James_J_Kowalczyk@cup.portal.com (02/03/90)
sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) wrties: >James_J_Kowalczyk@cup.portal.com writes: > >|Thus, I would argue that all role playing games involve fantasy, >|and therefore the name "rec.games.frp" encompasses all role playing games. > >|Since all role playing games involve elements of fantasy, all discussions >|of these games belong in rec.games.frp (unless you propose creating a sub- >|group called rec.games.frp.discuss, which IMHO would be silly). > >If all stories that required suspension of belief were fantasy, then book >stores would have two sections: > >Non-Fantasy >Fantasy > >You can see the ridiculousness of this argument. Unfortunately, we are not discussing bookstores or books. We are discussing role playing games and Usenet. >The idea is not that role playing games don't have some fantasy element, >but that "Fanasy Role Playing games" is a particular genre within the >domain of all Role Playing Games. I disagree. >Implying that all Role Playing Games are Fantasy Role Playing games is >incorrect, and the newsgroup name suggests this. I am not *implying* that all Role Playing Games involve Fantasy, I am *emphasizing* it. To suggest otherwise is incorrect. >I say it should be changed. >-- >*** Sean Casey sean@ms.uky.edu, sean@ukma.bitnet, ukma!sean If you want to argue over nonsense, then how does this grab you: renaming the group to "rec.games.rpg" would be redundant since "rpg" stands for Role Playing Games. At least suggest that the name should be changed to "rec.games.rp". Look at that! One fewer character! Think of the Bandwidth that could be saved over the centuries. Jim Kowalczyk James_J_Kowalczyk@cup.portal.com Kowalczyk@chemistry.chem.utah.edu
tale@cs.rpi.edu (David C Lawrence) (02/03/90)
Once and for all, we _can't_ change the name. It conflicts with an
extant group in the ddn distribution which deals with rocket-propelled
grenade exercises.
Dave
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"Nice plant. Looks like a table cloth."peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (02/03/90)
Enough silly little TLAs. How about rec.games.roleplaying?
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v "Have you hugged your wolf today?" `-_-'sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) (02/05/90)
peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes: |Enough silly little TLAs. How about rec.games.roleplaying? That's the best suggestion I've heard yet. -- *** Sean Casey sean@ms.uky.edu, sean@ukma.bitnet, ukma!sean *** "May I take this opportunity of emphasizing that there is no cannibalism *** in the British Navy. Absolutely none, and when I say none, I mean there *** is a certain amount, more than we are prepared to admit." -MP
steveb@cs.utexas.edu (Steve Benz) (02/05/90)
How about we come up with a separate newsgroup for all the folks with nothing better to do then suggest splitting/renaming this group? - Steve