From:	Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject:	Re: Motion
Date:	Tue, 12 May 1998 17:38:54 -0600

At 17:40 12/05/98 -0400, you wrote:
> Frankly, I'm tired of the stifling of ideas and the incessant
arguments
>that arise from the use of the term munchkin.

It means something different to everyone. And since nobody can agree on
just what it is, people feel free to use it all willy-nilly.

> Further, we have for the most part never played with any of the
other list
>members. Some are in the same groups, and some play at cons or over IRC,
>but the majority have not had any gaming experience with more than one or
>two others. We frankly don't know what kind of role-players are on this
>list, and therefore we can't make any statement about how any individual
>poster games.

You can make a pretty decent educated guess after reading a bunch of posts
from a person. I think I could hop over to the Netherlands and play in
Gurth's game, and fit in fairly well, as well as in a bunch of the games
running around the globe.

> Therefore, I move that the FAQ be modified so that it includes a
statement
>barring attacks on members of this list, rather than their ideas.

The FAQ already barrs flaming. We don't need more rules and regulations
and red tape.

> I personally would like to hear more outrageous and interesting
and even
>unacceptable ideas rather than simply grind through the standard
>conservative boring posts.

If you think the list is boring, why are you here? I personally don't want
to see a pile of posts that have very little to do with 'standard' SR,
posts that I couldn't use to help improve my game.

>If I'm alone, then I guess I'll just leave, but
>does this list have to be a bastion of conservatism and stifle creativity
>with labeling?

I don't think it is. But people tend to shoot down ridiculous ideas pretty
quick.

-Adam J
Speaking for himself, not as an Admin.
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