> > The mere existence of the broad ability concept, I have no
>> problem with. Can't think of a single ability offhand that I would
>> want to work that way, other than a couple of magic ones that already
>> do, but I don't have a problem with that. Maybe I will think of some
>> in the months leading up to its release.
>
>That's something, at least. The case for _that_ seems to me to be
>so clear as to be startling, and I'm dismayed that so many people want
>to throw the baby out with the bathwater. (Nice bathwater though
>it may be, he said, as his own metaphor becomes over-extended.)
I think its clear that if you try quite hard you can get yourself into a position where broad abilities sound like a good idea. I think its far from clear that you aren't better off avoiding those positions in the first place, or might not be better off doing so.
Cheers David
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