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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7772456" data-attributes="member: 177"><p><span style="color: darkorange">In the future, if you wish to discuss something a moderator writes in colored text, please take it to e-mail or PM, rather than discuss in thread, thank you. I will make an exception for this post, but no farther.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: darkorange"></span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange">1) Nobody does that, just so you know. That "utterly perfect" thing is an overstatement of dug in positions. I wouldn't take it that you think WotC is "utter trash" either, unless I see you say that explicitly, so I suggest you extend similar benefit of the doubt.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange"></span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange">2) We don't generally spend energy hunting down either positive or negative statements. When they get to be enough that people start reporting posts, and we see a bothersome pattern, then we may comment.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange"></span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange">3) Just so you know, as a practical matter, consistently negative positions are more of an issue, due to human psychology. If all one has to say is negative stuff, and one finds people don't agree with, then there's a strong tendency to up the ante, over and over, to the point of hyperbole and insult. A consistently positive position does not usually have the same pitfalls, and so is less problematic.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange"></span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange">3a) It also tends to lead to being snarky at moderators. Morrus does not feel we need to put up with that, so take care.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange"></span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange">Which means, while thoughtful critique is always welcome, we suggest folks avoid general trash-talking. If nothing else, a poster are apt to get more out of discussing a game you actually like, or something that interests you in a constructive way, rather than spending time trying to tear something down. </span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: darkorange"></span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange">Nope. That was a general statement. *Some people* think that. It is pretty common. But not stipulating *you* think that. I may be responding to your post, but not everything in my response is all about you, personally. </span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange"></span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange">But, if you don't think that, then there's a (entirely rhetorical) question to be asked of why bother beating the drum so often that folks notice? Ask yourself what you intend to get out of it, and whether that's a worthwhile pursuit.</span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange"></span></p><p><span style="color: darkorange">And that's all I have to say on the matter here. Any further discussion can be taken to PM. Thanks for your time and attention.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7772456, member: 177"] [color=darkorange]In the future, if you wish to discuss something a moderator writes in colored text, please take it to e-mail or PM, rather than discuss in thread, thank you. I will make an exception for this post, but no farther.[/color] [color=darkorange] 1) Nobody does that, just so you know. That "utterly perfect" thing is an overstatement of dug in positions. I wouldn't take it that you think WotC is "utter trash" either, unless I see you say that explicitly, so I suggest you extend similar benefit of the doubt. 2) We don't generally spend energy hunting down either positive or negative statements. When they get to be enough that people start reporting posts, and we see a bothersome pattern, then we may comment. 3) Just so you know, as a practical matter, consistently negative positions are more of an issue, due to human psychology. If all one has to say is negative stuff, and one finds people don't agree with, then there's a strong tendency to up the ante, over and over, to the point of hyperbole and insult. A consistently positive position does not usually have the same pitfalls, and so is less problematic. 3a) It also tends to lead to being snarky at moderators. Morrus does not feel we need to put up with that, so take care. Which means, while thoughtful critique is always welcome, we suggest folks avoid general trash-talking. If nothing else, a poster are apt to get more out of discussing a game you actually like, or something that interests you in a constructive way, rather than spending time trying to tear something down. [/color] [color=darkorange] Nope. That was a general statement. *Some people* think that. It is pretty common. But not stipulating *you* think that. I may be responding to your post, but not everything in my response is all about you, personally. But, if you don't think that, then there's a (entirely rhetorical) question to be asked of why bother beating the drum so often that folks notice? Ask yourself what you intend to get out of it, and whether that's a worthwhile pursuit. And that's all I have to say on the matter here. Any further discussion can be taken to PM. Thanks for your time and attention.[/color] [/QUOTE]
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