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<blockquote data-quote="BlueFin" data-source="post: 8941286" data-attributes="member: 7040011">That's all cool, and I essentially agree with you, but a few points ...You're quoting a post of mine that was a direct response to something said by [USER=6778210]@Justice and Rule[/USER]. They said &quot;It really feels like a lot of people want to avoid the whole &quot;intent&quot; question ...&quot;.&nbsp; By extension I was agreeing with &quot;it really feels&quot; and that I have the same &quot;feeling&quot; of things as they do.&nbsp; So if you put &quot;I agree that it really feels ...&quot; at the beginning of my sentence, then I think that adjusts the tone - but I didn't put it there because it was already there in the post I was responding to, and I think my post should be read in that context.Most importantly, I'm not telling anyone what &quot;the truth&quot; is.&nbsp; I am remarking on the fact that a lot of people appear to be willing to let things go and they are expressing it in a way that, to me, comes across as being &quot;inconvenient&quot; to pursue it any longer, because to do so would get in the way of what they want - and that's totally fine. Anyone is entitled to do that.&nbsp; I do it myself at times.&nbsp; But, I have not made an accusation at any particular person, and I think that is important to remember.&nbsp; I am commenting on the general impression I am getting.But that will (hopefully) be clearer if (and I have no expectation) you do read my longer post. You will see I have absolutely acknowledged the idea of the &quot;inconvenient truth&quot; (although I described it differently) as valid. As said, I do it at times myself. In that longer post I have been pretty clear to say &quot;my opinion&quot;, &quot;to me&quot; etc, and have acknowledged that other people have different perspectives, and I respect those.&nbsp; What I do also go on to describe is why this particular topic is something that concerns me a lot and why I think wotc is a risk to the hobby.&nbsp; Agree, don't agree, that's up to the reader.&nbsp; I have not told anyone they have to agree, or what &quot;the truth&quot; is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BlueFin, post: 8941286, member: 7040011"] That's all cool, and I essentially agree with you, but a few points ... You're quoting a post of mine that was a direct response to something said by [USER=6778210]@Justice and Rule[/USER]. They said "[I]It really feels[/I] like a lot of people want to avoid the whole "intent" question ...". By extension I was agreeing with "it really feels" and that I have the same "feeling" of things as they do. So if you put "I agree that it really feels ..." at the beginning of my sentence, then I think that adjusts the tone - but I didn't put it there because it was already there in the post I was responding to, and I think my post should be read in that context. Most importantly, I'm not telling anyone what "the truth" is. I am remarking on the fact that a lot of people appear to be willing to let things go and they are expressing it in a way that, to me, comes across as being "inconvenient" to pursue it any longer, because to do so would get in the way of what they want - and that's totally fine. Anyone is entitled to do that. I do it myself at times. But, I have not made an accusation at any particular person, and I think that is important to remember. I am commenting on the general impression I am getting. But that will (hopefully) be clearer if (and I have no expectation) you do read my longer post. You will see I have absolutely acknowledged the idea of the "inconvenient truth" (although I described it differently) as valid. As said, I do it at times myself. In that longer post I have been pretty clear to say "my opinion", "to me" etc, and have acknowledged that other people have different perspectives, and I respect those. What I do also go on to describe is why this particular topic is something that concerns me a lot and why I think wotc is a risk to the hobby. Agree, don't agree, that's up to the reader. I have not told anyone they have to agree, or what "the truth" is. [/QUOTE]

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