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<blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 8629467" data-attributes="member: 27996"><p>From the dictionary: </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Gatekeeping</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">noun</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">1. The activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something.</span></p><p></p><p>From the article: <em>"<strong>What Does ‘Gatekeeping’ Mean in RPGs?</strong>"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Hot Tip:</em> It means the exact same thing as it does everywhere else: Because Dictionary.</p><p></p><p>The author "Dan" then writes:</p><p><em><span style="font-size: 15px">"One fun thing about gatekeepers is that they don’t all agree with each other. But the most consistent thing about them is that <strong><em>they are very adamant about their opinions.</em></strong>"</span></em></p><p></p><p>He is premise seems to be that people with opinions that say things you disagree with are "gatekeeping", because said opinions are somehow on others gameplaying buzz. By magic or something.</p><p></p><p><em>Opinions</em> are not gatekeeping <em>by definition</em>. "Dan" should learn to crack a dictionary.</p><p></p><p>He is intentionally trying to <em>redefine the term</em> with a purely emotional appeal to the desire of not wanting to be judged because feelings, or something.</p><p></p><p>He is committing intellectual fraud.</p><p></p><p>This fraud goes on to actually try to redefine the term into something entirely different that its actual meaning: <em>"But Gatekeeping is actually a bit more mundane. It simply means someone who feels as if they can judge the right or wrong way to do something."</em></p><p></p><p>He evidently correctly believed that most of his readers wouldn't look up the actual definition of the word gatekeeping... </p><p></p><p>Gatekeeping already has a definition. "Dan" does not get to redefine it to mean whatever he wants it to mean. </p><p></p><p>Citing his article is a joke. You are using the words of an pseudointellectual huckster to <em>literally</em> argue against the dictionary.</p><p></p><p>I just posted about this.</p><p></p><p>And the response was to do it. Again.</p><p></p><p>Amazing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Your whole argument is about showing you a hard line... </p><p></p><p>Where I am talking about <em>paradigms of play</em>. Concepts.</p><p></p><p>This has shown me that you obviously don't accept even the premise of my argument - you could have just led with that.</p><p></p><p>No point in continuing as obviously no headway will be made either way.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>?!? I am deciding for no-one. </p><p></p><p>I claim no psychic powers, or control over the thoughts of others.</p><p></p><p>Am I strident in my opinion? Sure. </p><p></p><p>That hasn't stopped you from completely disagreeing with me.</p><p></p><p>You certainly seem to be fully capable of deciding things for yourself.</p><p></p><p>That extends to everyone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 8629467, member: 27996"] From the dictionary: [SIZE=4]Gatekeeping noun 1. The activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something.[/SIZE] From the article: [I]"[B]What Does ‘Gatekeeping’ Mean in RPGs?[/B]" Hot Tip:[/I] It means the exact same thing as it does everywhere else: Because Dictionary. The author "Dan" then writes: [I][SIZE=4]"One fun thing about gatekeepers is that they don’t all agree with each other. But the most consistent thing about them is that [B][I]they are very adamant about their opinions.[/I][/B]"[/SIZE][/I] He is premise seems to be that people with opinions that say things you disagree with are "gatekeeping", because said opinions are somehow on others gameplaying buzz. By magic or something. [I]Opinions[/I] are not gatekeeping [I]by definition[/I]. "Dan" should learn to crack a dictionary. He is intentionally trying to [I]redefine the term[/I] with a purely emotional appeal to the desire of not wanting to be judged because feelings, or something. He is committing intellectual fraud. This fraud goes on to actually try to redefine the term into something entirely different that its actual meaning: [I]"But Gatekeeping is actually a bit more mundane. It simply means someone who feels as if they can judge the right or wrong way to do something."[/I] He evidently correctly believed that most of his readers wouldn't look up the actual definition of the word gatekeeping... Gatekeeping already has a definition. "Dan" does not get to redefine it to mean whatever he wants it to mean. Citing his article is a joke. You are using the words of an pseudointellectual huckster to [I]literally[/I] argue against the dictionary. I just posted about this. And the response was to do it. Again. Amazing. Your whole argument is about showing you a hard line... Where I am talking about [I]paradigms of play[/I]. Concepts. This has shown me that you obviously don't accept even the premise of my argument - you could have just led with that. No point in continuing as obviously no headway will be made either way. ?!? I am deciding for no-one. I claim no psychic powers, or control over the thoughts of others. Am I strident in my opinion? Sure. That hasn't stopped you from completely disagreeing with me. You certainly seem to be fully capable of deciding things for yourself. That extends to everyone. [/QUOTE]
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