Silverlion
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As anyone heard from Dumarest since the 30th of October? I know its not a huge amount of time and there is a lot going on, but I was curious.
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That is wierd. He's our most prolific poster. Where are you Dumarest ?!?As anyone heard from Dumarest since the 30th of October? I know its not a huge amount of time and there is a lot going on, but I was curious.
Definitely. If he's indisposed with COVID or some such, a family member will see it. He might also be quite chuffed to hear that folks care and worry about him.I have Dumarest address from a book he sent me. Think it's worth dropping a post card and seeing if he's ok?
Yeah I have been busy as hell myself, but now that you mention it, I'd hate to think anything bad happened.
So, that's how many people MIA at the moment? Three?
Spinachcat logged in today at the Site so I think he's probably ok and just not posting here.Well, posters filter in and out. There's been many over the years. Spinachcat last posted in January, the may have just moved on or be doing something IRL. OHT's disappearace is the most concerning. Dumarest...well, there's a reason he may of quit the forum, but don't know if that's the case, and his absence is certainly conspicuous.
I get the vibe that by and large the regulars here are decent and genuine people. Not unique on the interwebs but not as common as one would like, either.heck of a community to be checking in on folks, even if they don't want to be here
Thanks, Silverlion. I've relieved to hear that. It's a loss to the forum, but I get it.He's good health-wise, I can say that much. I'm in touch with him. I'll let him know y'all cared. Oh and a quote: " I've dropped off almost all forums, as have most of the "Old Guard," for that very reason. We're tired of getting shit on, we're tired of our friends getting shit on. "I don't like undead draining levels" is fine. "Undead draining levels is stupid and Gygax was a moron" I am fucking sick and tired of. "
True. However, anytime a few people post in support of X, we have a few other people who mount up and start charging in defense of Y and start the AntiOneTrueWayism Crusade 384,735,948. Plus we have at least one poster who has made it their personal mission to belittle Gygax and deny him as anything other than a guy who wrote a few good modules, and also attack with a petty vindictiveness only seen in academia any source from BitD that doesn’t mesh with their personal view.I don’t remember him getting shit on here but I understand his feelings. My own personal opinion is that some of his vocabulary choices did not help his cause that much. It’s always a two-way street.
Spinachcat logged in today at the Site so I think he's probably ok and just not posting here.
I don't think it was just The Pub, I saw Gronan's exit from a number of forums at the same time, and it was clearly an across the board action. That said, I know he took the complaints about Garycon and refunds personally, and I for one never shied away from critisizing Gygax, but it''s not like Old Geezer was ever bubbles and sunshine. Can't say I'll miss the constant references to his anatomical functions.
Too each there own.Spinachcat posts a lot on TheRPGSite. And I don't think he cares much for this forum anymore based on a few posts he made, one in which he responded to me when I kind of wrote a warning that TRS was getting so political it was driving away gaming discussion. He called this place "an RPG Nursing home". I suspect he enjoys the political trolling posting nowadays.
Mearls (officially) out as D&D manager. Ray Winninger is in.
Mearls (officially) out as D&D manager. Ray Winninger is in.www.therpgsite.com
He tended to be very cranky. Years back I once posted on the site an inquiry into why the "original D&D doc" Kickstarter had divided into two camps, and he took it like I had no write to even make an inquiry. *Shrug*
An email would be less creepy than an unsolicited piece of physical mail to me. It's why I've hesitated sending snail mail. 2020 is wierd times though so it might come across as more thoughtful less creepy.When I owned a forum, I would usually reach out to posters who had been awol via email. Sometimes they'd appreciate it, and come back for a while or for a while longer. Sometimes, they wouldn't respond. But it was cool to see old faces when they'd pop back in.
That having been said, has anyone tried PMing Duma? He may have email alerts set up.I never kept his contact info from the stuff he mailed me. I usually don't ever assume I'm gonna need someone's IRL deets, and I've had people hang onto mine, and use them to doxx me, so anytime I get something like that, straight into the trash it goes. Tha'ts just me though.
An email would be less creepy than an unsolicited piece of physical mail to me. It's why I've hesitated sending snail mail. 2020 is wierd times though so it might come across as more thoughtful less creepy.
Spinachcat posts a lot on TheRPGSite. And I don't think he cares much for this forum anymore based on a few posts he made, one in which he responded to me when I kind of wrote a warning that TRS was getting so political it was driving away gaming discussion. He called this place "an RPG Nursing home". I suspect he enjoys the political trolling posting nowadays.
Mearls (officially) out as D&D manager. Ray Winninger is in.
Mearls (officially) out as D&D manager. Ray Winninger is in.www.therpgsite.com
He tended to be very cranky. Years back I once posted on the site an inquiry into why the "original D&D doc" Kickstarter had divided into two camps, and he took it like I had no write to even make an inquiry. *Shrug*
I mean, the sad truth of the matter is that controversy and arguments leads to more posters (of a certain inclination) posting more often. When everyone is in a good mood The Pub is more like a lazy afternoon tea party. I can totally get why the rotating outrage of TheSite is sometimes more appealing, been there, done that (though it did occassionally lead to burnouts for me). The Pub will continue to be here, a welcoming place, for those who want the vibe here, even if it's only during breaks between posting at other forums.
I think that we should start taking a harder stance against our enemies and slanderers.