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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4926642" data-attributes="member: 2732">Ironically, in doing a search for &quot;Higgins Armory Museum&quot; I came across this old thread.I bolded the emphasis here.&nbsp; I think we outta add it to our signatures.&nbsp; Based on what I know about EGG's personality, I think he would have disliked 4e a lot more, yet would have found a few good gems, and basically said the same thing to people about 4e if people asked.As for respecting Gary, I think there's a good way and a bad way to do it.&nbsp; For instance, here's a good article from Sean K. Reynolds about how to disagree with respect.<a href="http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/gaming/respect.html" target="_blank">http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/gaming/respect.html</a>While I don't see Sean's original article, in this one he does disagree with Gary without crossing the personal line.On the other hand, as well written as this critique is by John D. Rateliff, I immediately become a bit hostile towards the writer because he mentions a rumor that has not be verified, and (from my experience) doesn't reflect the reality.&nbsp; (His &quot;cocaine&quot; line).&nbsp; If he had left that one little bit out, I would have had no problem with his disagreements being respectful.&nbsp; That line felt a bit like a cheap shot, and that's the type of thing I think crosses the line.<a href="http://sacnoths.blogspot.com/2008/11/brief-history-of-tolkien-rpgs.html" target="_blank">Sacnoth's Scriptorium: A Brief History of Tolkien RPGs</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 4926642, member: 2732"] Ironically, in doing a search for "Higgins Armory Museum" I came across this old thread. I bolded the emphasis here. I think we outta add it to our signatures. Based on what I know about EGG's personality, I think he would have disliked 4e a lot more, yet would have found a few good gems, and basically said the same thing to people about 4e if people asked. As for respecting Gary, I think there's a good way and a bad way to do it. For instance, here's a good article from Sean K. Reynolds about how to disagree with respect. [url]http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/gaming/respect.html[/url] While I don't see Sean's original article, in this one he does disagree with Gary without crossing the personal line. On the other hand, as well written as this critique is by John D. Rateliff, I immediately become a bit hostile towards the writer because he mentions a rumor that has not be verified, and (from my experience) doesn't reflect the reality. (His "cocaine" line). If he had left that one little bit out, I would have had no problem with his disagreements being respectful. That line felt a bit like a cheap shot, and that's the type of thing I think crosses the line. [url=http://sacnoths.blogspot.com/2008/11/brief-history-of-tolkien-rpgs.html]Sacnoth's Scriptorium: A Brief History of Tolkien RPGs[/url] [/QUOTE]

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