Re: The Game Of Immortals CANCELLED

From: "Brandon Van Every" <vanevery@earthlink.net>

Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Marc "Puma" Lombart wrote in message <3627c534.18976039@news.dsuper.net>...
>On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:13:12 -0700, "Brandon Van Every"
><vanevery@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>I don't have a great explanation for why, but only 2 people have shown
>>interest in this game.  It's not enough to do it, really.  Also I'm
>>currently engaged in a Star Trek RPG that belatedly signed me on in a

I'm betting my mention of the other RPG is what ticked you off.  You're
right, I shouldn't have posted that bit.  A simple "the game is cancelled"
would have sufficed.

> Lets see. You spamm 5 newsgroups with this,

It's not spam if it's on-topic:

c.g.d.design: the rules of the game define a game design.  Also we had an
extensive previous discussion about exactly this game, under the heading
"Players A and B can't die."  Clearly, an invitation to test the game
design, to see if it works.

r.g.frp.misc: obviously on-topic.

r.g.pbm: obviously on-topic.

r.a.int-fiction: my current working model of IF is Choose-Your-Own-Adventure
branching storyline.  It's an invitation to perform such as an exercise, the
point of the project is to work on plot branching.  Also there was to be a
hypertext of the project, which in my view constitutes IF ala
Choose-Your-Own-Adventure.  I have to admit, although my claim might seem
like a stretch, I don't feel like apologizing for it.  I've discussed my
views in r.a.i-f on this matter extensively, and I do think multiple choice
is a legitimate model of IF.  I agree that perhaps I didn't give my intents
proper billing, but my heart was in the right place.

Anyways this newsgroup is so old it doesn't have a charter.  For details:
ftp://ftp.uu.net/usenet/control/rec/rec.arts.int-fiction.Z

misc.writing: I know you don't believe that I'm trying to sucker people into
doing a writing project, but I am.  Call it a project, people drag their
feet.  Call it a game, people play it.  Anyways it's clear you don't agree
that this is relevant, as I already tried to explain my true intents in
private e-mail and now you're taking me to task for it yet again.

Anyways, here's what your own misc.writing charter at
http://www.scalar.com/mw/pages/charter.shtml has to say about it:

"[misc.writing] is not, however, limited to discussion of writing for
print -- topics may include a variety of other media and means of
communication."

I'm not going to argue this any further.  However shady my posting, I think
if you give some benefit of the doubt it's on-topic in all 5 groups.  Me
personally, I save the netcopping for posts that are blatantly off-topic
according to charters.

Cheers,                    3d graphics optimization jock
Brandon Van Every          Seattle, WA
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References

Re: [open PBEM RPG] The Game Of Immortals
"Brandon Van Every" <vanevery@earthlink.net>
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Game Of Immortals CANCELLED
"Brandon Van Every" <vanevery@earthlink.net>
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Game Of Immortals CANCELLED
katt@dsuper.net (Marc "Puma" Lombart)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: [open PBEM RPG] The Game Of Immortals
"Brandon Van Every" <vanevery@earthlink.net>
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Game Of Immortals CANCELLED
"Brandon Van Every" <vanevery@earthlink.net>
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: The Game Of Immortals CANCELLED
katt@dsuper.net (Marc "Puma" Lombart)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000