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From: soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM)

Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0000

This is a long one.  You might wish to delete it, since it's basically
just a rant, and a parting one at that.

I am bowing out of this particular flamewar, since I have now come to
understand the weapons which are being used, and the way things will have
to occur.

Greg has stated in E-Mail to me that although he can change the FAQ at
any time based on input from the group, voices in his head, or personal
whim, he will not change it on this subject, and that we can not force him
to.
  He's right.  Pissy, but right.
  Basically, the method that he is saying will change the FAQ is a going
through what basically amounts to chartering this newsgroup.  In other
words, 3-5 months of more of the same in an effort to change what is
rapidly becoming an obvious lost cause.

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.

Since I have had a weekend with no computer handy to think this over, I
have come to several conclusions.
  First off, I believe Greg really does think he is protecting this
newsgroup.  That only makes this situation sad.
  Second, there was probably a better way to handle this on my part, but I
get the feeling that it would have made very little difference based on a
reading of the last few years of this group in the last month or so.

Well, while I will still be in the NewsGroup, unless the current
situation changes, I am bowing out of this thread.
  Good luck.

Eagle
Sol III Game Master
Sol III Play By E-Mail Role Playing Game
http://members.aol.com/soliiigm/

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