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<blockquote data-quote="EricNoah" data-source="post: 4117127" data-attributes="member: 4">My old site's forums (the precursor to the EN World forums) were estbablished by a pro 3E person (that'd be me!) and attracted a pro 3E crowd.&nbsp; Its purpose was to learn about and get excited about the new edition.&nbsp; There was a lot of arguing going on in other places -- WotC's newsgroup/forum thingy, Usenet, etc.&nbsp; But it was pretty subdued here because of the nature and purpose of the site.&nbsp; In some ways, then, this 4E situation is quite a bit different.&nbsp; Russ and the mods are (admirably, I think) trying to &quot;have it all&quot; by catering to both sides.&nbsp; Both sides, by and large are doing a pretty good job of not crapping on other people's fun, though there are extremes on both sides.&nbsp; And there is a further difference with far-reaching impact -- the OGL, which will keep 3.x alive in a way that 2E couldn't be.&nbsp; If there's a market for it, 3.x can be eternal.&nbsp; (That's what makes this Paizo thing so interesting to me.)&nbsp; So the possible &quot;fade out&quot; of 3.x posters here might not happen at all, if the game doesn't really &quot;fade&quot; as one might have expected of 2E after 3E came out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EricNoah, post: 4117127, member: 4"] My old site's forums (the precursor to the EN World forums) were estbablished by a pro 3E person (that'd be me!) and attracted a pro 3E crowd. Its purpose was to learn about and get excited about the new edition. There was a lot of arguing going on in other places -- WotC's newsgroup/forum thingy, Usenet, etc. But it was pretty subdued here because of the nature and purpose of the site. In some ways, then, this 4E situation is quite a bit different. Russ and the mods are (admirably, I think) trying to "have it all" by catering to both sides. Both sides, by and large are doing a pretty good job of not crapping on other people's fun, though there are extremes on both sides. And there is a further difference with far-reaching impact -- the OGL, which will keep 3.x alive in a way that 2E couldn't be. If there's a market for it, 3.x can be eternal. (That's what makes this Paizo thing so interesting to me.) So the possible "fade out" of 3.x posters here might not happen at all, if the game doesn't really "fade" as one might have expected of 2E after 3E came out. [/QUOTE]

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