Re: Rules vs. Manners on rec.games.pbm

From: casbahcarl@aol.com (CasbahCarl)

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

phoenyx@southwind.net (Karen J. Cravens) Wrote:

> If we had conversations, we could all just put our various game listings
> in our .sigfiles, then we'd have content AND Usenet-acceptable
> advertising.  Life just doesn't get any better than that.

Karen makes a good point.

> Y'know, I actually think this debate has done the group a lot of good.
> How much *conversation* was there before?  Zilcho.  A *good* newsgroup
> (or mailing list, or any other forum) needs that.  Even a little bit of
> the off-topic stuff.  It builds community.

Sure, but there's good, healthy community, and then there's community
where the windows are busted out and your next door neighbor keeps
blasting the radio everyday and then acts self-righteous about it (and
Greg, before you email me, I'm not implying that it's you).

Thanks,

Chuck

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References

Re: Rules vs. Manners on rec.games.pbm
phoenyx@southwind.net (Karen J. Cravens)
Tue, 29 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Rules vs. Manners on rec.games.pbm
phoenyx@southwind.net (Karen J. Cravens)
Tue, 29 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000