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<blockquote data-quote="happyhermit" data-source="post: 8153992" data-attributes="member: 6834463">No, I'm saying that arguing that the GM is a Player because they play the game is pointless. If people want to say &quot;the GM is not a player&quot; or &quot;the GM is a player&quot; to make a point about their roles, then that's something, but arguing the ipso facto nature of playing a game ignores how we typically use language in context.So I gather your answer to the question; &quot;why is it important to you the the GM be called a player?&quot; you answer would be something along the lines of &quot;I am playing, so I must be recognized as a player.&quot; fair enough I guess, just seems unnecessary to me. Almost like someone needing to point out that the participants in a game of tag are all in fact players, even if they aren't usually described as such, because they are playing a particular game as opposed to more freeform play where the individuals aren't players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="happyhermit, post: 8153992, member: 6834463"] No, I'm saying that arguing that the GM is a Player because they play the game is pointless. If people want to say "the GM is not a player" or "the GM is a player" to make a point about their roles, then that's something, but arguing the ipso facto nature of playing a game ignores how we typically use language in context. So I gather your answer to the question; "why is it important to you the the GM be called a player?" you answer would be something along the lines of "I am playing, so I must be recognized as a player." fair enough I guess, just seems unnecessary to me. Almost like someone needing to point out that the participants in a game of tag are all in fact players, even if they aren't usually described as such, because they are playing a particular game as opposed to more freeform play where the individuals aren't players. [/QUOTE]

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