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Threshold · 10-02-2009, 03:57 PM

I have avoided getting involved in this discussion because of how flamey it was from the get go, but this point needs to be made:

Coining a term does not give the "coiner" any control over its use or definition. To believe otherwise is not just silly but a recipe for a lifetime of frustration.

I am sure the makers of AIDS diet candy were not terribly happy when a fatal disease was given the same name (which subsequently drove their 50+ year old company out of business in short order).

10-02-2009, 03:57 PM	#100
Threshold Legend Join Date: Apr 2002 Home MUD: Threshold RPG Posts: 1,260	Re: RPI, RPE, and Roleplay I have avoided getting involved in this discussion because of how flamey it was from the get go, but this point needs to be made: Coining a term does not give the "coiner" any control over its use or definition. To believe otherwise is not just silly but a recipe for a lifetime of frustration. I am sure the makers of AIDS diet candy were not terribly happy when a fatal disease was given the same name (which subsequently drove their 50+ year old company out of business in short order).