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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AdmundfortGeographer" data-source="post: 3292066" data-attributes="member: 4682">I think you are being elitist. A Disfunctional community is not the same as a group populated with some individuals with inept social skills. Seriously, this is par for the course in the RPG hobby. If you are going to put together an organization whose goal is to get a cross section of RPG hobbyists to come together and play you are going to end up getting a representative cross section of those playing the game... and it will include, very likely, a representative cross section of those in the hobby with bad socializing skills or habits. What is the RPGA supposed to do to "genuinely deal with that reality"? Create a crack squad of social-skill police? Forcibly ban anyone who doesn't bathe every day? Or doesn't wash their hair? Or doesn't use deodorant? Require new members take etiquette classes before being able to attend a convention?Plus, any sufficiently large organization is going to have personality clashes regardless of social ability of members, and these clashes are more likely the sort of things that bring down clubs rather than just the random eccentric member.I'm very understanding about having standards about who you will play with at your own table, but condemning a whole organization because its membership is open to all is elitist.Also, from the sound of it, some of your complaints are five years old at least. The RPGA's Living Campaigns ditched "player of the table" awards years ago.I've played in the RPGA's Living Greyhawk campaign since 2001. I have met some odious people I would never invite to my house to play. Far more, I have sat at scores tables with hundreds of the best role players in the hobby.</blockquote>

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