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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 7956954" data-attributes="member: 2525">I cannot speak much to RPGnet but I can to TheRPGsite and I can with 100% certainty that it's a place for anyone, provided they can deal with people with strong attitudes. Which can be tiresome after a while, but is sometimes worth it for the interesting views and deep knowledge of some posters.There are plenty of people of all ideologies there. It might tilt a bit one way or the other, but you will find the entire spectrum of beliefs. I think people outside the board think it's about one thing because the owner of the board is a loudmouth who is about one thing. But, if you look at the opinions on that board, few of the users there actually agree with the owner. And they will tell him that, in colorful ways, without fear of being kicked out.But there is almost no moderation, aside from making sure it ties back to RPGs. So people say whatever they want to say, within some broad limits. And some loudmouths say a lot of stuff about "SJWs [whatever]". And some people push back on that stuff and disagree with them loudly. There is no uniformity of beliefs.But I'd say it's not what I'd describe as "friendly" necessarily to anyone, but it's "as welcoming" to any ideology. If you want to go in there and spout off about communism and D&D, they will treat you exactly as nice or mean as if you're spouting off about any other ideology. Which is to say someone, probably several someones, will call you a fool and worse. And some others will agree with you. And a lot of people will roll their eyes at you. And probably someone will tell you you're not left enough and start talking about anarco-communist collectives and D&D.But if you just spout off about ideology without some link to RPGs, then that's when the moderators will tell you to knock it off.It's basically the Mos Eisley bar, with unwelcomed driods being the people who want to talk politics without a connection to RPGs. Lots of people wanted for the death penalty in 12 systems (or in this case banned from half a dozen other RPG message boards). Arms being sabered-off and people being blasted at the tables, followed by the band resuming playing after a very brief pause.</blockquote>

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