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<blockquote data-quote="Tequila Sunrise" data-source="post: 4389821" data-attributes="member: 40398">Apparently I'm too young. This symbol was just a green triangle? How is anyone supposed to get &quot;play games&quot; from a green triangle?People who live in relatively liberal areas often have a hard time seeing the point of subtlety when dealing with gaming, but those of us who grew up in conservative areas understand the appeal of subtlety. I've never been cursed or spit on, but there are folks in my neck of the country that really do think D&amp;D is some sort of Satan worship. And this is in the US; I'm sure in less secular country such attitudes are much more common.So before you ask 'what's so hard about just asking someone if they role play?' consider other gamers' possible situations. If I meet someone who might be a closet gamer, it comes down to the question 'do I want to pander to his/her shame or fear, or do I want to lose a potential player?' Maybe others who live in game-rich areas have the luxury of losing potential players, but many of us live in socially desolate areas and don't have that luxury if we want to play.TS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tequila Sunrise, post: 4389821, member: 40398"] Apparently I'm too young. This symbol was just a green triangle? How is anyone supposed to get "play games" from a green triangle? People who live in relatively liberal areas often have a hard time seeing the point of subtlety when dealing with gaming, but those of us who grew up in conservative areas understand the appeal of subtlety. I've never been cursed or spit on, but there are folks in my neck of the country that really do think D&D is some sort of Satan worship. And this is in the US; I'm sure in less secular country such attitudes are much more common. So before you ask 'what's so hard about just asking someone if they role play?' consider other gamers' possible situations. If I meet someone who might be a closet gamer, it comes down to the question 'do I want to pander to his/her shame or fear, or do I want to lose a potential player?' Maybe others who live in game-rich areas have the luxury of losing potential players, but many of us live in socially desolate areas and don't have that luxury if we want to play. TS [/QUOTE]

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