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From: pcalvert@economics.adelaide.edu.au (...sage)
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Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Suggestion . . . **please read**
Date: 13 Jun 1994 13:01:46 GMT
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In article <2tdm8f$i5@elaine.teleport.com>, stiltman@teleport.com (Stilt Man) says:
>
>I know that it's highly unlikely that this will ever take place, because
>I know how hard it is to get a new group, but . . .
>
>Is there some way we could possibly come up with an alt.pub.dragons-inn.d
>sort of group where people could post discussion surrounding the inn?
[...]
>they need more info to write a story, they can request it from ...sage on
>their own.  It can easily be impressed upon the newcomers to the group that
>they have to read all this mammoth stuff just to start posting, when they
>don't.  It's just there if they want it.  I don't care about most of it, and

I'm posting this rather than replying by email because others might have the 
same idea.

The idea of a .d group has been raised before and was rejected.
Admittedly the ADMIN:[thread] ratio has increased, but as mentioned in a
previous post, I am cutting down on my regular ADMIN posts, and I suggest 
that other Keepers do likewise.

I think that ADMIN could be cut back to its original intent (plus a little)
with ADMIN handling -

 a) out of character announcements -> like email address changes, impending
       weddings or engagements or births, or other info that would be of
       interest to APD-I readers. Please use rec.games.frp.* for info of
       a more general nature.
 b) non-thread announcement -> these should go on the Bboard if possible
       or Atlas, or Tourist Guide, or History of Nexus, or ...
       make a single post if it doesn't slot into the above
 c) administration announcements -> like the FAQ or change of a Keeper, or
       additions to the Bboard, etc (see b))

This post itself probably shouldn't here either, but I'm hoping that we can
move this discussion to email if necessary. Once something has been thrashed
out, and if we want APD-I concensus, then we can post an ADMIN:Poll, but 
until then we're just going around in circles.

Great to see HWRNMNBSOL again, and in fine storytelling form as usual.

Back to our regular scheduled program - 
                                                        ...sage
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