Well, for the many flaws the Pundit has, complaining about how he stiffles the free speech is really baffling. I've never seen any restraint on which games you can discuss or whatnot, but the moving the threads to other forum. Which is useless if you just use the "New posts" function, anyway.

I think that calling the man on his bullshit when he says it is more than enough, without having to resort to claiming an opression that, really, it never was there.

Quote from: Peregrin;415388*notes Sigmund's 5 post spree*

Dude, there is a multi-quote function.  Just sayin'.

I don't care, I reply to them as I read them. Plus, I'm trying to boost my post count, so suck it

Quote from: Tim;415395But I can't resist the lure of witnessing internet bad-asses like yourself! Do you wear your cape when you come to the rescue of therpgsite.com?

What the fuck's it to you? Ain't a fucking thing you could do about it whether I do or not. What do you call yourself if not an internet badass? If I wanna point out you fuckers being liars and assholes I will. Wanna call that coming "to the rescue of therpgsite.com" go right ahead, because really who gives a fuck what you call it? Who the fuck are you anyway? Any of you wanna be real badasses, email me at christopher(dot)sigmund over at gmail(dot)com and I'll tell ya the same thing. I'll give ya my cell # and I'll tell ya over the phone. Live nearby, I'll meet ya somewhere and tell ya to your face what I think of what you write here. Ball's in your court smartass.

Quote from: Elliot Wilen;415420Off the top of my head, it provokes people in a way that they can only be provoked because Pundit, as board owner, is doing it. Pundit can swear at people, so can you and I. But only Pundit can say "go ahead, make my day", or "if it weren't for my principles, I'd ban you". It contributes to a dynamic of people thumbing their noses at authority just because they resent the authority. Over on RPGnet, although the policy of banning people and locking threads is pretty bad in both principle and execution, it's made worse by the way that mods add their snide put-downs to their warnings and bannings. When Pundit makes a big show of not banning someone while making clear he could and would like to, it has a similar effect, up to and including making the "fight the power types" feel righteous and justified.

Could you point out examples, just not seeing that, and certainly not feeling it myself.

Quote from: One Horse Town;415457So, to those people who feel 'hampered', where are you in the threads that are about games, rather than the industry, Pundit or the latest flamefest?

I don't feel hampered. My eye-rolling comment was primarily about how threads like this are nothing but tempests-in-a-teapot, and do absolutely nothing to increase the quality of the site (they do great things for quantity, I'm sure).

My posting record, such as it is, speaks for itself.

Quote from: Sigmund;415487What the fuck's it to you? Ain't a fucking thing you could do about it whether I do or not. What do you call yourself if not an internet badass? If I wanna point out you fuckers being liars and assholes I will. Wanna call that coming "to the rescue of therpgsite.com" go right ahead, because really who gives a fuck what you call it? Who the fuck are you anyway? Any of you wanna be real badasses, email me at christopher(dot)sigmund over at gmail(dot)com and I'll tell ya the same thing. I'll give ya my cell # and I'll tell ya over the phone. Live nearby, I'll meet ya somewhere and tell ya to your face what I think of what you write here. Ball's in your court smartass.

Sigmund, this reply is everything I dreamed it could be. Thank you.

Quote from: Tim;415500Sigmund, this reply is everything I dreamed it could be. Thank you.

Sure, now man up and do something about it instead of being a troll.

Quote from: Tim;415497I don't feel hampered. My eye-rolling comment was primarily about how threads like this are nothing but tempests-in-a-teapot, and do absolutely nothing to increase the quality of the site (they do great things for quantity, I'm sure).

My posting record, such as it is, speaks for itself.

Why do you think we're even trying to improve the quality of the site? Either you feel like participating in threads or you don't. As you've been so quick to point out, none of this shit means a damn thing, so why get your panties in a bunch over it? Since you're contributing to your post count by choosing to respond here and in this way it is certainly speaking for itself.

Quote from: Tim;415500Sigmund, this reply is everything I dreamed it could be. Thank you.

Well? Haven't gotten any kind of contact from you. Been waiting. You feel ok to call me, someone you don't know, an internet badass, all the while hiding behind internet anonymity yourself. Then, when I give you my real contact info and an invitation to demonstrate how much better you are than me, I get nothing.  So I'm the one putting myself out there with my full name and my real email address, with even an offer to share my address and phone number and you don't respond in any way except through a smug and condescending post that keeps you safely anonymous and allows you to continue to have an audience and you are calling me an internet badass? Yeah, your post count is speaking volumes.

