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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4293528" data-attributes="member: 2732">How is it skewed?It's a serious question.&nbsp; ENWorld is probably the biggest community of D&amp;D&nbsp; players outside of Wizard's own forums.Are ENWorlder's progressive?&nbsp; Anti-4e?&nbsp; Pro-4e?&nbsp; Are you saying that this message board is not representative of a community?&nbsp; Is there a narrow focus.&nbsp; I've heard passioned arguments that ENWorld is now a &quot;pro-4e&quot; or an &quot;anti-4e&quot; site.Granted, you could be getting bias.&nbsp; But at the same time, maybe the poll speaks volumes.&nbsp; Right now we're probably one of the best statistical samples you can get of the D&amp;D playerbase.&nbsp; At the very least it's an indication of trouble.It seems nowadays (in general, this isn't targeted at anybody) if you don't like an argument now you attack the methodolgies or the person's motives.&nbsp; I would rather look at the poll and say &quot;okay, it seems like this is a very controversial move&quot;, then look at other communities, etc.It seems like people are fearing being in the minority and want to manipulate opinion.&nbsp; If the 3e fans are wrong, then the game will change and D&amp;D will be stable.&nbsp; However, if the 4e fans are wrong, the game has made mistakes and (worst case scenario) might either revert to something the new 4e fans won't like or something else will happen.&nbsp; Attacking people for being &quot;fanboys&quot; or &quot;grognards&quot; isn't going to change the fact that one faction or another might be in the minority (or it could be split down the middle).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 4293528, member: 2732"] How is it skewed? It's a serious question. ENWorld is probably the biggest community of D&D players outside of Wizard's own forums. Are ENWorlder's progressive? Anti-4e? Pro-4e? Are you saying that this message board is not representative of a community? Is there a narrow focus. I've heard passioned arguments that ENWorld is now a "pro-4e" or an "anti-4e" site. Granted, you could be getting bias. But at the same time, maybe the poll speaks volumes. Right now we're probably one of the best statistical samples you can get of the D&D playerbase. At the very least it's an indication of trouble. It seems nowadays (in general, this isn't targeted at anybody) if you don't like an argument now you attack the methodolgies or the person's motives. I would rather look at the poll and say "okay, it seems like this is a very controversial move", then look at other communities, etc. It seems like people are fearing being in the minority and want to manipulate opinion. If the 3e fans are wrong, then the game will change and D&D will be stable. However, if the 4e fans are wrong, the game has made mistakes and (worst case scenario) might either revert to something the new 4e fans won't like or something else will happen. Attacking people for being "fanboys" or "grognards" isn't going to change the fact that one faction or another might be in the minority (or it could be split down the middle). [/QUOTE]

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