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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8164362" data-attributes="member: 50987">Reading through hundreds of comments is a chore, isn't it?&nbsp; I really don't envy the moderators.I don't think I'll re-run these surveys.&nbsp; I wanted to get people to share their memories and experiences of playing the older editions of the game, and I think I've accomplished that pretty well.&nbsp; I'm less interested in comparisons or popularity contests between editions since they quickly decay into arguments and edition wars.&nbsp;&nbsp; But if someone else wants to redo them in the future, please do so with my blessing.I thought about combining certain editions together, but decided against it in the end.&nbsp; I think the history of the game is very interesting, and it's fun to see how many times it changed over time (and the reasons for the changes).&nbsp; And I wanted to give each edition a fair shake, no matter its release date.&nbsp; I'm sure it came at the cost of high post-counts and voter participation--but even so, I gathered almost 1100 votes and 1200 comments.&nbsp; Not too shabby.And yeah, 4E is always a problem on the forums...I knew that it was going to get shut down eventually despite my pleas in the original post, but I was thinking more in terms of weeks not hours.&nbsp; It's disappointing that it's still so divisive even after all these years.&nbsp; (I really like your &quot;more heat than light&quot; metaphor...I'm stealing that.)&nbsp; Hopefully there will be a day when we can discuss the things we liked and didn't like about 4th Edition, without strangers on the internet saying we're wrong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 8164362, member: 50987"] Reading through hundreds of comments is a chore, isn't it? I really don't envy the moderators. I don't think I'll re-run these surveys. I wanted to get people to share their memories and experiences of playing the older editions of the game, and I think I've accomplished that pretty well. I'm less interested in comparisons or popularity contests between editions since they quickly decay into arguments and edition wars. But if someone else wants to redo them in the future, please do so with my blessing. I thought about combining certain editions together, but decided against it in the end. I think the history of the game is very interesting, and it's fun to see how many times it changed over time (and the reasons for the changes). And I wanted to give each edition a fair shake, no matter its release date. I'm sure it came at the cost of high post-counts and voter participation--but even so, I gathered almost 1100 votes and 1200 comments. Not too shabby. And yeah, 4E is always a problem on the forums...I knew that it was going to get shut down eventually despite my pleas in the original post, but I was thinking more in terms of weeks not hours. It's disappointing that it's still so divisive even after all these years. (I really like your "more heat than light" metaphor...I'm stealing that.) Hopefully there will be a day when we can discuss the things we liked and didn't like about 4th Edition, [I]without[/I] strangers on the internet saying we're wrong. [/QUOTE]

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