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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8081599" data-attributes="member: 22779">Ok, just to weigh in here because it's something I see a lot of.  If someone has not read the primary sources, has not read the secondary sources and is basing their opinion on the opinions of others, that opinion really doesn't carry a lot of weight.  I mean, this is what we saw all the time in the Edition Wars where people who had not played 4e, had not read the 4e books, were parroting the same criticisms of 4e that others were making and simply elevating the level of frustration in the conversation.At some point, you have to be responsible for RTFM.   Not just cherry picking snippets from wiki articles, but, actually spending the time to gain a background in the issue (whatever the issue is) before putting forth an opinion if you expect that opinion to be taken seriously.It doesn't matter if we're talking about something as minor as an RPG setting or something as important as inclusivity in RPG books.  If you (and I mean this as a general you as in all people) will not do the necessary background reading before forming an opinion, do not expect to be taken seriously.</blockquote>