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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shadzar" data-source="post: 5454116" data-attributes="member: 6667746">Because for communication to happen you must have common ground understanding the terms another is speaking.If one asks if you play D&D, and you are then interested in the dialog about it, then get hit with things about powers and healing surges, but you don't think 4th edition is D&D, the dialog then can go nowhere for you. It is no longer about D&D.By stating "4th edition isn't D&D to me", you can prevent useless conversations about things you have no interest in. Just like in a forum someone not wanting to talk about say, alingment, can jsut avoid such threads on the subject knowing in advance that that is what is being talked about.Actually you do lose things, as you lose that common ground again which is the basis for communication.The above discussion about D&D can start the same way, and then someone go on to talk about Castle and Crusades, or Lejendary Journeys.Neither of these could be considered D&D with the definition that it has the name on it as neither of this does have the name on it.In order to communicate, you must be able to define your terms. Something as simple as "4th edition is not D&D to me" sets up your definition of the term D&D at least in regards to one parameter. If the other party wishes to continue discussing D&D, then they must either accept that definition and its parameter, or must find someone else with whom they can agree upon the language with.No communication or discussion can be had until all parties are speaking the same language.Someone had to learn English first, or Japanese first in order for the two to communicate. Until at least one learns the language of the other, then you might as well be talking to a wall because neither will be able to understand what the other is saying.</blockquote>

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