D&D Gnomes Vs PRPG Gnomes

So you know how it is that the same caracter will change from one game to another, sometimes for better and sometimes for the worst?

Chad Perrin did an in depth survey of the vast improvement of the gnomes from D&D to PRPG

Which was quite interesting to read. The comments to the post are no less interesting and pretty much prove the point that everything is quiet subjective.