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<blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 6250827" data-attributes="member: 13107"><p>Well, problem here with the question. As a group, are we nasty? Very definitely. But, that's a non-relative statement. We are also saintly, vindictive, reactionary, and forgiving, all to <em>some</em> degree. The question is, how nasty are we, and, are we more or less nasty than other groups. Without providing a qualification in the question, one can slide off it it in many directions, maybe too many directions.</p><p></p><p>I <em>think</em> a reasonable interpretation is "are we nasty to a degree that is striking or notable". I've not seen that in particular among gamers, a group in which I include not only RPG'ers, but also LARP'ers and Board Gamers, and on the edges, but not quite in-group, folks who play other games like Chess, Bridge, and Go, and perhaps also on the edges, Comics and Cosplay folks. I'm not sure if I should include video gamers, which can be any of folks who play PC games, especially first person shooters, but also folks who play MMOs, and the millions of folks who play tablet games, and whom seem to not be so much of a distinct group. Within all of these groups, I've seen lots of decent folks, as well a lot of rude and nasty folks. Most nastiness seems to express itself online, far more so than face-to-face.</p><p></p><p>Thx!</p><p></p><p>TomB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tomBitonti, post: 6250827, member: 13107"] Well, problem here with the question. As a group, are we nasty? Very definitely. But, that's a non-relative statement. We are also saintly, vindictive, reactionary, and forgiving, all to [i]some[/i] degree. The question is, how nasty are we, and, are we more or less nasty than other groups. Without providing a qualification in the question, one can slide off it it in many directions, maybe too many directions. I [i]think[/i] a reasonable interpretation is "are we nasty to a degree that is striking or notable". I've not seen that in particular among gamers, a group in which I include not only RPG'ers, but also LARP'ers and Board Gamers, and on the edges, but not quite in-group, folks who play other games like Chess, Bridge, and Go, and perhaps also on the edges, Comics and Cosplay folks. I'm not sure if I should include video gamers, which can be any of folks who play PC games, especially first person shooters, but also folks who play MMOs, and the millions of folks who play tablet games, and whom seem to not be so much of a distinct group. Within all of these groups, I've seen lots of decent folks, as well a lot of rude and nasty folks. Most nastiness seems to express itself online, far more so than face-to-face. Thx! TomB [/QUOTE]
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