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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8234171" data-attributes="member: 177">Mod Note:[USER=85555]@Bedrockgames[/USER] - you have done nothing major wrong here, but I want to use these tidbits as a stepping off point for an observation about the conversation.There is what I have come to think of as a &quot;dichotomy war&quot;.&nbsp; Edition Wars are an example.&nbsp; But it can happen with lots of topics - alignment, playstyles, GM authority, fudging dice rolls, and so on.&nbsp; It isn't a gaming-specific thing, even - you can see dichotomy wars over, say, chili with or without beans, or DC vs Marvel.&nbsp; A war occurs when at least one fairly forceful voice in a conversation has no real inclination to give ground, or admit that the other side has a point, or what the other side does might actually be cool (gasp! the horror!).It is typical for both sides to position themselves as the victim in a dichotomy conflict.&nbsp; One of them may be, but it is by no means assured.&nbsp; Obstinate discussion leads to someone saying something that gets read as personal or otherwise rhetorically not cricket (correctly or not).I hate to tell you all.. but this thread's got a bunch of people who tend to end up in such conflicts.&nbsp; If you don't want to be part of that, it is best to walk away.&nbsp; </blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8234171, member: 177"] [color=red][b]Mod Note:[/b] [USER=85555]@Bedrockgames[/USER] - you have done nothing major wrong here, but I want to use these tidbits as a stepping off point for an observation about the conversation. There is what I have come to think of as a "dichotomy war". Edition Wars are an example. But it can happen with lots of topics - alignment, playstyles, GM authority, fudging dice rolls, and so on. It isn't a gaming-specific thing, even - you can see dichotomy wars over, say, chili with or without beans, or DC vs Marvel. A war occurs when at least one fairly forceful voice in a conversation has no real inclination to give ground, or admit that the other side has a point, or what the other side does might actually be cool (gasp! the horror!). It is typical for both sides to position themselves as the victim in a dichotomy conflict. One of them may be, but it is by no means assured. Obstinate discussion leads to [I]someone[/I] saying something that gets read as personal or otherwise rhetorically not cricket (correctly or not). I hate to tell you all.. but this thread's got a bunch of people who tend to end up in such conflicts. If you don't want to be part of that, it is best to walk away. [/color] [/QUOTE]

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