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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 7924015" data-attributes="member: 6785785"><p>Yes, I agree with a lot of this. I certainly didn't mean for my comment to [USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER] about how he and I enjoy D&D in different ways to imply there are not also some ways in which we both like it. But that seems to be what's happened. He and I have talked a good amount on the boards, and although we often disagree, there are also plenty of points on which we do agree. </p><p></p><p>I think the only thing I disagree with in your post above is that I don't think most folks are trying to universalize a preference. I think that what happens is that people state their preference, sometimes very strongly so, and that can rub others the wrong way, and so they get defensive. </p><p></p><p>There's a weird phenomenon where if something is offered as a negative in a contextual way, fans of that thing will deny that it is true. But if the same element is mentioned in a positive way, fans will agree.</p><p></p><p>It comes from both sides of the discussion, honestly. Folks need to be able to state their preference without making it seem like it's the only possible way, and they also need to be able to hear the opinions of others without feeling like their own is being maligned or put down in some way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 7924015, member: 6785785"] Yes, I agree with a lot of this. I certainly didn't mean for my comment to [USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER] about how he and I enjoy D&D in different ways to imply there are not also some ways in which we both like it. But that seems to be what's happened. He and I have talked a good amount on the boards, and although we often disagree, there are also plenty of points on which we do agree. I think the only thing I disagree with in your post above is that I don't think most folks are trying to universalize a preference. I think that what happens is that people state their preference, sometimes very strongly so, and that can rub others the wrong way, and so they get defensive. There's a weird phenomenon where if something is offered as a negative in a contextual way, fans of that thing will deny that it is true. But if the same element is mentioned in a positive way, fans will agree. It comes from both sides of the discussion, honestly. Folks need to be able to state their preference without making it seem like it's the only possible way, and they also need to be able to hear the opinions of others without feeling like their own is being maligned or put down in some way. [/QUOTE]
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