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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TrippyHippy" data-source="post: 6252359" data-attributes="member: 27252">There was certainly a nasty element that went with that whole 'game theory' culture over the last 15-20 years or so. I don't necessarily think that individuals are bad, but anything wherein you start trying to categorize gamers into types, even just by implication, is going to inevitably end in division. Of course, it's worth noting that this type of commentary grew out roughly during the same period that the internet grew. As such, we don't know that gamers of previous generations would have found other topics to become intensely aggressive about, but didn't have the means for mass communication. The infamous article written by the game designer who claimed playing Vampire: The Masquerade would literally give you "brain damage" does take the biscuit though. With regards to certain websites, like RPG.net, their administration is abysmal frankly. They have an infraction and banning list as long as the Nile, sometimes given with little or no explanation and frequently delivered with a glib or condescending remark to boot. I've received expletive-ridden private messages from administrators before when I've questioned their decisions. Many of us have been in heated arguments online at some time, but the contrast in the way this site calmly and respectfully handles it, compared to sites like RPG.net, is light years apart. And it does make a difference to the way gamers talk to each other, I feel.</blockquote>

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