From alt.pub.dragons-inn Tue Oct 3 15:49:36 1995 Xref: netcom.com alt.pub.dragons-inn:8749 Path: netcom.com!ix.netcom.com!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!uknet!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.gmi.edu!msunews!caen!reeve.research.aa.wl.com!WS008013F18C2D!simonj From: simonj@rh.wl.com (Jeff Simon) Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: Attention all you lurkers!!!! Date: Sat, 30 Sep 1995 04:13:42 EDT Organization: Parke-Davis Rochester Lines: 56 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 198.205.215.16 X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #4] Hey you. Yeah, I mean you. I've seen you around here before, lurking in the shadows, watching what was going on when you thought nobody was paying attention. Well, we were. We know all about you. What I want to know is, what are you waiting for? How many times have you read a story on this site and thought to yourself: 'I could do better than that crap!'? Well, here's your chance. You see, the people that have been on this site for a long time, some of them since its formation, (henceforth referred to as the geezers) are too proud to admit that this site is a ghost town. Sure there are a few people going through the motions, posting the occasional FAQ or directory. Sort of like janitors on the set of a movie that has wrapped. All the action is over with, but they still go through the motions. But none of them are writing anymore, with the exception of the highly admirable Steve Hutchison. Oh, they are still happy to provide a lecture about how you ought to do things, but none of them contribute any meat to the skeleton. That's right, the geezers just sit around and talk about how good it was back in the old days, when THEY were writing. But they are tapped out, their creative juices have run dry. But that is not a necessarily bad thing. Now is the time to make your mark! Get the directory, or the FAQ, or the Tourist Guide, and start writing. YOU can make a difference. YOU can contribute, and breath a little life into this ghost town. Don't worry about your first piece, it may not be great, but at least you had the guts to give it a try. You will improve with practice, that is inevitable. So go ahead. Before this place is unplugged due to lack of interest. By the way, a good place to start would be: http://www.rdrop.com./~Hutch/stories/stories.html There is a little ' ~ ' in front of Hutch by the way. Tell him Jeff sent you. Jeff Simon -- The opinions expressed in this message are mine alone. This message does not necessarily reflect the positions or opinions of my company or organization.