Whether it was or not isn't even important. The fact is that a whole lot of people feel insulted, and the company never commented on it. That is crass incompetence at best, and an insult in itself at worst.
If a whole lot of people you might want to give you money state that they feel insulted, the only smart thing you can do is to offer an apology and explain away. Something like "We never intended this as an insult, and are sorry people are interpreting it that way. It was meant in good fun, and we're sorry it wasn't received that way."
That's basically damage control 101. And they didn't do it. Like so many other times, wizards of the hasbro made a bad decision and then made it worse by handling it the wrong way.
Because of that, many people dislike (or hate, if you will), wotchasbro. They might not even have an opinion about 4e, but won't buy it because they won't give the company that makes it any money.
You assume those you claim to have been personally insulted are acting like rational adults, and that apologizing to them would have changed anything in the slightest.
I disagree.
Yeah. Everybody knows the customer is always full of fail.
Except for costumers with a certain kind of loyalty, boss.
There was a factory
Now there are mountains and rivers
You got it, you got it
We caught a rattlesnake
Now we got something for dinner
We got it, we got it
There was a shopping mall
Now it's all covered with flowers
You've got it, you've got it
If this is paradise
I wish I had a lawnmower
You've got it, you've got it
Let's say this twinkie represents the regular ghost post readings in this thread. According to this morning's readings, it would be 35 feet long weighing approximately six hundred pounds.
You got too much baggage to be on my plane.Is that a can of liquid explosives in your jockstrap, or are you just happy to see me? Just go in the bathroom and hyperventilate until the plane lands.
A loud BOOM is heard from the toilet cabin, and fumes curl from around the cracks of the door panels.
Whew! Sorry Cap'n, I just blew a hole where the crapper used to be. Man, I'm hungry now. When's the in-flight service?
I'd love to discuss this with you further, Spanky.
Please produce a valid syllogism that has premises I agree with to make your conclusion. Keep in mind, what you say must have the preponderance of physical evidence behind it. And don't ask for any justification for limiting your reasoning to the deductive and your evidence to the physical. If you question my presuppositions, I will throw a hissy and refuse to engage you. Remember, the burden of proof is on YOU.
What are we going to not talk about next, CB, sex? ;)
Seriously, I understand your reticence, but I think this thread is safe. And it warmed my little anglophilic heart to see you quote from the King James.
Heh .... good luck NOT talking about sex with Moorluck around! ;) Or Solnes, for that matter .... We need a thread mascot, Lusty the Leprechaun, methinks ....
I am the Leprechaun. And you call me insane. You are privy to a great becoming, but you recognize nothing. To me, you are a slug in the sun. You are an ant in the afterbirth. It is your nature to do one thing correctly. Before me, you rightly tremble. But, fear is not what you owe me. You owe me awe.
Thalitha Delmore
Female Half-Orc, Envoy 1, Xenoarchaeologist| ST 6/6, HP 12/12, RP 5/5| EAC 11, KAC 12, vs. Maneuvers 20; DR 1/- | Ini +4|Darkvision 60ft.| 30ft
Notes for Skills:
Expertise in Engineering +1d6 (+4 traps because tool kit) and Expertise in Sense Motive +1d6