Quote from: David RAs far as gaming is concerned Pundit is a hypocrite. He is for all intents a Swine...Lawncrapper too. And so are few others on this site. I think it was Old Scratch or maybe someone else who said when refering to this place that he had no intention of coming here because he did not want to go to a place that filled him with so much negativity about the hobby he loved. I've heard that a lot.

There is a hell of a lot of negativity in this place. And by positive I don't mean the SteveD kind of cheerleading that goes on on tBP (This is not a knock on the Platypus) but rather the kind of positivity that folks like JimBob, TonyLB, Spike and a few others bring.

I wanted to address this last night but instead I went gaming

But I feel it is very important to say something. I respect Old Scratch's sentiments, and yours. A lot people see "RPGsite=negative" as fact.

That being said, I simply don't share these views.

Yeah, RPG.net is a happier place on the surface. But I see a lot of bullshitting over there and simply put, I find this to be the worse kind of negativity for me when the community and the rules setup don't allow it to be challenged.

I see more diversity here and although there are very rational individuals on tBP, the ratio is higher here as far as I am concerned. Simply put, I find no value in people praising games they have never played, recommending the godawful WUSHU at every turn of event or uttering "badwrongfun" or "my games awesome" pointlessly.

RPGsite isn't perfect but I get more out of it right now than I would get out of tBP. That is fact and it makes it a more positive experience for me.

I'm saying this because I think at this point, some people take it for granted that this place has more negativity than RPG.net. Well, maybe it is for fake-happy people, bandwagon jumpers, or a number of individuals who have what I find to be a particularly twisted perception of reality but it certainly isn't universal.

It's worth noting that whenever I've asked for help or questions here, I've gotten as much and sometimes more here than on RPG.net. Considering the much smaller userbase, that says something.

I could break down the positives and negatives of each forum further but my point is just that, while some discussions are heated, I get a lot of positive and constructive advice here.

And I don't miss Old Scratch one fucking bit.

QuoteSo if an rpg is a "forge" rpg or a "swine" rpg etc. Then its still - at its heart - an rpg. So how can any conspiracy or agenda derail this sites purpose from discussing rpgs?

Be aware, that the MASTER would denounce the RPGness of big T Thematic Games.
I for one think they are RPGs.

Quote from: MelanBartholomew Fair: NKL was a fun place, but so dominated by high-posting and very well entrenched cliques that it turned into a kind of place where you just couldn't join discussions without familiarising yourself with years worth of drama and insider backstabbing.

And in-jokes.  Pip-pip?

(two years of regular posting and I still didn't get the Turlough references until the final week of it's existence)

Oh yeah, let me just echo basically everything Consonant Dude wrote in this thread. For me, TheRPGSite is a good RPGNet substitute with more manageable traffic to boot - sort of a condensation of the things I liked about it cca. two or three years ago. I could care less about feeding or criticising the agenda of its administrator: my mind just runs in different tracks than his do. Maybe it won't last, but who cares. The Internet is about the people, and those will stay, even if they migrate to a different message board for various reasons.

Quote from: Consonant DudeBut I feel it is very important to say something. I respect Old Scratch's sentiments, and yours. A lot people see "RPGsite=negative" as fact.

That being said, I simply don't share these views.

Yeah, RPG.net is a happier place on the surface. But I see a lot of bullshitting over there and simply put, I find this to be the worse kind of negativity for me when the community and the rules setup don't allow it to be challenged.

Thank you, Consonant Dude, for saying it far better than I have managed to.  :hatsoff:


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Quote from: SettembriniBe aware that genetically speaking this site is an amalgam of RPGNet & SJGames disenfranchised and Punditheads, ....

 Disenfranchised? How? They don't run elections or have them. Not a criticism, just seems like a funny choice of word. Only forum I feel "disenfranchised" is maybe on the Big Purple & Pink.  
And I'm wondering what the definition of a " Pundithead " .

QuoteI´m really starting to sense some agendas here. People seem to be trying to change theRPGsite, to better match their vision. I´ll be vigilant. Don´t try anything, don´t think us Desert Nomads can be fooled easily, even if the MASTER is away on vacation.

 Pundit as "master" ? - now thats a scary BDSM vision there.  At least he has a somewhat definable personality to go along with the site.  I don't want ANYTHING to change on theRPG.Site. As long as there is more talk about games and gaming  than off-topic/tangency stuff  - then things will be fine.

 on-topic,...never liked Curt much. Few times I said nice things - just trying to be civil.


- E.W.C.

Quote from: Consonant DudeRPGsite isn't perfect but I get more out of it right now than I would get out of tBP. That is fact and it makes it a more positive experience for me.

I'm saying this because I think at this point, some people take it for granted that this place has more negativity than RPG.net. Well, maybe it is for fake-happy people, bandwagon jumpers, or a number of individuals who have what I find to be a particularly twisted perception of reality but it certainly isn't universal.

It's worth noting that whenever I've asked for help or questions here, I've gotten as much and sometimes more here than on RPG.net. Considering the much smaller userbase, that says something.

I could break down the positives and negatives of each forum further but my point is just that, while some discussions are heated, I get a lot of positive and constructive advice here.

You make some very good points. I agree with all of this. However I do feel that some of my points regarding the Pundit, moderation and the general perception of this site is valid. Perhaps I was a tad bellicose in the way how I expressed them.

Regards,
David R

QuotePundit as "master" ?

He´s not a  mere "master". He is THE MASTER.

Sometimes, Sett worries me.

Quote from: ImperatorSometimes, Sett worries me.

Sometimes?  


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If Redfox is still reading this, my issues with Curt are with him being needlessly rude to people and often unnecessarily inflammatory.

As to whether he is sensitive or oversensitive about his sexuality, I have no idea, to be honest I hadn't realised he was gay until quite recently (or more likely I simply forgot) so that isn't really something I've given much thought to.  He's just generally overconfrontational IMO.  If anything, I suspect it loses impact when someone is homophobic as he so often reacts aggressively I doubt one would notice the times when it was actually merited if that makes sense.

If all he did was rip someone a new one when they posted something bigoted, I suspect I'd be cheering him on, as I always rather enjoy people doing that.

Quote from: ImperatorSometimes, Sett worries me.

Yeah, I thought P&P My Life With Master was a bit extreme. Now Sett hints about his MLwM LARP experiences...

Regards,
David R

Your lack of Mystara knowledge is disturbing.

Your depth of knowledge of Mystara is predictable.

Regards,
David R

Quote from: David RYour depth of knowledge of Mystara is predictable.

Regards,
David R

My indifference to Mystara is unsurprising.