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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Primitive Screwhead" data-source="post: 3625641" data-attributes="member: 20805">Like American English perhaps... the largest collection of buzzwords and shorthand filled with connotations that few people have been bothered with mastering?   <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> I agree that the use of vague buzzwords and sloppy shorthand conflicts with the intent of reasoned debate, and in a debate class or professional circumstance where stuff like this matters I could see the equivilent of a 10 page sidetrack. However, on the 'net its my opinion that most discussion/argument come from a refusal to step aside from ones owns view of the world.For instance, "The implication here is that any element with the "poke" prefix is also a children's thing, and, as such, only appeals to those whose tastes are the same as a child's. " Poke-x has no such implication for me and therefore is simply a shorthand for the slightly distasteful handling of 3.5 Paladin Mounts. The next step in your chain.. "anyone who likes the 'poke whatever' lacks maturity " is, IMHO, also a stretch. There are many great things that are targeted towards kids. The book "The Phantom Tollbooth" is one such wonder that I love to be able to read to my daughter.   Interestingly enough, that book would be good reading for those embroiled in this discussion as the entire book is crammed with vague buzzwords that lead to nonsensical stuff... like the 'Whether Man'... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />So, in your opionion the fact that this childs book appeals to me means that I lack maturity.... and somehow this means the games I run are wrongbadfun?  eh, nevermind...Sorry Jack. Your posting on a board that caters to a dresses up version of Make Believe and, if mature enough to admit it, everyone here would agree that thier inner child enjoys this hobby of ours.And as a side note, you do realize that Tolkien's best sellers were targeted towards children?Unless you happen to run a Screwtape Letteresque game.. that would be interesting.</blockquote>

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