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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 3852714" data-attributes="member: 22779">The problem with ambiguous is that, as Cadfan points out, it means that the term being used does have some applicable meaning, just that the meaning is unclear.&nbsp; But, as we've shown, anime in this context has almost nothing to do with the art being discussed.&nbsp; It just doesn't apply.&nbsp; I could start saying that D&amp;D art is Pointillist, but, I'd be wrong.&nbsp; ((I think, since I don't actually know what pointillist art is, I'm just making a point here. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ))&nbsp; Saying that D&amp;D art is anime is wrong.&nbsp; It's not.&nbsp; Except for a very, very small set of examples, D&amp;D art has almost nothing in common with anime.&nbsp; Or, at least nothing more in common with anime than any other pop art form.So, yes, I do believe that using anime as a descriptor is meaningless.&nbsp; Or useless.&nbsp; Whichever makes you happier.&nbsp; It's not ambiguous, because, I pretty much know what the poster means.&nbsp; &quot;This art is crap.&nbsp; Anime is crap.&nbsp; Thus this art is anime&quot; seems to be the common refrain.&nbsp; The problem is, the art isn't really related to anime in more than an oblique fashion.In the Hot/Cold example, you changed the original point.&nbsp; Your point was that hot and cold, because they can have multiple meanings, are similar to anime.&nbsp; Hot on Pluto is different than hot on Earth.&nbsp; The problem is, in context, the meaning is pretty clear.&nbsp; However, no definition of the styles of anime actually look like the art in the WOTC galleries.&nbsp; Yes, anime has lots of different meanings, but, none of them apply here.&nbsp; So, if you use a term that actually doesn't apply, should we change the meaning of the word to suit you or ask that you use a different term?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 3852714, member: 22779"] The problem with ambiguous is that, as Cadfan points out, it means that the term being used does have some applicable meaning, just that the meaning is unclear. But, as we've shown, anime in this context has almost nothing to do with the art being discussed. It just doesn't apply. I could start saying that D&D art is Pointillist, but, I'd be wrong. ((I think, since I don't actually know what pointillist art is, I'm just making a point here. :) )) Saying that D&D art is anime is wrong. It's not. Except for a very, very small set of examples, D&D art has almost nothing in common with anime. Or, at least nothing more in common with anime than any other pop art form. So, yes, I do believe that using anime as a descriptor is meaningless. Or useless. Whichever makes you happier. It's not ambiguous, because, I pretty much know what the poster means. "This art is crap. Anime is crap. Thus this art is anime" seems to be the common refrain. The problem is, the art isn't really related to anime in more than an oblique fashion. In the Hot/Cold example, you changed the original point. Your point was that hot and cold, because they can have multiple meanings, are similar to anime. Hot on Pluto is different than hot on Earth. The problem is, in context, the meaning is pretty clear. However, no definition of the styles of anime actually look like the art in the WOTC galleries. Yes, anime has lots of different meanings, but, none of them apply here. So, if you use a term that actually doesn't apply, should we change the meaning of the word to suit you or ask that you use a different term? [/QUOTE]

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