Re: Origin Award Categories (Best new PBM, Best ongoing PBM)

From: "Rob Harper" <stateofmind@breathemail.net>

Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Jim Leavitt wrote...
> I find it funny in a <smirk> kind of way. It has the appearance of being
> awfully pretentious for a group of gamers. Otherwise, I find nothing wrong
> with them calling themselves anything they want.

Something to bear in mind is that this group of gamers is an industry.
Okay, so it's a tinpot little industry, even when you include Wizards
of the Coast, but it is an industry nonetheless.  And as an industry
it is nice to have some sort of overall alliance that can help us be
recognised as more than "just" a group of gamers in the eyes of the
world as a whole.

While a good many of us are perfectly happy just going about our
gaming regardless of what the rest of the world actually thinks, I'm
sure most of us would like to be looked on as people participating in
a hobby as valid as golf or hiking, rather than eccentric weirdos.  I
think an organisation like GAMA can help this.  And their awards,
while certainly not perfect, are part of the package -- as long as
you take them with the pinch of salt they deserve.

In my view, Flagship provides a similar, valuable service for the UK
PBM hobby/industry, providing a focus for the hobby in a magazine
produced to professional standards.  And their awards are fun too,
as long as they are not taken too seriously.

--
Rob
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References

Re: Origin Award Categories (Best new PBM, Best ongoing PBM)
ColinForbes <timewyrm@suilven.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Origin Award Categories (Best new PBM, Best ongoing PBM)
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Origin Award Categories (Best new PBM, Best ongoing PBM)
"Jim Leavitt" <JLEAVITT@satx.rr.com>
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Origin Award Categories (Best new PBM, Best ongoing PBM)
ColinForbes <timewyrm@suilven.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Origin Award Categories (Best new PBM, Best ongoing PBM)
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Origin Award Categories (Best new PBM, Best ongoing PBM)
"Jim Leavitt" <JLEAVITT@satx.rr.com>
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000