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:::::::# This is an encyclopedia.
:::::::# This is an encyclopedia.
:::::::# This is the D&D article. [[User:EBrown|EBrown]] 21:56, 23 June 2008 (EDT)
:::::::# This is the D&D article. [[User:EBrown|EBrown]] 21:56, 23 June 2008 (EDT)
::::::::I'd love to see where I suggested that. I could've sworn that what I said was that the game tends to attract a disproportionate number of such individuals...an assertion I supported with a link to a current thread on a popular board for discussion of such games. (Please note that I'm not citing alarmism and hearsay from the 1980's; I'm citing what actual gamers are saying on actual forums today.)
::::::Are encyclopedias supposed to give parental guidance? As I said below, why aren't there warnings in [[Gun]]? It seems stupid to warn parents against a game and NOT warn them against a lethal weapon. [[User:Daphnea|Daphnea]] 21:50, 23 June 2008 (EDT)
::::::Are encyclopedias supposed to give parental guidance? As I said below, why aren't there warnings in [[Gun]]? It seems stupid to warn parents against a game and NOT warn them against a lethal weapon. [[User:Daphnea|Daphnea]] 21:50, 23 June 2008 (EDT)
:::::::By the same logic, many would argue that an encyclopedia isn't "supposed to" promote one viewpoint over another...and thus, Conservapedia should not be pro-Christian. Such arguments strike me as disingenuous at best, when ''this'' encyclopedia makes it abundantly clear that it takes a definite position, and that the articles written here will reflect that position.
:::::::Honestly, folks: D&D seems to be a sacred cow to some people, and any criticism (however mild) prompts hyperbolic accusations. I personally think the current article does a pretty good job of striking a balance between those who think the game is wonderful and those who think it poses serious moral problems for Christians. If you genuinely think that a cautionary note to parents is outside the purview of this encyclopedia (not "an encyclopedia," but ''this specific'' encyclopedia,) we could ask a sysop for clarification. I'm willing to abide by whatever they say is appropriate. --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 22:53, 23 June 2008 (EDT)
==Warnings to Parents==
==Warnings to Parents==