Which was my point exactly.  Go me!

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Quote from: SettembriniYou guys wouldn´t have to fight so hard against Pundit if

1) He was irrelevant
2) There was no "war" going on

Right now you guys are 90% of that "war".

If you´d just shrug and walk, like any sane person does when he sees lunatics, this battle would be over. But it seems, for whatever reasons, you seem to be bound to talk smack about Pundit (and me, it seems), and "prove" that you are right and he is wrong.

You're wrong in two points:

1) I'm not fighting about anything, because there's nothing to be won or lost. Simple. I'm laughing a fucking lot reading lunatic rants, and me answering to them obeys just to my own amusing. My gaming is not threatened by some fucknugget in some country far away from here that likes to talk shit about other people in order to get a dickwaving contest about how much people reads his blog, or some other shit like that. He's not going to get any game line that I like closed, he's not influencing the games I play, he's not influencing any publishing decision from anyone, and frankly, he's not achieving shit. So no, there's no war. There's me laughing at how you take this shit so seriously, and think of yourselves as some lunatic crusaders of something. And I answer to get more laughs.

2) I don't need to prove a shit. If someone is going to believe that shit about the war, or the idiotic conspiracy theories you like so much, there's no proof on Earth that can convince you out of any maniac thing you choose to believe. So I don't need to prove shit, because I don't need to convince anyone. No person here has an iota of influence about my hobby. So no, you're wrong.

Oh, and by the way, please, grow a pair both of you. You spend a lot of time getting personal, insulting people, being a pair of elitist jackasses, and doing all of the things you so much claim to detest. At least have some good sportmanship when someone answers you.

The funny thing is that if there really is a war, either Pundit is a complete moron or he doesn't want to win. See, this "war" is being fought on internet forums. As such it's completely a diplomatic battle. Either Pundit is truly stupid and thinks that he can wn a diplomatic battle by calling people names, or he knows that all it will do is stir things up and make the war last longer. The only way to get someone to do something by being a jerk is to have some form of power over them, and even Pundit would probably agree (in a lucid moment) that he has no actual power over anyone at the Forge, Indie Games, or anywhere else online outside the borders of his one small site.

Since he's shown himself capable of the odd intelligent thought here and there, I have to assume he knows that "you're a fucktard" won't convince anyone (even onlookers) of anything. Therefor it has to be that he wants "the fight" to continue forever. And if you think about it, it makes perfect sense. If this "war" goes away, it might take with it the three or four people who actually think Pundit matters, and that's not something he can allow.

Did I miss the part where people mention that they were responding merely because it amuses them?

That's always fun.

Quote from: WillDid I miss the part where people mention that they were responding merely because it amuses them?

I think so.  Might have been another thread - someone said they were " baiting".

Quote from: WillDid I miss the part where people mention that they were responding merely because it amuses them?

That's always fun.

I ALWAYS respond for my own amusment.  I've found it's the best way to deal with internet discussions.

EITHER "Say yes or roll the dice" OR "Say no or roll the dice". ALWAYS tell your players which route you're going to take before the campaign starts, and NEVER CROSS THE STREAMS----------- it is ok

http://www.playerturbo.com

Quote from: xiangyangEITHER "Say yes or roll the dice" OR "Say no or roll the dice". ALWAYS tell your players which route you're going to take before the campaign starts, and NEVER CROSS THE STREAMS----------- it is ok

http://www.playerturbo.com

Yanno, this guy may just be a spammer trying to shil his own site, but I absolutely agree with his advice.

What approach you take is irrelevant so long as your players understand it befroe game starts.

I believe the baiting comment was in regards to Pundit, not the people responding to them. A link was given to a site about different baiting techniques to attract people to your blog, with Pundit using the one called "attack."

Quote from: J ArcaneI ALWAYS respond for my own amusment.  I've found it's the best way to deal with internet discussions.

The cynicism of this remark wounds me deeply.

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Quote from: Ian AbsentiaThe cynicism of this remark wounds me deeply.

Why?  Isn't the internet (just like gaming) supposed to be fun?

Quote from: J ArcaneYanno, this guy may just be a spammer trying to shil his own site, but I absolutely agree with his advice.

So do I, considering that I'm the one he stole it from.

Quote from: TonyLBWhy?  Isn't the internet (just like gaming) supposed to be fun?

The Internet is serious business!

Quote from: WarthurSo do I, considering that I'm the one he stole it from.

LOL! I knew I'd seen that quote before.

Quote from: TonyLBWhy?  Isn't the internet (just like gaming) supposed to be fun?

Damn it!  That's what I get for a) trying to communicate irony via the Internet, and b) trying to use a smiley ironically.  You see, I needed a sad-frowny-winky-smiley.



And, no! The Internet should not be fun.  It's serious business. :mad: :mad:

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