From: cwatters@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt D Watters)
Subject: Re: How does the split of .frp work?
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 12:43:59 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.075408.23293@daimi.aau.dk> thor@daimi.aau.dk (Torsten J|rgensen) writes:
>I've been away from the net for a while and the last time I read any news,
>rec.games.frp was all there was, though the discussion about splitting it up
>was red hot.
>
>So what happened. It seems like .frp is still there, or is it going to be
>closed down?
>Then there is all the other groups (.advocacy, .announce, .misc etc.). I can't
>really make out from the names, what's supposed to be posted where, and I might
>wery well have put this posting in a bad place. If so, I apologize.
>
>Could anyone fill me in on where to post/read what?
>
>
>	----THOR----
>
>P.S. It seems, by the way, to me that the majority of posts just shifted from
>rec.games.frp to rec.games.frp.misc, or am I wrong?
>

Well, you're somewhat correct.  Here's a compact version of the jist of the 
split.  For full charters, etc, check out the regular Introduction notices
over on rec.games.frp.announce.

rec.games.frp.advocacy                  High Volume

     This group is used for "strenuous discussion" of the merits/
     deficiencies of various gaming systems / styles.  If you wish to
     make rude comments about a gaming system, talk about sexism in
     games, argue diceless vs. random, etc, This is the group for you!
        
rec.games.frp.announce   (moderated)    Low Volume

     This group handles almost any kind of announcement - 
     new products, play by email games, conventions, etc.
     This is also the home of the informational bulletins, all
     readers of any of the r.g.f.* groups should subscribe to 
     this one.

rec.games.frp.archives   (moderated)    Medium Volume

     This group is used to post stories and other finished
     works.  Often this is used in conjunction with the .announce
     group - announce is used to announce the availability of
     something being placed on an archive site, while the actual
     item goes through the .archives group.

rec.games.frp.dnd                       High Volume

     This group is used to discuss the various incarnations of TSR's 
     _Dungeons and Dragons(tm)_ games, including the original D&D, 
     AD&D v1, AD&D v2, etc.  Discussion of gaming topics of general
     interest should take place in rec.games.frp.misc.  Items so 
     specific that they are almost unique to *DND* should be discussed
     here.

rec.games.frp.marketplace               Medium Volume
     
     Got something to sell?  Want to buy an out of print or budget
     item?  This is the place for you.  Buyer beware though.

rec.games.frp.misc                      High Volume

     R.G.F.MISC is where discussion of anything not relegated to one
     of the other groups takes place.  Here you can find discussions
     about any system (except for DND/ADND specific stuff).  This 
     group is sort of cyclic, so if your favorite system isn't being
     discussed, keep reading, it probably will come up.

*Note:  rec.games.frp was RMGROUPED on 30-AUG-1992, and is no longer
     valid.  Rec.games.rpg is considered a bogus newsgroup.  Neither
     are widely distributed.  Some sites are dumping rec.games.frp and 
     rec.games.rpg into rec.games.frp.misc, but don't count on it.

-Coyt

Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.advocacy