B.A.D.D. is coming back!

[Anders]

B.A.D.D. is Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons.

And the Mormons (well, one mormon at the Mormon Times) are prepared to take up the cause.

Apparently, Dungeons & Dragons is a "popular video game" and can cause "addictions." I wonder what the symptoms are. And this guy has a craze for alliteration - "magic and divination" vs. "majesty of the divine", "fantasy for faith", "mysticism with the miraculous", "spiritualism with spirituality."

We have Mormons here and I have nothing against you. Can't you try to correct this crap? Write to the MT or something?

[Andrew Hackard]

Thread moved because it's about an industry issue.

[Bozamus]

"Just because something gyrates for attention doesn't mean we should pay attention"

That phrase alone just kacked a biscuit all over his own argument as far as I'm concerned. That kind of [thing] has been going on since our parents were kids.

-mind you, for me, it also depends on how much clothing is involved with the gyrating. ;)

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I respect religion, the people around me and even those who don't wish to respect me. [edit] I guess I'm just tired of defending myself from those kinds of people.

[Rocket Man]

I'm also not sure he realizes how the audience has changed since the 1980s. Back then, a lot of parents didn't know much about D&D or RPGs in general. These days, many of them have played D&D at least once or known someone who did -- maybe not a majority, but certainly a substantial minority. It's much harder to scare an informed audience.

[roguebfl]

Originally Posted by Rocket Man

I'm also not sure he realizes how the audience has changed since the 1980s. Back then, a lot of parents didn't know much about D&D or RPGs in general. These days, many of them have played D&D at least once or known someone who did -- maybe not a majority, but certainly a substantial minority. It's much harder to scare an informed audience.

Spend enough on FUD they quickly become Misinformed.

[Anders]

Originally Posted by Rocket Man

I'm also not sure he realizes how the audience has changed since the 1980s. Back then, a lot of parents didn't know much about D&D or RPGs in general. These days, many of them have played D&D at least once or known someone who did -- maybe not a majority, but certainly a substantial minority. It's much harder to scare an informed audience.

He should have said "World of Warcraft." Or "Pokemon."

[Qoltar]

Originally Posted by roguebfl

Spend enough on FUD they quickly become Misinformed.

What the heck is " FUD " ?

By-the-way , most of the Mormons I know play D&D or have played it in the past - including a frequent poster on these forums.


- Ed C.

[roguebfl]

Originally Posted by Qoltar

What the heck is " FUD " ?

Fear, Uncertainty, & Doubt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_u...inty_and_doubt

[Buzzardo]

Originally Posted by Qoltar

most of the Mormons I know play D&D or have played it in the past - including a frequent poster on these forums.


- Ed C.

I met the Mormons I know by playing GURPS with them. :)

And they certainly played D&D before that (and they still play Pathfinder between GURPS sessions).

*shrug*

[Andrew Hackard]

Let's try to avoid religion-bashing here, please, and stay on the topic. If you can't speak to it without flaming, then you may want to find somewhere else to post your opinions.