[net.games.frp] 60 Minutes replies and my last open letter to them

hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) (12/03/85)

Dear fellow netters,

Below is what I expect to be the last of my exchange  of  letters  with  60
Minutes regarding their Dungeons & Dragons segment.  It consists of a reply
I received from them, which apparently crossed in the mail with  my  second
letter, and my response to that reply.

As of this posting, 60 Minutes has failed  to  take  any  action  regarding
their  presentation  of  the Dungeons & Dragons segment and the contents of
their letter indicate they have no intention of doing so.  What can I  say?
At   least   we  got  someone's  attention  at  CBS,  however  briefly  and
superficially.

My thanks goes out to all of you  who  sent  me  messages  of  support  and
especially those who took the time to mail their own letters to 60 Minutes.
At least they know we care and they aren't the only  ones  with  access  to
some form of mass media.

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CBS/BROADCAST
GROUP
CBS Inc., 51 West 52 Street
New York, New York 10019
(212) 975-3166

Marjorie W. Holyoak, Director
Audience Services



Dear Mr. Hollombe:                                    November 15, 1985

I am replying to your correspondence concerning the 60 MINUTES segment
"Dungeons & Dragons".

We regret to learn of your reaction to this report and have shared your
observations with those responsible for the broadcast.  60 MINUTES
deals with numerous subjects, and it is inevitable that reports will
elicit both praise and criticism.  Our Goal is to focus a journalistic
eye on newsworthy persons and topics, and we do so without taking
editorial positions.  Although you did not care for "Dungeons &
Dragons", the reaction we have received to it indicates that our efforts
to be accurate and objective have been successful.

Thank you for taking the time to write.  We hope that future
editions of 60 MINUTES will prove more to your liking.

Cordially,

M. Holyoak [signature]

Mr. Jerry Hollombe
P.O. Box 5921
Santa Monica, CA  90405
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28 November 1985


60 Minutes
524 W. 57th Street
New York, NY  10019


Dear 60 Minutes,

I recently received your reply to  my  first  letter.  Having  you  word
processor  insert  my name and a key word or two isn't enough to keep me
from recognizing it as a form letter.  My home computer can do the  same
trick and I'm not impressed.

By now you've received my second letter, which crossed in the mail  with
yours,  and  probably  a few from some other people who saw the Dungeons
and  Dragons  segment  and   considered   your   coverage   biased   and
sensationalistic.  Your  form  letter  gave  me  no  reason  to  retract
anything I said in my last letter.

I expect this will be my last written communication with you.  You  will
either  reconsider  your actions or not and nothing further I can say to
you will influence that.  I would like to tell you one thing more  about
the people you've treated in such a cavalier manner.

In over five years experience of fantasy gaming I've met  all  kinds  of
people playing these games, with one exception.  I've met players of all
ages, all sexes, all levels of skill and experience.  Some  have  become
close  friends  and  a  few I actively dislike.  The only kind of player
I've never met fantasy gaming  is  stupid.  Without  exception  everyone
I've ever met fantasy gaming has been above average in intelligence.  In
fact, the group I currently play with the most are all members of Mensa.

By your own account there are at least several million fantasy gamers in
the  country.  By  now  most  of  them  have  seen  or  heard about your
presentation and its disregard of the facts.  Like me, most of them have
other things to do with their Sunday evenings.



Sincerely,

Jerry Hollombe [signature]

Jerry Hollombe, M.A.
P.O. Box 5921
Santa Monica, CA  90405-0921

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oleg@birtch.UUCP (Oleg Kiselev) (12/06/85)

In article <42@ttidcc.UUCP> hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) mentions the
address and the phone number of CBS's NY office:
>==============================================================================
>CBS/BROADCAST
>GROUP
>CBS Inc., 51 West 52 Street
>New York, New York 10019
>(212) 975-3166
>
>Marjorie W. Holyoak, Director
>Audience Services

This is a number to call if you want to register a complaint by phone:
	(212)975-3247
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