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<blockquote data-quote="keterys" data-source="post: 5596018" data-attributes="member: 43019">Part of the problem is the way that the discussions occur...For example, let's say I were talking to someone about fantasy authors that I appreciate - especially over the course of growing up, and I mentioned George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, since it's got the TV series and it's probably worth a talk... and the person immediately recoiled &quot;You read that filth!? It's just a pile of crap filled with rape and swears&quot;... I'm fairly content to let people read what they will, and I've specifically _not_ recommended his books before to certain people due to their content, but I could easily see myself attempting to defend the work as _not_ just a pile of crap filled with rape and swears.I'm more than content to discuss various nuances of gaming systems in a mechanical light, but more often than not a lot of arguments feel like they're somewhere between &quot;your momma&quot; level of civility and &quot;when considering just this blemish on the left flank, you can see the entire system is horrible&quot; level of hyperfocus on &quot;This One Horrible Thing&quot; that I can't help but blink and go &quot;So... change that one thing? Or ignore it? I haven't even noticed it come up?&quot;Also, some people just like to stir up trouble. And other people like to give them XP for stirring up trouble, which only encourages the behavior. It's a trick we learn in our youth I think.So, yeah, edition wars. Maybe, just maybe, people could try harder not to engage in them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="keterys, post: 5596018, member: 43019"] Part of the problem is the way that the discussions occur... For example, let's say I were talking to someone about fantasy authors that I appreciate - especially over the course of growing up, and I mentioned George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, since it's got the TV series and it's probably worth a talk... and the person immediately recoiled "You read that filth!? It's just a pile of crap filled with rape and swears"... I'm fairly content to let people read what they will, and I've specifically _not_ recommended his books before to certain people due to their content, but I could easily see myself attempting to defend the work as _not_ just a pile of crap filled with rape and swears. I'm more than content to discuss various nuances of gaming systems in a mechanical light, but more often than not a lot of arguments feel like they're somewhere between "your momma" level of civility and "when considering just this blemish on the left flank, you can see the entire system is horrible" level of hyperfocus on "This One Horrible Thing" that I can't help but blink and go "So... change that one thing? Or ignore it? I haven't even noticed it come up?" Also, some people just like to stir up trouble. And other people like to give them XP for stirring up trouble, which only encourages the behavior. It's a trick we learn in our youth I think. So, yeah, edition wars. [color=orange]Maybe, just maybe, people could try harder not to engage in them.[/color] [/QUOTE]

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