[Dan Theman]

I thought long and hard about whether I was going to weigh in on this, but as you can tell I finally decided to do so in a limited way.

I love this game, and feel it's the best of it's kind (no offense intended, Shaun, Marc, Gary, etc. - you all have spectacular games as well). I've had to spend less time on these boards because it finally showed up on a blocked website list for my workplace, but even then I've also become a bit burned out from the incessant infighting that goes on at times. To be honest, however, in my less-frequent trips to the board it seems I've either been able to stay clear of most of the politics or it has died down to some extent.

I will be back to a more active status sometime in the future (and hopefully sooner than later if I can figure out a way to side-step the blocker at work - any ideas would be welcome!!!). Hopefully my recent impressions of a kinder, gentler OOTP board will be fully realized at that time.

As an aside, there IS a board for people to complain. It says something like "ALL comments about issues, opinions, and support." The most common response I've about why complaints aren't posted over there is that not as many people frequent that board. I actually take that as a good sign. Also, if issues about the game were condensed entirely into one section it would be much easier for someone who has a certain problem to find others who've also experienced it and perhaps try their solutions to it.

Alright, I'll let everyone go and head off to work. See you guys later!

- Dan