Re: Free vs. Professional PBMs, and how to pick 'em

From: vettranger@aol.com (VettRanger)

Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Karen,

In the context of my subject, there really is NO difference between a
sports, RPG, War, or any other kind of PBM/PBEM. Either the moderator has
talent and the ability to make a go of it in the long haul, or they don't.
This is true whether the game is moderated by use of a program or creative
writing. I am very familiar with both types of games.

Certainly there are bad professionally moderated games, and good amateur
moderated games. In any subject this broad, there are going to be
exceptions to the generalities discussed. In life or gaming, finding the
sweet exception to the rule is always rewarding, and all the more so
because those exceptions are so often hard to find! LOL

By the way (BTW), Laughing out Loud (LOL) is one of the many shorthand
acronyms used online (on and off America Online), by people writing
Emails, Message Board posts, etc. If you'd like a long list of shorthands
and Emoticons, let me know and I'll send you one ... I've got the list
saved around here somewhere.

References

Re: Free vs. Professional PBMs, and how to pick 'em
silver@phoenyx.net (Karen J. Cravens)
Wed, 02 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0000