Why the beer hate? (Forked Thread: What are the no-goes...)

[Scribble]

Dude umption totally deserves the name. I hate that guy.

 

[Piratecat]

Guys, discuss drinking all you like (mmmm, beer) but try to refrain from psychoanalyzing other forum members, eh? I think that's a door a lot of people would rather not open.

 

[Bumbles]

I think you may have misread my post, because you didn't answer it.

Well, I think I did. I see the question you posed as demonstrating exactly how hard it is to arbitrate such a conflict.

That's why I have no problem with a rule against name-calling. It avoids the conflict which tends to occur in the situations your hypothetical described. Instead of having to argue over whether or not someone was saying something not personal, you just say "don't do that" the same way I don't have to argue over whether or not someone was too drunk or not. It's not personal that way.

Now of course, you can still have cases where somebody thinks somebody was calling another person names, but wasn't, but hey, the rule isn't meant to eliminate all conflict. Just reduce some.

If you don't understand how I'm answering your question, then I don't know how to proceed to explain it any further. I've done my best. Perhaps you could get a better explanation from someone else.

 

[Ecce]

Guys, discuss drinking all you like (mmmm, beer) but try to refrain from psychoanalyzing other forum members, eh? I think that's a door a lot of people would rather not open.

But, we're trying to drink open the doors of perception here!

I mean... wot?

 

[catsclaw227]

I can appreciate that it's hard to follow a long involved conversation. It's a difficult task, and if you fail, you can be offensive without meaning to be. This is one of those cases. I just don't feel you're understanding me fairly, but are judging me. I'd rather you not do so, but all I can do is...stop here.

So I will.

Bumbles, I haven't judged you.

But you think I have and I wonder what you think that I must think of you.

Actually, you sound like a person that stands by their convictions. That's a good thing (for the most part). And I haven't judged your desire to not play where there will be alcohol involved. That's great if that is what you need to do to feel comfortable.

The only part of the conversation that I have been interested in is the part where you have implied that because alcohol has the potential to lead to bad behavior under the right conditions and circumstances, that any alcohol use WILL result in a situation that leads to bad behavior.

The understanding that I am getting from your posts is that you would rather assume that the bad behavior will happen and just forgo playing in the game at all.

If I am wrong, then hey, I'm wrong. No biggie. But I don't think I am alone in this misunderstanding, so there might be something wrong with the way your message has been crafted.

 

[MercuryCrash]

Tiddly beer beer beer

Well alright, I'll just say play with who you want to play with. With or without I find gaming to be equally as fun. However, if the party walks into a tavern and wants ale its always great to have it served up (especially if you can enroll your sister's hot friend to be the NPC bar wench) or if all that's left on the ship is rum, why not it adds to the fun. I do understand the point of the inebriated players and how they can be annoying by shenanigans or completely passing out (tho it sure is fun telling them what happened to their character later), so I tend to not play games with people who aren't respectful. I choose who to play with and if there's youngsters in the game most games that they would be playing in have a PG version. Otherwise, its not much different than if you were at a dinner party at your friends house for me.

 

[Bumbles]

If I am wrong, then hey, I'm wrong. No biggie. But I don't think I am alone in this misunderstanding, so there might be something wrong with the way your message has been crafted.

In any message, there's a potential for problems in the sender and receiver. There's only so much I can do, and I realize that I'm not entirely responsible for what other people think. I can only do my best.

It wasn't enough with you, so I leave it at that.

 

[Jeff Wilder]

If you don't understand how I'm answering your question, then I don't know how to proceed to explain it any further. I've done my best. Perhaps you could get a better explanation from someone else.

You'd probably save yourself a great deal of time by just inserting this text into your .sig. People seem to not understand what you're saying or how you're answering a question a lot, leading to you not knowing how to proceed and giving up on trying a lot.

Just trying to help. Internet discussion is all about efficiency.

 

[Charwoman Gene]

Guys, discuss drinking all you like (mmmm, beer) but try to refrain from psychoanalyzing other forum members, eh? I think that's a door a lot of people would rather not open.

This isn't orange text so I can reply. Can we psychoanalyze ourselves?

I'm a anxiety ridden socialphobic with clinical depression and possibly mild Aspberger's. I have massive father issues due to his alcoholism and a deep abiding phobia of bars.

 

[Lanefan]

If you don't understand how I'm answering your question, then I don't know how to proceed to explain it any further. I've done my best. Perhaps you could get a better explanation from someone else.

Er...exactly how can someone else better explain whatever it is that *you* are trying to say?

And would anyone dare want to try?

Lan-"beer, beer, nothing but beer; nothing else matters, not round here"-efan