From: estaucl@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr I Coggins)
Newsgroups: rec.games.mud.lp
Subject: Re: Taliesin
Date: 13 Dec 1992 21:53:30 -0000
Organization: Computing Services, University of Warwick, UK
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In article <1992Dec13.051403.9511@ac.dal.ca> darcy@ac.dal.ca writes:
>     So, Tally, you don't consider your ridiculing of two people who actually
>posted in your favour to be flaming them? Please supply me with our definition
>of a flame. IMO, what you did was a flame. You don't like it when others make
>disparaing remarks about you? then don't post. :) Anyone who reads this

If you knew even half of the story about why I was banished or resigned 
depending on who's view point you take (and I'm not really that interested)
you'd understand why I made the comments I did in reply. I don't consider
that to be a flame just sarcasm. Thats the way I am. 

>group should know that people will post flames for the lamest of reasons. Not
>that I think Tim's post was lame, actually i agree with him for the most part,
>which is unusual. You say you were seeking a home but posted notes that would
>probably turn anyone off of inviting you. I didn't really find that Tim's
>response to you was anymore insulting than your responses to his, and more
>importantly the other, posts. C'est la vie.

Maybe I did contradict myself. I originally posting with true intentions of
seeking a new home. I was aware that the gods in question read some if not all
of the mud newsgroups but I didn't post for that reason. The fact they replied
was their own choice and so was my decision to post back.

>   Now, maybe I don't have much of a sense of humour but I failed to get your
>"joke" about the site address, AC.DAL.CA. In case you haven;t learned anything
>from using the newsgroups AC stands for Atlantic Canada, DAL stnads for
>Dalhousie University, and CA stands for Canada. Maybe you could point out
>what is so humorous about it. Must just be you 'peculiar' sense of humour I
>guess.
>

For a start I wasn't referring to the net address. I was actually 
making a comment about Flint@Ancient Anguish, but having thought about what
I was about to type I refrained and altered the comment I was going to put. 
Maybe I should have put some pathetic attempt of a joke instead to stop you
whingers going on about it.

>Darcy

>
>P.S. I do believe you mentioned that you had no further interest in muds in a
>previous post, and did not say that you still wanted to program. All you said
>was that, and the fact that you had nothing better to do than to annoy people
>on the newsgroup. :)
>

Ok, quick lesson, unread your news articles and re-READ them this time....
I said I 'playing' a mud didn't interest me anymore. Got that.. 'playing'
As in a player going around killing monsters and shouting about having just
slain a dragon for the 125th billion time etc etc.. I then said I wanted to
code... Yes CODE! Writing programs for the illiterate amongst you.. In my
opinion it is possible for people to code on a mud and still interact with
players without being a 'player'... In fact I believe thats the whole point
of it! Wiz's take on their role with the understanding that they are no
longer a player.

Maybe you follow different rules. Thats really not my problem.

At this point I would like to point out my regret at what my original 
posting has caused. From being a light hearted request for a new home, It seems
to have dug up another bunch of sour grapes from someone else on shattered 
world and a lot of flak from people who seem unable to cope with a different
sense of humour or approach.

Apologies to Gandalf/Dredd if what I said is truely a flame, I'm grateful for
the compliments you made in your postings and also to those who read what
I wrote as it was intended and contacted me about future coding possibilities.

Cheers,

Tally


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