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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 6877725">Yeah, I'll agree with that.Funny, as far as I can tell derogation *is* the nature of this forum.&nbsp; The mods only step in when the hostility is overt, but personally I find the s.o.p. of cruising just below the mods' radar with plausibly deniable disrespect and hostility to be unadulterated pusillanimity.&nbsp; And, yes, I chose that word for it's etymologically unrelated but nevertheless perfectly applicable vulgar cognate.And when I see that crap I don't respond in kind by hiding behind innuendo and disingenuousness: if I'm going to meet disrespect with the same then I at least have the balls to be obvious about it. And here we have a great example of what I'm talking about.&nbsp; Was the above motivated by any sort of respect for the ideas of those you disingenuously refer to in the abstract &quot;some&quot;?&nbsp; Or even a genuine attempt to mask your last of respect?So, now that we are clear about the terms under which you wish to engage, let's examine the rest of your feeble attempt to participate in this conversation...Yeah, uh ok, so clearly you completely fail to comprehend the concept being discussed here.&nbsp; You, like others before you, are conflating mechanics with narrative, and if you want to know what that means you can re-read the last 50 pages because honestly I'm getting tired of typing it repeatedly.The highlighted part is patently false.&nbsp; Two or three people have been very vocal about the fact that they have all kinds of problems with this whole narrative, aside from it conflicting with their bizarre interpretations of RAW.As for &quot;why&quot;, the answer is simply because it's an interesting philosophical discussion about the nature of roleplaying games.&nbsp; Or could be if some people didn't keep on trying to prove it's badwrongfun.&nbsp; And you could equally well ask why some people feel the need to insist that it's not RAW.Back the kiddie table!&nbsp; Maxperson will keep you company.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 6877725"] Yeah, I'll agree with that. Funny, as far as I can tell derogation *is* the nature of this forum. The mods only step in when the hostility is overt, but personally I find the s.o.p. of cruising just below the mods' radar with plausibly deniable disrespect and hostility to be unadulterated pusillanimity. And, yes, I chose that word for it's etymologically unrelated but nevertheless perfectly applicable vulgar cognate. And when I see that crap I don't respond in kind by hiding behind innuendo and disingenuousness: if I'm going to meet disrespect with the same then I at least have the balls to be obvious about it. And here we have a great example of what I'm talking about. Was the above motivated by any sort of respect for the ideas of those you disingenuously refer to in the abstract "some"? Or even a genuine attempt to mask your last of respect? So, now that we are clear about the terms under which you wish to engage, let's examine the rest of your feeble attempt to participate in this conversation... Yeah, uh ok, so clearly you completely fail to comprehend the concept being discussed here. You, like others before you, are conflating mechanics with narrative, and if you want to know what that means you can re-read the last 50 pages because honestly I'm getting tired of typing it repeatedly. The highlighted part is patently false. Two or three people have been very vocal about the fact that they have all kinds of problems with this whole narrative, aside from it conflicting with their bizarre interpretations of RAW. As for "why", the answer is simply because it's an interesting philosophical discussion about the nature of roleplaying games. Or could be if some people didn't keep on trying to prove it's badwrongfun. And you could equally well ask why some people feel the need to insist that it's [I]not[/I] RAW. Back the kiddie table! Maxperson will keep you company. [/QUOTE]

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