Apparently there is a “hot topic” in the blogosphere relating to gender issues, specifically in World of Warcraft. While I have not seen the articles specifically (what can I say, I’ve been busy enough I haven’t even looked at my feed reader in a couple of weeks), I’ve noticed a few comments that prompted the [...]

Windsoar wrote an interesting piece about gender (link) yesterday that I started to comment on, and then realized my comment became much more of a full post quite quickly. I recommend reading the original post and comments, and then coming back to read this one. For those who would rather read a couple of highlights [...]

Morality. Such an interesting, subjective concept. By definition, morality is basically the distinction between right and wrong (or good and bad) behavior. While the definition sounds simplistic enough, what is good or bad is primarily defined through social contexts, which means that not all concepts of right and wrong are universal (or, potentially, even shared [...]

Disclaimer Warning, this post is likely to ruffle a number of feathers and, most likely, place a target squarely on my back for all sorts of people. While I’m perfectly fine with being flamed, chastised, yelled at, or any other descriptor you would like to use, I will not tolerate comments that are not constructive [...]

Note, this post was originally designed to go on my personal weblog, but after thinking through many of the concepts I realized it could provide some interesting discussion as the topics relate to MMOs also, not to mention allowing me to start bringing in some other concepts here (as the rebranding/move intended). The original post [...]

family noun ( pl. -lies) [treated as sing. or pl. ] a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage : friends and family can provide support. a person or people related to one and so to be treated with [...]

Descriptors: Socially Inept, Inadequate, Immature, or “Simply Unintelligent.” Classification: “Dumbass.” Technical Definition: (1) One who not only lacks the social skills to interact with others in any meaningful manner but also cannot understand why they are perceived as inferior. (2) One who, through lack of socialization or out of spite of social norms, causes grief [...]