Re: Broad Axe Tavern

From: tom@tnc.UUCP (Tom Buchsbaum)

Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1989 08:12:37 +0000

I have sent messages to Steve as well, none of which have been
answered.  I believe that the Broad Axe Tavern is creating fun for
many participants.  But I also believe it does NOT BELONG in this
newsgroup.  It is not "discussion about pbm games".  All other pbm
games use mail for moves and play, with the newsgroup for summaries.

Some might suggest I just use kill files to avoid the bandwidth, but I
pay the bills for my system, and my only recourse is to propose the
correct course, or to unsubscribe to the group which I'd rather avoid.

The correct action is to post a CALL FOR DISCUSSION in news.groups for
the formation of a new newsgroup to contain live action, real time,
play by newsgroup fantasy role play games (rec.games.pbnfrp?).  Based
on the popularity of this game, which seems to have taken over this
newsgroup,  I predict that you will get your 100 votes and have a new
group!  Years of network experience have shown that formal formation
of newsgroups, not taking over groups for new purposes, is the way of
reason and maximum usefulness of the net.

If your game is so important that you cannot wait the 30 days to
establish a new group, use alt like the alt.fusion folks did to
discuss that subject when initial news was breaking.

--Tom Buchsbaum = tom@tnc.UUCP = uunet!tnc!postmaster

References

Broad Axe Tavern
SHRINER@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu (B.A. Renegade)
Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:24:31 +0000

Referenced By

Broad Axe Tavern
SHRINER@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu (B.A. Renegade)
Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:24:31 +0000