The WotC forums are making me feel old

[Wormwood]

Hmm. I would have sworn that Internet lesson #1 would have involved porn.

Live and learn, I suppose.

 

[Henry]

Hmm. I would have sworn that Internet lesson #1 would have involved porn.

Live and learn, I suppose.

Nope, that's lesson ZERO:

"Teh Intarweb has teh hot pr0n! pwned/suXXoors/LOL!"

 

[Shemeska]

Strange, The Enworld forums make me feel young

So true. I feel young here.

And then over on WotC, while I feel oddly older for knowing about 2e stuff (though I didn't play DnD till 3e) I feel like I'm talking to a gang of 12 year olds half the time, which is probably closer to reality than not.

I pity the Wiz-Os for having to put up with the yugi-oh generation on the boards and the chat rooms there.

 

[SpiralBound]

Hey everyone! Don't be dissing the youngin's on the Wiz boards, after all they're the future of D&D! Future material will be catering to their perpsectives, their knowledges, their preferred play styles... oh no...

 

[Sejs]

Nope, that's lesson ZERO:

"Teh Intarweb has teh hot pr0n! pwned/suXXoors/LOL!"

Too true.


And the song about it is even sung by a muppet. What's there not to love?

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Just checked ... Glassteel (alteration) made its appearance in the 1E PHB as an 8th level MU spell (page 90).

Crystalbrittle was in G1-2-3 (but interestingly, not in G1, G2, or G3).

 

[diaglo]

Just checked ... Glassteel (alteration) made its appearance in the 1E PHB as an 8th level MU spell (page 90).

Crystalbrittle was in G1-2-3 (but interestingly, not in G1, G2, or G3).

Aha... now i know i wasn't crazy.

my copy of G1-2-3 Against the Giants i didn't even bother to look for since i had G1, G2, and G3 out for use this weekend.

 

[dorentir]

crystalbrittle did come in a module.

Crystalbrittle is mentioned in the pastel cover G2; Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, but only described in a short, 1 sentence summary... I don't remember anyone having used the spell when we played those modules so many years ago.

Glassteel is an 8th level magic user's spell in the AD&D PHB.

Edit: Wooo. Others beat me to it

 

[The Sigil]

Internet Lesson #2: When criticizing grammar or spelling, BE SURE that the criticizing post is without blemish.

I could be wrong, but I think your sentence should read, "(w)hen criticizing grammar or spelling, BE SURE that the critical post is without blemish."

The noun in the second part of your sentence is "post" - this is the noun being modified by the derivative of the verb "criticize." The post itself does not and cannot criticize; rather, the writer of the post does so. Hence, the word "criticizing" must be intended as an adjective - a way of describing the (content of the) post, not the actions the post is taking (it is a mere object and incapable of action in and of itself).

Verbs that describe things that cause an emotion may be tranformed to nouns via the -ing suffix (e.g., satisfying, boring, exciting). "Criticize" does not directly indicate emotion is caused ("satisfy" or "bore" do). Although the reaction to criticism is often an emotional one, "criticize" itself does not directly indicate a change in emotion.

Verbs that describe an incomplete or continuous action may also be transformed to adjectives via the -ing suffix (e.g., "the falling leaves", "the rushing water" - contrast the difference in meaning between "I saw him climbing the tree" - wherein is implied only that part of the action of climbing was observed, perhaps without seeing the climb completed - with "I saw him climb the tree" - wherein a complete climb, from start to finish, is implied).

However, in the example above, the criticism is a complete action (and must necessarily be, the post is a complete literary work unto itself; later posts on the same topic do not continue the action of that post).

Thus, the correct adjective in this case - used to describe a piece of literature that is written to criticize - should be "critical" rather than "criticizing."

--The Sigil

/threadjack

 

[Khayman]

Didn't you read the fine print of Internet Lesson #1? He's using his own language.