From:	Tim Skirvin <tskirvin@***.UIUC.EDU>
Subject:	Re: The screw-up
Date:	Wed, 12 Oct 1994 16:39:24 -0500

> I think that a lot of this has to do with the fact that
> NONE of this was discussed before it was thrown at us. If we had
> talked about it

I talked with Tom Dowd about this in particular. The problem that,
on August 20, we did not know what had happened in Chicago. We did not
know until almost a month later. So there was a fix required...everyone
just knew about it.

> The AAA megacorp thing is kinda the same way. Someone
> wants to make

The AAA was also entirely against FASA. No way are they going to
incorporate that.

Me, what I think would be QUITE cool would be a entirely FASA-sanctioned
listserv. As in, if we could get Tom Dowd on these lists, we could quite
possibly have the coolest game in existance...because we could edit the
plot of the world, no matter how minorly.

> just like we did "SHIT THEY DID IT...THEY REALLY DID IT" "did
> what?" "THEY BLEW UP CHICAGO -$#%# Link Terminated" and then have
> all of us wonder what

Personally, I'd think it would go more like >>>>>[Important info.
Chi-
cago is fragged. Get the hell onto some of the news lists and start reading.
NOW.]<<<<< -- Sysop <T/D> The people there had some strange stuff
going
on...it wasn't the nuke that started it, it was the fact that suddenly there
were THOUSANDS of bugs flying around killing people.

More sudden than most things that have ever happened.

> plot in and thrown everyone elses out. In my opinion, FAQ or no,
> that was unfair and pretty damned rude of you. I know that the FAQ
> says to stay as

And I also don't see that I killed anyone else's. I just required
some possible changes.

Would I be required to ask about anything else that was in the books?
"Is it OK to use a cyberdeck for my char?"

This is background, and it needed to be done. That's about it.

I am sorry for the problems, but I didn't SEE it as such a big
problem...certainly not worthy of sending out a message saying what was
going on.

Tim Skirvin | "They didn't die for nothing, they died to bring
tskirvin@***.uiuc.edu| us Pepsi!" -- Mr Sutton on "Glory"