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Dark Lord
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Oh sure, I agree with that 100%.
What I don't agree with is what it turns into. It gets snarky and condescending. During a discussion of the rules, one person makes a mistake and suddenly there's eye rolling, and snarky comments. And when it comes from people who admit that they don't even play the game weekly, or even monthly it's just ridiculous. I'd rather post on a board where people are wrong, apologize and move, than a board where people are snarked for being wrong and discouraged from posting. And sorry, but claiming that people haven't even read the rules, because they got something wrong IS being condescending and snarky.
I mean let's face it, the fantasy football rulebook is hardly a shining example of great organization and rules written in stone. I've seen smaller rulebooks that change less often that at least have an index.
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The Warden
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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| brownrob wrote: | (Note for tom, perhaps Impact should supply a paperclip with each box set so that players can ask it how to roll for a disengage challenge?!  )
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Ok back on topic...this comes from this very thread. Can I just add that I would like it to be one of the fun colored paperclips and not just a plain silver one!
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Mad Jackal
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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| GalakStarscraper wrote: | The funny thing is I was being serious when I wrote that ... not tongue in cheek as it might sound because I was really getting tired on that thread of arguing about things that were already in the rulebook.
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That is the point of the quote.
It was perfect for that thread. Which was what I thought the subject of this thread was.
The rules clearly covered what had been asked. They were referenced several times. the wording was not un-clear.
But yet Tom was forced to show great restraint from ripping this person a new orifice and just say what he said.
AT SOME TIME does one really need to read the rule book. Your mileage may vary on when that time is.
The quote was perfectly true and still is.
Why argue about when that time is?
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