Re: What to do about a real newbie...

From: desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)

Date: Mon, 17 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000

I think this public discussion is sort of silly.  No one, no matter what
they would do in practice, is likely to speak up here where they are
going to be read by thousands of potential future opponents, and say,
"Great!  You've got him where you want him, now milk it for all it's
worth!"

I'm not accusing the people who speak in favor of treating new players
nicely of posturing.  I just think that when there is a "politically
correct" and a "politically incorrect" position, and you seek public
comments, you are likely to get a lot more "correct" comments than
"incorrect" ones.

Personally I don't think I understand the actual position well enough to
have an opinion one way or the other.  To the extent that I do
understand it, I think I probably would have pointed out the reason not
to ally *before* the other player made the alliance, so it wouldn't have
happened, and you wouldn't be in this position now.  I tend to prefer
sharing information about the rules and how the game works in advance,
not least because if a friendly player *is* to become your ally, you
want that player to understand the rules as well as possible.

But perhaps I'm just posturing.

David desJardins
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References

What to do about a real newbie...
"Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com>
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What to do about a real newbie...
LSTRAW@EUROPA.UMUC.EDU (Laura H. Straw)
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What to do about a real newbie...
"Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com>
Thu, 13 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

What to do about a real newbie...
"Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com>
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What to do about a real newbie...
LSTRAW@EUROPA.UMUC.EDU (Laura H. Straw)
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: What to do about a real newbie...
"Robert E. Bolin" <draugnar@iglou.com>
Thu, 13 Apr 1995 00:00:00 +0000