RE: [DL] cackler / listserv courtesies

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

ARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Please use some form of Spoilers tag when discussing information that could 
possibly ruin an adventure for the players.

Such information includes details from any adventure as well as behind the 
scenes information not immediately available to players.  Like the end 
result of ongoing plot lines and the meta-details of the universe.

There are some players on here who do like to keep such things a surprise 
so as to not ruin the impact as they are revealed during play.

Thank you.

Here's the old list of listserv courtesies. . .


1) HTML formatting:  No html formatted text.   AOL users must minimize the 
use of formatting in their emails.
2) Subject lines:  Keep subject lines on subject.  Topic drift will occur, 
but take a moment to check the subject line before hitting send on your 
reply.  This includes putting in a <Spoiler> warning, putting an OT tag in, 
adding in the names of folks that you really want your post to be noticed 
by, and removing the names of those same folks once topic drift has occurred.
3) Off topic conversations:  OT threads that have gone on for "too long" 
should also be taken off of the list.  There are no hard and fast rules for 
what "too long" is, but one guideline is if the thread is now a direct 
conversation between just two people.  Another warning sign would be if the 
thread has gotten to be circular with everyone just repeating the same thing.
4)  Spoiler warnings:  When discussing things that could ruin a Marshal's 
surprise for a player (generally items in the Marshal's section of 
published books, or almost anything from an adventure) put either put a 
Spoiler tag in the subject line or a spoiler warning with a few lines of 
space in the text.  About five or six blank lines are sufficient - just 
enough space to be a visual break for folks reading.
5)  Replying:  When replying to a message it is not usually necessary or 
desired to copy the whole message and send it again.  Remove those messages 
and signature lines that are automatically added by the listserv itself and 
various free email services.
7)  Signature lines:  Be reasonable. I

At 05:24 AM 4/9/2003 +0000, you wrote:
 >Just to set the record strait, the reconers each have their own personal
 >poster boy Avatars/minions which are Raven, Grimme, Stone, and Hellstrome.
 >In this light, Stone should be the most bad @ss harrowed on the face of the
 >planet. Plus in the Weird West time line there is normal Stone and Future
 >stone running around. Also I want to say shame on Fred Jandt for the way he
 >wrote up Stone in Book of the Dead (D20). He's way too weak (might as well
 >have given him full stats). I was able to make a level 20 harrowed
 >gunslinger that was much more powerful than Stone. Stone should have many
 >more attacks and should make his attacks at +27 (+28 with master crafted
 >guns).

Courtesies




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Allan Seyberth
darious@darious.com

Interstellar Matter is a Gas