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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 5047063" data-attributes="member: 59082">Fair enough, and I apologize if you feel <a href="http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/wrongfully-accused-leslie-nielsen-255327_350_517.jpg" target="_blank">Wrongfully Accused.</a>That said, I don't see why this is so mystifying, and I still think you are assuming a negative/whiny/looking-for-sympathy connotation when there might not be--it really depends upon the specific case (I have certainly read some &quot;confessionals&quot; that had that tone, although most haven't).Look at the thread I originally linked to, for example. Does it look like I was looking for sympathy or not asking for discussion or feedback? Actually, I asked for comments in the original post and a lot of great discussion followed.I actually find &quot;confessionals&quot; some of the most interesting threads, often leading to some of the most fruitful discussions. Why? Because they bridge the gap between the game itself and who we are as people. I personally find it interesting to get a sense of who the people are behind the handles, behind the funny little pictures and names they (we) use to represent themselves, and behind the text.More than anything, the &quot;RPG confessional&quot; is a way to connect, and there ain't nothing wrong with that--and it is far from being a mystifying thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 5047063, member: 59082"] Fair enough, and I apologize if you feel [URL="http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/wrongfully-accused-leslie-nielsen-255327_350_517.jpg"]Wrongfully Accused.[/URL] That said, I don't see why this is so mystifying, and I still think you are assuming a negative/whiny/looking-for-sympathy connotation when there might not be--it really depends upon the specific case (I have certainly read some "confessionals" that had that tone, although most haven't). Look at the thread I originally linked to, for example. Does it look like I was looking for sympathy or not asking for discussion or feedback? Actually, I asked for comments in the original post and a lot of great discussion followed. I actually find "confessionals" some of the most interesting threads, often leading to some of the most fruitful discussions. Why? Because they bridge the gap between the game itself and who we are as people. I personally find it interesting to get a sense of who the people are behind the handles, behind the funny little pictures and names they (we) use to represent themselves, and behind the text. More than anything, the "RPG confessional" is a way to connect, and there ain't nothing wrong with that--and it is far from being a mystifying thing. [/QUOTE]

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