Israeli army frowns on D&D (merged)

[Darkness]

KnowTheToe and everyone else, please don't rag on other boards (or their users) in EN World. If you feel the need to say something of this sort, do it over there. Thanks.

 

[KnowTheToe]

I didn't know saying thank you for running a friendly site was ragging on other boards or other posters. I have read no less than a dozen times about how people prefer these boards over other boards due to the level of maturity, clean language etc and this is the first I have ever seen a mod snipe at it. But, hey, no more compliments from me

 

[Darkness]

Eh, not to say I necessarily disagreed with what you said. It's just that I posted these links to relieve EN World from possible tension - not increase it.

(Edit - In case anyone else wonders, praise for EN World was not what I was referring to in my last post. )

 

[Mark]

Is this train wreck still open?

 

[Yair]

Yeah, the Finnish gaming scene has a long-standing joke about military service being a really long larp with great props but a lousy plot...

Lol! That's a great line!

for whomever asked: video-gamers are actually encouraged to some extent, as there are some military applications where their skills are useful (and they are ever-growing).

The article is essentially correct, factually, but is a little out of proportion. The people get sent to a psychologist... and that's it. In Israel draft is obligatory, so I suspect a lot of those that are found unfit for service intentionally use RD&D to get away from it, I know of one that did. So the numbers of rejected is, I suspect, bloated, if not wrong altogether (I doubt the person giving it made anything but a rough, gut-feeling, assesment).

 

[johnsemlak]

By the way, I didn't know D&D was so popular in the former Soviet Union.

Living in Moscow myself, I would say it is not particularly popular, but it does exist.

There is an active Tolkian society and fan base however.

 

[DragonSword]

So very nice of them...they obviously haven't met some ENWorlders.

I think we should send Crothian over as an official ENvoy to Israel!

 

[Kae'Yoss]

I think we should send Crothian over as an official ENvoy to Israel!

so he can ENgage them in a diplomatic dialogue and get them to drop that stupid rule of theirs?