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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 2127227" data-attributes="member: 537">So what? Words can have different meanings, depending on context. That doesn't mean, _in the given context_, that their meaning isn't clear to everyone involved. All my experience thus far, here and elsewhere, indicates that people generally _do_ know what's going on when the word "fluff" is used: whether it's published material ("the quality of the fluff in that splatbook is okay"), unpublished material where the term is used by extension ("I only have fluff on my web page"), or just a generic pejorative ("nothing but fluff"). The surrounding text usually makes it clear whether the overall tone is intended to be positive or negative.In general, when people _do_ take offense at the word "fluff" being used, it's not because they've misunderstood the meaning of the other side. It's either because someone is denigrating fluff in favour of crunch, or they object to it on principle.This is a long way from, say, "munchkin", which always implies disapproval (unless used in an intentionally ironic/self-referential way). That causes problems because the word ends up getting applied to many different gaming styles, and there's no avoiding the negative connotation. "Fluff", however, is often used in situations where no implied disapproval exists, and it's clear to those involved that this is the case. The only negative connotation is whatever people choose to drag in from unrelated contexts.</blockquote>

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