Monster Island: BMT #11

From: casbahcarl@aol.com (CasbahCarl)

Date: Thu, 19 May 1994 21:56:04 +0000

In the lastest edition of the American game's player-edited
newsletter, the "Blood Moon Tribune," the editor wrote an article on
behalf of his group that attempts to create incentives for members of
other groups to betray the trust of their fellow group members and of
followers of their religion.

The following is a copy of my post on the AOL MI board:

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Subj:  Re:BMT #11                            94-05-19 17:47:20 EDT
From:  CasbahCarl

Hi All,

I'd like to make a comment regarding Morgan's ad on behalf of
Shroud's Own (SO) in the latest BMT. First, though, I'd like to
preface my comments that from my experience on this board, I think
that SO members Bob (Ewop) and Cathy (Cashew Nut) are decent people.

However, it's my personal opinion, humbly stated, that the intent of
Morgan's recent communication is a negative one that will serve to
lessen the enjoyment of the game for many people.

Yes, I know, he'll say that he's merely roleplaying the evil nature
of his character and group...blah, blah, blah. However, I don't think
anyone can legitimately deny that since the Ryan Gaffuri mess (where
an SO member lied to several groups in order to gain confidential
information), MI has been slightly less enjoyable because we can't
trust other players as easily as we used to. I know this is true for
many older and advanced players who've spoken on the same topic to me
personally and on Bif's.

And now this ad is just going to reinforce the suspicion and mistrust
that was created earlier by one of Shroud's Own. Ultimately, I
believe this will have a negative impact on Monster Island.

Just my .02 worth,

Chuck

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Any thoughts from others?

Chuck Miro
casbahcarl@aol.com