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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 5955445" data-attributes="member: 9037">Knowing where you work and how things work is important. I worked for a Catholic hospital so believe me I kept my political beliefs to myself the fact that in my spare time I volunteered as an escort at a clinic that did abortions was something I  kept private. Also the fact that I was a pagan was not something I broadcasted around at that job. If being a gamer or any other hobby could effect your job then common sense says keep it to yourself. And I have never once said otherwise. But just assuming because the kids treated you badly in high school means that every non gamer is going to do so as adults is really kind of silly. But that is not the same as hiding it from your friends, family or spouse. Hiding stuff from those people implies you are ashamed of your hobby.You are taking an extreme view on what I said. You said that it is not your responsibility but the gaming company to get new players my point if you feel that way fine but don't whine if the hobby dies. Because the gaming companies can only do so much. We the actual people in the hobby can do things that can help bring in new people. like I said being so ashamed of your hobby that you hide it from people close to you in your private life does not bode well to encouraging new gamers to pick up the hobby. I find the Big Bang funny the same way I found William Shatner's Get a Life skit funny. I have known fans like Sheldon who carry grudges against Wil Wheaton or lack any kind of social grace. Comedy takes real life things and exaggerates it for the humor. Big Bangs pokes fun at the stereotypical nerd the same way Scrubs poked fun at serious medical shows. I know a lot of fans and SF and fantasy writers who love the show. At the last Worldcon there was over hundred people squeezed into a small room to see the leaked new season episode.  Several of those people were Hugo and Nebula winning authors.  Science Fiction fans went through some of the same stuff gaming fans have they were ridiculed and told that their choice of reading material was juvenile. Star Trek fans were made fun of in media. But those fans found that that being a fan opened doors in NASA and big companies like IBM. Gaming as a hobby is far more respectable today than it was twenty years ago SF and fantasy are no longer considered low brow entertainment you regularly see SF and fantasy novels on best seller lists.</blockquote>

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