'Life of the Party'
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Sean, one of the things I love about you (and share with you) is the high level of drama and passion. One of the drawbacks to that most theatrical trait is having a debating style that clashes with the relentlessly logical types. waves gaily to Nutty, among others
We've got a few days to hash this out - perhaps taking a step back would be a good idea?
While I can actually see where the concern over creating small, insular groups is valid, I submit that in this particular case, it is unwarranted.
Consider the people who have said they would (or might) participate in a gaming thread:
Me, Miracleman, NoiseDesign, amych, billytea, connie neil, laga, among others.
Is there actually concern that any of us are going to isolate ourselves into a gaming thread and never appear anywhere else?
I really am calm! But yeah, I'll step away now. For realz this time.
Is there actually concern that any of these people are going to isolate ourselves into a gaming thread and never appear anywhere else?
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Is there actually concern that any of us are going to isolate ourselves into a gaming thread and never appear anywhere else?
Sean, what I realized after writing my post is that that is not exactly what the argument is.
It's not just that they suck potential conversations out of threads, it's that they seem to, and again, this is just my position/opinion encourage by their very nature small, insular groups who talk amongst themselves wherever they are.
That's what Plei is afraid of. Not that we don't appear anywhere else, but that we don't talk to anyone else, thus making our appearances kind of beside the point, as far as the community is concerned.
PC, doesn't that already happen?
Of course. I think that happens in real life too, when you're in a big large group. You talk to the people you know.
Have you expressed this sentiment before, and I just missed it?
Well, I'm not running around trying to harsh everyone's mellow about it. But it's a pretty consistent loss that I feel, and I'm still mad about how the whole thing went down.
That still counts as not revisiting, right? I just want to make sure that silence isn't taken as assent.
Of course. I think that happens in real life too, when you're in a big large group. You talk to the people you know.
I talk to the people who mention penguins. I have simple needs. And four penguin-themed board games. WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE PENGUINS?!? Um. Other than me.
That still counts as not revisiting, right? I just want to make sure that silence isn't taken as assent.By me, yeah, if that's what you meant. I only meant that I don't want to spend this discussion period on rehashing the SPN discussion, because I'd rather focus on the proposed new thread or non-thread -- but apologies to anyone who thought I was trying to shut anything down.