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<blockquote data-quote="PapersAndPaychecks" data-source="post: 5138476" data-attributes="member: 28854">I think it's less about insider-cred, Hobo, and more about phrasing.&nbsp; I was using the first person indicative rather than the emphatic declarative.In other words:&quot;The OSR is about nostalgia&quot; ---&gt; people taking offence, generating argument; but &quot;I think there's an extent to which the OSR is about nostalgia&quot; ---&gt; people politely disagreeing, generating reasoned debate.Admittedly, it's very easy for me to say that.&nbsp; I might have some &quot;insider-cred&quot;, because there are perhaps some people who might perceive me as a bit of an authority on these things, but I do think how we use words is an important aspect of this.Incidentally, I do think there's an extent to which the OSR is about -- well, let's not say &quot;nostalgia&quot;.&nbsp; Let's say &quot;celebrating the past&quot;.&nbsp; Certainly, most New Wave of Pre-3e Material publishers like to use trade dress that hearkens back to the 1980s.&nbsp; And that makes sense: they're using trade dress that matches the content of their product and appeals to their intended audience.But I don't think the OSR is purely about celebrating the past.&nbsp; The better publishers are doing genuinely new things with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PapersAndPaychecks, post: 5138476, member: 28854"] I think it's less about insider-cred, Hobo, and more about phrasing. I was using the first person indicative rather than the emphatic declarative. In other words: "The OSR is about nostalgia" ---> people taking offence, generating argument; but "I think there's an extent to which the OSR is about nostalgia" ---> people politely disagreeing, generating reasoned debate. Admittedly, it's very easy for me to say that. I might have some "insider-cred", because there are perhaps some people who might perceive me as a bit of an authority on these things, but I do think how we use words is an important aspect of this. Incidentally, I [i]do[/i] think there's an extent to which the OSR is about -- well, let's not say "nostalgia". Let's say "celebrating the past". Certainly, most New Wave of Pre-3e Material publishers like to use trade dress that hearkens back to the 1980s. And that makes sense: they're using trade dress that matches the content of their product and appeals to their intended audience. But I don't think the OSR is [i]purely[/i] about celebrating the past. The better publishers are doing genuinely new things with it. [/QUOTE]

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