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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 7528107" data-attributes="member: 37579">Okay, here's the thing. The biggest problem to the health, growth, and prosperity of geeky communities and general and D&D communities in specific is toxic fandom and the related gatekeeping.As I discuss above, it's something I'm no stranger to and something I've wrestled with myself. At first I was just curious about the problem with customising a setting that is, basically, a Lego set of a setting. But then there were these comments:Emphasis added. This paired with the repeated fears that this will lead to a formal PDF product or even setting guide based on Mearl's version rather than the true/better/original version. (Especially with the term "casual" that tends to be used in place of "real" or "dedicated". Casual can very easily become a pejorative.)This very much set me off being similar to talking points I'd see far, far too many times before. Most recently about the new She-Ra show, but going back years and decades. Pre-Internet really. Defensiveness of a property leading to feelings of ownership and getting upset at new fans who are doing it wrong and liking an inferiour version of the product. The bad adaptation. The poor sequel. The bad that sold out for better radio play. (Again, this is something I've seen so often, I have my <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?655133-Nentir-Vale-Coming-to-Dungeons-and-Dragons/page4&p=7526937#post7526937" target="_blank">own term</a> for it.)You're allowed not to like something. That's fine. But when you start getting upset that other people are going to be introduced to a different version than you were and start viewing that extremely negatively then it's really time to take a step back. Because that's not you. You're not that guy.</blockquote>

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