renniw52:
Fair enough, just pretend my comment from 2/26 was never made. If you must take it well beyond the point I was trying to make. I was simply comparing a real round of golf to a computer game of golf. They are not in any way the same game. I never intended to upset any one at all. When playing an enjoyable round of real golf you do not need to google definitions of gamers versus non-gamers. Please forgive me and carry on.
If this was addressed to me my response is below. If not, well then I'm rather long winded for no apparent reason.
That's because no one was upset. No names or insults were thrown in any direction (literally, zero). It was simply a representation on my outlook in regards to the terms involved. The surveys simply provided a larger data base for the who, what, why's,etc.
Again, no negative tone from me now, nor was any applied in the past. Highlighted content did nothing more than draw more attention to a simple truth. In forums (where body language and tone cannot be expressed) when I feel someone is taking things out of context I quite frequently simply ignore their response.
This isn't to be dismissive or rude, it's the exact opposite. Once someone latches hold of an idea it's not uncommon for any response to be met with equal or greater misunderstanding than the 1st. I don't see the need to keep responding when it's more often than not (imo) going to aggravate the situation and initiate a perpetual merry-go-round of he said she said.
Now if I think someone is being a bully or taking advantage of other people in the forum I will definitely speak out (no reference to you here; it's about a certain Aussie). But your post have never been anything of the sort. So to reiterate, there was no malice or anger coming from me in regards to anything you said (and there's still not).
Misunderstandings are bound to happen. They usually smooth out over time.