So how much worse have arguements gotten on Enworld?

[diaglo]

So you were here in the 70's? That was when we had 'Name that tune' on TV!

yup. 1970 to jan 1974.

i go back about every 3 years to visit my relatives.

 

[Deset Gled]

What do you mean by "winning" an argument?

I get the impression that some people think that "winning" means always having the last word in a discussion.

 

[Piratecat]

Which is why I always make a comment before locking threads.

 

[BOZ]

or even after someone else locks them!

 

[LightPhoenix]

Man, that's weak. Everyone knows that when a mod locks your pissing contest, you go start another thread to get the last word in. Really.

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Or, the better way is to thread-crap in every thread your nemesis starts or posts in. That way, you've got lots of last words. Victory by attrition!

 

[IcyCool]

It certainly seems cyclical here. Maybe we are at the beginnings of another rise. Things are generally nice around here though, barring a few hotbutton topics. And the rules forum has always been the least friendly forum (I'm sure I've contributed to that in the past). That really toned down with the moderator post telling everyone to be civil.

 

[Felix]

You know, since I read Eric's post about avoiding the Rules forum (which along with Story Hour, General and Art & Miniatures where I hang out) I've been thinking that the Rules board has gotten much, much more civil in the past 6 months.

Maybe it's the sticky thread of Pielorinho's that's there as a reminder, but the other day even a small discussion of the lance's Power Attack bonus didn't get heated. Granted, I wouldn't start a thread singing the praises of the FAQ, nor did I read the "Monk and Improved Natural Attack" threads, but on the whole I think that forum is on the mend.

 

[BOZ]

it does have a bad reputation though.

 

[EricNoah]

I've been thinking that the Rules board has gotten much, much more civil in the past 6 months.

That's good to hear.

There's probably a very different feel in a forum where an answer can indeed be "right" or "wrong" vs. a forum like General where you're just sharing your opinions or ideas.