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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 5078366" data-attributes="member: 2732">I think it goes deeper than that.&nbsp; I think people in this era are a lot more sensitive to criticism and more easily moved to lurking with their own group, who think the same.&nbsp; I'm wondering if it's a product of the Internet and the increasing choice of entertainment/information, making it easier to find a web site or forum where only things you agree with are discussed.I see this example on more extreme forums.&nbsp; Some people just want to denigrate the other side.&nbsp; Old school fans are called dinosaurs, grognards, while they use terms like 3tard or 4ron.&nbsp; I see one forum get created because the other old-school forum is &quot;too lenient&quot; allowing 2e talk.What's happened is whether or not you agree its a good thing, D&amp;D made a radical change and its alienated some people, while making it fans to others.&nbsp; Most people on ENWorld were all of the same path because it started as a site for the most current edition of D&amp;D.&nbsp; Now that there are two camps, I think the big problem now is people are oversensitive to critique--the different opinions are interpreted as insults to the other's character.&nbsp; And I think that needs to change.&nbsp; But changing people is a lot harder than setting up a forum policy.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 5078366, member: 2732"] I think it goes deeper than that. I think people in this era are a lot more sensitive to criticism and more easily moved to lurking with their own group, who think the same. I'm wondering if it's a product of the Internet and the increasing choice of entertainment/information, making it easier to find a web site or forum where only things you agree with are discussed. I see this example on more extreme forums. Some people just want to denigrate the other side. Old school fans are called dinosaurs, grognards, while they use terms like 3tard or 4ron. I see one forum get created because the other old-school forum is "too lenient" allowing 2e talk. What's happened is whether or not you agree its a good thing, D&D made a radical change and its alienated some people, while making it fans to others. Most people on ENWorld were all of the same path because it started as a site for the most current edition of D&D. Now that there are two camps, I think the big problem now is people are oversensitive to critique--the different opinions are interpreted as insults to the other's character. And I think that needs to change. But changing people is a lot harder than setting up a forum policy. :) [/QUOTE]

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