Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 4595506" data-attributes="member: 22779">Yeah, I think this point has come up a few times here as well.&nbsp; It's much more simply an effect of the medium than any substansive difference in how designers are perceived.&nbsp; On a side note, Ydars?&nbsp; Edition war?&nbsp; Huh?&nbsp; How is this an edition warz thread?&nbsp; I was thinking this has remained pretty civil and not a whole lot of crapping on anyone's game has gone on.On another side note, the reason I used the word trust is because trust can mean &quot;have faith in the idea that the other guy is acting in good faith&quot;.&nbsp; This is an attitude that I do see from time to time, and have seen in this thread.&nbsp; That &quot;gifted amateur&quot; is somehow inherently more trustworthy in the &quot;acting in your best interests&quot; sense than &quot;professional&quot;.&nbsp; I'm not sure I buy the argument to be honest.&nbsp; I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between &quot;gifted amateur&quot; and &quot;gaming professional&quot;.&nbsp; To me, the only difference is one of how well organized is the individual.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 4595506, member: 22779"] Yeah, I think this point has come up a few times here as well. It's much more simply an effect of the medium than any substansive difference in how designers are perceived. On a side note, Ydars? Edition war? Huh? How is this an edition warz thread? I was thinking this has remained pretty civil and not a whole lot of crapping on anyone's game has gone on. On another side note, the reason I used the word trust is because trust can mean "have faith in the idea that the other guy is acting in good faith". This is an attitude that I do see from time to time, and have seen in this thread. That "gifted amateur" is somehow inherently more trustworthy in the "acting in your best interests" sense than "professional". I'm not sure I buy the argument to be honest. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between "gifted amateur" and "gaming professional". To me, the only difference is one of how well organized is the individual. [/QUOTE]

Verification