Re: Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.

From: Jason Robinson <ewing@netppl.fi>

Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

On 15 Jul 1997, Sol III GM wrote:
>   Here are our options.
> 1.  We go through the BS of a formal vote on what is an informal document
> and force this change down Greg's throat.  This is sure to cause more bad
> feelings than already exist.
> 2.  We write a new FAQ and go through the BS of dueling FAQ's which will
> cause more problems in the long run.  The new FAQ will have just as much
> authority as Greg's, but will always seem questionable in some eyes.
> 3.  We form a new newsgroup and allow ads on it, either forming
> rec.games.pbm.announce (Or market) or form rec.games.pbem.  Either of
> these ideas is possible, but either of them would seperate and divide this
> group, something that I have no wish to see.
> 4.  We shut up, and live with the fact that Greg is going to do exactly
> what he wants regardless of public opinion, and the only way to get him to
> change the FAQ when he does not agree with you is a formal vote that is
> usually only used for starting new groups.

Having watched this discussion from about the time it began I
totally agree with the above. Number 4 looks very sensible if we all want
a newsgroup fairly free of bullshit, which it seems to be quite full right
now, IMHO. Please, everyone, leave the ads & faq thread and let Greg have
his dictatorious way.. (not that I agree in any way with him, I'd rather
see ads now and then, they don't bother me in other ng's)

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References

Ads, FAQ's, and Bandwidth.
soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM)
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000