So how much worse have arguements gotten on Enworld?

[LightPhoenix]

Because you can name that rule in only four posts?

 

[diaglo]

Because you can name that rule in only four posts?

well mostly b/c you get the original question.

the answer from the SRD or core rules.

a little clarification.

and then some kind of house rule to make it fit the specific campaign.

after that... it is all an argument

 

[Joshua Randall]

If someone can invent a way for me to not read a thread BEFORE it annoys me, I'd buy that for a dollar!

Step 1: do not read any thread the day it is posted.
Step 2: check back in a few days. If the thread has more than 2 pages, do not read it, because pages 3+ will be either (a) repetitive or (b) argumentative.
Step 3: if someone does slip through Steps 1 and 2 and manage to annoy you, make liberal use of the ignore list.*
Step 4: send me money.

* Although this post is tongue in cheek, I seriously think that life would be better if more people used the ignore feature. It's not like anything on ENW is some crucial matter of policy that affects the lives of aware, involved citizens in a democratic society -- we're discussing a game. So ignoring people who annoy you is a Good Thing (tm).

 

[Plane Sailing]

I REALLY wish that more people realised that they didn't have to try to 'win' an argument.

 

[diaglo]

I REALLY wish that more people realised that they didn't have to try to 'win' an argument.

that's why we have moderators.

 

[Iku Rex]

I REALLY wish that more people realised that they didn't have to try to 'win' an argument.

What do you mean by "winning" an argument?

 

[BOZ]

exactly.

 

[LightPhoenix]

well mostly b/c you get the original question.

the answer from the SRD or core rules.

a little clarification.

and then some kind of house rule to make it fit the specific campaign.

after that... it is all an argument

Er... diaglo, I thought for all your old-schoolness, you at least would have seen Name That Tune.

Or, I'm a failure at making references.

Ah well.

 

[diaglo]

Er... diaglo, I thought for all your old-schoolness, you at least would have seen Name That Tune.

Or, I'm a failure at making references.

Ah well.

i was in Engerland at the time. they've got like 3 channels max.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I think it's always pretty bad on ENWorld, compared to other (more openly contentious) communities:

I think what passes for peaceful here is actually pretty passive-aggressive. There are some long-term posters here who absolutely game the system to a fine degree, adhering to the letter of the law while managing to be consistently insulting and snide to anyone who doesn't agree with them. And then, when they get the response they want, they hammer on the Report Bad Post button and the folks violating the letter of the law get slapped down.

The moderators are too overwhelmed to catch most of this -- it's a BIG site -- and the really adept system-gamers have been around long enough to know exactly what'll keep them from getting in trouble.