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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 3484424" data-attributes="member: 15651">One thing I have learned is that it can be pointless to discuss how great vanilla is to someone who does not like it.  Some, perhaps most, of the people who don't like 3.5 or certain aspects of it have already made up their minds.  Perhaps WotC people read the postings and take note of the things people complain about (I willing to bet they do), but they don't want to actively discuss it, because they don't want to be forced into having to defend the decisions already made, and don't feel they should have to justify them.  Admitting mistakes: how does someone admit a "mistake" unless it was their own personal screw up?  Would you appreciate it if a coworker of yours was posting about work you did and talked about how you screwed up?  Unless you get the person in charge of the work in question, you probably won't see any apologies.  I'm wondering, if part of the problem is that WotC is not a hivemind, but people seem to think they are.  They are individuals, with different opinions but who also need to maintain their professional relationships with each other at work.  They don't want to risk being perceived as bashing a colleague's work behind their backs, airing their dirty laundry about how the rest of the team disagrred with them, or possibly having a confrontation about it on a public board if a coworker comes to defend themselves.  Better to keep it private.</blockquote>

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