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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 5109092" data-attributes="member: 22779">That's the point though BryonD that has been brought up many times here.  People don't necessarily get insulted by criticism.  If a criticism is well thought out and has at least some evidence to back it up, it's pretty hard to get insulted about it.  True, you can, but, I don't think most people do.What does get people's backs up though is a vague term they know is perjorative, not simply a negative criticism.  So, no, "not any critical comment can be perceived by that person as at least "vaguely insulting and denigrating" when the terms used are not vague.  When you use specific language, people will respond the same.When you use vague language, you rely on the other person to read what you're writing in the best possible light and I think that places too much emphasis on the reader and not enough responsibility on the writer.  Using vague language assumes a level of common understanding that just cannot be presumed with people you don't actually know.For me, it's not that I'm not interested in negative opinions about 4e.  That's fine.  But, actually TELL me something other than, "I don't like it." which is all videogamey actually says.</blockquote>