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<blockquote data-quote="Aethelstan" data-source="post: 1339494" data-attributes="member: 14304">Nightfall,&nbsp;&nbsp; I think you're conflating someone else's post with mine.&nbsp; You respond to several points I myself did not make.&nbsp; More to the point, why are you yelling at me with bold and caps?&nbsp; This mode of discourse is usually reserved for ranting conspiracy theorists.To all posters,I do not think posters were being &quot;snide&quot; because they disagreed with my views.&nbsp; I enjoy a good debate.&nbsp; However, several replies bordered on rude.&nbsp; My personal favorite: &quot;don't blame us or Gygax for your lack of imagination.&quot;&nbsp; This kind of comment is not only wildly off the mark but was clearly intended as a put down.&nbsp; One can make a good argument without resorting to zingers.Frankly, my experience posting on these boards (I've &quot;lurked&quot; for years) has been rather disappointing.&nbsp; Yes, my opening post was slightly ranty but that was only intended to inspire debate.&nbsp; I expected disagreement but I was not prepared for the thinly veiled hostility and intentional condescension of many of the replies.&nbsp; I was not condemning anyone's moral or political beliefs, I was simply expressing my opinions about a game.&nbsp; If you don't like my ideas, by all means have at them.&nbsp; But at least afford me the respect, and presumption of intelligence, that you yourself would expect from others.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aethelstan, post: 1339494, member: 14304"] Nightfall, I think you're conflating someone else's post with mine. You respond to several points I myself did not make. More to the point, why are you yelling at me with bold and caps? This mode of discourse is usually reserved for ranting conspiracy theorists. To all posters, I do not think posters were being "snide" because they disagreed with my views. I enjoy a good debate. However, several replies bordered on rude. My personal favorite: "don't blame us or Gygax for your lack of imagination." This kind of comment is not only wildly off the mark but was clearly intended as a put down. One can make a good argument without resorting to zingers. Frankly, my experience posting on these boards (I've "lurked" for years) has been rather disappointing. Yes, my opening post was slightly ranty but that was only intended to inspire debate. I expected disagreement but I was not prepared for the thinly veiled hostility and intentional condescension of many of the replies. I was not condemning anyone's moral or political beliefs, I was simply expressing my opinions about a game. If you don't like my ideas, by all means have at them. But at least afford me the respect, and presumption of intelligence, that you yourself would expect from others. [/QUOTE]

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