Re: gzg-d Digest V2011 #19

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Yahoo is probably a good option. I know lots of gamers already have an
id and you can upload images etc. The Gruntz group has over 700 members
after 12 Months, so it is certainly a proven way to discuss games.  You
also don't maintain it yourselves and the small adverts don't get in the
way like a Facebook setup.

I would certainly be happy to join another Yahoo group - "Official GZG". 

Regards,
Robin 

On 22 Jun 2011, at 06:00, gzg-d-request@firedrake.org wrote:

> 
> 
> gzg-d Digest				Volume 2011 : Issue 19
> 
> Today's Topics:
>  Re: Future of GZG list, possible new  [ Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com>
]
>  Re: Future of GZG list, possible new  [ Symon Cook
<symon@ereshkigal.demon. ]
>  Re: Future of GZG list, possible new  [ Seamus
<fomorianwolf@gmail.com> ]
>  Re: Future of GZG list, possible new  [ Bryan <brakeb@gmail.com> ]
>  Re: Future of GZG list, possible new  [ Evyn MacDude
<infojunky@ceecom.net> ]
>  Re: Future of GZG list, possible new  [ Ground Zero Games
<jon@gzg.com> ]
>  Re: Future of GZG list, possible new  [ Roger Burton West
<roger@firedrake. ]
>  Re: Future of GZG list, possible new  [ Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com>
]
>  Mailing List 			 [ Bob Blanchett
<bob.blanchett@gmail. ]
> 
> 
> 
> From: Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com>
> Date: 21 June 2011 18:48:56 GMT+01:00
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> Subject: Re: Future of GZG list, possible new members
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Seamus <fomorianwolf@gmail.com>
wrote:
> From what I've seen, FB is hardly the 'wave of the future!" for
gaming.
> 
> I wasn't meaning for gaming exclusively.  :-D  But social media is
here to stay for the duration. Until something better comes along. 
>  
> 
> Just about every gaming group I've seen- from Stargrunt to Warhammer
Ancient Battles and WFRP and several others- have all been about as
active as a sloth on barbiturates.
> 
> As far as Stargrunt goes, this list is the most active discussion I've
found.
> 
> As with anything, one gets out of whatever one puts in.  Be it a
mailing list, a forum, an FB group, or some other such thing.
> 
> Mk 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Symon Cook <symon@ereshkigal.demon.co.uk>
> Date: 21 June 2011 18:55:30 GMT+01:00
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> Subject: Re: Future of GZG list, possible new members
> 
> 
> I tried Facebook. Found it insecure and pretty awful. I objected to
being someone else's commodity.
> 
> Count me out if we go Facebook.
> 
> Cheers
> -- 
> Symon Cook (founder member of Camros)(The Campaign for Real Operating
Systems).
> .....
> "You fertility deities are worse than Marxists," he said. "You think
that's all that goes on between people."
> 
> Roger Zelazny, Lord of Light. 1971.
> 
> 
> 
> From: Seamus <fomorianwolf@gmail.com>
> Date: 21 June 2011 18:55:27 GMT+01:00
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> Subject: Re: Future of GZG list, possible new members
> 
> 
> Ah yes, but 'garbage in, garbage out' assumes that there's a two-way
input.
> 
> The Stargrunt FB group over the course of the last half year have been
posts from myself reflecting Jons updates (yes, I'm Erick Mudge. Pleased
to meet you).
> 
> I doubt that creating yet another group on FB will be as fresh an idea
as you're suggesting.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Seamus <fomorianwolf@gmail.com>
wrote:
> From what I've seen, FB is hardly the 'wave of the future!" for
gaming.
> 
> I wasn't meaning for gaming exclusively.  :-D  But social media is
here to stay for the duration. Until something better comes along. 
>  
> 
> Just about every gaming group I've seen- from Stargrunt to Warhammer
Ancient Battles and WFRP and several others- have all been about as
active as a sloth on barbiturates.
> 
> As far as Stargrunt goes, this list is the most active discussion I've
found.
> 
> As with anything, one gets out of whatever one puts in.  Be it a
mailing list, a forum, an FB group, or some other such thing.
> 
> Mk 
> 
> 
> -- 
> You itch! Of COURSE you itch! We ALL itch! Now, shut up and get some
sleep.
> - Space Gamer mailer cover
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Bryan <brakeb@gmail.com>
> Date: 21 June 2011 18:59:35 GMT+01:00
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> Subject: Re: Future of GZG list, possible new members
> 
> 
> I have notifications on my facebook page that get sent to my gmail
> folder.  It allows me to see conversations going on with posts I've
