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Forgespeak is a personal attack.

Started by J Arcane, November 06, 2007, 03:01:59 AM

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Drew

#15
November 07, 2007, 12:31:42 AM
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaEnd of thread?


Yep. Where's the Master Control Program when you need him?
 

J Arcane

#16
November 07, 2007, 12:41:31 AM
Quote from: ImperatorDude.
You realize this is a bit of a vague response.
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Calithena

#17
November 07, 2007, 12:41:36 AM
Get a pair.
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#18
November 07, 2007, 12:43:05 AM
Geezer - was it Victor you sent it to?
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#19
November 07, 2007, 02:16:45 AM
Quote from: J ArcaneYou realize this is a bit of a vague response.
Of course, man. :D When I posted that I didn't understand exactly what you were trying to say, so I only could say that :) Right answer would have been:
 
'Dude. What the fuck is this?' :D
 
Now I understand. :)
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#20
November 07, 2007, 04:23:04 AM
Quote from: Old GeezerI sent links to the Forge essays to a friend of mine who is both a gamer and a PhD candidate in sociology.

I gave him the links with no other comment than "I'd be interested in what you think."

A couple of professional editors I've talked to about the stuff, one who has edited papers for peer-reviewed science journals, said it seemed to have been written in a deliberately obtuse and exclusionary style. IOW, it is intended that only those who pay the 'buy in' cost in time and effort will be able to understand it.
 

Melan

#21
November 07, 2007, 05:12:27 AM
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaNo need for all the verbose soap-boxing -- these two simple statements say it all.

End of thread?
No, unfortunately not. It's against the rules to end on the high point.
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Ian Absentia

#22
November 07, 2007, 05:41:12 AM
Curses.

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Tim

#23
November 07, 2007, 08:28:10 AM
My Canadian girlfriend said those essays sucked, too!
 

Pete

#24
November 07, 2007, 08:36:33 AM
What did that periodic Bill O'Reilly guest who reads body language have to say about what Ron Edwards really meant?
 

Haffrung

#25
November 07, 2007, 09:22:17 AM
Quote from: RPGPunditI think you're absolutely right, there's no question to me that anything spoken in Forgespeak is a direct attack on regular gamers, and as clearly insulting as if someone came and said "only homos play GURPS" or "if you like D&D you are a potential serial killer".



I'm kinda new to the Forge Wars here, so can somebody point me to a list of terms I can't use? I mean, is the word 'game' allowed? How about 'plot'? Or 'immersion'?
 

beeber

#26
November 07, 2007, 10:32:31 AM
or "network externalities"

Gronan of Simmerya

#27
November 07, 2007, 11:07:12 AM
Quote from: CalithenaGeezer - was it Victor you sent it to?


Um.... yes?  (how do you know?)
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You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

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Calithena

#28
November 07, 2007, 11:12:50 AM
Victor's something of a friend, he games in Barker's group in the Minnesota area and is involved with Minneapolis gaming, and he's a graduate candidate in sociology. We've gamed together a few times. Not so hard a guess given that I know him and know where you live and know that you've both gamed with Phil...

Unfortunately, he's right about the rhetoric of the essays, as these constant blowups (and this whole thread) suggest.
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#29
November 07, 2007, 11:14:45 AM
Quote from: CalithenaVictor's something of a friend, he games in Barker's group in the Minnesota area and is involved with Minneapolis gaming, and he's a graduate candidate in sociology. We've gamed together a few times. Not so hard a guess given that I know him and know where you live and know that you've both gamed with Phil...

Unfortunately, he's right about the rhetoric of the essays, as these constant blowups (and this whole thread) suggest.

Dude, have I met you?  (Short term memory is the first something or other, I forget)
You should go to GaryCon.  Period.

The rules can\'t cure stupid, and the rules can\'t cure asshole.
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