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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{philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombeoleg@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 -- Disclamer: My employers go to church every Sunday, listen to Country music, and donate money to GOP. I am just a deviant. +-------------------------------+ Don't bother, I'll find the door! | "VIOLATORS WILL BE TOAD!" | Oleg Kiselev. | Dungeon Police |...!{trwrb|scgvaxd}!felix!birtch!oleg --------------------------------+...!{ihnp4|randvax}!ucla-cs!uclapic!oac6!oleg