Forum:Question about ancient gear monsters effect

I mean the effect of avoiding the opponent's activation of S/T until the end of the damage step. Why can be Magic cylinder activated and negate attack cannot? In fact, I believe it should be the opposite way. With negate attack you are negating an attack declaration (not a real attack), meanwhile magic cylinder text says that it negates an attack, so I think ancient gear effect shouldn't allow this card activation.

Can you explain me the reason why this happens?

85.48.43.198 20:12, 19 July 2008 (UTC)