Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[Umbran]

The context hasn't been lost. It is in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

 

[TwoSix]

I don't see why anyone would choose to read any GRRM other than "Sandkings" and "The Way of Cross and Dragon."

When I started reading Game of Thrones in 1996, the author neglected to mention he would get bored and stop midway through the series.

 

[overgeeked]

Worse. They are written by people who want to be novelists.

Quite a few referees run their games that way, too. Lots of people spending time on the wrong hobby.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Some people get so angry about silly things. I get that we are here to discuss our hobby, and take it seriously, but I don't understand the anger?

It's a game. It's supposed to be fun and bring you joy!

Two things are common:

1. It used to bring you joy, but doesn't anymore, and you're super irritated about that;

2. It brings you joy and frustration in equal parts, and while you're not willing to discard the former because of the latter, the latter really bothers you.

 

[Thomas Shey]

on the flip side some people don't like it when you boil down the issue to a ten word answer.

Sometimes nuance matters. Sometimes it doesn't. People don't tend to agree which is which.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I don't see why anyone would choose to read any GRRM other than "Sandkings" and "The Way of Cross and Dragon."

Some of the Wild Cards stories weren't bad when he didn't get bogged down in the pain.

 

[RealAlHazred]

Worse. They are written by people who want to be novelists.

My wife pointed out to me that I always say to her, the worst module writers are "failed novelists," not just "novelists." They really wanted to carefully curate this experience for readers, but they couldn't complete it -- their mojo gave out at one or more parts. Well, a module is just a partial novel, right?* So, I'll just rewrite parts of this novel so that the players are supposed to figure out how to fill the holes I left! Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!

But don't touch the parts I wrote solidly! Those are important for plot reasons! Don't touch my stuff!

* This is, in fact, the first error that leads to a long, tortuous path for those of us unfortunates who have to try to run the resultant module...

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Well....that was enough Nordic exeptionalism for today, I think.

 

[Umbran]

Quite a few referees run their games that way, too. Lots of people spending time on the wrong hobby.

Yes, oh Accepted Judge of Other People's Hobby Time.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Yes, oh Accepted Judge of Other People's Hobby Time.

Weirdly, this is also an acceptable thing to say to those so-called friends who try to stage an intervention for you!