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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 8158552" data-attributes="member: 6785785">I just want to reply to this as one rather than go point for point because I think I can sum it up. I'm not going to go back and look for examples of when folks have acted as if they know more about the game....or that their analysis is more accurate.....because I think it's better to move on. If it happens going forward, I'll try and point it out, and maybe that will help us resolve that issue. That being said, if I'm talking about a game, I generally assume people are not familiar with it unless they state otherwise. The likely exception to this is DD, but even then, there are so many editions and retroclones and branches of it that it's silly to assume anyone's on the same page. So when I explain games, I know that my explanation is imperfect. It's a byproduct of this being a kind of casual interface that I mostly do on my phone to pass the time a bit here and there. I applaud those who have typed up deep and meaningful analysis in this thread and in others. I realize that my posts pale in comparison. It's not always easy to pick up when someone has misinterpreted or when I've explained things poorly. Sometimes it is. Sometimes I'll see it easier when other posters are talking past each other, but I'll miss it when it's me. So I ask questions. When someone tells me "this is what I meant" or "I'm using this word this way" I generally try to acknowledge that rather than argue the definition. Yes, I think common terminology would help in these matters...and I think certain ones make sense to try and pin down (like, agency in the case of this thread given its central to the discussion) but I know that's not something that's always gonna happen, so I'd rather get to the discussion rather than argue definitions. I think there's some really interesting posts being made, and really interesting examples being put forth. I'd love for the conversation to be about those rather than disagreement on the exact definition of a term.</blockquote>

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