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<blockquote data-quote="SteveC" data-source="post: 4985371" data-attributes="member: 9053">Since you asked, I'll tell you: I'm not trying to tell anyone what they should or shouldn't talk about. I do notice, however, that when threads like this crop up, the signal to noise ratio on this site goes positively into the tank for several days, and also a couple of posters commonly end up getting banned for a week or decide to leave the site entirely in disgust. That's the problem. More talk about the awesome, less about how encounter powers stretch believability would be my preference. I find that some of the posters in this thread who I agree with on 98% of other topics and love to discuss things with simply won't let this go and will be real jerks to people who under other circumstances they get along with.In real life, when I'm with a group of friends who start talking about politics or religion or any number of things that we aren't allowed to talk about here, sometimes a topic comes up that is just going to get people ticked off, and can't ever be resolved. Maybe it's healthcare or the election or, well, you name it. When I'm there for that, I very much do try and steer the discussion away from that topic, especially if I know that &quot;John&quot; and &quot;Dave,&quot; who are normally very nice people, are going to come to blows and we're going to have to call the cops to separate them. If that doesn't work, I end up getting out of there before trouble starts, which is entirely what I intend to do in this thread. ENWorld is a community of great people, but discussions like this bring out the worst in some of us, me included. So you got a real life explanation without even having to pay for it.--Steve</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveC, post: 4985371, member: 9053"] Since you asked, I'll tell you: I'm not trying to tell anyone what they should or shouldn't talk about. I do notice, however, that when threads like this crop up, the signal to noise ratio on this site goes positively into the tank for several days, and also a couple of posters commonly end up getting banned for a week or decide to leave the site entirely in disgust. That's the problem. More talk about the awesome, less about how encounter powers stretch believability would be my preference. I find that some of the posters in this thread who I agree with on 98% of other topics and love to discuss things with simply won't let this go and will be real jerks to people who under other circumstances they get along with. In real life, when I'm with a group of friends who start talking about politics or religion or any number of things that we aren't allowed to talk about here, sometimes a topic comes up that is just going to get people ticked off, and can't ever be resolved. Maybe it's healthcare or the election or, well, you name it. When I'm there for that, I very much do try and steer the discussion away from that topic, especially if I know that "John" and "Dave," who are normally very nice people, are going to come to blows and we're going to have to call the cops to separate them. If that doesn't work, I end up getting out of there before trouble starts, which is entirely what I intend to do in this thread. ENWorld is a community of great people, but discussions like this bring out the worst in some of us, me included. So you got a real life explanation without even having to pay for it. --Steve [/QUOTE]

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