ENWorld Edition Bias

[Obryn]

I think it's paranoid in the extreme to think ENWorld's moderators have any horse in the race other than smooth board operation. Seriously, name one that you'd call an unabashed 4e "fanboy" to the extent that they'd moderate threads based on the poster's edition of choice.

People love to be the underdogs. If you're a 3e fan, you probably think the site is biased towards 4e. If you're a 4e fan, you probably think the site is biased towards 3e.

-O

 

[Mallus]

If I had to call it, I'd say there are slightly more 3e fans that are active posters, which isn't surprising given that ENWorld started as a 3e rumorsite/fansite.

For the record, I'm a fan of the game the rules help produce, I'm not a rule set partisan.

 

[diaglo]

If you're a 3e fan, you probably think the site is biased towards 4e. If you're a 4e fan, you probably think the site is biased towards 3e.

i'm a fan of neither. i think it is only very slightly 4E biased.

 

[Fifth Element]

I think it's paranoid in the extreme to think ENWorld's moderators have any horse in the race other than smooth board operation. Seriously, name one that you'd call an unabashed 4e "fanboy" to the extent that they'd moderate threads based on the poster's edition of choice.

Very much agreed. There's always stuff on both "sides" that gets through, and stuff on both "sides" that gets punished. The mods have been really good in difficult circumstances, I think.

As for the site as a whole, I'd say there are a few more 4E hatebois than 4E fanbois, but overall it's pretty unbiased. Just ignore those few posters who try to stir up trouble.

 

[Obryn]

i'm a fan of neither. i think it is only very slightly 4E biased.

Oh, come on! You know you d02 is the one true game!

Anyway, is that because of the posters, or because of the moderators?

There are more 4e products being released nowadays than OGL products, so I'm not really surprised to see more 4e discussion, overall. But I don't know if I'd call a site biased without, basically, action or purposeful inaction from above.

-O

 

[diaglo]

Anyway, is that because of the posters, or because of the moderators?

mostly posters.

squeeky wheels get the ban.


edit: the previous edition fans can be more abrasive and thus get banned more. that's why i am saying only very slightly 4E biased. both sides are still feeding the trolls.

 

[Pbartender]

Fair and balanced, in pretty much the same way that a volcanic eruption in an arctic blizzard is fair and balanced.

Yeah... That's about how I see it.

If by fair and balanced, you mean "equal numbers of equally vociferous extremists from both sides of the conflict", then yes, EN World is fair and balanced.

 

[Vorput]

Strange. I voted and landed here: http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-3rd-edition-house-rules/5457-2nd-level-mage-armor.html



A thread with a post by angelsboi... Wow, that is a long time ago...

Same happened to me. I smell a conspiracy! Voting in this thread led to the 3rd edition house rules forum...

 

[Alzrius]

Hm, there's nothing I can say here that hasn't been said already. I voted, and got threadwarped.

I do think that there's some slight bias in favor of 4E, though nowhere near as bad as it was a few months ago. It mostly seems to be a small handful of members who take any statement against 4E personally, and have no compunction about being very vocal and rude about it. I also think those people haven't been moderated as much as they should be - things seem better now because those people have largely begun to shut up (which may be due to some moderator action?), so things seem better.

 

[Shadeydm]

I think the non-infrequent bannings of pro-4e regulars (Wis, I'm looking at you! ) disagrees with you.

Funny you should mention that poster since when I look at his or her handy work in the thread titled poll of polls post #40 I see very personal attack (in response to humor and a critique of the actual poll) and in response this post was not deleted, nor was the poster banned. I guess this pokes a pretty big hole in your theory