pretty much an unassailable point.&nbsp; It's simply an opinion and people can take it or leave it.&nbsp; But, claiming that this is some sort of objective truth, like it has been proven somehow is going to rile people up.&nbsp; Edition wars would definitely calm down if people would remember to speak only for themselves.You don't think the HUGE amount of media coverage this got had anything to do with it?&nbsp; You don't think that almost daily news reporting on the six o'clock news and several, if not front page, then certainly front section of the paper, stories had any effect at all on people's opinions.And what did the reports cover?&nbsp; Did they say anything about New Coke's acceptance?&nbsp; No, they covered the vocal minority who were loud, and much more newsworthy (as in sells a newspaper and advertising time) than the much larger majority that were perfectly content with New Coke.Are you actually suprised by this?&nbsp; This happens all the time.&nbsp; &quot;Coke switches to New Coke - Well Received&quot; is a single story.&nbsp; &quot;Coke Switches to New Coke - People Whinge Endlessly&quot; is a story that just keeps on giving.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 5027560, member: 22779"] See, this, right there. THIS is what starts edition wars. Stating that X is worse, not based on opinion, but as an empirical fact, just flies up people's noses. Now, I'm not going to say that 3e fans are the source of this. I just happened to pick this particular quote. I'm definitely trying to stay on the fence on this one. But, instead of saying, "I don't like 4e because I think that it suffers from a lack of rules flexibility" is pretty much an unassailable point. It's simply an opinion and people can take it or leave it. But, claiming that this is some sort of objective truth, like it has been proven somehow is going to rile people up. Edition wars would definitely calm down if people would remember to speak only for themselves. You don't think the HUGE amount of media coverage this got had anything to do with it? You don't think that almost daily news reporting on the six o'clock news and several, if not front page, then certainly front section of the paper, stories had any effect at all on people's opinions. And what did the reports cover? Did they say anything about New Coke's acceptance? No, they covered the vocal minority who were loud, and much more newsworthy (as in sells a newspaper and advertising time) than the much larger majority that were perfectly content with New Coke. Are you actually suprised by this? This happens all the time. "Coke switches to New Coke - Well Received" is a single story. "Coke Switches to New Coke - People Whinge Endlessly" is a story that just keeps on giving. [/QUOTE]

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