skeptic said:You are really saying that tailored encounters (either for gamism or narrativivsm purpose) is the same as railroading ???
No, I'm illustrating the absurdity of railroading as a concept. It's basically used as a rhetorical sling by people who find a certain game or group isn't meeting their expectations.
Tailored encounters are "Illusionism" with some fancy moves to make people feel better. It's kind of like how in Call of Cthulhu, they give Cthulhu stats that are functionally identical to the GM using fiat to melt your character's brain.
What is useful is examining specific cases and asking where the player wasn't satisfied - *and* treating the player as someone who is actively responsible for their own responses.