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

From: casbahcarl@aol.com (CasbahCarl)

Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve Walker) Wrote:

> Whenever I mention the repeated postings for free games and sites that
> quite frankly I personally am not interested in, yet seem to appear
> without the indignant rustlings from "Usenet traditionalists" the
> response is always that these are OK since the poster isn't making any
> money from his/her hobby and is merely giving up time to offer a
> valuable service to the pbm community. Well this doesn't cut any ice
> with me. Self promotion is self promotion and I couldn't care less
> wether it's being done as part of a hobby or to try and make a living.

I've been playing commercial pbms for several years now, and although I
can understand the desire (and perhaps the need) on the part of many to
focus on <free> pbms/pbems, I don't understand the antipathy of many who
seem to view commercial pbms as the black-sheep of the pbm family.

In my personal opinion, advertisements can be just as annoying when they
come in great frequency from free pbms/pbems as when they from commercial
pbms. And this newsgroup has definitely reached annoying proportions in
its frequency of advertising and promotion from the free games and sites.

Again, the disclaimer: I do not run or own a commercial pbm/pbem, nor am I
employed by any company in any capacity, nor do I receiving any
remuneration from any such company. I'm simply a player in the pbm gaming
hobby.

Chuck

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References

Re: Rules vs. Manners on rec.games.pbm
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve)
Mon, 21 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Rules vs. Manners on rec.games.pbm
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve)
Mon, 21 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000