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Message no. 1
From: HHackerH@***.com HHackerH@***.com
Subject: (OT?) List Divisions (Re: Signing Off)
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:01:01 EST
In a message dated 2/23/00 4:08:31 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
dbuehrer@******.carl.org writes:

> There was once a ShadowGM list for Shadowrun GMs. But there weren't enough
> GM only posts to sustain it.
>
> About the only suggestion that I would make is to add a ShadowRNOT list
for
> OT posts, and threads that have moved to OTness.

No offense, but IMO ... NO ... the reason is quite simple. This list keeps
the Admin/GridSec people (such as yourself there Dave ;-) more than busy
enough for a volunteer-basis thing. Purely OT lists have a tendency of
degenerating into areas of conversation that are NOT IMO good for anything or
anyone. And although I like the RN List most of the time because of the
centrally oriented backtheme (Shadowrun), I tend to zone off from it whenever
the information degenerates or becomes to narrowly focused on a single topic
for too long, and I'm fairly certain I'm not alone on the subject (having had
personal emails from a number of list regulars and lurkers that agree with me
on this one).

Bursts of OTness can be healthy, sure ... it's a kind of burnout prevention.
But consistent OTness can become even more unhealthy IMO than burnout itself.


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Message no. 2
From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org dbuehrer@******.carl.org
Subject: (OT?) List Divisions (Re: Signing Off)
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 09:16:01 -0700
HHackerH@***.com wrote:
>In a message dated 2/23/00 4:08:31 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
>dbuehrer@******.carl.org writes:
>
> > There was once a ShadowGM list for Shadowrun GMs. But there weren't
> enough
> > GM only posts to sustain it.
> >
> > About the only suggestion that I would make is to add a ShadowRNOT list
>for
> > OT posts, and threads that have moved to OTness.
>
>No offense, but IMO ... NO ... the reason is quite simple. This list keeps
>the Admin/GridSec people (such as yourself there Dave ;-) more than busy
>enough for a volunteer-basis thing. Purely OT lists have a tendency of
>degenerating into areas of conversation that are NOT IMO good for anything or
>anyone. And although I like the RN List most of the time because of the
>centrally oriented backtheme (Shadowrun), I tend to zone off from it whenever
>the information degenerates or becomes to narrowly focused on a single topic
>for too long, and I'm fairly certain I'm not alone on the subject (having had
>personal emails from a number of list regulars and lurkers that agree with me
>on this one).
>
>Bursts of OTness can be healthy, sure ... it's a kind of burnout prevention.
>But consistent OTness can become even more unhealthy IMO than burnout itself.

Good points all :) Yep, there doesn't seem to be a way to split up the list.



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Message no. 3
From: Simon Fuller sfuller@******.com.au
Subject: (OT?) List Divisions (Re: Signing Off)
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 09:58:47 +1100
-----Original Message-----
From: dbuehrer@******.carl.org <dbuehrer@******.carl.org>
To: shadowrn@*********.com <shadowrn@*********.com>
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 3:16 AM
Subject: Re: (OT?) List Divisions (Re: Signing Off)


>>Bursts of OTness can be healthy, sure ... it's a kind of burnout
prevention.
>>But consistent OTness can become even more unhealthy IMO than burnout
itself.
>
>Good points all :) Yep, there doesn't seem to be a way to split up the
list.
>
Anyway, everyone would just post twice as many times, because there are more
list topics on two lists. Oh yes, I am a pessimist, but at least I am always
either right or pleasantly surprised.
Message no. 4
From: Sebastian Wiers m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject: (OT?) List Divisions (Re: Signing Off)
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:43:36 -0600
:Good points all :) Yep, there doesn't seem to be a way to split up the
list.

Well, you could do it by topic, or discussion type. Some big catagories
of discussion (besides OT) might be:
-Rules (rules questions and varients)
-Source Material (game world setting info)
-Play (meta game topics, like dealing with interpersonal issues)
-Other (all that real world related discuccion thats not really OT, but not
just gaming)

Hmm, in other words, there doesn't seem to be any way to spilt up the list.
;-)

Mongoose

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