Quote from: One Horse Town;415319Yet all of you have postcounts that can hardly be called casual. So, you're not that hampered, are you?

At an average post-count of less than 1 post per day, casual is exactly the word I would use to describe my participation in this site.

Quote from: One Horse Town;415457So, to those people who feel 'hampered', where are you in the threads that are about games, rather than the industry, Pundit or the latest flamefest?

There's a thread for 1 line adventure ideas, Ghost Whistler's Genestone thread, Unsung Supplements, Unusual Superhero Campaigns for starters. Are you hampered from posting to these threads?

You mean like here?

The one-line adventure ideas thread looks interesting. I'll take a look and maybe I will post if I feel like I have something to say. But there are threads that do interest me, that I'll read, but I won't bother to post in because there is simply too much insult being thrown around, or too much potential for insult, given the tone of this site. The recent thread about Stealing Jordan comes to mind, which looks like an interesting game, worth talking about, but ultimately not worth bothering with, here. Nor did I think it was worth it to bring up my experience playing Apocalypse World in the post-apoc thread you started. It would feel like a fight from the get-go.

There is a vocal segment on this site that does their best to shut down opinions they don't like by provoking bilious flame-fests that end meaningful discussion, like Sigmund is trying to do, right here, on this thread. Other people have a better stomach for it, and kudos to them, but it doesn't appeal to my delicate sensibilities. So I'll do what I have been doing for the past little bit--read threads that interest me, post occasionally if I feel I have something to add, and take the occasional pot-shot at Pundit, because he deserves it.

Quote from: two_fishes;415530At an average post-count of less than 1 post per day, casual is exactly the word I would use to describe my participation in this site.



You mean like here?

The one-line adventure ideas thread looks interesting. I'll take a look and maybe I will post if I feel like I have something to say. But there are threads that do interest me, that I'll read, but I won't bother to post in because there is simply too much insult being thrown around, or too much potential for insult, given the tone of this site. The recent thread about Stealing Jordan comes to mind, which looks like an interesting game, worth talking about, but ultimately not worth bothering with, here. Nor did I think it was worth it to bring up my experience playing Apocalypse World in the post-apoc thread you started. It would feel like a fight from the get-go.

There is a vocal segment on this site that does their best to shut down opinions they don't like by provoking bilious flame-fests that end meaningful discussion, like Sigmund is trying to do, right here, on this thread. Other people have a better stomach for it, and kudos to them, but it doesn't appeal to my delicate sensibilities. So I'll do what I have been doing for the past little bit--read threads that interest me, post occasionally if I feel I have something to add, and take the occasional pot-shot at Pundit, because he deserves it.

Get the fuck over yourself. You write some spurious or trollish bullshit, I'll point it out. That in no way stops you from posting whatever you want, in this thread or any other. The only way it would is if I'm correct in my observations and that's embarassing to you. Mean 'ole Sigmund is oppressing you, awe. Honestly, you're into the Forge crap, and I'm LOVING Luke Crane and Jared Sorenson's Freemarket. Silva has a thread there now where I'm sharing my opinions and ideas about it. If you have some experience with the game by all means, participate. Nobody's stopping you but you.

Quote from: two_fishes;415530The one-line adventure ideas thread looks interesting. I'll take a look and maybe I will post if I feel like I have something to say.

Cool. Dump the flamewarrior suit, dude. Let's go talk about some gaming.

Quote from: two_fishes;415530There is a vocal segment on this site that does their best to shut down opinions they don't like by provoking bilious flame-fests that end meaningful discussion, like Sigmund is trying to do, right here, on this thread. Other people have a better stomach for it, and kudos to them, but it doesn't appeal to my delicate sensibilities. So I'll do what I have been doing for the past little bit--read threads that interest me, post occasionally if I feel I have something to add, and take the occasional pot-shot at Pundit, because he deserves it.

Unstaple the back of your hand from your forehead, emo kid. It doesn't help you type some post that actually participates in the conversation instead of weeping and wailing about how theRPGSite isn't an emotionally safe environment for you.

Oh yeah, and if you should point out the antagonistic tone of this site, you're accused of being a simpering pussy, or playing martyr.

Quote from: two_fishes;415552Oh yeah, and if you should point out the antagonistic tone of this site, you're accused of being a simpering pussy, or playing martyr.

Sorry that the truth is so painful for you to accept, but it sure looks like that is what you are doing from where I sit.