From: penfold@ccs.northeastern.edu (karl j von lauderman)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Neo Geo: 8 Man review (awesome!!!)
Date: 15 Apr 92 23:42:06 GMT
Organization: College of Computer Science, Northeastern University
Originator: penfold@dworkin.ccs.northeastern.edu


In article <sdqf5INNb3f@agate.berkeley.edu> hlee@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Han J. Lee) writes:
>In article <9mxj=2_.primus@netcom.com> primus@netcom.com (Robert keng) writes:
>
>[ Review of 8-Man, another Neo-Geo Ninja Combat-clone game deleted ]
>
>>who don't own a Neo Geo, :-( go and rent the system and check out 8 Man for     yourselves. I used to doubt that the Neo Geo is all that it was hyped up to
>>be, not any more! In my opinion, (just stating my opinion, no flames please)
>>no system out there, not even the awsome mega CD (I have played many Mega CD
>>games, including Sol-Feace, Ernest Evens, Nostaliga...) can really match the
>>power of Neo Geo. Not putting anyone down, or trying to start a 'my system is
>>better than your system' flame thread. If you don't believe me, rent the Neo
>>Geo for a couple of days and rent 8 Man and form your own opinions. Believe me,
>>you won't be disappointed. I hope SNK keeps up the good work: Neo Geo is truely
>>a great system :)
>
>So what else is new, Primus?  I find all of your articles not stating
>any new information.  Your articles are, as David Letterman would put it,
>uninfotaining.  I think it's the first time you've given a review of
>a game.  Good, what a progress!  But until now, all you had to say was
>how you think "SNES is better than Genesis," and how you hate Genesis
>games so much.  We all know that.  You don't have to spend so many hours
>posting 4 to 5 articles per day that basically state the same thing.
>
>Next time, unless you have some informative or entertaining things to say,
>don't say it.  And I reassure you, we all know how you hate Sega and
>Genesis.  
>
>>
>>If I do sound a bit one sided, then please, 
>>forgive me. I am hooked, that's all :)
>>
>
>At least Rauser is funny...
>
>>
>>primus
>>primus@netcom.com
>
>I still miss your .sig message though... :-)
>
>Han J. Lee
>hlee@cory.berkeley.edu

	Where do you get off posting a message like that?! I've seen Primus
post a lot of stuff, and I've seen him get flamed, and I didn't think he 
really deserved it. Then afterwards, everything he posted seemed to me to be
very non-flameworthy. Now he posts an opinion of a game that he obviously 
thinks is really awesome, and makes sure to include plenty of disclaimers,
stating that it is "only my opinion" and that he does not want to get flamed,
and then you go and criticize him for... for... I don't even know what!!!
It seems to me that the only thing you are flaming him for is posting!!!
What did he say to deserve it?!?! I'm writing this because I feel someone
has to speak in his defense, if you won't listen to him.  I've read every
message on this group for the last four months now, and if Primus has ever
posted anything worth getting flamed for, so bad that he is getting flamed
for just posting an opinion and obviously trying to avoid being flamed, I
guess I must have missed it, and I don't see how I could have. I almost
thought of not bothering to post this, after the initial shock of your
message had passed, but then I read Primus' next post which sounded very
humble, and almost apologetic!! If you don't agree with someone else's
opinion, then fine, you disagree. But you don't have to make him feel
guilty about it!!!

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