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With the exception of the Goodman boards, I try to make a point of avoiding forums. Getting into a digital dustup can only damage a writer's reputation, especially when it takes away from time that should be spent writing. Sure it would be fun to be one of those sophisticated bloggers, with a wry comment and a martini always at the ready, but sadly that's just not me. I'm not here to be a forum gawd or deific blogger. These are simply tools to be used en route to becoming a better writer.  

But sometimes I can't help myself. I don an alias and go for a couple rounds. It's a stupid, guilty pleasure, especially since I'm not really invested in the outcome. 

Anyhow, I recently got into an debate with another poster, that ended with him (or her) trashing me along these lines:

"Obviously, if  you had ever published ANYTHING in the rpg business, then you would know that XXXX is true."

In the middle of typing my snarky rejoinder, I looked back over the original post and was struck speechless. The poster's sig was a quote attributed to some guy named Harley Stroh.

Satisfaction. Silence. A timely reminder.

I went back to my writing. 

//H