Re: Appropriate Newsgroup Content

From: graham@DELETETHISaffordable-leather.co.uk

Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Hi there,

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 20:10:11 -0600, "Kerry Harrison" <kerry@io.com>
wrote:

>So let's try this again - why do you feel that certain types of posts
>(in-game newsletters forex) are not appropriate content for this newsgroup?
>What do you view as appropriate content for this newsgroup and why?

Now that some of the vitriol has died away, I think I'll comment on
this, but first of all I'll point out that I'm not going to get into
the "(in)appropriate content) aruegment, because IMO that's
irrelevant.

However what I feel is relevant is that a large amount of information
is being posted day after day which is not part of any ongoing
discussions or debates in the group and which doesn't really encourage
anyone else to contribute or comment.

IMO most people don't have any particular interest in reading day by
day reports of a game they don't play in, so continually posting this
stuff is more likely to irritate them.

Now I appreciate that this isn't your game, but none the less it does
have the feeling of someone continually posting messages saying "hey,
check out this game, it's great!!!" and shoving it peoples' faces when
they really don't want to know.

I think that if you really want to post something like this a weekly
digest would be ok, plus a link to a site where they can find more
information if they need it.

Cheers,
Graham.

References

Re: Polaris Day 98 News
"Kerry Harrison" <kerry@io.com>
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Polaris Day 98 News
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Appropriate Newsgroup Content
"Kerry Harrison" <kerry@io.com>
Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000