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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6347000" data-attributes="member: 177">Folks,The fact that one person seems to run against the local majority really doesn't mean much - EN World itself is strongly self-selected group, so that we are unlikely to be a representative sample of gamers on the whole.  Running against our local majority doesn't mean you're in the overall minority in the larger community.  Until someone can cite real data, claims to know what the majority out there really thinks are pretty bogus.  Moreover, the way that this is addressed to a particular person ("*YOU* are always in the minority,") is inappropriate - it renders the argument a dismissal of the person, rather than a particular point of logic.Despite disclaimers, arguments of this form come across as, "You are part of the minority, so shut up already!"  Aside from the above note about statistics, it in general makes folks feel their ideas and experiences are unwelcome or not valued.  So, really, don't go there.  We suggest you try to keep yourselves to things like, "I think enough people think like I do to matter".  That's an opinion, and one that isn't hard to support. </blockquote>