From: cbnorman@cayley.uwaterloo.ca ()
Subject: Call for "Straw" Votes: Rec.games.frp.campaign
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 05:43:51 GMT

                            "Straw" Call For Votes
                         on the proposed NEW newsgroup
                            rec.games.frp.campaign

                 <note, charter of group follows this message>
       <note also, changes to charter have been made since last posting>

                        Voting Period: Nov 13th-Nov27th

    This is not an official call for vote for the forming of a new newsgroup.
This is merely a "poll" to determine whether there is enough interest in
rec.games.frp.campaign to warrent a full Call for Votes(CFV).

    If you 
         1) Support rec.games.frp.campaign as it is and believe it should be 
            created...
      or 2) Are not perfectly satisfied with rec.games.frp.campaign as it
            is but do think it warrents further discussion...

    Then respond to this note, in e-mail, with the only text being "I support 
the further discussion of .campaign."

    If you 
         1) Are opposed to .campaign...
      or 2) Do not care, and will not be voting if a CFV is posted...

    Then do not respond to this note.  The purpose of this straw call for 
votes is to determine if their are 100+ people interested in .campaign. 

Implication of Vote:
    If less than 100 people respond to this "straw" vote, the discussion
of the creaton of rec.games.frp.campaign will be dropped.  Otherwise, 
discussion will be continued, and a formal CFV will eventually be made. 

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                      Revised Proposal (November 13, 1992)

                            rec.games.frp.campaign

Proposed Newsgroup: rec.games.frp.campaign

Type: Moderated <this is currently being debated> 

PLEASE NOTE:
    The purpose of rec.games.frp.campaign is NOT to provide a conference for 
the posting of play-by-e-mail GM or player moves!
    There are NO restrictions on posting due to "quality" of posts.

Charter:     
    The purpose of rec.games.frp.campaign is to provide an area for the 
posting of ongoing fantasy role-playing game campaigns, which are written up 
in story format.  In other words, no game terminology may be used, and the 
campaign 'moves' or 'chapters' will be in story form.  It is hoped that these 
stories will entertain the readers of the newsgroup, and help provide them 
with ideas for their own campaigns. 
    In addition, discussions of campaigns and campaigning will be permitted.  
Campaign discussion is the discussion of the "story" aspect of RPG campaigns 
both on and off the net.  Discussion of campaigning is a general exchange of 
ideas on how GMs can improve the "story" aspect of their own RPG campaigns. 
  
                        Acceptable Posting Items/Topics

    1. FAQ.

    The FAQ will contain (of course) answers to frequently asked questions.
Initially, it will contain the following information:
    - The rules and purpose of .rec.games.frp.campaign
    - A list of current GMs, their e-mail addresses, and whether or not
      they require more players for their campaign.
    - A list of current GMs, and their e-mail addresses, and whether 
      or not they require more players for their campaign.

    2. Campaign moves.

    A campaign move consists of what can be best described as a scene in a 
movie, or a chapter in a book.  A 'move' will describe the current location 
and environment of the campaign, the actions of the characters (as determined 
by the individual players), and the results of these actions.  A properly 
designed move will be as easy to follow for a complete novice to fantasy role 
playing as it will to an expert.  Once a campaign has terminated, the end 
result should basically be a short story or a book. 
    GMs will have to apply to the moderator before beginning a net-campaign.  
This is simply to allow the moderator to keep track of what games are ongoing 
in the newsgroup. 

    3. GM Statistical Post 

    These will be restricted to once/month or one/move (moderator's decision).  
This post can include the background for the GM's campaign, and possibly 
statistical information on the characters in the campaign, or the campaign 
world in which the adventure takes place. 
    These GM statistical posts will allow players of the same RPG to relate 
more closely to the campaign. 

    4. Discussion of Campaigns

    Controlled discussion of existing campaigns (live or net), ideas for new 
campaigns, and campaigning in general.  All references to campaign are to the 
"story" aspect of the campaign, not to individual RPG rules. 

                         Justification for Uniqueness

    The campaign is one of the most important concepts of role playing.  The 
newsgroup .campaign will provide a centralized location for fantasy role 
players to study the campaigns of others, discuss these campaigns, and talk 
about campaigning in general.  While some of the posts which are described 
above could be made in .frp newsgroups other than .campaign (such as .archives 
or .misc), the fact remains that the campaign is certainly an important enough 
element to deserve it's own news area.  It is also not possible, with 
different campaign elements spread over different .frp newsgroups, to get the 
type of centralized campaign environment that .campaign can provide. 
    

send any questions, comments, to cbnorman@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca.
send any flames to null@null.null.null.null 

This proposal will continue to be updated.