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By: Allmaennelik

Allmaennelik — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 10:41:19 +0000

@Bazza: Tom Hatfields article on FailForward is a piece of libel. The claims that are made against Zak and Mandy in the article are totally unsubstantiated, and the author have been able or willing to produce literally no evidence at all to back up his accusations. See Zak’s rebuttal here: http://www.dndwithpornstars.blogspot.se/2014/08/how-dungeons-and-dragons-is-totally-not.html

By: Bazza

Bazza — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:13:58 +0000

Not to diminish Mandy Morbid’s experiences at all, but http://failforward.co.uk/post/93348768153/how-dungeons-and-dragons-is-endorsing-the-darkest-parts points to a different experience, especially those she points to as trolls and one she was transphobic towards, and Zak S’ supporters have been particularly abusive. Like doxxing, and cyber-bullying, and literally driving out of the hobby.

By: mrmoneda

mrmoneda — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 01:02:47 +0000

As a Black, male gamer who’s been doing so online since 1999 I have to admit that nothing Mandy Morbid described in that post surprised me very much at all. I’d also admit the people I’ve known via gaming forums that were European have all been very respectful, but who one is and where one is from has a way of coloring what one perceives as trolling or abusive. There’s no doubt in my mind there are things you or I might gloss over completely that would make someone else feel like a forum was hostile to their very presence.

By: Owen Smith

Owen Smith — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 21:49:46 +0000

I am a white, male role player and what Mandy Morbid describes is not my experience of the hobby. I don’t play D&D, and I’m in the UK, maybe either or both of those facts is relevant and maybe not. The only online gaming community I am part of is the Steve Jackson Games website forums, and I am absolutely certain that trolling and abuse of the nature desrcibed would not be tolerated by the admins there and people posting such things would be banned. Steve Jackson Games is based in Austin, Texas, so maybe my being in the UK is not relevant. We have disagreements on the forums, but abuse is not tolerated.