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<blockquote data-quote="Akrasia" data-source="post: 1736719" data-attributes="member: 23012">That's right, you don't.&nbsp;&nbsp; <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&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp;&nbsp; You conflate two distinct questions in it: (a.) the extent to which one likes/dislikes 3E art; and (b.) whether one prefers 3E art over the art of an earlier edition, or vice versa.&nbsp; The first and last questions in your poll are explicitly comparative (b.), whereas the other questions are noncomparitive (a.).&nbsp; Hence if someone is, say, neutral, or generally positive about 3E art, but nonetheless prefers the art of an earlier edition, your poll fails to capture this fact.&nbsp; Exacerbating this problem, you appear to be intent on interpreting these answers as indicating a preference for 3E art over that of earlier editions.&nbsp;&nbsp; In short, your poll is confused, and you are drawing unwarranted conclusions from it. And of course the fact that many people at ENWorld are unfamiliar with the earlier editions (or are only familiar with one edition), renders your (already flawed poll) an unreliable indicator of what most people would in fact think about the comparative merits of the art in different editions.It is worth remarking, in this connection, that most of the posters in your thread expressed dislike or dissatisfaction with 3E art (something you note yourself).&nbsp; The majority of those thoughtful enough to justify their views on 3E were not (on balance) positive.&nbsp; But whatever.&nbsp; These quibbles aside, I never claimed that my views were those of the 'majority' of ENWorlders, and could not really care less if they were.&nbsp; I am old enough to know that &quot;the truth has few friends.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Why do you keep harping on this &quot;policy question&quot;?&nbsp;&nbsp; :\&nbsp;&nbsp; Why do you think I am trying to change WotC art direction?&nbsp; One can express one's view about the products of a company (e.g. &quot;I hate McDee's hamburgers!&quot;) without thinking that that opinion will actually affect the company's policy (e.g. McDee will improve their burgers).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Akrasia, post: 1736719, member: 23012"] That's right, you don't. ;) You conflate two distinct questions in it: (a.) the extent to which one likes/dislikes 3E art; and (b.) whether one prefers 3E art over the art of an earlier edition, or [I]vice versa[/I]. The first and last questions in your poll are explicitly comparative (b.), whereas the other questions are noncomparitive (a.). Hence if someone is, say, neutral, or generally positive about 3E art, but nonetheless [I]prefers [/I] the art of an earlier edition, your poll fails to capture this fact. Exacerbating this problem, you appear to be intent on interpreting these answers as indicating a preference for 3E art over that of earlier editions. In short, your poll is confused, and you are drawing unwarranted conclusions from it. And of course the fact that many people at ENWorld are unfamiliar with the earlier editions (or are only familiar with one edition), renders your (already flawed poll) an unreliable indicator of what most people would in fact think about the comparative merits of the art in different editions. It is worth remarking, in this connection, that most of the posters in your thread expressed dislike or dissatisfaction with 3E art (something you note yourself). The majority of those thoughtful enough to justify their views on 3E were not (on balance) positive. But whatever. These quibbles aside, I never claimed that my views were those of the 'majority' of ENWorlders, and could not really care less if they were. I am old enough to know that "the truth has few friends." :D Why do you keep harping on this "policy question"? :\ Why do you think I am trying to change WotC art direction? One can express one's view about the products of a company (e.g. "I hate McDee's hamburgers!") without thinking that that opinion will actually affect the company's policy (e.g. McDee will improve their burgers). [/QUOTE]

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