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<blockquote data-quote="Storm Raven" data-source="post: 3909648" data-attributes="member: 307">Actually, for the question being asked, it probably is a pretty representative sample - because it covers the activity of a lot of people not on ENWorld as well (i.e. people ENWorld regulars gamed with who played D&amp;D).As for other information, we have the knowledge of how the original designers of the game played. We also have access to the materials published in Dragon from the 1e era to draw upon, including letters, editorials, and other articles that discussed play styles and gaming group mechanics. We have the experiences of many people who attended conventions in the time frame in question and discussed this sort of thing with a wide variety of other gamers. Does the poll stand alone? No, it is backed by an array of other information that, taken as individual items, probably wouldn't stand on their own, but taken together, add up to a picture from which we can reasonably draw conclusions.Every source of information we have on this indicates that groups with multiple DMs outnumbered those that had exclusive DMs. You may not like the result, but it is the only information we have, and nothing has cropped up to contradict that conclusion. If you have some good evidence for the other side, then produce it. Otherwise, you are just whining that the information we have doesn't say what you want.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Storm Raven, post: 3909648, member: 307"] Actually, for the question being asked, it probably is a pretty representative sample - because it covers the activity of a lot of people [i]not[/i] on ENWorld as well (i.e. people ENWorld regulars gamed with who played D&D). As for other information, we have the knowledge of how the original designers of the game played. We also have access to the materials published in [i]Dragon[/i] from the 1e era to draw upon, including letters, editorials, and other articles that discussed play styles and gaming group mechanics. We have the experiences of many people who attended conventions in the time frame in question and discussed this sort of thing with a wide variety of other gamers. Does the poll stand alone? No, it is backed by an array of other information that, taken as individual items, probably wouldn't stand on their own, but taken together, add up to a picture from which we can reasonably draw conclusions. Every source of information we have on this indicates that groups with multiple DMs outnumbered those that had exclusive DMs. You may not like the result, but it is the only information we have, and nothing has cropped up to contradict that conclusion. If you have some good evidence for the other side, then produce it. Otherwise, you are just whining that the information we have doesn't say what you want. [/QUOTE]

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