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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wild Gazebo" data-source="post: 2816340" data-attributes="member: 24413">As I read this second thread this sentiment wafted through my mind several times.I thought I might reiterate my original stance as well:  It never bothers me unless it bothers others.  I don't consider this a defence of cheating nor do I consider this an aspect of some moral compass I use to divine friendship.  I consider this a type of relaxed acceptance.  Some people feel the need to cheat to have fun...I sort of feel sorry for those people...I manage to have fun regardless.  I'm not going to bust their balloons unless they manage to stifle the enjoyment of others.  Some people here feel the the act innately causes miscontent or discontent...I simply just don't agree with that sentiment--it has never been my experience.I consider myself the most honest liar I know.  This ambiguity, I feel, sums up my need for personal honesty and illustrates a reasonable set of application.  I have never met anybody who hasn't or doesn't lie...and if I were to limit my friends and acquaintances to those who could be trusted not to lie...well...I would never post on these boards. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> So, when I say I don't care...it really means I don't care.  It is not some sort of moral relativism, I won't try to justify or defend a cheater...I just don't see any real tangible contingencies--in context of a tabletop game.  I doesn't bother me.And I really can't shake the sense that some of these responces are the result of jaded childhood situations involving some sort of obscure service of justice.  I don't feel the need to try to balance the scales...as long as everybody can enjoy the combined experience.Oh, and Jim, I really don't think swrushing's tone was any more harsh than yours...and I should know, I studied register for a good two solid years during my Masters of Rhetoric--'course...I'm an honest liar. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></blockquote>

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