Re: Looking for free pbem.

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

Date: Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000

In article <7gppqb$19kh@news1.newsguy.com>,
  lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) wrote:
> Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
> > I think it's fair to give information on a range of games to this sort
> > of question. Of course price is an important factor when it comes to
> > making a decision, but it isn't the only one.
>
> Ah. So giving unasked for information is "fair"?
>
> > I'd like to see free games and commercial games supportive of each
> > other. Fat chance, maybe, but is it so inconceivable?
>
> I agree. Answering questions that weren't asked, and asserting that
> free games are unlikely to be as good as commercial ones, is not being
> supportive.
>
> If you look back through DejaNews, you can see several flamewars
> spawned by such "supportive" talk.

Let's not have a flame war. The guy asked a question - a couple of people
answered ? What's better - a couple of people answering and him getting some
help, or no-one answering and the player leaving the NG never to return
because he never got any help and was ignored.

If we drop this now, no need to have a recurrence of a flame war .. all in
favour - don't post <g>.

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Jason Paul McCartan - jasonm@mindshiftdesign.com
CEO
MindShift Design LLC Website - http://www.mindshiftdesign.com
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References

Re: Looking for free pbem.
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for free pbem.
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Looking for free pbem.
Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>
Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Looking for free pbem.
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00:00 +0000