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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 7668650" data-attributes="member: 7006">Not to put too fine a point on it... but as someone who probably would be considered on the side of the &quot;4E apologists&quot;... I will say that while I'm sure there have been a couple people who might bring out the pitchforks if you made a statement of&nbsp; &quot;It just doesn't feel like like the other editions of D&amp;D, to me.&quot;... most of us would accept that statement as-is with no comment.&nbsp; It's just your personal opinion and you stated it as such.&nbsp; But more often than not, it's when a person posts a straight &quot;4E isn't D&amp;D&quot; that the rest of us will then comment.&nbsp; Because that person is trying to imply that their opinion is empirical fact, when in truth, it's merely their opinion.Should the rest of us just accept that when someone makes a point here on the boards that *of course* it's merely their opinion, even if that part is unsaid in their post?&nbsp; Maybe.&nbsp; But at the same time... if you want to make a point about your personal preferences and not receive much (or any) criticism or comment on it, you probably should include &quot;In my opinion...&quot; or &quot;My personal preference is...&quot; as well.&nbsp; Because these boards are rife with people who post thinking their beliefs are facts, not opinions.&nbsp; And yeah, they're gonna get called out on it.&nbsp; You don't want to get call out... just say straight out what you mean.&nbsp; Nothing wrong with that, and you'll find the rest of us tends to be fine with differing opinions on personal preference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 7668650, member: 7006"] Not to put too fine a point on it... but as someone who probably would be considered on the side of the "4E apologists"... I will say that while I'm sure there have been a couple people who might bring out the pitchforks if you made a statement of "It just doesn't feel like like the other editions of D&D, to me."... most of us would accept that statement as-is with no comment. It's just your personal opinion and you stated it as such. But more often than not, it's when a person posts a straight "4E isn't D&D" that the rest of us will then comment. Because that person is trying to imply that their opinion is empirical fact, when in truth, it's merely their opinion. Should the rest of us just accept that when someone makes a point here on the boards that *of course* it's merely their opinion, even if that part is unsaid in their post? Maybe. But at the same time... if you want to make a point about your personal preferences and not receive much (or any) criticism or comment on it, you probably should include "In my opinion..." or "My personal preference is..." as well. Because these boards are rife with people who post thinking their beliefs are facts, not opinions. And yeah, they're gonna get called out on it. You don't want to get call out... just say straight out what you mean. Nothing wrong with that, and you'll find the rest of us tends to be fine with differing opinions on personal preference. [/QUOTE]

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