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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 9181275" data-attributes="member: 23">EDIT:&nbsp; the term to use is not &quot;xandering&quot;, it's JaquaySing.&nbsp; This is a post by her wife, and I consider it authoritative.&nbsp; I'm editing my first post for people who don't feel like reading the entire thread.[MEDIA=twitter]1752208857210765349[/MEDIA]Edit part deux:&nbsp; as noted by others, this story keeps changing and evolving, and I think it's important enough that the details don't get lost on page 24 of the thread or somesuch so:[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://diyanddragons.blogspot.com/2024/01/an-update-on-jaquaysing.html[/URL][URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/50588/site-news/a-second-historical-note-on-xandering-the-dungeon[/URL]Thank you [USER=94569]@Yalım[/USER] for these links!ORIGINAL POST starts here: This is a rather interesting read[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/50123/roleplaying-games/a-historical-note-on-xandering[/URL]This blog invented the term.&nbsp; Now, he doesn't want us to use it anymore.&nbsp; Some of you might say &quot;who is he to police my language!?!&quot;, and I would concede that what he wants may not be a sufficient reason to change the terminology.howeverThe term is based on a real person (Jennell Jaquays), and she wanted the term to be changed.&nbsp; And I while I thought it was a cool honor, to reflect her significant contributions to the game, if she wants it changed and he wants it changed... we probably should.&nbsp; (His new term is xandering which... it will do I guess?)(Lastly, Justin linked to the campaign to help her pay medical bills, which I think was a nice touch of him).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 9181275, member: 23"] EDIT: the term to use is not "xandering", it's JaquaySing. This is a post by her wife, and I consider it authoritative. I'm editing my first post for people who don't feel like reading the entire thread. [MEDIA=twitter]1752208857210765349[/MEDIA] Edit part deux: as noted by others, this story keeps changing and evolving, and I think it's important enough that the details don't get lost on page 24 of the thread or somesuch so: [URL unfurl="true"]https://diyanddragons.blogspot.com/2024/01/an-update-on-jaquaysing.html[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/50588/site-news/a-second-historical-note-on-xandering-the-dungeon[/URL] Thank you [USER=94569]@Yalım[/USER] for these links! ORIGINAL POST starts here: This is a rather interesting read [URL unfurl="true"]https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/50123/roleplaying-games/a-historical-note-on-xandering[/URL] This blog invented the term. Now, he doesn't want us to use it anymore. Some of you might say "who is he to police my language!?!", and I would concede that what he wants may not be a sufficient reason to change the terminology. [I]however[/I] The term is based on a real person (Jennell Jaquays), and she wanted the term to be changed. And I while I thought it was a cool honor, to reflect her significant contributions to the game, if she wants it changed and he wants it changed... we probably should. (His new term is xandering which... it will do I guess?) (Lastly, Justin linked to the campaign to help her pay medical bills, which I think was a nice touch of him). [/QUOTE]

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