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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Turtlejay" data-source="post: 5078669" data-attributes="member: 70267">Every group has a small number of agitators.  A forum group like this is bound to have trolls and white knights and all sorts who thrive on drama. The problem arises when a great discussion gets co-opted by such folks and they use it to entertain themselves.  I think a vast majority of posters, regardless of their gaming preference, are nice people.  Most post here out of a passion for the hobby. When one of the agitators gets wind of an edgy thread, they move in and post some of the above mentioned charged comments.  Other agitators are drawn to it, and the thread loses all value quite rapidly. Sometimes these wars start out of a genuine misunderstanding that degrades into a shouting match.  Snoweel made a good point earlier, certain phrases or words have a charged meaning that get under the skin of well meaning posters.  I would argue that those phrases are rarely used in ignorance. Perhaps *this* post could be viewed as inflammatory by some.  That's the last issue.  It is hard to argue objectively about something that is mostly subjective.  Editions, games. . .they are just words on paper.  Like religion and politics (taboo!), they are only alive when they are discussed and *used*.  Our judgements of editions are colored by the entire experience.  Gamers in our group, the atmosphere, the adventure, they all color our overall experience.  When criticisms are leveled, it may appear that all of these things are being dumped on. Add to that the anonymity of the internet, and you have edition wars. Jay</blockquote>

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