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Message no. 1
From: TopCat <topcat@***.NET>
Subject: Re: [Admin] Long Range Game Design
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 12:57:55 -0500
At 11:34 AM 7/18/97 -0600, you wrote:
>>I don't prosecute powergamers or obliterate PCs... you sure you're thinking
>>about me or is this some deep part of your psyche venting itself? Were you
>>beaten as a kid? Did whoever did it make you call him TopCat? There's got
>>to be *some* reason...

>This is absolutely inappropriate Bob, both in its context and its
>execution. In the future, can you please keep away from pot shots like that?

Hey, the guy called me, among other things, a Nazi and I seem to remember
the fury that was brought down when *I* said that in a non-political sense.
Direct some of that his way and I can respect this post fully.

By the way, you ever follow through with the threat to unsubscribe anyone
who continued the "Runner's Attitudes" thread in a threatening manner? If
you did, you would've unsubscribed David Thompson for his post. I've got a
copy of it and would, at the least, like to know that he got reprimanded for
posting it. If nothing has been done, I'd like to know why?

Also, please direct such posts privately in the future as proper netiquette
demands. Makes things so much happier for all of us and keeps me from
getting irate and the poster from looking hypocritical...
--
Bob Ooton
topcat@***.net
Message no. 2
From: Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject: Re: [Admin] Long Range Game Design
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 14:07:46 -0600
At 12:57 7/18/97 -0500, you wrote:

>By the way, you ever follow through with the threat to unsubscribe anyone
>who continued the "Runner's Attitudes" thread in a threatening manner? If
>you did, you would've unsubscribed David Thompson for his post. I've got a
>copy of it and would, at the least, like to know that he got reprimanded for
>posting it. If nothing has been done, I'd like to know why?

* Adam whips his fingers off the keyboard and beings pointing around the
mailing list rapidly.

Nothing was done because the tone of the emails had shifted more towards
friendly. Also, I shouldn't have tacked [Admin] onto the runners post,
since it would have filtered to the top of someones mailbox, instead of in
with the thread. (If they sort by subject, which most people seem to do.)
Bad handling on my part in that case.

>Also, please direct such posts privately in the future as proper netiquette
>demands. Makes things so much happier for all of us and keeps me from
>getting irate and the poster from looking hypocritical...

Please, in the future, direct mail that has nothing to do with Shadowrun in
general, to the person who posted the comments you are replying too.
Most of your recent posts have nothing to interest the list in general, and
could easily go private.

Can we please end all this petty shit?
The list has a purpose, and this is not it.

-Adam
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Message no. 3
From: "J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: [Admin] Long Range Game Design
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 20:09:56 -0400
In a message dated 97-07-18 13:58:14 EDT, topcat@***.NET writes:

>
> By the way, you ever follow through with the threat to unsubscribe anyone
> who continued the "Runner's Attitudes" thread in a threatening manner? If
> you did, you would've unsubscribed David Thompson for his post. I've got
a
> copy of it and would, at the least, like to know that he got reprimanded
for
> posting it. If nothing has been done, I'd like to know why?

Oooh, good question. Not to spark a fight or anything, but I seem to recall
that conversation myself. Whatever did become of that mess?

> Also, please direct such posts privately in the future as proper
netiquette
> demands. Makes things so much happier for all of us and keeps me from
> getting irate and the poster from looking hypocritical...

TC's right, I sort of have to admit, though I don't want to be caught doing
it (handing out 5 karma to anyone for a bribe!!! ;). However, Bob's post
could have been done in private as well, as a token of good faith (or that
part of the Philosophy thing?)
-Keith

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