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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nellisir" data-source="post: 3631224" data-attributes="member: 70">First off, I don't think I can adequately describe my amusement at and opinion of this thread without getting a warning from a mod.  Suffice to say, I'm not laughing with you.Words and phrases come with emotional and contextual meanings beyond their literal definitions.  You don't get to use a loaded term and then complain when someone takes offense.  The mods here have proven it over and over.The term "magic wal-mart" is a loaded term.  You can shout "nuh-uh" all you want, but it is. There are other, less loaded terms to use, ie magic shop (or shoppe, if you want to be cute), magic store, magic mall (though that's not very positive, really), arcane emporium, divine depot....  I doubt anyone in this thread has ever described a serious campaign of theirs as possessing or being in the nature of a "magic wal-mart" without some provocation to do so (sugh as this thread) and an inclination (stated or unconcious) to go against the grain.This is true for most words, but some words are negative.  If I call someone a half-wit troll, it's not a compliment.  Similarly, if I mock, ridicule, insult, demean, dismiss, or otherwise denigrate something of your creation, which you have invested time and effort into and are proud of, it's not neurotic or disfunctional to take offense.  It might not be the -correct- response, depending on the context (ie, creative criticism vs simple criticism), but it's understandable and normal.Finally...the fact that I can recognize a term as loaded, derogatory, offensive, rude, or dismissive in no way indicates my personal opinion of that term, not does it indicate that I take the term personally - no matter how useful it is to your hyperbole to say otherwise.</blockquote>

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