I remember when showing @zatar.bsky.social the dollars trilogy, he noted how often Eastwood got beat up in those films, and that certainly helped make The Man with no name feel both real and a bit more impressive.

Like, I am no expert either, but like... basic research just raises so many fucking alarm bells

There's just also... some responses she has given to people calling out her method makes it clear that she doesn't really seem to understand how modern plagerism detection software works?

And again, looking through things by hand is just generally considered to be superior and more accurate. Trying to use PDS as a "Yes/No" thing is the exact opposite of how you are supposed to use for this. It's cause for alarm, *but not actual proof.*

Different plagerism detector software can have different blindspots, some just are flat out better than others, and we don't know what this version even checks for.

There is also just the fact thay we still don't know what actual program was used beyond "it was based off MOSS" that continues to make me suspect.

It can certainly help alert you to the possibility, but chances for both false positives AND actual plagerism to slip by means it's best to check by hand. Which can be time consuming and tedious, but sometimes making sure is time consuming and tedious.

MOSS, for context, is meant to check for similarities for programming code, not for RPG PDFs. Even then, most (reputable) people behind plagerism detection software will point out that going through it by hand will always be superior.

Yeah. I have been collecting my thoughts on this, but I do think overly defensive play is often a learned response from players.

Now, one thing I do need to admit and recognize.

I play and GM with alot of people who love to play as risk takers. My experiences are skewed here.

In general, the impulse behind defensive play is often "I don't want to be a fuck up" and/or "I don't want to see my character die."(which is why I tend to notice this cropping up in the deadlier games I am involved in.)

Or it's a situation where the situation is fairly difficult, and this is generally them trying to take the situation seriously, and keep their other players in mind.

I remember talking about Megaman to my friend Henry, and it inspired him to play through I think the first 4 X games over the course of a month(He ended up not beating 3, which I can not blame him, it's not really fun.) He ended up beating 4 over the course of a single *day*. Glad I convinced him.

Kenny is my vote.

You did what was best for Terry, it hurts, but you had your heart in the right place and did what was responsible. It sucks things came to this though.

🫂

Saying good bye is the hardest step, but at least you ensured the best you can for Terry