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Why is the website just a WP template with no information?
Who is supposed to be taking care of that?
-Hawke


On Wed, 4 Apr 2018 17:06:58 +0000 (UTC)
"'Ted Skirvin' via CAR-PGa: The Committee for the Advancement of
Role-Playing Games" <car-pga@googlegroups.com> wrote:

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> I don't typically frequent Enworld. Can you give a brief rundown on
> why the first two threads were shut down?
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> Ted
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> On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 12:33:02 PM EDT, Mike "Talien"
> Tresca <miketresca@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
> What does this group stand for?  I'm curious as to our mission
> statement.  I went looking for it, but it looks like the existing web
> site is down: http://www.car-pga.org Here's why I ask:  My
> understanding is the CAR-PGA was dedicated to positively engaging
> with non-gamers about gaming.  Back when it was formed (before my
> time), I believe the primary issue was the Satanic Panic and overall
> ignorance about RPGs. I wish I could say those days are over, but
> there is now a line of thinking that is aggressively divisive and
> reacts with unbridled hostility to anyone questioning the status
> quo.  It started with Gamer Gate, but let there be no doubt that it
> affects every aspect of gaming, including tabletop RPGs. D&D's
> surging popularity means our biggest problem is no longer ignorance
> about the game, it's the gaming population's own prejudices and
> biases. I think a group like the CAR-PGA should be dedicated to
> making role-playing as welcoming as possible for everyone -- and yes,
> that includes diverse voices and diverse topics.  Are we all older
> white guys?  Has there been any effort to reach out to more diverse
> gaming voices? How do we recruit new members? And relatedly, what are
> we doing to advance RPGs as a group?  After seeing Black Panther,
> I've been thinking about otherism, and that led me to write two other
> articles about stereotypes that early D&D reflected -- phrases like
> "orientalism," or lumping all African nations into one fantasy
> region, or even whether or not we should be still classifying
> sentient humanoids as "races" in D&D. The first two threads were shut
> down, the most recent is still going: 
> - Do We Still Need "Race" in D&D?
> http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5099-Do-We-Still-Need-Race-in-D-D 
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> - Do We Still Need "Oriental Adventures"?
> http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5036-Do-We-Still-Need-Oriental-Adventures 
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> - When Fantasy Meets Africa:
> http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5018-When-Fantasy-Meets-Africa
> I'm not sharing these threads to show my work, but rather a data
> points about the state of the RPG audience (at least, online) today
> as reflected in the comments.  I encourage you to read as much as you
> can tolerate.  You will see some amazingly thought out, really
> interesting points...and you may also despair for the future of our
> hobby. It seems to me that this group should be the champion of this
> kind of dialogue, even if you don't necessarily agree that things
> should change -- we should at least be asking the questions. I have
> no doubt you are all doing excellent work in personally advancing
> RPGs.  But as an organization, I'm concerned about this group's
> future. I welcome answers from prospective board members to the above
> questions. 
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