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

From: Sam Craig <samcraig@io.com>

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

CasbahCarl wrote:
>
> 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.
>

Self promotion is self promotion(?!?)
A free pbm means the GM is doing a favor for the rest of the people
interested in playing. He is spending his time and computer space
providing you with a game when he could just sit back and wait for one to
start... Of course thats not true, if said person did just sit on his
tush then there might be no free pbm to play.
But if they are willing to make the effort for other players, I think we
can all try to be a little more polite and let them post their oppenings
without any bickering.
Bickering.
Thats what this has degenerated to.
Which is why I'm posting this message to an argument that has gone on
long enough.
(Rules vs. Manners on rec.games.pbm is taking up MORE SPACE THAN ALL THE
POSTINGS FOR OPPENINGS COMBINED)

By the way, I personally have no objections to comercial advertisements
here, either. Rec.games.pbm seems like a natural place to find new games.
It makes perfect sense to me.
Am I alone in that?
(Rhetorical question, PLEASE don't post a reply to my letter as well;
this has gone on too long as it is)

Sam "Frustration is my middle name" Craig

References

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

Referenced By

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