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<blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 9007272" data-attributes="member: 6921763">Fair enough for (b).&nbsp; But now that I re-read what you wrote, there is no way for a party to &quot;utterly blindly... go into places where they know they're either wasting their time because there's nothing worth doing, or risking instant death because they're going to be in way over their heads?&quot;If they know, then they aren't doing it &quot;utterly blindly&quot; and if they're doing it &quot;utterly blindly&quot; then they can't know. Therefore... (c) exploring...This is a strange claim to me.&nbsp; The point of exploration (whether directly or indirectly via research of some sort) is to determine what's there.&nbsp; Before that, you just don't know.&nbsp; What am I misunderstanding in your point here?Just b/c I pointed out your hyperbole, it doesn't excuse others.&nbsp; IMO, it's not productive to use and/or excuse hyperbole just b/c others are doing it.&nbsp; So... maybe just don't employ it?Not that my quote to which you were responding was directed at you but, since you asked:&nbsp; It's not &quot;only a problem when one side does it&quot; (whatever these perceived &quot;sides&quot; may be).&nbsp; Inference can lead to problems, offense, etc.&nbsp; It's better to ask questions then infer intent, IMO.&nbsp; Of course, I'm not trying to lecture anyone here (hope you didn't infer that) as I'm still working on it myself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Swarmkeeper, post: 9007272, member: 6921763"] Fair enough for (b). But now that I re-read what you wrote, there is no way for a party to "[I]utterly blindly... [/I]go into places where they [B]know [/B]they're either wasting their time because there's nothing worth doing, or risking instant death because they're [I]going[/I] to be in way over their heads?" If they know, then they aren't doing it "utterly blindly" and if they're doing it "utterly blindly" then they can't know. Therefore... (c) [I]exploring...[/I] This is a strange claim to me. The point of exploration (whether directly or indirectly via research of some sort) is to determine what's there. Before that, you just don't know. What am I misunderstanding in your point here? Just b/c I pointed out your hyperbole, it doesn't excuse others. IMO, it's not productive to use and/or excuse hyperbole just b/c others are doing it. So... maybe just don't employ it? Not that my quote to which you were responding was directed at you but, since you asked: It's not "only a problem when one side does it" (whatever these perceived "sides" may be). Inference can lead to problems, offense, etc. It's better to ask questions then infer intent, IMO. Of course, I'm not trying to lecture anyone here (hope you didn't infer that) as I'm still working on it myself. [/QUOTE]

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