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You should be respectful of people because they deserve it. Not because they reciprocate.
Quote from: Josh on March 19, 2009, 02:44:21 PMYou should be respectful of people because they deserve it. Not because they reciprocate.Respect must be earned, it is not an innate right.
I have a problem with your idea of being polite to other players. When I was a DM (back in 7th grade) I had no respect for my players, when I was a player (still 7th grade) I STILL didn't have respect for the players. Maybe this makes me a bad person, but if I am not shown respect I do not show respect.
I will agree that people get the benefit of the doubt when you first meet them, but I have no need of being respected by those I have no respect for and I have never saluted the uniform when I knew the man and didn't respect him.
Quote from: Nanshork on March 19, 2009, 04:09:54 PMI will agree that people get the benefit of the doubt when you first meet them, but I have no need of being respected by those I have no respect for and I have never saluted the uniform when I knew the man and didn't respect him.the operative part is "when I knew the man" I have spent my life working with groups of people others find repellant, by aproaching with firmness and respect I have established relationships with them that others are unable to.
I can't believe there isn't any caveman/astronaut or Gandalf/Yoda controversy yet.
I was just clarifying. As for the other part, that's a plus on your part but there's a difference between working with groups of people and choosing to game with them. I refuse to game with people that I don't like because it lessens my enjoyment of the game. Since the whole point of gaming is to enjoy myself, I see no reason to not do so to my fullest extent.
I don't give the benefit of the doubt. I give respect when I am shown respect.