Yes, I suppose I can see the difference. I cannot, however, see why nobody else agrees with me. This seems to be an overriding factor - I think everyone is wrong, they don't agree.
People bat an eyelid because I have done things that are contentious in the past. I could write plot for a game in fifteen time after being being an meek and quiet society member from now until then and people would remember when I tried to change thw world and would bat eyelids again. The two games I have left to GM in this system have no input of mine into them whatsoever. I am running someone else's plot and monsters, for those people who saw my name next to the GM bracket and made assumptions.
You're right. History that I have kept private and not told anyone about has not been dismissed, but anything I have made public with a view to using it has got sat on. I suppose you're right and you're wrong.
What is okay and what is likely to cause offence seems to be decided on an arbitrary basis. I could take offence at a whole slew of things some people have put into their backgrounds, and come up with reasons why they offended me. They wouldn't be true, of course - I'm not offended my them, and indeed welcome them - but it would make a point that anyone creating any backstory defines part of the world whether they like it or not, and anything can offend anyone given enough impetus.
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People bat an eyelid because I have done things that are contentious in the past. I could write plot for a game in fifteen time after being being an meek and quiet society member from now until then and people would remember when I tried to change thw world and would bat eyelids again.
The two games I have left to GM in this system have no input of mine into them whatsoever. I am running someone else's plot and monsters, for those people who saw my name next to the GM bracket and made assumptions.
You're right. History that I have kept private and not told anyone about has not been dismissed, but anything I have made public with a view to using it has got sat on. I suppose you're right and you're wrong.
What is okay and what is likely to cause offence seems to be decided on an arbitrary basis. I could take offence at a whole slew of things some people have put into their backgrounds, and come up with reasons why they offended me. They wouldn't be true, of course - I'm not offended my them, and indeed welcome them - but it would make a point that anyone creating any backstory defines part of the world whether they like it or not, and anything can offend anyone given enough impetus.