Re: GM Ethics

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 23:53:21 +0000

>>What so myself, the person in question and anyone else can then either watch
or get involved in a tit for tat, "You did" "You didn't" type conversation?
Ooooo, what fun!! :-)<<

People get involved in tat for tat if they want to, or not if they dont.  I
just think that "this terrible thing was done to me by somebody but Im not
gonna say who" is a bit pointless.  Doesnt really matter either way, though, to
be honest.

>>I have every faith in the game, I just don't like the tactic in a small
industry such as this! <<

Small industries are generally as bad, if not worse, than big ones.  People
take everything more personally.

>>Yep, I know about business thanks Steve, but let's
face it, there are enough gaps these days in the PBM/PBeM world to not have
to tread on toes???<<

Nobody trod on your toes, though.  People are going to use similar themes, and
they are going to look for inspiration and pointers from successful variants of
a game.  Its just common sense.

>>It was kind of a joke, I wouldn't stop anyone from playing!! I am also
pretty open to ideas and suggestions, and let's face it, while a player can
suggest game improvements then odd word of advice from an experienced GM can
also go a long way!! So how experienced are you now Steve?? <chuckle><<

God.  To be honest, I feel old.  But if you want experience, there are people
here who still call me a newcomer!!

>>Oooo, what ya heard about my game? Tell me........ Tell me!! :-)

I prefer giving a bit of information and them witholding the rest. Teach you a
lesson! <grin>

>>It was solely the tactic I was
wondering about, and if truth be known, I was a little hurt at the time.<<

You'll get used to this stuff if you stick around a while.  Just wait until
your rivals start spreading absolute lies as fact and publish them all over the
internet.  Thats when things really get to be fun.  <chuckle>  You wouldnt
*believe* some of the underhand tactics that go on.  Your own experience is
positively benign in comparison.  And as I understand it, the footie PBM market
is even worse (luckily, Im not involved in that one anymore).

>>Being new and small to this GM lark, it felt like a slap. I am over it
now!!<<

If you think about it, its actually something of a compliment.

Steve T.

References

Re: GM Ethics
"Andi" <andi.thornton@dontemailmeunlessiaskedyouto-btinternet.com>
Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:00:00 +0000