Ron Meiners
Ron Meiners
bad blew causing community failed guide hard issue message positive sent
It's often very hard to try to guide communities in positive directions. I think they failed here. Cleary the issue blew up, causing more community difficulty. And I also think they sent a bad message to that community.
basically clearly community crafted protect seem statement
Their (terms of service) statement was clearly crafted to protect the GLBT community. And I think they wanted to basically protect them in this instance, too. But they seem to have overstepped what was appropriate.
chance context create designers difficult economics foundation given gives ideas industry innovative limits remind serves source stretch ways workshop
It's been the source of some very innovative ideas. It gives designers a chance to stretch the limits in a context that's even potentially meaningful. Given the economics of the industry, it can be difficult to create meaningful, new ideas about games. The workshop serves to remind the industry of the foundation of games--creative new ways to play.