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<blockquote data-quote="grimslade" data-source="post: 3482485" data-attributes="member: 6061">Belittling the BashersThis is such a D&amp;Dism. Save your anger up. You only have so many uses per day. Is this fight really worth your rage? Wait for the really BAD. lolI have seen this argument too many times to not respond. I know people want to put the loss of Dragon/Dungeon in perspective. There has been a lot of unfettered hyperbole floating around. But do not ask if anyone has had anything BAD happen in their life. It's insulting and idiotic. Of course everyone has had something BAD happen to them. I don't care if the worst thing to happen is their pet hamster died in the 3rd grade, it was BAD. If Dragon/Dungeon being axed is the worst thing that has ever happened to them, then they are blessed but the event still sucks hard for them. &nbsp; Dungeon brought a modicum of joy to my life every month. The decision to stop that joy every month makes me angry. Sorry if it doesn't cut the threshold of anger-worthy to some. I feel the urge to express my anger and maybe ask why? Seems to be an acceptable thing to most people. I might even say its healthy.&nbsp; A few posters have let their anger control them into saying some really irrational things. A good response to them might be:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I know you're angry. I understand you are trying to express your feelings. This really isn't&nbsp; really on the same scale as the burning of the library at Alexandria and there is no way WotC is going to allow Scott Rouse to be wacked on the nose with a rolled up Dungeon. It is a pretty ridiculous request if you stop and think it through. Why not just say you dislike the decision and wish they would reconsider? Maybe give them examples of what benefits the magazine provides over an all electronic publication. You can even shake your fist in righteous wrath after you hit Submit Reply, Ok&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Acknowledge that anger is a response to unpleasant news. Try to encourage them to vent their anger in a polite fashion. Point out the folly of exaggeration, hyperbole and unequal analogy. Get the enraged to think about the problem, not the supposed people. Have fun!Grim</blockquote>

[QUOTE="grimslade, post: 3482485, member: 6061"] [b]Belittling the Bashers[/b] This is such a D&Dism. Save your anger up. You only have so many uses per day. Is this fight really worth your rage? Wait for the really BAD. lol I have seen this argument too many times to not respond. I know people want to put the loss of Dragon/Dungeon in perspective. There has been a lot of unfettered hyperbole floating around. But do not ask if anyone has had anything BAD happen in their life. It's insulting and idiotic. Of course everyone has had something BAD happen to them. I don't care if the worst thing to happen is their pet hamster died in the 3rd grade, it was BAD. If Dragon/Dungeon being axed is the worst thing that has ever happened to them, then they are blessed but the event still sucks hard for them. Dungeon brought a modicum of joy to my life every month. The decision to stop that joy every month makes me angry. Sorry if it doesn't cut the threshold of anger-worthy to some. I feel the urge to express my anger and maybe ask why? Seems to be an acceptable thing to most people. I might even say its healthy. A few posters have let their anger control them into saying some really irrational things. A good response to them might be: "I know you're angry. I understand you are trying to express your feelings. This really isn't really on the same scale as the burning of the library at Alexandria and there is no way WotC is going to allow Scott Rouse to be wacked on the nose with a rolled up Dungeon. It is a pretty ridiculous request if you stop and think it through. Why not just say you dislike the decision and wish they would reconsider? Maybe give them examples of what benefits the magazine provides over an all electronic publication. You can even shake your fist in righteous wrath after you hit Submit Reply, Ok" Acknowledge that anger is a response to unpleasant news. Try to encourage them to vent their anger in a polite fashion. Point out the folly of exaggeration, hyperbole and unequal analogy. Get the enraged to think about the problem, not the supposed people. Have fun! Grim [/QUOTE]

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