From:	Brian Rogers <rogers@****.UIUC.EDU>
Subject:	Re: PLOT-D Digest - 29 Sep 1995 to 2 Oct 1995
Date:	Tue, 3 Oct 1995 10:41:22 -0500

> There are 6 messages totalling 102 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Darkened Portal (2)
>
> Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:03:34 MST
> From: Mike Goldberg <michael.goldberg@*******.COM>
> Subject: Re: Darkened Portal
>
> Since that was my first primary decker matrix post, I would like
> feedback on it. What was good, what was bad? What you liked in the
> story, what you didn't, etc.?
>
> Thanks.
> Mike
>
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>
> Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 14:20:56 EDT
> From: Evan Hughes <ehughes@****.CARLETON.CA>
> Subject: Re: Darkened Portal
>
>
> Not badly written, nice flow (I like how Ratspeak and Nightmare
> had to team up. Tres cool), but way too retro. It seemed way too
> fantasyish, put more reference to modern stuff (could Scourge be some
> modern-day type guy, instead of having all three deckers into the
> fantasy) -- or do the William Gibson thing, just make the entire text
> more modern (pixilated explosions, graphics engines working over time,
> stuff like that).
>
> I liked it.

I liked it as well, Mike. Damned fine job, dude.

That is just the way Scourge is most of the times. And, If I
read this correctly, it was Black Knight and Ratspeak rather than Nightmare.
From earlier posts (Nightmare and Christopher Harker in bed (sorry mike, had to)
Black Knight isnt Nightmare. He seems to be an outside decker.

Has anyone noticed the entire Chess scenario / genre thang going on? WAY
cool. I wish I could manage to write as well. My strong points right now
seem to be dialog. Ill keep practicing.