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Message: <blockquote data-quote="architectofsleep" data-source="post: 4655661" data-attributes="member: 80396">Oryan,Nobody knew this GM was you until you said something here, so nobody was judging you personally.  Yes, I would have talked about any problems I was having.  And I have talked about it.  And not only here.  I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to get things off my chest in a way that isn't going to be harmful to you or to our relationship as players.  Plus, I got a lot of insight from other people about where you might be coming from.I think I mentioned more than once that I didn't really have a problem with you declining my character background, but rewriting it and watering it down is something I did have a problem with.  BUT it wasn't a big enough problem that I felt I needed to bring it up to you directly.  I have lots of ideas; if one doesn't work, I can come up with another one.  I only used it as a means to exemplify for others why I thought the micromanaging thing wasn't just a one-time thing.  There were other examples I could have given, but I didn't.The initial problem I had was with cracking down on innocuous names.  And then with further e-mails between us, I saw a lot more cause for concern.  After talking it over with people, pretty much everyone agreed that our styles were incompatible.I think it's clear that they were right.Beyond that -- whose style is right and whose is wrong?  I don't think most of the intelligent comments here called it either way.  They simply called them different styles, and usually stated which ones they preferred and why.  I don't think anyone is being especially judgmental of you or of me, and those who were, well, personally, I tried to ignore those comments.That aside, my question to the community was a valid one, and I don't regret bringing it up.  Where does GM control end, and player control begin?  Can they successfully meld?  I'm sure I didn't say at as eloquently in the beginning, but I was airing a grievance, so a certain emotionality touched it.Anyways, best of luck to you and yours in all your gaming ventures.</blockquote>

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