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<blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 4752180" data-attributes="member: 907">That's a path I do not want to see society go down (though we are headed in that direction). There are several reasons - one is the one you mention, that there are perfectly legitimate reasons for using Bittorrent. Another is that I do not want my ISP to give a damn about what I use my connection for. The messenger should not look at the message.Or do you also think it's OK for the post office to open and scan all mail in order to make sure they're not being used to transport anything illegal?I want someone in charge of D&amp;D who cares about the game. Sure, maybe an arch-geek like Adkison isn't necessary, but I want someone there who knows the geek crowd.D&amp;D is a strange game in that it expects a far greater level of involvement than most. You're supposed to use it as a starting point for your own imagination. Even board games generally limit your involvement to the actual playing of the game - you take Axis &amp; Allies down off the shelf, set it up, play the game until someone wins, and then pack it up again. You don't have one player setting up different scenarios, adding new factions, and the like.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Staffan, post: 4752180, member: 907"] That's a path I do [B]not[/B] want to see society go down (though we are headed in that direction). There are several reasons - one is the one you mention, that there are perfectly legitimate reasons for using Bittorrent. Another is that I do [B]not[/B] want my ISP to give a damn about what I use my connection for. The messenger should not look at the message. Or do you also think it's OK for the post office to open and scan all mail in order to make sure they're not being used to transport anything illegal? I want someone in charge of D&D who cares about the game. Sure, maybe an arch-geek like Adkison isn't necessary, but I want someone there who knows the geek crowd. D&D is a strange game in that it expects a far greater level of involvement than most. You're supposed to use it as a starting point for your own imagination. Even board games generally limit your involvement to the actual playing of the game - you take Axis & Allies down off the shelf, set it up, play the game until someone wins, and then pack it up again. You don't have one player setting up different scenarios, adding new factions, and the like. [/QUOTE]

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