Re: Argumentative Styles

From: jonmmorris@aol.comnospam (JonMMorris)

Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000

>JonMMorris wrote:
>
>> My biggest PbM peeve is moderators who don't finish what they
>> start,  whatever the reason.
>>
>> The next-biggest peeve is players who expect 20 hours of the
>> moderator's time for every $5 turn.
>>
>> Hmmm.. The two couldn't be related could they? ;-)
>
>Quite likely they are related - though it's possible for a
>GM to reduce the impact of your second peeve, by:
>- limiting the number/scope of things like special actions,
>- specifying a definite contact-the-GM time
>- publishing a list of priorities for introducing new features.
>
>My own experience as a moderator is that players' questions
>& expectations are really heavy when they first arise (and
>difficult because of their unfamiliarity, so you can make a
>wrong decision), but they grow much easier with practice.
>
>Carol

I think your suggestions are spot-on.  My first go-rounds were semi-automated
and the things you mention were big energy drains.
My goal with the latest version is to get 100% automated (except for the
newsletter and some necessary file transfers).  This is working much better
than the semi-automated system I tried before. I can resolve an issue once (in
the program) and the solution is consistently applied from then on.

John

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References

Re: Argumentative Styles
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 05 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Argumentative Styles
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 05 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000