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

From: srt@aero.org (Scott Turner)

Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Steve Pritchard <Steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk> writes:
>>If I would normally pay $5 a week to play a strategic fantasy game,
>>but "Generic Magic Wars" will let me play for free, then they're
>>effectively paying me $5 a week.  At that price, I'm willing to watch
>>a few of their adverts on rec.games.pbm.
>
>Gee, what a bizarre argument! So, if I don't catch the bus for a week,
>they owe me a week's fares?

I'm assuming you're purposely misunderstanding this for humor's sake,
but there's a small chance that you're actually understanding
impaired.

You have the choice of riding two different busses to work each day.
One of them charges you $5 a week.  The other is free, but wants you
to wear a pin advertising their service.  You think to yourself, "Hey,
I wouldn't normally carry around advertising for some bus service, but
to save $5 a week, I think I will."

I tolerate some advertising by free PBEMs here on r.g.pbm because they
give me free a service I would otherwise pay for.  What's so hard to
understand about that?

-- Scott T.