| From: | Jaimie Nicholson <jaimie.nicholson@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ> |
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| Subject: | Re: The FAQ and a few questions |
| Date: | Thu, 17 Oct 1996 13:20:48 +1200 |
>a:) to please not act in a manner calculated to discourage posting.
I doubt it's calculated, but it is hard to talk by text only to someone you
have never met and always convey exactly the right mix of sarcasm and so on
that you intended. E.g, if I type "Fuck you", it sounds like a pretty
serious insult, but if I say it to someone I know, while in the flesh, then
it's practically punctuation.
>OK this warning is quite plain, and shows no tolerance for newcomers.
>Mistakes *will* be made by people, this is an unavoidable part of
>everyday life.
Which is why it takes a pretty serious mistake to get unsub'ed. It's only
happened to me once or twice, and some of my early efforts were pretty
atrocious.
>As you can see <snip> Internal is used for *insight* into a
>plot, so if a character is posting a question about something, he can
>include an "internal" line and explain what is being seen etc. Not for
>general chit chat.
INTERNAL messages are for insight into the plot, but they are still
electronic messages.
<snip a quote>
>This again indicates that anything goes, provided it follows the
>required formatting of the text, and doesn't degenerate into idle babble
>without the formatting.
Not absolutely anything... post it if, and only if, your character would
post it.
>Any attempt at discussion of Shadowrun society,
>rumours, reports, opinions etc. made in Shadowtk is immediately jumped
>upon unless it is in "game" form and discussed first in PlotD.
Give an example of this, I haven't noticed it.
In any case, IMHO it is wise to check on plotd, e.g. in case you have
missed a sourcebook. For example, my recent Gibraltar thing... it would
have been out of the question if one of the sourcebooks indicated that the
Rock of Gib had fallen into the sea in 2035.
Damn reply problem again.
PLAYTHING OF A CRUEL GOD
JAIMIE NICHOLSON
