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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7856521" data-attributes="member: 22779">You're missing my point.It's only &quot;vandalism&quot; because you don't like the changes.&nbsp; If you liked the changes, then no problems.&nbsp; That's the problem with canon arguments.&nbsp; It stops being about judging ideas based on the merits of that idea but rather a large bludgeoning club that you can swing about to bash people over the head with and they can't really argue.&nbsp; It is, after all, changing canon.&nbsp; That cannot be denied.&nbsp; So, instead of &quot;this is a bad idea because of X or Y&quot; it's &quot;We cannot accept this idea because it changes canon&quot; - a completely different argument that basically shuts down all conversation.I've seen far too many canon wanks to see any value in the argument.&nbsp; If the idea is bad, then tell me why the idea is bad.&nbsp; If your only reason is that it contradicts something from the setting?&nbsp; I really, really don't care.Note, I have zero idea what you're talking about with Monte Cook by the way.&nbsp; None.&nbsp; I don't follow Planescape and haven't looked at anything Cook has written in years.&nbsp; So, if you want to be specific, you'll have to point me towards the source.&nbsp; I'm just pointing out that your argument is the one that gets trotted out every single time some writer tries to inject something new into a setting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7856521, member: 22779"] You're missing my point. It's only "vandalism" because you don't like the changes. If you liked the changes, then no problems. That's the problem with canon arguments. It stops being about judging ideas based on the merits of that idea but rather a large bludgeoning club that you can swing about to bash people over the head with and they can't really argue. It is, after all, changing canon. That cannot be denied. So, instead of "this is a bad idea because of X or Y" it's "We cannot accept this idea because it changes canon" - a completely different argument that basically shuts down all conversation. I've seen far too many canon wanks to see any value in the argument. If the idea is bad, then tell me why the idea is bad. If your only reason is that it contradicts something from the setting? I really, really don't care. Note, I have zero idea what you're talking about with Monte Cook by the way. None. I don't follow Planescape and haven't looked at anything Cook has written in years. So, if you want to be specific, you'll have to point me towards the source. I'm just pointing out that your argument is the one that gets trotted out every single time some writer tries to inject something new into a setting. [/QUOTE]

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