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<blockquote data-quote="Roman" data-source="post: 4643495" data-attributes="member: 1845">They are no longer pro or anti 4E that is true. But in the immediate aftermath of 4E's release (or perhaps it was just before 4E's release - I no longer remember) I do recall a bias. I was reading several nasty threads and it was generally the pro-3E people that got banned/reprimanded/whatever even when their behavior was not as bad as that of the pro-4E people who got off scott free in the same threads. Luckily, that situation with moderation didn't last long, but the bad atmosphere on the boards lasted much longer and to some extent still exists, but it has diminished substantially. You are Morrus, the owner of the site, and furthermore I like you, so I am not going to argue with you on this matter, but I remember what I remember... In any case, I don't want to dredge the topic of this brief period of what I think was bad moderation up any further - it only brings back bad memories (even though I wasn't directly affected) and in general (excluding this brief period) the moderation on ENWorld has been excellent, so this is my last post on the topic. But yes, the number of arguments has thankfully greatly diminished as has the vehemence. It was so bad with the vicious arguments that at one point, even though I have been a gamer for most of my life, I was considering leaving not just the boards but also what had previously been a relatively friendly hobby if I ever had to move far away and thus lose my gaming groups (the atmosphere at my groups was luckily not affected by the edition wars). Luckily, this is no longer an issue, as the heat has gone down to an acceptable level now. I feel it is still more hostile than it used to be before the edition schism, but nowhere near as bad as in its immediate aftermath.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Roman, post: 4643495, member: 1845"] They are no longer pro or anti 4E that is true. But in the immediate aftermath of 4E's release (or perhaps it was just before 4E's release - I no longer remember) I do recall a bias. I was reading several nasty threads and it was generally the pro-3E people that got banned/reprimanded/whatever even when their behavior was not as bad as that of the pro-4E people who got off scott free in the same threads. Luckily, that situation with moderation didn't last long, but the bad atmosphere on the boards lasted much longer and to some extent still exists, but it has diminished substantially. You are Morrus, the owner of the site, and furthermore I like you, so I am not going to argue with you on this matter, but I remember what I remember... In any case, I don't want to dredge the topic of this brief period of what I think was bad moderation up any further - it only brings back bad memories (even though I wasn't directly affected) and in general (excluding this brief period) the moderation on ENWorld has been excellent, so this is my last post on the topic. But yes, the number of arguments has thankfully greatly diminished as has the vehemence. It was so bad with the vicious arguments that at one point, even though I have been a gamer for most of my life, I was considering leaving not just the boards but also what had previously been a relatively friendly hobby if I ever had to move far away and thus lose my gaming groups (the atmosphere at my groups was luckily not affected by the edition wars). Luckily, this is no longer an issue, as the heat has gone down to an acceptable level now. I feel it is still more hostile than it used to be before the edition schism, but nowhere near as bad as in its immediate aftermath. [/QUOTE]

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