Re: This Newsgroup is SO Boring

From: summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve Walker)

Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000

"MindShift Design" <mindshift@usa.net> wrote:

>If no-one comes here, then why are you here ? Do you exist ?

<yawn>OK I'll try and come down to that level

> Are you jsut a
>figment of my imagination (see below). No-one would play the games if they
>didn't know about them. I don't massage my own ego - my wife does that for
>me <g>. We advertise because we are in business and want players to play our
>games so we can continue to be in business, and au contraire - lots of
>people are interested in the updates. Just because they don't post a reply
>in the NG saying "HEY - THAT WAS A GREAT UPDATE - I'M INTERESTED IN >YOUR GAME" doesn't mean they aren't interested.

Well it certainly doesn't mean they ARE interested does it. Sorry, I
still can't work out why people should be interested in reading
updates of a game they aren't playing. Can't these GM's organise a
better way of contacting their own players? It's a fair point surely.

>Put in some interesting conversation threads, and we'll converse. Put in
>inanity like this, and most people will ignore you. And what makes you think
>anyone gives a toss what you think then ? Natch.

Well you didn't did you? I think I'm quite in order to present a
different view on things without people like yourself throwing your
dummy out of the pram

>>I have to wonder what this NG is actually FOR? As a potential player I
>>certainly wouldn't have got much help here over the past 3 years I've
>>been subscribed. Wake up, there are no REAL people here, you're all
>>just talking to yourselves. Funny eh?

>Have you asked for help ? How much help did you ask for ?You have to
>contribute to receive. Most players that have asked for help have received
>some. But for players to get help from other players, other players have to
>post as well. Don't lay the blame on lack of content on actual GMs - this is
>meant to be playground for everyone interested in PBM/PBeM.

I said that as a potential player I wouldn't have got much help... not
that I didn't get any help. In other words, if I WAS a potential
player... but no matter. The point is that there are very few players
of games here, the group is dominated by those that run the games. OK
some of those obviously play other games aswell but you get the
general drift....

Surely this means that the ng may well be a decent way of GM's
communicating with each other but as a resource for the general game
player it's about as useful as a chocolate oven

>And, no, it's not funny.

Somehow I knew you'd say that

Steve
[no 9-line sigs here]

References

This Newsgroup is SO Boring
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve Walker)
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: This Newsgroup is SO Boring
"MindShift Design" <mindshift@usa.net>
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

This Newsgroup is SO Boring
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve Walker)
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: This Newsgroup is SO Boring
"MindShift Design" <mindshift@usa.net>
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000