| From: | Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: E-Card to the DLoH (Updated 5-12) |
| Date: | Wed, 13 May 1998 17:55:11 -0400 |
>> Ick. I do hope that bit is rewritten. Perhaps:
>>
>> Dear Mike,
>
>[snipped *very* polite text]
Thank you. Comes from working in PR and my mother essentially making me
write thank you notes after recieving any gifts. Hundreds of thank-you
notes later...
>Well, I guess I prefere the original text. That's exactly what I'd expect
>from this list (complete with the "etc., etc" part...).
Maybe it would be more in character with the list, but I don't think it
shows any real thought or effort. This note is in many ways a PR effort
for the list, and we ought to present ourselves in as positive a light as
possible. That means pulling the old suit and tie out of the closet and
putting them on for a posting.
The old version, which I think was just a place holder until something more
appropriate was written anyway, just isn't something I would send to anyone
as congratulations. It's lacking in effort and style. It also seems to be
somewhat disrespectful ("What, you couldn't take five minutes to write a
proper note to me?") of someone that should have our respect for two
reasons. One, he's heading up the game that brings all of us disparate
voices together and more importantly, he's going to be a father very soon.
While I'd like to be the Shadworun Line Developer (DLoH), I am in no way
ready to become a father. I have a hard enough time with my cat,
thankyouverymuch.
I wrote my little note with three things in mind: it needs to convey our
best wishes, it needs to be appropriate (i.e. polite) and it needs to be
brief, since Mike doesn't have a lot of time for e-mail. I think my
version handles all three of those objectives nicely.
Erik J.
"Forgive me FASA for I have sinned. It has been 6 days since I last played
Shadowrun and 15 days since I last bought a SRTCG booster pack."
