So how much worse have arguements gotten on Enworld?

[Odhanan]

I personally avoid the Rules forum. Granted, I haven't been in there in a long time and maybe the situation has resolved itself.

I've seen this happen on several boards. I usually do not like Rules forums for this very reason.

I don't think things have gotten any worse of late. I don't spend as much time as others on the boards, but I don't think there's too much ill intent here.

 

[mhensley]

I must be missing something. Somebody point me to the locked threads. Those are the most fun to read.

 

[Arashi Ravenblade]

Well i cant really say. I usually look at the first post in a htread and if i have an opinion i post it. I dont usually check back to see if people responded to what i have said, so i cant really say how much i have contributed to arguments. I say my peace and im done.

 

[shilsen]

I don't think it's gotten any worse than normal, and I think it's generally fine most of the time.

If you do think it's bad, fixing it is really simple. Just remind yourself regularly that getting the least bit upset about an opinion expressed by a random stranger on the internet is a serious waste of time and energy. Especially when the opinion is, in all likelihood, about your particular approach to playing a game. I've been on the boards since Eric started them, and I've never got in a serious argument, because I remember the above.

 

[Stalker0]

Also have to agree that its business as usual. Other than the occasional heated argument, most things are handled pretty smoothly.

 

[Driddle]

How bad has it gotten? How can we fix it?

Sheeesh. What a question. You obviously have no institutional memory yet.
... It's positively vanilla here. Stop fretting.

 

[Eridanis]

Scooting over to Meta...

 

[DanMcS]

That said, EN World does have somewhat of a reputation for having a rude Rules forum. Posters showing off their "rules skills" but failing to use their "people skills" -- posters not only interested in being right but making sure others have been verbally shredded along the way. I personally avoid the Rules forum. Granted, I haven't been in there in a long time and maybe the situation has resolved itself.

Nope.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

I think there might be a "mini-trend" over the last three or four months where a lot of discussions about the balance of new classes have really riled folks up (Tome of Battle comes to mind). Whenever someone poses the question of "Is X Broken?", that's just opening the door for some folks to start stuff.

JMHO.

 

[BlackMoria]

Whenever someone poses the question of "Is X Broken?", that's just opening the door for some folks to start

People forget that If you ask for a opinion then you will get responses that validate your point of view and you will get responses that run counter to that point of view.

People forget that opinions are not facts. They are just that... opinions.


Confilct occurs when that happens. As long as posters remember that not everyone is going to agree with their point of view and that opinions are just that .... opinions, then one can safely navigate the sometimes stormy seas that message boards can become.