> made.  If we had the Facebook page forward update notifications to the
> mailing list, people who want to join in on the fb conversations can,
> and those that don't could be conversant on the mailing list.  I don't
> have a preference... I check e-mail and facebook about as often...  I
> am subscribed to several mailing lists as well: misc@openbsd.org,
> Cygwin, GURPS, FUDGE, Mythic, OpenSSL, and OpenSSH to name a few...
> 
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:55, Symon Cook
<symon@ereshkigal.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> I tried Facebook. Found it insecure and pretty awful. I objected to
being
>> someone else's commodity.
>> 
>> Count me out if we go Facebook.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> --
>> Symon Cook (founder member of Camros)(The Campaign for Real Operating
>> Systems).
>> .....
>> "You fertility deities are worse than Marxists," he said. "You think
that's
>> all that goes on between people."
>> 
>> Roger Zelazny, Lord of Light. 1971.
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Evyn MacDude <infojunky@ceecom.net>
> Date: 21 June 2011 20:38:35 GMT+01:00
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> Subject: Re: Future of GZG list, possible new members
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 09:51, Allan Goodall <awgoodall@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Seamus <fomorianwolf@gmail.com>
wrote:
> 
> There's a Stargrunt group there as well, that is likewise quiescent. I
think it would be a good idea.
> 
> 
> I didn't even think to check for that...
> 
> Are there any other areas where there is more SG2 or FT discussion
happening?
> 
> I pinged every list I had when looking for life. 
> 
> My question is; are the playtest groups dead as well?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Evyn
> 
> 
> 
> From: Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com>
> Date: 21 June 2011 20:42:48 GMT+01:00
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> Subject: Re: Future of GZG list, possible new members
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 09:51, Allan Goodall
<<mailto:awgoodall@gmail.com>awgoodall@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Seamus
<<mailto:fomorianwolf@gmail.com>fomorianwolf@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> There's a Stargrunt group there as well, that is likewise quiescent.
I think it would be a good idea.
>> 
>> 
>> I didn't even think to check for that...
>> 
>> Are there any other areas where there is more SG2 or FT discussion
happening?
>> 
>> 
>> I pinged every list I had when looking for life.
>> 
>> My question is; are the playtest groups dead as well?
> 
> 
> I assume the Berkeley one to be, yes - or at least in some sort of
stasis....  :-/
> 
> The Firedrake backup is presumably still running, or could be
re-activated easily?
> 
> Jon (GZG)
> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Evyn
> 
> 
> 
> From: Roger Burton West <roger@firedrake.org>
> Date: 21 June 2011 20:44:10 GMT+01:00
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> Subject: Re: Future of GZG list, possible new members
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 08:42:48PM +0100, Ground Zero Games wrote:
> 
>> The Firedrake backup is presumably still running, or could be
>> re-activated easily?
> 
> Still live.
> 
> R
> 
> 
> 
> From: Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com>
> Date: 21 June 2011 20:45:33 GMT+01:00
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> Subject: Re: Future of GZG list, possible new members
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Ground Zero Games <jon@gzg.com>
wrote:
> 
> I pinged every list I had when looking for life.
> 
> My question is; are the playtest groups dead as well?
> 
> 
> I assume the Berkeley one to be, yes - or at least in some sort of
stasis....  :-/
> 
> The Firedrake backup is presumably still running, or could be
re-activated easily?
> 
> Insofar as I know, the test lists are sleeping, but alive. There's
been little to no activity there as we are collectively still waiting
for some direction from The Power That Be.  ;-)
> 
> Mk 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Bob Blanchett <bob.blanchett@gmail.com>
> Date: 22 June 2011 03:27:22 GMT+01:00
> To: gzg@firedrake.org
> Subject: Mailing List
> 
> 
> Mailing List for me.
> 
> Facebook is like wikis; where good data goes to die.
> 
> What happens to the old ml archives? Still on firedrake?
> 
> Ps Roger I'm getting multipart plain text and html of the same
messages in the same digest. Can you tweak the list manager settings for
text only?
> 
> 
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