Re: Looking for free pbem.

From: MindShift Design LLC <jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com>

Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000

In article <7gsnq1$sm5@news2.newsguy.com>,
  lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) wrote:
> MindShift Design LLC <jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com> writes:
>
> > > I'm sure you thought so. The question is: will it annoy other people?
> > > It certainly didn't lead the poster to the free game they wanted.
> >
> > And neither did your posting of a game that meets his criteria when you run
a
> > list of games and could have posted something yourself. So you're just as
> > guilty by error of ommission.
>
> You mean my posting the PBM FAQ once a week doesn't count? I never
> realized I was such a slouch.

However you never actually poppped a message in after Simon's message
mentioning that he could look at the FAQ. Remember that a lot of newbies who
visit newsgroup aren't aware there is such a thing as an FAQ for some NGs.
Then there's also the possibility that the client he was using didn't show
the FAQ post. Or that he missed it altogther. Or simply that he was unaware
that it would contain some of the information he required. A quick post
yourself could have averted all this backwash. I understand that every time
someone asks a question regarding a free game, you don't always want to post
a message referring them to the PBM list (who would want to post that many
messages all the time !) especially when it's in the FAQ. Hopefully someday
you'll feel the same about posting after someone gives an answer that you
don't find satisfactory. Hint: if you don't feel an answer is satisfactory,
please feel free to post your own and not spend an inordinate amount of time
arguing over something not worth arguing over.

> > Nuff said.
>
> Then stop saying it.

Isn't discussion and argument fun though ? And at least it keeps this NG busy
<eg>

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Re: Looking for free pbem.
MindShift Design LLC <jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com>
Thu, 06 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for free pbem.
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Thu, 06 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Looking for free pbem.
MindShift Design LLC <jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com>
Thu, 06 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for free pbem.
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Thu, 06 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000