Re: [GZG] List moderation was: Dear John
From: "Matthew L. Seidl" <seidl@w...>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 11:02:18 -0600
Subject: Re: [GZG] List moderation was: Dear John
On Wed, 21 May 2008 16:40:00 +0000, emu2020@comcast.net writes:
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>There are already a couple of these out there.
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>From: "Mike Elliott" <mike_elliott@mail2world.com>
>I'm surprised that no-one has suggested a Google Group. All the
advantages of
>a mailing list (with individual emails or digests) with all the
advantages of
>a forum (threaded conversations etc) And since Bobby has already kindly
set on
>e up at:
>http://groups.google.com/group/gzg-group
>
>all that remains is for us all to join the group and start posting!
>
>I would recommend that Matt Seidl be a group administrator though.
>
>
>Mike
>
><-----Original Message----->
>>From: mxconnell@optonline.net [mxconnell@optonline.net]
>>Sent: 5/19/2008 10:57:51 PM
>>To: gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu
>>Subject: Re: [GZG] List moderation was: Dear John
>>
>></DARK HUMOR MODE ON>
>>I feel compelled to point out that all "Right Thinking People" realize
the be
>st
>>choice is to send a written comment via post to someone who will
retype, make
>>copies (preferably mimeographed), staple together and distribute via
return p
>ost
>>to each of the contibutors. By this means we would have hard copy,
life long
>>reference material without dependence on this fly-by-night pipedream
called t
>he
>>internet. It worked damn fine when I was playing RPGs in the 70s, and
I think
>>it's just as viable today. (Insert your own IronMan "That's the way
Dad did
>>it..." parody here.)
>>I happen to like Yahoo groups. I think it's a good compromise as it
covers
>>individual emails, digests, and can be viewed on line in a semi-forum
mode. T
>hey
>>are also public and easy to search for, so they might actually attract
more
>>folks to the games. Unfortunately there is a religious zeal against
Yahoo
>>Groups. I am on dozens of groups, and I have no problems. Yes, the
rare spam
>>leaking through about dating services and male enhancement products
would
>>detract from the deeply spiritual flow of sheep jokes.
>></DARK HUMOR MODE OFF>
>>The list functions, it meets most of the needs of most of those on it.
It is
>>unlikely to change unless we cease to have access to an email list
server.
>>Anyone have any game related topics?
>>Martin
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><DIV>There are already a couple of these out there.</DIV>
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><BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT:
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>px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From:
"Mike Ellio
>tt" <mike_elliott@mail2world.com> <BR>I'm surprised that no-one
has sugg
>ested a Google Group. All the advantages of a mailing list (with
individual em
>ails or digests) with all the advantages of a forum (threaded
conversations et
>c) And since Bobby has already kindly set one up
at:<BR>http://groups.google.c
>om/group/gzg-group<BR><BR>all that remains is for us all to join the
group and
> start posting!<BR><BR>I would recommend that Matt Seidl be a group
administra
>tor though.<BR><BR><BR>Mike<BR><BR><-----Original Message----->
<BR>>
>From: mxconnell@optonline.net [mxconnell@optonline.net]<BR>>Sent:
5/19/2008
> 10:57:51 PM<BR>>To:
gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu<BR>>Subject: Re: [
>GZG] List moderation was: Dear John<BR>><BR>></DARK HUMOR MODE
ON>
><BR>>I feel compelled to point out that all "Right Thinki
>ng People" realize the best<BR>>choice is to send a written comment
via pos
>t to someone who will retype, make<BR>>copies (preferably
mimeographed), st
>aple together and distribute via return post<BR>>to each of the
contibutors
>. By this means we would have hard copy, life long<BR>>reference
material w
>ithout dependence on this fly-by-night pipedream called
the<BR>>internet. I
>t worked damn fine when I was playing RPGs in the 70s, and I
think<BR>>it's
> just as viable today. (Insert your own IronMan "That's the way Dad
did<BR>>
>;it..." parody here.)<BR>>I happen to like Yahoo groups. I think
it's a goo
>d compromise as it covers<BR>>individual emails, digests, and can be
viewed
> on line in a semi-forum mode. They<BR>>are also public and easy to
search
>for, so they might actually attract more<BR>>folks to the games.
Unfortunat
>ely there is a religious zeal against Yahoo<BR>>Groups. I am on
dozens of g
>roups, and I have no problems. Yes, the rare spam<BR>>lea
>king through about dating services and male enhancement products
would<BR>>
>detract from the deeply spiritual flow of sheep jokes.<BR>></DARK
HUMOR
>MODE OFF><BR>>The list functions, it meets most of the needs of
most of
>those on it. It is<BR>>unlikely to change unless we cease to have
access to
> an email list server.<BR>>Anyone have any game related
topics?<BR>>Mart
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>From: "Mike Elliott" <mike_elliott@mail2world.com>
>To: <gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu>
>Subject: Re: [GZG] List moderation was: Dear John
>Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 16:22:52 +0000
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