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<blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 2910741" data-attributes="member: 172">How long you have been gaming is irrelevant, and something that I have not addressed at any point.My point is that this term only has any meaning in print duscussion mediums like forums and email. That is where I suspect that your experience is limited, because few people still bandy about this term and fewer still cling to it as appropriate. Heck, even at RPGnet, which is as full of self aggrandizing posters as they come, the term has fallen into disfavor.You can say that all you like; people are still going to see it that way, and it carries the conotation of elitism. It's hard to argue that any term so loaded with mocking belittling could be anything but.And what type of player would that be?Take a look upthread at my responses to other folks. Am I arguing on the side that min/maxing is just fine as is and should be tolerated to any extent? A casual perusal will reveal otherwise.The type of player I am is one that recognizes that different people expect different things out of the game and displaying a little tolerance -- whether that be reigning in your &quot;power builds&quot; or refraining from mocking preferences you don't share -- goes a long way towards ensuring that everyone at the table has fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Psion, post: 2910741, member: 172"] How long you have been gaming is irrelevant, and something that I have not addressed at any point. My point is that this term only has any meaning in print duscussion mediums like forums and email. That is where I suspect that your experience is limited, because few people still bandy about this term and fewer still cling to it as appropriate. Heck, even at RPGnet, which is as full of self aggrandizing posters as they come, the term has fallen into disfavor. You can say that all you like; people are still going to see it that way, and it carries the conotation of elitism. It's hard to argue that any term so loaded with mocking belittling could be anything but. And what type of player would that be? Take a look upthread at my responses to other folks. Am I arguing on the side that min/maxing is just fine as is and should be tolerated to any extent? A casual perusal will reveal otherwise. The type of player I am is one that recognizes that different people expect different things out of the game and displaying a little tolerance -- whether that be reigning in your "power builds" or refraining from mocking preferences you don't share -- goes a long way towards ensuring that everyone at the table has fun. [/QUOTE]

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