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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 7299995" data-attributes="member: 12731">I really wish the powers that be would reconsider adding support for starting threads where attacking the premise of the thread itself gives you official mod red text. Take a recent example: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?604695-Multiple-Concentration" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?604695-Multiple-Concentration</a>You'll note that the thread immediately starts discussing &quot;is multiple concentration a good thing&quot; with plenty of posters taking the right to figuratively take a dump on the original poster's question. That was not what the OP was trying to start a discussion on.There is a very strong hivemind present at ENWorld and anyone wishing to explore beyond the limits imposed by the game design have nowhere safe to discuss. This is really starting to drive me nuts.Please please add &quot;plus&quot; threads (and moderation attention) to show the community you're welcome to ENWorld even if you, as in this example, want to play a game with two concentration spells up at the same time.Please let ENWorld be a place where I can start a thread on &quot;How do I add NNN&quot; where I don't have to spend 90% of my time discussing why I should or should not add it, essentially having to defend starting the stread.Instead I can spend 90% of my time discussing how to actually go about adding it with likeminded posters. You know, constructive discussion from the OPs point of view. A community where if you feel it is a bad idea to add NNN - and you really must say so - you have to start a new thread to discuss that, since it is a completely different subject.Thank you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 7299995, member: 12731"] I [I]really[/I] wish the powers that be would reconsider adding support for starting threads where attacking the premise of the thread itself gives you official mod red text. Take a recent example: [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?604695-Multiple-Concentration[/url] You'll note that the thread immediately starts discussing "is multiple concentration a good thing" with plenty of posters taking the right to figuratively take a dump on the original poster's question. That was [B]not[/B] what the OP was trying to start a discussion on. There is a very strong hivemind present at ENWorld and anyone wishing to explore beyond the limits imposed by the game design have nowhere safe to discuss. This is really starting to drive me nuts. Please [I]please[/I] add "plus" threads (and moderation attention) to show the community you're welcome to ENWorld even if you, as in this example, want to play a game with two concentration spells up at the same time. Please let ENWorld be a place where I can start a thread on "How do I add NNN" where I don't have to spend 90% of my time discussing why I should or should not add it, essentially having to defend starting the stread. Instead I can spend 90% of my time discussing how to actually go about adding it with likeminded posters. You know, constructive discussion from the OPs point of view. A community where if you feel it is a bad idea to add NNN - and you really must say so - you have to start a new thread to discuss that, since it is a [I]completely different subject[/I]. Thank you. [/QUOTE]

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