Do Players Get Flamed for Posting?

From: txtales@aol.com (TX Tales)

Date: Sat, 28 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

In response to a post from Abby (the 'GM/Player Ratio' thread) Greg wrote:

>> I will stand up for myself, my GM, and the game I am dedicated to
without fear >>of retribution from this newsgroup.

>Nobody ever flamed you for posting about the game. You got upset because
I >asked you a question in email and you seem to think that's a grave
ethical >boo-boo.

Thank you, Greg, for demonstrating the point of Abby's post for us all.
She didn't state that she had been flamed for posting about a game, only
that she had 'encountered nastiness' as a result of posting to
rec.games.pbm., and only from one person.  I guess you believe she was
talking about you, though I notice she did not state that.

Greg, I think Abby was trying to encourage a player to post something
without fear of being redressed.  In response, you did the very thing she
was telling the player not to fear.  This encourages neither productive
dialogue, nor further posts from our less confrontational readers.  Please
keep your personal wars personal.

For those of you who missed it, here's a snip:

>Jason Pohl <jpohl@mail.utexas.edu> writes:

>>I think there are a lot more GMs then players stating their opinion due
to a >>major intimidation factor.  Nobody wants to risk stepping on
somebody's toes.

>I am a player, not a GM..  I will stand up for myself and the game I am
dedicated >to without fear of retribution from this newsgroup.  The only
nastiness I ever >encountered from posting here came from one individual
(not the group) who is >easy enough to ignore.

>I encourage ALL players to post if they have something to add to our
>discussions.  This IS *your* newsgroup...so own it, and make it what YOU
>want it to be.

>abbyi897

References

Re: The GM/player ratio
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 27 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: The GM/player ratio
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 27 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000