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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ThoughtBubble" data-source="post: 3068378" data-attributes="member: 9723">Wow... This thread is ah... Interesting. There have been way too many instances where I want to make armchair psychological observations about people that would ultimately only prove to be a soruce of further humor and discord. However, I would like people to consider why they feel the way they do about the issue. For example, I dislike when players don't do much for a game having run several where players came in and treated the game like some sort of service. When the expectation is that I'm going to prep a game, organize the time, drag people away from what they're doing, make sure that food is provided for, push them into an adventure, and then tell them how well they're doing. From that, I've decided that I'm not a babysitter or disciplinarian. Anyone who wants to game with me needs to be ready for that. I'm a part of the group.On the "Players who only take" angle, well, I'm dealing with a couple of them now. It's not that they need to DM. But again, they need to realize that I'm part of the group. It is as much (if not more, given the count of people) their job to entertain me as it is my job to entertain them.  If I'm boring, the game sucks. If they're boing, the game sucks. I have some control over me. I have less over them. But the game isn't mine. The game isn't theirs. It's ours. Like a pot-luck, it's better if everyone brings some food. And the guy who brings a pack of hot-dogs can probably be doing better. Sure, I'm the one making the turkey, and buying the beer, and that's ok. But the guy who doesn't bring anything just loses points left and right. And if there's enough people just mooching, it's just not worth having a pot-luck anymore.And as a personal issue, I can't stand when people don't take the activity seriously. If it's game time, then game. Don't watch TV, or play video games or draw or read. GAME.</blockquote>

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