Are people here getting angrier?

[BlueBlackRed]

So basically what you're all saying is that I'm just visiting a lot of the threads that just get people irked. Which is about all the threads I visit it seems.

And for crying out loud every single one of you put your pants back on!

You're all gamers and male gamers, of any kind, were never meant to be even partially naked.
Female gamers are to be judged on a case-by-case basis.

Now I'm off to wash my eyes.

 

[Piratecat]

In a game where we had a lich chasing after us, this comment was uttered. "We shouldn't feel intimidated by him. Every morning he puts on his pants the same way we do: one evil, undead leg at a time..."

 

[DaveMage]

So basically what you're all saying is that I'm just visiting a lot of the threads that just get people irked. Which is about all the threads I visit it seems.

You should probably stay out of the rules forum too.

Sometimes things get a bit...um, personal in there.

And for crying out loud every single one of you put your pants back on!

You're all gamers and male gamers, of any kind, were never meant to be even partially naked.
Female gamers are to be judged on a case-by-case basis.

Now I'm off to wash my eyes.

This is what happens in meta. People let their hair down...or other things. *shudder*

 

[reveal]

Is it me just noticing it more, or is the general feel of ENWorld a bit more aggressive and angry recently?

If so, is it a cyclical thing or has some other event caused this?

I've noticed before that the end of year holidays seem to shorten many fuses, but this seems a bit more prolonged than usual.

you!

 

[genshou]

I think it's all the design threads coupled with the record-breaking heat wave. I just avoid the heated threads (or stop reading them once the heat turns up).

 

[LightPhoenix]

Um, I don't wear pants at all. Where does that put me with regard to Conservation of Pants? (which btw, should be the August off-topic forum title)

 

[Rel]

Um, I don't wear pants at all. Where does that put me with regard to Conservation of Pants? (which btw, should be the August off-topic forum title)

BlueBlackRed wears pants constantly. He's balancing you out very nicely.

 

[BlueBlackRed]

BlueBlackRed wears pants constantly. He's balancing you out very nicely.

Oh no, I ain't balancing out anyone.
Everyone should wear pants around here.
We have to set an example.
Do you want the gamer guys at GenCon to walk around in their undies?

I thought not.

 

[Rel]

Oh no, I ain't balancing out anyone.
Everyone should wear pants around here.
We have to set an example.
Do you want the gamer guys at GenCon to walk around in their undies?

I thought not.

It's relatively rare for me to see anybody in pants at GenCon. Cargo shorts seem the garment of choice for the guys. Though there is a higher percentage of kilts than you'll see in the general population too.

I leave it to the informed reader to guess as to what lies beneath these kilts*.






* But Hellhound is one of those in question and, really, who are we kidding with regards to him?

 

[Dinkeldog]

I think it's all the design threads coupled with the record-breaking heat wave. I just avoid the heated threads (or stop reading them once the heat turns up).

This seems to be one of our regular patterns. People get more easily angered and respond more angrily at two times of the year: the holidays when the stress is on and during the midsummer when the heat is on. It really happens every year. The fact that the US is going through a pretty much record-breaking heat-wave nationally (per the Chicago Tribune weather blog) doesn't seem to be helping things much.

If it helps, think about puppies playing in a field. Or kittens, if you're a cat person.