| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: NERPS: Organizations -- new project? |
| Date: | Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:46:36 +0200 |
> >However, I have the feeling that just intelligence agencies won't fill
> > a whole book,
>
> Based on the many books I've got layin' around, I'd have to disagree.
You have books about RL intelligence agencies lying around. However, I
doubt we'll ever see an SR book with detailed pictures of a GMC Banshee in
all its variants, yet I have several dozen books about modern AFVs that do
exactly that.
Okay, I know that's not an _entirely_ fair comparison, but I hope you get
my point -- namely, that even though a lot can be written about something,
it's not always _necessary_ to do that for SR. Also, the thread about
intelligence agencies is mainly held up by a very small number of people,
probably those who have an interest in it and can write about it for SR,
but the rest of the list can't really help out in that respect.
That's why I maintain that doing a book about organizations in general
will work much better, since it's not a narrow topic, so everyone who
wants to can contribute.
> I'd also suggest that it weren't about the agencies alone, but about the
> techniques and gear/spells used by said agencies.
Yes, I understand that. However, that can be fitted into a text about
intelligence agencies in general that could also be in the book. Most
likely, it'd be divided into chapters for each different kind of group,
and so the Intelligence Agencies chapter could be started with a text
explaining them and their methods in general, after which would follow
short descriptions of specific agencies.
> No sir, I don't like it.
Well, I don't like the idea of doing intelligence agencies only...
> I think we've had a fairly decent stream of
> thought on the subject of intelligence, although we've digressed on a
> few occassions.
See above.
> I'm also not sure that resetting the list would have the
> right effect. If there's anyone out there not interested in the subject,
> I'd think they'd leave of their own accord.
No, they don't. NERPS generates very few posts, so I think most people who
aren't interested in it will just leave it on and not bother with it. They
don't slow us down or anything, but I still think it's a good idea to
reset the list before each new project. It worked for Rob Hayden, andat
least he got books off the ground _and_ finished, whereas we're currently
experiencing quite some problems with that last bit.
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