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<blockquote data-quote="Ourph" data-source="post: 3375930" data-attributes="member: 20239">The treatment Mike Mearls receives isn't any worse than the treatment that, for example, Gary Gygax (also a frequent poster to these boards) and his work often receive, and as far as I know Gary isn't holding EN World accountable for the fact that not everybody likes his work or ideas on game design.&nbsp; People with strong opinions can't really afford to be offended when others dissect and critique their work with the same unsympathetic bluntness that they employ in forming and voicing their own thoughts. Mike isn't shy about sharing his opinions with the world and I don't see why &quot;the world&quot; (i.e. ENWorld) should be shy about sharing our opinions with him.Possibly, if he keeps insisting his personal opinion is &quot;the truth&quot;, as he did earlier.Be embarassed if you like, but it seems to me that when someone is willing to be blunt and honest about their opinions people should feel free to be blunt and honest in response to those opinions.&nbsp; If Mike doesn't like the response he receives maybe he shouldn't be in the business of publishing web articles that essentially tell people &quot;something you like is stupid, and here's why&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ourph, post: 3375930, member: 20239"] The treatment Mike Mearls receives isn't any worse than the treatment that, for example, Gary Gygax (also a frequent poster to these boards) and his work often receive, and as far as I know Gary isn't holding EN World accountable for the fact that not everybody likes his work or ideas on game design. People with strong opinions can't really afford to be offended when others dissect and critique their work with the same unsympathetic bluntness that they employ in forming and voicing their own thoughts. Mike isn't shy about sharing his opinions with the world and I don't see why "the world" (i.e. ENWorld) should be shy about sharing our opinions with him. Possibly, if he keeps insisting his personal opinion is "the truth", as he did earlier. Be embarassed if you like, but it seems to me that when someone is willing to be blunt and honest about their opinions people should feel free to be blunt and honest in response to those opinions. If Mike doesn't like the response he receives maybe he shouldn't be in the business of publishing web articles that essentially tell people "something you like is stupid, and here's why". [/QUOTE]

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