Re: TribeNet Encouraging SPAMmers?

From: kgp8d@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Keith G. Parker)

Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Phil Shulkind  writes:
> Good point. However I wouldn't stop giving our players free turns for
> introducing friends, or other players that they know. If someone
> complained that one of our players spammed them I'd ask them to stop.
> Not much we can do other than that, they're not commiting any crime.
>
> Unfortunately (from this discussions point of view) one of the best ways
> to reach new players is word of mouth, so most GM's will offer an
> incentive for introductions. First time I've heard of a player going to
> those lengths though.

As a player, I like the recruiting incentives, and again as a
player, I'd rather have the free turns than a small game
benefit.  As a gamemaster, I would deal with this in the same
way Peter (and you) probably would -- simply ask the player to
stop, since it puts the game in question in a bad light.  The
spam problem is so slight (when it comes to PBM and PBEM
games), that it's not really worth arguing over.  I think I'd
actually be refreshed to find a PBM game spam in my mailbox
instead of either "Make Money Fast!" or "All Nude Teenagers"
<g>.  Good luck to you all, and I hope I didn't offend, but
I've interacted with Patrick on a personal level, and I felt he
needed a character witness!  Adios.  KP
--
Keith Parker, Ph.D.         |  kgp8d@virginia.edu
Department of Chemistry     |  http://faraday.clas.virginia.edu/~kgp8d
University of Virginia      |
Charlottesville, VA  22901  |

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Re: TribeNet Encouraging SPAMmers?
Phil Shulkind <phil@phildee.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 28 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000