[DL] Re: Listserv via the webpage = potential big bad [Shane, Allan, Goff-in]

["John Goff" <JohnGoff@deadlands.com>]

This is a very _good_ point. I'd drop the link, Shane.

I know most of you guys don't read the OT list (in fact, with the exception
of Allan, I think I'm the only one). I believe the charter is "anything
_but_ Deadlands, and it's easily the _most_ offensive collection of posts
I've ever seen in a non-porn locale. :-)

I love it; I get the digest and laugh every night, but it's not the sort of
thing we want to advertise. I've seen far too often what happens when
someone gets on there unexpected like...

It ain't pretty. :-/

John


----- Original Message -----
From: "Leybourne, Brian" <Brian.Leybourne@airnz.co.nz>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Cc: <darious@darious.com>; <pegshane@aol.com>; <johngoff@deadlands.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 1:24 AM
Subject: Listserv via the webpage = potential big bad [Shane, Allan,
Goff-in]


> Just a thought regarding the new link on the webpage that explains how to
> subscribe to the listserv (http://www.peginc.com/news/list.htm)...
>
> It probably either a) shouldn't mention deadlands-ot, or b) should warn
> potential subscribers that the OT list is not actually related to
deadlands
> and is generally 18+ material.
>
> I hate to imagine new (and potentially young) deadlands players,
interested
> and keen on the game, who read the page and think to themselves "Wow!
> Deadlands *and* Deadlands-ot! TWO list servers! I'll subscribe to both"
and
> getting his or her first email from the OT listserv which is more than
> likely to contain the words <censored> ,<censored>, and <censored>, and is
> also quite likely to discuss the fine art of <censored> someone's
<censored>
> into someone else's <censored>, or (from current threads) discuss sheep
> farting.
>
> It's kind of likely to put the "keen" crowd off a little, methinks. And
> their mothers and fathers who buy them deadlands sourcebooks...
>
> Still, over to you.
>
> Brian "Not that I would ever post a message about <censored> of course
:-)"
> Leybourne.
>
> .-->
> Brian Leybourne
> NT Systems Administrator
> Gen-i; Air New Zealand
> brian.leybourne@airnz.co.nz
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