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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 9704961" data-attributes="member: 7808">I think the issues with jargon in TTRPGs goes even further than that.First, IME it is actually fairly uncommon for people to define their jargon.&nbsp; Also, jargon terms gets reused way to often (see the previous example with &quot;narrative&quot;), so it's difficult to use even with explicit context.&nbsp; And even when people define jargon, it is extremely common for people to fall back into non-jargon use of the same term.&nbsp; Additionally, some people will intentionally define a jargon term in a way different from any standard use to push an agenda of their own.&nbsp; This last one has actually landed people on my ignore list.I find jargon useful but occasionally annoying in academia and engineering.&nbsp; I often find jargon to be the heart of bad faith arguments in TTRPG space.&nbsp; It makes me sad.&quot;Liminal&quot; has been a buzzword in the general horror zeitgeist.&nbsp; Things like the Backrooms, movies like Skinamarink (not worth watching, INMSHO) have leaned into it heavily.&nbsp; I think any problems with the term in TTRPGs space is really just spill over from that, not really an RPG issue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 9704961, member: 7808"] I think the issues with jargon in TTRPGs goes even further than that. First, IME it is actually fairly uncommon for people to define their jargon. Also, jargon terms gets reused way to often (see the previous example with "narrative"), so it's difficult to use even with explicit context. And even when people define jargon, it is extremely common for people to fall back into non-jargon use of the same term. Additionally, some people will intentionally define a jargon term in a way different from any standard use to push an agenda of their own. This last one has actually landed people on my ignore list. I find jargon useful but occasionally annoying in academia and engineering. I often find jargon to be the heart of bad faith arguments in TTRPG space. It makes me sad. "Liminal" has been a buzzword in the general horror zeitgeist. Things like the Backrooms, movies like Skinamarink (not worth watching, INMSHO) have leaned into it heavily. I think any problems with the term in TTRPGs space is really just spill over from that, not really an RPG issue. [/QUOTE]

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