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<blockquote data-quote="FrogReaver" data-source="post: 7563285" data-attributes="member: 6795602">I agree with you that showing D&amp;D player preferences wasn't a primary goal.&nbsp; Showing D&amp;D beyond player preferences was the goal.&nbsp; That doesn't mean I can't talk about how accurate the graphs they provided us are for showing D&amp;D player preferences.&nbsp; Just because that's not their goal doesn't mean people in the community won't attempt to use their graphs for that goal.&nbsp; I think it's good to have an answer about whether those graphs are useful for that goal and why they are or aren't.&nbsp;Okay, it's good to know we aren't disagreeing about that point.I think it can be both &quot;showing player preference wasn't their intent&quot; and &quot;they still inaccurately portrayed their graph&quot;.&nbsp; That said it's good to note that wasn't their intent and I agree it also shows that they respect and understand what they data shows and doesn't show.&nbsp; That said my biggest concern is not with their intent but rather how our community will use the data provided.&nbsp; I fear most are going to make the same mistake you did at first.&nbsp; Heck, I'll even admit I initially took the data intent that way, however I don't think any of my claims actually depend on the intent of the data and that's why I'm not backing away from them now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FrogReaver, post: 7563285, member: 6795602"] I agree with you that showing D&D player preferences wasn't a primary goal. Showing D&D beyond player preferences was the goal. That doesn't mean I can't talk about how accurate the graphs they provided us are for showing D&D player preferences. Just because that's not their goal doesn't mean people in the community won't attempt to use their graphs for that goal. I think it's good to have an answer about whether those graphs are useful for that goal and why they are or aren't. Okay, it's good to know we aren't disagreeing about that point. I think it can be both "showing player preference wasn't their intent" and "they still inaccurately portrayed their graph". That said it's good to note that wasn't their intent and I agree it also shows that they respect and understand what they data shows and doesn't show. That said my biggest concern is not with their intent but rather how our community will use the data provided. I fear most are going to make the same mistake you did at first. Heck, I'll even admit I initially took the data intent that way, however I don't think any of my claims actually depend on the intent of the data and that's why I'm not backing away from them now. [/QUOTE]

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