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<blockquote data-quote="reapersaurus" data-source="post: 687053" data-attributes="member: 1194">see?Pretty good example of the inherent problems of PbP communication. ROFLI winked, and meant to get across that I know you weren't 'attacking' me, but followed up in clarification to point out to anyone else reading and taking things they're own way that I wasn't only pointing out negative aspects of PbP gaming.And likewise, you probably know that I didn't feel you were attacking me, but wanted it clear (thanks, BTW)Problem is: people tend to 'like' to take the written word differently from what it's intended.Since the words are RIGHT THERE in print, you'd think it would be easy to take them as they are.However, words in print are SOOO malleable - people can twist them unintentionally, and before you know it, there's an exagerrated conflict going on when someone just wanted to talk things out (which _I_ thought was the POINT of the OOC Forum).You would not believe how often I have seen something very similar to what I've described happen, and nothing happened here.Words that if you were sitting at the table with a guy would just be part of the game are magnified and ruminated on until there's a perceived slight, or an unwelcome attack.THAT's one of the main downfalls to internet PbP gaming, in my experience.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="reapersaurus, post: 687053, member: 1194"] see? Pretty good example of the inherent problems of PbP communication. ROFL I winked, and meant to get across that I know you weren't 'attacking' me, but followed up in clarification to point out to anyone else reading and taking things they're own way that I wasn't only pointing out negative aspects of PbP gaming. And likewise, you probably know that I didn't feel you were attacking me, but wanted it clear (thanks, BTW) Problem is: people tend to 'like' to take the written word differently from what it's intended. Since the words are RIGHT THERE in print, you'd think it would be easy to take them as they are. However, words in print are SOOO malleable - people can twist them unintentionally, and before you know it, there's an exagerrated conflict going on when someone just wanted to talk things out (which _I_ thought was the POINT of the OOC Forum). You would not believe how often I have seen something very similar to what I've described happen, and nothing happened here. Words that if you were sitting at the table with a guy would just be part of the game are magnified and ruminated on until there's a perceived slight, or an unwelcome attack. THAT's one of the main downfalls to internet PbP gaming, in my experience. [/QUOTE]

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