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Message no. 1
From: Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject: [Admin] Off topic/Gencon/SR3
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 01:45:44 -0600
With Gencon coming up and Shadowrun Third Edition coming out, I reckon that
the next month is probably going to be the busiest month on this list ever.
I wouldn't be surprised to see 200 posts a day for the next month, after
SR3 comes out.

With that in mind, I want to take some time before the fact to be a bit of
a bitch.

Keep OT to a minimum. I mean absolutely bare minimum.

Make intelligent posts. We don't need people ranting about SR3 before
seeing it, or ranting over minor rules. We don't need millions of posts
asking "What's changed?!". Trust me, you'll find out what's changed.

Read posts before replying. Don't start assuming things based on one
persons interpretation of the new rules.

And this is a personal request -- Don't flood Mike at FASA with mail if you
can get the question answered on the list or some other way. He's already
busy as heck.. <g>

In short.. just play smart while we go through a big chance and adaptation
phase.. :)

-Adam
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Message no. 2
From: MC23 <mc23@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: [Admin] Off topic/Gencon/SR3
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 03:48:46 -0400
Once upon a time, Adam J wrote;

>And this is a personal request -- Don't flood Mike at FASA with mail if you
>can get the question answered on the list or some other way. He's already
>busy as heck.. <g>

And this list should be able to answer everything.

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

Now you know, and knowing is half the battle
- G.I.Joe

I am MC23
Message no. 3
From: K is the Symbol <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: [Admin] Off topic/Gencon/SR3
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 03:53:36 EDT
I wanted to add something as well. I don't entirely know what is going to
happen after Gencon, as there are going to be anywhere from 20-30 people
walking around advertising this lists' very existence this year. We stand a
chance of having a MASSIVE influx of subscribers.

Can I -please- (BEG BEG) the controllers of this list (you -know- who you are
;) to automatically send the FAQ when someone subscribes again? It is
something that I think would be a big help, assuming of course the subscriber
does read it.

-K (who promises to be nice ... for now :o)
Message no. 4
From: Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject: Re: [Admin] Off topic/Gencon/SR3
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 05:41:55 -0600
At 03:53 AM 8/4/98 -0400, you wrote:

>Can I -please- (BEG BEG) the controllers of this list (you -know- who you are
>;) to automatically send the FAQ when someone subscribes again? It is
>something that I think would be a big help, assuming of course the subscriber
>does read it.

I think I can work something out to that extents now that I have a new
account. I'll have to talk to the boxes owner this morning.. <g>

This brings up a point -- if you tell someone IRL or online about the list,
please don't just tell them how to subscribe and leave it at that. Either
point them towards the FAQ (http://www.coastnet.com/~dvixen), or take 5-10
minutes and actually explain the proper posting etiquette, not 2 talk like
a kewl d00d, snipping, proper quoting, etc.

Matter of fact, if you're going to plug the list at Gencon, you may want to
make up full page or half page handouts for the people you talk to, with
the lists address, basic commands, FAQ, so they don't have to write it all
down or remember it.. :)

-Adam J

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Message no. 5
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG>
Subject: Re: [Admin] Off topic/Gencon/SR3
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 07:57:32 -0600
Adam J wrote:
/
/ With Gencon coming up and Shadowrun Third Edition coming out, I reckon that
/ the next month is probably going to be the busiest month on this list ever.
/ I wouldn't be surprised to see 200 posts a day for the next month, after
/ SR3 comes out.
/
/ With that in mind, I want to take some time before the fact to be a bit of
/ a bitch.
/
/ Keep OT to a minimum. I mean absolutely bare minimum.

And here's something else that you can do. Consider the option of
replying personally. Sometimes a reply doesn't have to go to the
whole list. Ask yourself, "Do I really *need* to send this to the
entire list?" If the answer is "No", then please send your response
directly to the original sender.

-David
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"Earn what you have been given."
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Message no. 6
From: Tim Kerby <drekhead@***.NET>
Subject: Re: [Admin] Off topic/Gencon/SR3
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 10:08:29 -0400
On 4 Aug 98, at 7:57, David Buehrer wrote:

> And here's something else that you can do. Consider the option of
> replying personally. Sometimes a reply doesn't have to go to the
> whole list. Ask yourself, "Do I really *need* to send this to the
> entire list?" If the answer is "No", then please send your response
> directly to the original sender.

I guess I might as well chime in with a suggestion as well. If you
can, try to read through your messages before replying. More often
than not, two people say the same thing. I know this will happen a
lot with a new product, as people ask for page number references and
what not.

And another thing. In order to help facilitate the above, please make
sure to maintain a relavent subject line. If you change the topic,
change the subject line, or better yet, start a new thread.

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Message no. 7
From: Brett Borger <bxb121@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: [Admin] Off topic/Gencon/SR3
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 10:18:58 +0000
>
> > And here's something else that you can do. Consider the option of
> > replying personally. Sometimes a reply doesn't have to go to the
> > whole list. Ask yourself, "Do I really *need* to send this to the
> > entire list?" If the answer is "No", then please send your
response
> > directly to the original sender.
>
> I guess I might as well chime in with a suggestion as well. If you
> can, try to read through your messages before replying. More often
> than not, two people say the same thing. I know this will happen a
> lot with a new product, as people ask for page number references and
> what not.

Yeah, and you should probably read all the messages in the thread to
see if someone has already said what you would say....Oh.

-=SwiftOne=-
(I couldn't resist...and I figured I'd better get it out of my system
BEFORE GenCon. I promise I'll be good then :))
Brett Borger
SwiftOne@***.edu
AAP Techie

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