What is NOT OK to describe in an RPG? (Pundit's Note: This poll now has a NEW option)

arminius · September 05, 2007, 03:43:24 PM

Quote from: RPGPunditPS: and even then, the "who voted" list for the "dude its fiction" entry reads like a Who's Who of the Storygamer-swine crowd. Hilarious.

Oops, I picked that one, but Tony's switched the terms around. I can hardly think of any content that's automatically wrong, depending on framing, audience, etc. But now he writes:

QuoteBut, like ... when you play a game, things happen in it, right? What kind of things are okay to have happen?

When I vote that "having X in a game isn't automatically off-limits", that doesn't mean that I think X is automatically okay. It's not how I judge things. All of the blood & gore in Pulp Fiction was in good taste, so was the gross-out stuff in The Naked Lunch; none of the violence in Very Bad Things was in good taste.

Also, you can add me to the list of people endorsing Pierce's piece above.

arminius · September 05, 2007, 03:47:11 PM

I'd change my vote to the last option if I could.

And also, how can we see who voted for what? I know I've been able to do this before, but was it here or somewhere else?

J Arcane · September 05, 2007, 03:49:19 PM

Quote from: Elliot WilenI'd change my vote to the last option if I could.

And also, how can we see who voted for what? I know I've been able to do this before, but was it here or somewhere else?

Moderators can see the names regardless, otherwise, there's an option when you create the poll to display the names of those who voted publicly.

James J Skach · September 05, 2007, 03:52:18 PM

I still can't vote - because I think it's missing the option that mixes the last two...it's a combination of

what you discuss.
how you discuss it.
group dynamics in relation to the above two.

And so there is no confusion: I still reserve the right to look at what you're doing and say "You are one sick fuck." That in no way limits your ability to do the thing that made me think it. Judgment is not censorship.

walkerp · September 05, 2007, 03:52:19 PM

He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past controls the future.

-1984, George Orwell

(note: edited for attribution)

Sigmund · September 05, 2007, 03:54:41 PM

Thanks Pundit, now I can vote too.

Sigmund · September 05, 2007, 03:55:33 PM

Quote from: walkerpHe who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past controls the future.

And he who thinks he truly controls anything is deluded.

James J Skach · September 05, 2007, 04:06:00 PM

Wow, walker, that's profound. Did you make that up? You're so much smarter than the rest of us.

He changed a poll question on a small RPG site, noted it both in the thread and in the title of the thread. Get some perspective.

walkerp · September 05, 2007, 04:06:08 PM

Pundit, can I fedex you a salve for your behind. It must be getting a bit chafed with all the kissing going on. Scratch that, they probably have excellent native concoctions in Uruguay. But jesus it's disturbing how you all line up to applaud a fundamental misuse of mod power. I wonder how you'll feel if it ever happens in a manner that doesn't line up with your ideologies (oh yeah, wait, that probably won't happen).

Blackleaf · September 05, 2007, 04:08:12 PM

Quote from: walkerpa fundamental misuse of mod power

What other sites do you post on? What do you think a mod is supposed to do, and do they do that on the other forums you frequent?

walkerp · September 05, 2007, 04:10:35 PM

Quote from: StuartWhat other sites do you post on? What do you think a mod is supposed to do, and do they do that on the other forums you frequent?

Not fuck with people's posts. That's the main reason I came over here, because I heard that mod interference was minimal. So far it has been, but this disturbs me. He should have just made his own poll.

cmagoun · September 05, 2007, 04:15:46 PM

Quote from: walkerpPundit, can I fedex you a salve for your behind. It must be getting a bit chafed with all the kissing going on. Scratch that, they probably have excellent native concoctions in Uruguay. But jesus it's disturbing how you all line up to applaud a fundamental misuse of mod power. I wonder how you'll feel if it ever happens in a manner that doesn't line up with your ideologies (oh yeah, wait, that probably won't happen).

So I have to admit not being in tune with what is kosher with respect to mod behavior on internet forums. Was adding another option wrong? Because really, none of the original options were viable for me... and presumably 15 other people (at the time of this post). Seeing as how a) none of the original options were altered and so it seems to me that someone could still vote and b) the original poster of the poll seemed to sign off on the change, I don't see a problem.

What am I missing?

walkerp · September 05, 2007, 04:16:33 PM

Look! The tide has turned! The Swine are retreating! Pundit has once again saved the day with his bold move when things were looking their darkest.

James J Skach · September 05, 2007, 04:18:30 PM

Quote from: walkerpLook! The tide has turned! The Swine are retreating! Pundit has once again saved the day with his bold move when things were looking their darkest.

I see. That makes sense. The "Swine" can only win if what everyone realyl wants to do (or say, or vote) isn't available. Not saying much for them, is it?

Skyrock · September 05, 2007, 04:19:24 PM

Quote from: RPGPunditSo, just in the interest of fairness, I've added a new option to the list.

Thanks, the new option fits exactly to my opinion.