Re: An open question for players & lurkers

From: petermac@netinfo.com.au (Peter Mackay)

Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <qOTmLKASySdyEw9$@sandj.demon.co.uk>,
Simon Reed <Simon@sandj.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I do not intend this thread to be followed up by GMs or list
> maintainers.  They are having enough fun attacking one another at the
> moment.
>
> 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.
>
> What is your reaction to:
> - list maintainers posting updates to their lists;
> - commercial sites advertising;
> - GMs posting new games starting;
> - requests for playtesters;
> - anything else I've forgotten?

I've been playing PBM for over a decade now, and I dip into this group from
time to time.  All of the above seems fine to me, though I can imagine how
people for whom this group represents their entire life would be annoyed at
repetitious postings.

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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