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Originally written by wz. As:

How would you then say: "I expect the number of newbs to more than double."
"I fail to completely understand the split infinitive rule."

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Originally written by Wonko The Sane:

If god is infinitely fogiving and benevolent, why did he not let us back in to the Garden of Eden?

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Originally written by Good-Looks the Playboy:

In the case of this thread, Zorro was actually quite clear in defining his use of the word. The fault lies with everyone else, who apparently did not pay attention to that and assumed Zorro was talking about things he wasn't.

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Originally written by Butt Paladin:

Now, it seems as if many of you seem to believe that there exists a conservatism-- and to that, my answer is no. A lot of what is associated with conservatism is actually quite liberal (since our tradition at this point IS quite liberal), and that which isn't is more accurately described as "reactionary." Anti-liberal, religious, etc. sentiment is not conservative since there is nothing to CONSERVE. It is reactionary since it seeks to go back to what was rather than maintain what is. Final Fantasy, for instance, is in some ways reactionary when it isn't liberal: That would be called romanticism, a form of luddite nonsense that the Bush administration (as well as other fascist organizations) has become steeped with.

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Originally posted by Zorro:
I’ve long suspected that fantasy RPGs often present a “conservative” worldview. By “conservative worldview” I don’t mean they’re anti-abortion or pro-Iraq war, I mean they present a picture of their reality in which a structured order to the world presents the “good” and a revolution against this order represents “evil”.

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Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
Traditional or restrained in style: a conservative dark suit.
Moderate; cautious: a conservative estimate.

Of or relating to the political philosophy of conservatism.
Belonging to a conservative party, group, or movement.
Conservative Of or belonging to the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom or the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada.
Conservative Of or adhering to Conservative Judaism.
Tending to conserve; preservative: the conservative use of natural resources.

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