Count this as one vote _against_ the proposed 'GZG Geopolitics' list - I
count background as vital to any game, including SciFi games. If you don't
like background/political speculation, learn to use your 'Delete' key.
Tech level/play style and background are so tightly intertwined that
they
really can't be seperated - and in SciFi gaming, we're inventing the
tech
- so we have to invent the background to justify it. (Traveller's use of
sandcasters instead of Star-Trek style shields is the best example I can
think of, off the top of my head)
I think we'd all be poorer for splitting the list like this.
> On Wed, 12 Aug 1998 20:29:10 -0700 (PDT), Brian Burger writes:
Since Jon has said that this discussion is on topic and something he likes to
see, I'm now against the split. Please take this as a withdraw of my list
offer.
> 1. If a geopolitics list existed, anyone who was interested could
Keeping the background on this list would help to keep it on topic and stop it
degenerating into an "all frenchmen smell" argument that might have free reign
on a dedicated background list.
Los spake thusly upon matters weighty:
> I AGREE.
I'm afraid, whereas I like Los and Brian, do love the historical side, I think
the point here is
1. If a geopolitics list existed, anyone who was interested could join and
have his two cents. Or just lurk. 2. those who didn't want to be burdened with
this, wouldn't be, and they'd get less list mail.
I can see no good defense of inflicting stuff on people who don't want it,
since everybody who want it could easily get access to it.
Tom.
If we used a system of tags (which we sort of do already), you could just
delete it before even reading it.
eg: [DS2], [SG2], etc.. and for history [HIST], or even [HIST2], to maintain
continuity.
Personally, I don't care how much mail I get if I know I can delete something
I'm not interested in. A system of tags would make it easier to collate all
the data, anyway.
Well, whatever. Probably all the people who are on this list would subscribe
to another one, so we would get the same amount of mail anyway.
Cheers, Paul, who believes miniatures should be painted before you play with
them.
> Thomas Barclay wrote:
I AGREE.
Los
> Brian Burger wrote:
> Count this as one vote _against_ the proposed 'GZG Geopolitics' list -