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<blockquote data-quote="RobNJ" data-source="post: 411123" data-attributes="member: 3617">Apparently it needs to be said endlessly, but this forum, and all the internet fora in the world, are not even a large percentage of the D&amp;D gaming public.&nbsp; And furthermore, they're not a representative sample.&nbsp; They're self-selecting for people who feel like arguing about stupid things passionately, as though they mean something.&nbsp; They're self-selecting for extensive internet users.&nbsp; They're self-selecting for people who think their opinions are precious little lumps of gold, rather than lumps of something else.&nbsp; And let me save you the time of writing a witty retort: that goes for me too.So we can't tell anything from message board gossip except what this particular group of message board gossipers like or care about.Furthermore, you and your ilk have hijacked this thread to grind your particular axe.&nbsp; The volume of posts is not wholly on your side.&nbsp; Indeed, it seems to be at least fifty-fifty.The volume of posts reflects nothing more than what people are willing to strenuously argue about, not what everyone thinks.&nbsp; You're essentially saying, &quot;everyone cares about what I care about because I've got 10 people arguing about it on one of seven dozen internet role playing fora.&quot;&nbsp; This is patently absurd.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RobNJ, post: 411123, member: 3617"] Apparently it needs to be said endlessly, but this forum, and all the internet fora in the world, are not even a large percentage of the D&D gaming public. And furthermore, they're not a representative sample. They're self-selecting for people who feel like arguing about stupid things passionately, as though they mean something. They're self-selecting for extensive internet users. They're self-selecting for people who think their opinions are precious little lumps of gold, rather than lumps of something else. And let me save you the time of writing a witty retort: that goes for me too. So we can't tell anything from message board gossip except what this particular group of message board gossipers like or care about. Furthermore, you and your ilk have hijacked this thread to grind your particular axe. The volume of posts is not wholly on your side. Indeed, it seems to be at least fifty-fifty. The volume of posts reflects nothing more than what people are willing to strenuously argue about, not what everyone thinks. You're essentially saying, "everyone cares about what I care about because I've got 10 people arguing about it on one of seven dozen internet role playing fora." This is patently absurd. [/QUOTE]

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