Re: An open question for players & lurkers

From: echack@crl.com (Edmund C. Hack)

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.
>
Yep. Pretty sad.

>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;

No problem if done at a reasonable frequency, like once a week or so.

>- commercial sites advertising;

No problem if they follow the default guidelines - label the post as an ad,
and post no more than once every 6 to 8 weeks. Ads should be very short
(1-2 lines per games) with an offer of details by email and/or web site.

>- GMs posting new games starting;

Depending on what you mean, I am opposed and in favor of this. If it an
announcement that a game is being released for the first time, that is
O.K.. However, commercial gamemasters should not announce every single
game opening that they have available, and should follow the 6-8 weeks
rule above.

>- requests for playtesters;

Again, follow the commercial posting guidelines.

Heck, this group is so low volume, it isn't a real problem, nor is it
likely to be......

--
Edmund Hack \ "If I had a time machine,
echack@crl.com\ I know just where I'd go." - Al Stewart

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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