### Homebrew-related questions need to be received better It's taken me a while to find a way to say this, [but this meta question puts a finger on it.][1] There is (or seems to be) a *perceived* bias against homebrew that is likely dampening some questions where the community's *experience* could be of great value. At the risk of being a Jonny-one-Note, I will again offer a cogent observation on [a core value of RPG.SE][2] from @BESW > We aren't here on the Stack to read the rulebooks to people. We're > here to help people learn how to synthesize the mechanics, the > non-mechanical text, the social context, our personal experience, the > learning of the broader community, to apply all that to a particular > real-life problem someone's having and find a solution for it. Part of the fun of many role playing games is homebrew, or minor adaptations to a rule set to get the game to fit better at a given table. What appears to be happening in some cases (though it's hard for me to put a magnitude on it) is a *received negative connotation* of homebrew. I then tripped over [this comment][3] and began to wonder how prevalent this perception is. > This underscores my complaint that moderation by people who are > concrete reasoners vs those who are abstract reasoners creates lot of > tension on SE, in general. It's probably the #1 reason I see questions > on hold, because the questioner used abstract thought process in > posting, but the people who put the question on hold are concrete in > their reasoning, and can't get beyond the depth of something that was > worded just out of their reach. It's painful to watch. – [user9570789 > 20 hours ago][3] As @doppelgreener pointed out in a comment under the meta in question, some of this is to do with being open to multiple playstyles, but there may be something more to this. If I can put a name to it (I can't at the moment) I'll either add it to this answer or open another meta. And for a full disclosure, I am pretty sure I have been guilty of what that comment complains about at least once, if not multiple times. ### Actionable Suggestion. (1) Flag and report hostile comments. (we should already do that) (2) Work with querents to assist with the elements of a homebrew related question that can get a best answer, and identify those which remain within the domain of a table. *Tone matters.* [1]: https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/q/7906/22566 [2]: https://chat.stackexchange.com/transcript/11?m=42972950#42972950 [3]: https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7906/keep-my-homebrew-stuff-secret-in-order-to-avoid-biased-answers#comment25093_7916