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<blockquote data-quote="DethStryke" data-source="post: 2751931" data-attributes="member: 1309">Indeed. I thought it important to specify the rules and how they apply, but I saw no reason to attack anyone about a simple misunderstanding. The funny part is unavoidable for me, as I tend to use humor to &quot;diffuse&quot; what could be tense situations (which essentially telling someone over the internet that they are wrong typically is, regardless of how nice you are trying to be about it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />) While I was confident that my stance was correct rules-wise, I did read through the FAQ again to be sure. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />And to answer Edena's comment, I typically don't get a lot of time to browse and comment on the boards. I'm also, contrary to what it seems here, not a rules lawyer. I felt it important to point it out not to be obnoxious, but rather to reinforce certain liberties that we all enjoy. Those who are new to the boards might read what you posted and think that to be fact (this is a testament to your visible intelligence and integrity). Those same people, who may otherwise offer a great insight to a discussion such as this, may refrain for fear of the Admin's wrath. That freedom of thought and speech I take very seriously. I know it seems small and insignificant when thinking in terms of a RPG message board. For these things i go by the saying: &quot;Every raindrop doesn't think it's responsible for the flood.&quot;But that's enough about that, lest I get off-topic! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I think this is nigh unavoidable, unfortunately. Even those who typically take criticism well all have bad days or feel like a specific part of whatever is closer to their heart than usual. Hypocritical conduct is the real enemy in these cases, I suspect.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DethStryke, post: 2751931, member: 1309"] Indeed. I thought it important to specify the rules and how they apply, but I saw no reason to attack anyone about a simple misunderstanding. The funny part is unavoidable for me, as I tend to use humor to "diffuse" what could be tense situations (which essentially telling someone over the internet that they are wrong typically is, regardless of how nice you are trying to be about it. ;)) While I was confident that my stance was correct rules-wise, I did read through the FAQ again to be sure. :) And to answer Edena's comment, I typically don't get a lot of time to browse and comment on the boards. I'm also, contrary to what it seems here, not a rules lawyer. I felt it important to point it out not to be obnoxious, but rather to reinforce certain liberties that we all enjoy. Those who are new to the boards might read what you posted and think that to be fact (this is a testament to your visible intelligence and integrity). Those same people, who may otherwise offer a great insight to a discussion such as this, may refrain for fear of the Admin's wrath. That freedom of thought and speech I take very seriously. I know it seems small and insignificant when thinking in terms of a RPG message board. For these things i go by the saying: "Every raindrop doesn't think it's responsible for the flood." But that's enough about that, lest I get off-topic! ;) I think this is nigh unavoidable, unfortunately. Even those who typically take criticism well all have bad days or feel like a specific part of whatever is closer to their heart than usual. Hypocritical conduct is the real enemy in these cases, I suspect. [/QUOTE]

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