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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 6799151" data-attributes="member: 8461">Having a motivation is not the same thing as saying that creating something is "fulfilling a need."Except that's self-evidently not true; we're not talking about reproducing the text per se, but rather making an entry that uses the same game mechanics but with different flavor text.Except that it's not their creation that you're passing judgment on; you're telling them that that the fact that they created something at all isn't worthwhile, which quite frankly isn't your call to make. Whether or not they spent their time wisely is up to them, not you.Except that it's no longer the initial question that we're discussing. Now we're discussing whether doing so is worthwhile thing to do or not, and I'm reiterating that that's up to the individual who does so.And I believe that passing judgment on how someone else chooses to spend their time and money is a character flaw. If they believe that what their doing is worth doing, then no one has the right to tell them otherwise (notwithstanding if they're doing something to hurt someone); that's pushing your values onto other people, and it's an ugly thing to do.</blockquote>