Re: Another Greg Lindahl satisfied customer

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

Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000

In article <4nt279$2p8@news.accessone.com>,
turowski@accessone.com (Hank Turowski) wrote:
>In article <L79nx0C/k0Pc090yn@southwind.net>, phoenyx@southwind.net
>says...
>>
>>In article <DroDzL.Is9@deshaw.com>, lindahl@deshaw.com (Greg Lindahl)
>wrote:
>>>>about one post a month).  Would it, then, be appropriate to
>>>>crosspost here, followups to r.g.frp.misc?
>>>
>>>No, I don't think so. There are big game companies which start dozens
>>>of games per month, and then companies with open-ended games (they
>>>only 'start' once) would feel left out. If rec.games.frp.announce will
>>>take your ads that's their business. If you'd like to submit a PBM
>>>List entry I'd be happy to mail you a description of the format.
>>
>>Thanks, no.  But I think I'll be hunting down a copy of this group's
>>charter.  Anybody got it handy?
>>
>>Silver
>
>What a great idea.  Go find a copy, and if you can't lets draft a new one.
> That way me can make sure we uphold usenet tradition and allow only
>reasonable (read: non-comercial) posts.

That's not Usenet tradition.  There is no .marketplace here, and
there is no charter that forbids commercial posting, and this
newsgroup is about a subject that is largely commercialized.

I'm as against inappropriate advertising as anyone.  But the reality
you have to face is that if you have a kneejerk reaction to *any*
advertising, inappropriate or no, you're just going to get
steamrollered.  Look at the CDA.  But if you provide an appropriate
*channel* for the advertising, then you can come down on people who
use *in*appropriate channels.

>Greg just made a perfectly good offer to include your games in the FAQ and
>you turned him down.  This tells me that you are unreasonable and not
>willing to wok for a compromise.  Your way or not at all.  Well, in that
>case, I vote for not at all.  Go start r.g.pbm.pay.pay.pay leave us alone.

Someone who runs commercial games likely ought to, actually.  Or
someone who wants to separate commercial from non-commercial.  That
would be you, not me.

I turned him down because I don't really think it would do any good
to have my games advertised there, so there's little point in me
taking the time to ask for his form and then fill it out, and in him
taking the time to send the form, and then add us to the list.

Silver
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References

Another Greg Lindahl satisfied customer
ptsbill@crl.com (William Rapp)
Wed, 15 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Another Greg Lindahl satisfied customer
phoenyx@southwind.net (Karen J. Cravens)
Thu, 16 May 1996 00:00:00 +0000