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Posted By: Michael Petch
Date: Sunday, 21 August 2011, at 7:07 a.m.

In Response To: SHG dice (Barry Silliman)

Barry wrote: "To me it's kind of like, if a community's water supply is found to be tainted with benzene, and arsenic, you name it...the community is then offered the choice to have clean water or to continue to drink the contaminated water. "

I don't think this analogy is a good one for this situation. First off it was the community that wanted the choice. In fact, SHG implemented the correct dice in all the rooms (after it was brought to their attention), then the outcry occurred, and then as a compromise SHG offered the choice. It was as if the community believed the well was NOT poisoned (despite evidence to the contrary) and people were coming in to actually poison it! (Will Womack and I were accused of try to destroy the well).

The analogy I don't think works here because it is more like having well water tainted with Kool Aid mix and then saying they need to remove that from the water. Kool aid is tastier and more palatable to many over plain water (especially for children) and the bad effects aren't enough for people to worry about.

However, with all that being said I would not have made the same decision (Although I respect the one they made) if I had run the site. I would also like to think that in time they will phase the "red dice" out.

Messages In This Thread

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  Leonardo Jerkovic -- Friday, 19 August 2011, at 8:12 p.m.
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    W Womack -- Friday, 19 August 2011, at 8:48 p.m.
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      rew -- Friday, 19 August 2011, at 9:59 p.m.
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        Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 August 2011, at 10:22 p.m.
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          Leonardo Jerkovic -- Friday, 19 August 2011, at 10:52 p.m.
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          Leonardo Jerkovic -- Friday, 19 August 2011, at 10:54 p.m.
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      Jason Lee -- Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 1:11 p.m.
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        Michael Petch -- Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 3:46 p.m.
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        W Womack -- Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 4:11 p.m.
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          Chuck Bower -- Monday, 22 August 2011, at 4:54 p.m.
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            W Womack -- Monday, 22 August 2011, at 8:17 p.m.
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              Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 23 August 2011, at 2:10 a.m.
              • SHG dice
                Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 23 August 2011, at 6:16 a.m.
                • SHG dice
                  W Womack -- Tuesday, 23 August 2011, at 12:23 p.m.
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                    Michael Petch -- Tuesday, 23 August 2011, at 2:16 p.m.
                    • SHG dice
                      W Womack -- Tuesday, 23 August 2011, at 2:42 p.m.
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            Stick -- Tuesday, 23 August 2011, at 3:30 a.m.
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        Barry Silliman -- Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 8:15 p.m.
        • SHG dice -- OT (and maybe banned)
          Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 21 August 2011, at 12:09 a.m.
        • SHG dice
          Michael Petch -- Sunday, 21 August 2011, at 7:07 a.m.
          • SHG dice
            Leonardo Jerkovic -- Sunday, 21 August 2011, at 11:51 a.m.
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            Tom Keith -- Sunday, 21 August 2011, at 12:44 p.m.
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              Michael Petch -- Sunday, 21 August 2011, at 12:55 p.m.
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        Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 21 August 2011, at 2:51 a.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 1:32 p.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 4:31 p.m.
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          Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 8:08 p.m.
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    Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 August 2011, at 9:32 p.m.
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      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Friday, 19 August 2011, at 9:45 p.m.
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      Michael Petch -- Friday, 19 August 2011, at 9:56 p.m.
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    christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 6:48 a.m.
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      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Saturday, 20 August 2011, at 10:49 a.m.