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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 4627562" data-attributes="member: 13892">Also already addressed in <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/4626269-post58.html" target="_blank">Post #58</a>. Well, I never said that not having a place to discuss D&D equates to not playing D&D. I stated that I chose to quit playing D&D because I had no communities in which to discuss it civily. These are also two different things <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> I'm describing a cause and effect situation (and, I think, a fairly logical one at that). For me — and for a lot of other hobbyists, from fishermen to skydivers — a huge part of being a hobbyist is discussing your hobby and associating with fellow hobbyists. I've come to realize that many of my fellow hobbyists (mostly online, mind you) turn into complete jerks when D&D becomes the topic of discussion but are otherwise decent folks. This being the case, I avoided discussing D&D with them and, as if by magic, they all (well, most of them) became civil gentlemen and ladies! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />[Note: And, no, Jaimie — I am not including the Tuesday night group in this lot. You're rarely gentlemen, but you guys always make gaming fun <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />]Now, that said, I have never not bounced ideas for any RPG that I play off of other gamers. Playing a game without doing so is a completely foreign concept to me. I would be totally lost trying to run any game without having a diverse community of other hobbyists to bounce ideas off of. I suppose that I could try playing D&D without talking about it, but that seems like much more work than enjoying other games where this isn't an issue at all. Frankly, D&D isn't worth it. No hobby is. IMHO, if you have to actively try to enjoy a hobby, it's time to hang it up. I mean, a hobby is something you enjoy, right? It's not something that you must force yourself to enjoy. Am I right?</blockquote>

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