Re: pbm - discussion and playing

From: cmoir@wpi.wpi.edu (C-More)

Date: Wed, 28 Mar 1990 22:11:53 +0000

In article <1302@opal.tubopal.UUCP> ripley@tubopal.UUCP (Hans-Ch. Eckert) writes:
>Hello.

Hi.

>I'm quite interested in discussions *about* pbm's, but I don't want
>to participate into net-pbm's which take place in this newsgroup. In my
>opinion, this one is for discussion. For playing, a mailing-list is much
>more suitable...

Not always, though many will inevitably argue.

>Where is the logic in posting every 20th message of these alternate
>reality threads anyway? Too few to follow what's going on, too much
>to ignore them all. (Yes I know about kill-files, but some people don't
>have that).
>
>IMHO, a dedicated group for all those diplomacy-postings might be useful, too.

I agree, but obviously lots don't.  A while ago, a call for votes was
made to create rec.games.pbm.(whatever) was made.  The idea was
overwhelmingly squelched.  I really don't know why...

>I know, the traffic herein would be almost zero without these, but I
>prefer having a newsgroup in my list, in which there is 1 article a day
>which I'm interested in over a newsgroup with 10 articles a day of which
>I kill 9.

Know whatcha mean.  I have a KILL for anything containing 'Diplomacy'.

>So: What about having rec.games.diplomacy for all those diplomacy-zine
>postings and have this group for discussion and announcing of new
>pbm-openings?

I wish you luck.  You'll need it.

>Greetings,
>				RIPLEY

I can only hope you're successful.  You likely won't be.
Sorry for the pessimism, but the vote indeed was OVERWHELMING.

References

pbm - discussion and playing
ripley@tubopal.UUCP (Hans-Ch. Eckert)
Wed, 28 Mar 1990 03:09:57 +0000