Re: QUEST and Digging

From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Fri, 06 May 1994 23:36:40 +0000

In article <2qcqht$4qn@golem.wcc.govt.nz>,  <quirke_a@ix.wcc.govt.nz> wrote:

>   False assumption. I'm not giving out the spell lists to anyone at
>present,

Sorry. You said that you were, and so I assumed that this was the way
it was. Even if you don't distribute the list, it's safe to assume
that people who got the spell list in the past will continue to
distribute it to their friends.

>>Adults can read disclaimers and be responsible for their own
>>disappointment.
>
>   I agree. However, not only adults play this game, and I can't maintain
>control over secondary distribution of this material.

Right. But I'm not woried about the disappointment of anyone who reads
the disclaimer (which reads: "spell numbers change from game to game")
and then complains that the spell numbers are different in different
games. They're silly. What I do worry about are players like the one
who posted and gave a big thank-you for the information.

>   Ultimately, I pulled the stuff simply because Bob Cook asked me to. It's
>a matter of courtesy, and if he believed it was impacting economically on
>those running the game, I'm willing to accept that.

His explanation only covered 1/4 of the information that you deleted.
I'm willing to listen to requests, but blind courtesy has never been
one of my strong points ;-)

>   IMPORTANT NOTE: Kosmos is in danger of dying. I've been procrastinating
>on updating the FAQ, both because of the loss of a lot of work in a disk
>crash, and due to other time pressures. I'll make a valient effort to find
>the time to update it, but I'm interested in hearing from others who might
>be willing to provide a home for it.

If all else fails, the FAQ is and will remain archived at the main pbm
ftp sites. But it's best if someone who actively plays the game keeps
it updated.

References

Re: QUEST and Digging
"Bob Cook" <p00661@psilink.com>
Mon, 25 Apr 1994 21:37:05 +0000
Re: QUEST and Digging
gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Thu, 28 Apr 1994 01:27:47 +0000
Re: QUEST and Digging
quirke_a@ix.wcc.govt.nz
Fri, 06 May 1994 07:10:53 +0000