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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 7593419" data-attributes="member: 6696971">Alright, let me make sure what you're saying here.&nbsp; Is this something about forum etiquette?1)&nbsp; LE made a statement that he felt hooked into/supported his position as it relates to boxed text.&nbsp; This was a statement about the focal points and values of beginner GMing or what the mainstream culture should push as the focal points and values of beginner GMing.2)&nbsp; I feel like that statement is controversial and provided my reasoning (which also would eventually hook back into &quot;boxed text&quot;...but we would have to work our way there).3)&nbsp; My sense is that my (2) above does not equal topic drift.So exactly where do you come in here? * LE's initial statement isn't topic drift (at all).* LE's statement isn't controversial and therefore cannot be topic drift.* LE's statement could be construed as topic drift (either because it plain is or because it isn't an outright truism) but isn't absolute topic drift.&nbsp; The only way it becomes actual topic drift is if someone voices their disagreement and related conversation ensues. * Your (not?) topic drift engagement on my topic drift to LE's (not?) topic drift is appropriate because topic drift principle x?* Topic drift principle x allows for drift after y number of pages?[HR][/HR]Can I just say that I'd much rather be talking about the genesis of GMing and then discussing how that hooks into the utility (or the problem) of &quot;boxed text&quot;?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 7593419, member: 6696971"] Alright, let me make sure what you're saying here. Is this something about forum etiquette? 1) LE made a statement that he felt hooked into/supported his position as it relates to boxed text. This was a statement about the focal points and values of beginner GMing or what the mainstream culture should push as the focal points and values of beginner GMing. 2) I feel like that statement is controversial and provided my reasoning (which also would eventually hook back into "boxed text"...but we would have to work our way there). 3) My sense is that my (2) above does not equal topic drift. So exactly where do you come in here? * LE's initial statement isn't topic drift (at all). * LE's statement isn't controversial and therefore cannot be topic drift. * LE's statement could be construed as topic drift (either because it plain is or because it isn't an outright truism) but isn't absolute topic drift. The only way it becomes actual topic drift is if someone voices their disagreement and related conversation ensues. * Your (not?) topic drift engagement on my topic drift to LE's (not?) topic drift is appropriate because topic drift principle x? * Topic drift principle x allows for drift after y number of pages? [HR][/HR] Can I just say that I'd much rather be talking about the genesis of GMing and then discussing how that hooks into the utility (or the problem) of "boxed text"? [/QUOTE]

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