The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread
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My best advice is to ignore the threads that make you feel less welcome. You can still be part of the community even if you don't participate in any of the big conversations.
My mediocre advice is to try not putting people on "ignore". Instead, learn which people can turn a thread sour, and make sure you don't post in any threads with those people. Not just abstaining from that person, but the whole thread. At least until after they're been removed; it's amazing how much some seemingly hopeless threads can occasionally turn around once a couple bad apples are removed. The downside to this method is that it's much more work than simply blocking a person you don't like, and you occasionally have to leave threads you want to be part of.
I try to take a more nuanced view of it. I really think that there is often a failure to see things from other perspectives; for example, from my P.O.V. I do agree with you. The vitriol that I see is primarily directed at more traditional RPGs.
OTOH, I can also see that others might view it differently. To them, they are simply defending their preferred playing style against the evil old grognards that seek to crush it.
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Understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth.
For the most part, I think that the discussions here are civil and fun, and I do my best to ignore the threads that might anger my blood.
...not that I'm always successful with that.
trappedslider
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Mezuka
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Thanks guys. I should know better.
RANT:
It never just never ends.
When CoC came out, it was so much better. D&D bad, lost half my players. Got ridiculed at the FLGS.
When Runequest came out, it was so much better. D&D bad, lost half my players. Got ridiculed at the FLGS.
When Vampire came out, it was so much better. D&D bad, lost half my players. Got ridiculed at the FLGS.
When Savage Worlds, it's so much better. D&D bad, lost half my players. Got ridiculed at the FLGS.
When Dogs in the Vineyard ...
When FATE ...
When PtbA ...
Next, there are going to tell us traditional RPGs cause brain damage and link it to pornography... no wait they already did that!
It never just never ends.
They sound like failed Greek philosophers trying to get disciples while standing on a wooden box in the middle of the piazza.
END RANT
RANT:
It never just never ends.
When CoC came out, it was so much better. D&D bad, lost half my players. Got ridiculed at the FLGS.
When Runequest came out, it was so much better. D&D bad, lost half my players. Got ridiculed at the FLGS.
When Vampire came out, it was so much better. D&D bad, lost half my players. Got ridiculed at the FLGS.
When Savage Worlds, it's so much better. D&D bad, lost half my players. Got ridiculed at the FLGS.
When Dogs in the Vineyard ...
When FATE ...
When PtbA ...
Next, there are going to tell us traditional RPGs cause brain damage and link it to pornography... no wait they already did that!
It never just never ends.
They sound like failed Greek philosophers trying to get disciples while standing on a wooden box in the middle of the piazza.
END RANT
Ryujin
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And yet, like Kleenex and Aspirin, D&D has become a generic term for RPG in the minds of many.
In fairness, I'd rather the Greek philosophers stand in the middle of the piazza than stand in the middle of my PIZZA.
Dang it. You probably just gave a New Zealand pizzeria an idea for some toppings.
"You want some Socrates on that? A little Aristotle on that pie?"
All this discussion of "authentic" keeps bringing me back to this episode of Castle:
I accidentally posted this in the real thread before realizing that I should contain the pizza to this thread.
I accidentally posted this in the real thread before realizing that I should contain the pizza to this thread.
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