New mailing list question

O.k., after setting up the new lists, I had a realization. What names would
people like for the new lists?

ftgzg and ftgzg-digest ?
ftgzg-l and ftgzg-l-digest ?

Something else?

I know the current list uses ftgzg-l, I tend to perfer just ftgzg as
simpler. Opinions?

> At 12:25 16/11/98 -0700, you wrote:

Keep it simple. FTGZG is a well established list name for anyone whos looking
for it. Hey how about we all draw up into factions and fight it out for which
list
name?  We could maybe use a huge FT-PBEM game to decide it!

Um. I think I'll get back into my box now...

> -=- Matthew L. Seidl email: seidl@cs.colorado.edu
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I figured keeping it the same would be less confusing, especially as it's in
many web sites, which would just need an address change.

The '-l' is common to indicate a mailing list, so you do drop that at
some peril.

If change is no problem, I'd just as soon see it as something akin 'GZGLIST'.
While my interest is almost exclusively FT, I believe one list for Ground Zero
is a good idea, and that it should be named to indicate such.

Wild speculation on the part of...
The_Beast

Niall spake thusly upon matters weighty:

> At 12:25 16/11/98 -0700, you wrote:

How bout GZG? It's obvious it is a list. And not all of us want digest
versions. And some of us have always thought the FT should be stripped.... or
else is should be FTSGDSGZG but that sounds like a government acronym of some
kind....

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> At 12:25 PM 11/16/98 -0700, you wrote:

Yes, as I only have thus far played DSII and SGII, perhaps something
like gzg, gzg-l, gzgames, groundzero, etc. would be appropriate.
I like the sound of groundzero...

> I know the current list uses ftgzg-l, I tend to perfer just ftgzg as

Who'll be the ref? If not I...will I be assigned a P-torp ship?

Indy

> I know the current list uses ftgzg-l, I tend to perfer just ftgzg as

Only if I am on the opposing side.

> Hey how about we all draw up into factions and fight it out for which

> Matthew Seidl wrote:

Traditional Answer:  ftgzg-l
Simpler Answer: ftgzg
Politically Correct Answer: gzg-l or gzg
Surreal Answer: Fish
(8-)

Personally, I prefer ftgzg-l, but I'm something of a traditionalist.
Maybe Jon Tuffley should choose; after all, we're talking about his
games and his company.  (8-)

J.

Only if you're volunteering to GM the game...

'Neath Southern Skies
http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~denian/
*****
T'was brillig, & the slithy toves, Did gyre & gimle in the wabe. All mimsy
were the borogroves, And mome raths outgrabe.
                       - Lewis Carroll "Through the Looking Glass".

[quoted original message omitted]

In message <911248237.102093.0@rimmer.acs.bolton.ac.uk> Thomas Barclay writes:

> How bout GZG? It's obvious it is a list.

Is it? Some people might assume that it's the company e-mail
address.

The "-l" tag, as previously stated, is pretty universal.

Possibly <gzg-players-l@etc.> or <gzg-fan-l@etc.>?

> And not all of us want

Not to mention prone to obselescence. FT-FMA-FMC-SG-DS-GZG-L
anyone...?

(Of course, this would implicitly make "G-Cav" off-topic.)

> O.k., after setting up the new lists, I had a realization. What names

There have been a number of comments before that as the list covers DS and SG
as well as FT, using ftgzg is perhaps a bit of a misnomer. Maybe just
gzg, or gzg-l, or gzgames, or something like that? Please note this is
only a suggestion, not an "Official Request"!!!!:)

Meeting a steam-roller head-on isn't exactly my idea of an 'interesting
> experience' - YMMV, of course wrote:
...Snip...JTL
> >Hey how about we all draw up into factions and fight it out for which

Admiral Indy, Persuming that the game will be FT 2.5 your command is ready:

catagory,   mass    points    comments
hull	    1000    1000      Big isn't it!

Integrity    300     600      Average

Drives:
  FTL	     100     200
  Main	     300     600      Thrust equals 6.

FCS	       6      24      6 Fire controls
screen	       2     300      2 Screens
Armor	      30      60      30 Armor

Beams         48     144      16-6 arc type 2
              16      48      16-6 arc type 1
	      10      30      PDAF

Pulse Torps   54     162      9-3 arc Pulse torpedos
Hangers       36     106      4 Each
Fighters	     120      4 Heavy fighter Sq.

Totals	     1000   3396

(Model not provided, Batteries not included!) Enjoy,

Bye for now,

gzg
gzg-digest

Simple & elegant like at least one of the games

I'm in favour of:
        GZG-L
for the List and:
        GZG-D
for the Digest.

That way, Ground Zero Games still has the use of:
        GZG
for itself and the above are seen to be derivative.

Andrew Martin

GZG-L
GZG-D

sounds good to me.

> -----Original Message-----

> At 12:50 17/11/98 -0800, you wrote:
Before we get any more messages saying essentially the same thing, I think
the consensus is that GZG-L and GZG-D are the victorious candidates.  So
the large PBEM game won't be necessary after all (whew!).

Unless anyone has anything to say against these two?

No need to reply unless you disagree. We can presume silence is assent.