tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376630.post114145692148052996..comments2023-11-27T10:09:04.963+00:00Comments on <b>"Roll dice and kick ass!"</b>: General gamism"A bit political on yer ass!"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14159828235164365125noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376630.post-1141490674740659232006-03-04T16:44:00.000+00:002006-03-04T16:44:00.000+00:00Thanks for your encouraging words jeff.The way I s...Thanks for your encouraging words jeff.<BR/><BR/>The way I see it: with forums you try to join in a conversation and hope that someone pays attention to you. With a blog, you can publish and be damned and wonder if anyone's listening. At least you can say <B>exactly</B> what you want without having to worry about other people's agendas, houserules or whatnot.<BR/><BR/>It strikes me that this can only work to fragment certain kinds of forum-based ecommunities, especially those presided over by egocentric figureheads or irrational authorities. Putting that remark together made me wonder if the much discussed descent into inane powermongering at RPG.net might be a consequence of the same thing?<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>John"A bit political on yer ass!"https://www.blogger.com/profile/14159828235164365125noreply@blogger.com