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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:03:50 -0500
- Reply-To: Patrick Rusk <rusk@MARBLE.COM>
- Sender: Discussion Group for the Game Diplomacy <DIPL-L@MITVMA.BITNET>
- From: Patrick Rusk <rusk@MARBLE.COM>
- Subject: Re: Disappearance of "Hornet"
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- > | It strikes me that it would be useful to have a "bin" where
- > |interested people could throw their names and game preferences in. That
- > |way, we could know when there is enough interest to start a game of a
- > |particular variant/skill level/press type/etc.
- >
-
- > When I LISTed the Washington Judge for the first time, I found that
- > there were many games but none that interested me had openings. So, I
- > created a new game and it filled up within a few days.
- >
-
- > The simplest way to play the variant you want is to create one. There
- > doesn't have to be a moderator for a game to be played, so you can
- > remain a player. Other people will join if they're interested.
-
- Chris,
-
- My best understanding of the current situation is that:
-
- > ** Note: As of November 17th, 1992, the judge at the University of
- > ** Washington is winding down and not allowing any new games to be
- > ** started. Sorry.
-
- and that:
-
- > David Kovar (jdr@morrolan.eff.org), runs the EFF judge, and has a rule that
- > says that all games on the judge must remain moderated.
-
- It would thus appear that your solution would only work at yet another site.
- The only other two I know of are in Australia and South Africa. Quite a
- distance to play from (though this is the Internet 8^) ).
-
- I suspect -- though I have no direct experience -- that unmoderated
- games ultimately need moderation of some form. Thus, someone must willingly
- or unwillingly be accountable for them.
-
- So, if we went with the bin idea, people could easily express their
- desire to play a particular variant with no side affects until such time as
- someone rouses the interest to moderate the game.
-
- Am I mistaken in my assumptions? Does anyone have any suggestions?
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