From:	Wage Mage wagemage@**.rr.com
Subject:	Um, anyone heard of Shadowrun?
Date:	Tue, 31 Oct 2000 11:07:05 -0500

This little flamewar is really sad. It's stupid drivel like this that
drove me off the list a few months ago. I rejoined hoping to get some
insights for my new game that I'm running. But this is just stupid. This
has nothing to do with Shadowrun. This is a spat over politics.

I have no allegiance to any of you people. I have respect for some, based
on intelligent SHADOWRUN RELATED responses to questions. I've even enjoyed
some lively debate over issues. This is stupid. It has nothing to do with
anything but lets see who has more pull and try to carve everyone on the
list into nice little pigeon holes. Well piss off! I'm not IN a faction. I
imagine a lot of people here aren't either.

Why do lurkers lurk? I did because there was nothing but trite bullshit on
the list. A bunch of in jokes, and goofy banter that had nothing to do with
why I joined. You want rambling rants on the politics of online communities
and social dynimics? Go take a class. Hasta la vista ShadowRN. I'll be at
Dumpshock where things are relevant.