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[Morducai]

 Simple enough question. I would just like to know if Bioware released that information. Nothing against Mr. Laidlaw but I think it's clear that his version of DA is not the one fans wanted. 

[Stanley Woo]

While there will always be a measure of speculation and bias when discussing game developers and their movements, I will remind everyone that I will not accept any disrespect towards any of our developers posted in this thread. Likes and dislikes are one thing, and will always be permitted here, but accusations and insults are quite another thing entirely. If you cannot be at least respectful towards our developers (you don't have to like them or their decisions or statements, necessarily), you will find your time in the BioWare Social Network to be rather short.

[Stanley Woo]

eyesofastorm wrote...

Just to be certain that I don't make the same mistake at some point in the future, which specific part of the post that you deleted was unacceptable?  I just ask because while the tone was harsh, I didn't see anything that constituted a direct insult...  or even an indirect insult.  Was the language just too strong?  Would it have been better if the poster had suggested that Mike was just a highly effective brown noser rather than a "posterior"-kisser?

No, it would not have been better.

Or should we just avoid criticisms of devs altogether?  

A criticism of a dev like "I don't like what DeveloperX did and I hope they aren't on the team next time", while harsh, is still a valid sentiment, as one is stating an opinion and talking about someone's actions or the result of those actions. Indeed, someone stated in this thread that if Mike Laidlaw had anything to do with Dragon AGe 3, they would not buy the game. That's harsh, but still fair.

Criticism like "I hope DeveloperX gets fired" or "DeveloperX is an idiot" are personal and not at all acceptable. If that's the kind of thing you want to say, change your words around so it's no longer personal. "I would prefer if DeveloperY was in charge," for example, says nothing explicit about DeveloperX and would probably be an acceptable comment. For the latter, just say "I don't like DeveloperX." It's simple, true, and removes any explicit personal insult towards that developer.

The English language is vast and malleable. We can disagree with each other and voice our opinions, even unpopular ones, without resorting to personal insults. Thank you.

[John Epler]

I shouldn't have to say this to a group of (presumably) adults, but if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. Good advice when you're six, still good advice even today.

And by 'anything nice', I mean 'anything constructive'. If you're not planning on contributing to the thread, then I'd advise staying out of it.

[Stanley Woo]

I think we've exhausted all possibility for constructive discussion in this thread. And when did I ever say that BioWare was in financial trouble? I'm pretty sure I have never said that.

End of line.