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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 2570108" data-attributes="member: 14159">There was plenty of it in other boards, I never spent much time on the novel boards, but if you suggest anything on the Realms boards that violated even some obscure tenet of Realmslore from some long forgotten source, or a message board post or statement Ed Greenwood made at a convention a decade ago, expect somebody to call you on it and give you a detailed explanation of why your idea/suggestion is a bad idea because it violates some obscure aspect of canon.  I love the Realms, I even know a fair chunk of Realmslore, but some fans on the wotc boards are so rabid with their canon love it makes talking about the setting hard.Oh, and never say you don't like the Yuuzhan Vong on the Star Wars boards, apparently a lot of the people on those boards think they're a better villain than the Sith, Empire and Separatists rolled into one.The basic problem with the WotC boards is that it is largely populated by a bunch of kids that it's their first time online.  They've gotten into Magic or some other CCG, or are trying out D&D in junior high, and these are the first boards they find.  The average age and maturity of posters is pretty low (there are always exceptions, but it's a trend I've noticed over the years).  Spelling and grammar that literally makes me cringe is routine there, and while there are many mature and sensible posters, they have a very low signal to noise ratio very often.  I can only imagine that WizO's have a pretty tough job with just what I've seen in regards to keeping order.</blockquote>

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