Re: Play-by-Email : TribeNet accepting new players

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Patrick Travers <ptravers@flash.net> writes:

> 2.  I am the one you refer to as possibly 'misusing' the newsgroup.
> Balderdash!  Newsgroups >EXIST< to spread information.  We (again 'I')
> have not had a method to effectively communicate with others what
> TribeNet is all about until we discovered the pbm newsgroup.

The purpose of the pbm newsgroup is not to communicate with others
what your favorite game is. If all we had here were postings from all
500 pbm games about how wonderful they all are, we wouldn't learn
much.  The purpose of the pbm newsgroup is to talk about pbm games,
which is a lot different from just evangelizing about your favorite
game. This is not to say that all Tribe Vibes postings were
envangelizing, just that your attitude tends towards it, and it won't
make you popular.

> 3.  Why should you 'refrain from posting a followup' to the game of your
> choice?  The internet is a medium of free communication.

No, it costs a lot of money. And I often refrain from posting a
followup if all I have to say is "me too!".

> A newsgroup that doesn't have many postings is a dying newsgroup.

So comp.sys.super is dead? Dang.

But Tribe Vibes is welcome to submit an entry for the PBM List, which
they haven't. Looks like someone should reaad the FAQ.

-- g

References

Re: Play-by-Email : TribeNet accepting new players
Patrick Travers <ptravers@flash.net>
Tue, 27 May 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Play-by-Email : TribeNet accepting new players
Patrick Travers <ptravers@flash.net>
Tue, 27 May 1997 00:00:00 +0000