Re: An open question for players & lurkers

From: casbahcarl@aol.com (CasbahCarl)

Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Simon Reed (simon@sandj.demon.co.uk) Wrote:

> The commercial & non-commercial GMs and the list maintainers have been
> arguing over the usage of this newsgroup for weeks.  I have seen very
> little, if any, input from people like myself that have lurked here or
> been playing, maybe for years.  Since we represent their customers,
> players and readers I thought our opinions might count too.

I've been providing input all along, and I'm just a regular-schmo player.

> What is your reaction to:
> - list maintainers posting updates to their lists;

Utterly annoying and obnoxious.

> - commercial sites advertising;

An informational posting, devoid of hype is nice. I like to know what
other games are about and why I could be interested in them. Marketing
hype is as annoying as those constant list-updates.

> - GMs posting new games starting;

I'm fine with this. Again, without the hype. Straight info about the game,
costs, etc. would be nice.

> - requests for playtesters;

No problem here. Never been one, might be interested at some point.

> - anything else I've forgotten?

Nope. Thanks for asking.

Chuck

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An open question for players & lurkers
Simon Reed <Simon@sandj.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 28 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000