> At 08:12 PM 3/24/2003 +0100, Julian Lord wrote:
>
> >I'm personally getting fed up with the attitude that ALL
> >non-basic subjects should be dumped into the GD / trashcan.
>
> I hope Jeff will not be offended if I jump in to make
> a point in his defense.
>
> If we want HQ to remain accessible to newcomers,
> it needs a forum which is likewise accessible to
> newcomers -- a point of entry where folks can pop
> in and not get the immediate impression that they must
> master miles of minutiae in order to have fun playing
> games set in Glorantha. From the earliest days of
> HQ/HQ's development, the team recognized this need,
> and this is the list meant to fill that need.
Bingo.
> The GD is not the trashcan. It is meant for another
> level of Gloranthan enjoyment -- the reveling in
> non-basic subjects and the joyful traversing of
> miles of minutiae. The goddess has many paths...
Yes, its my understanding that the digest exists for this sort of
esoteric discussion and why I feel the need to refer matters which
are a deeper study to that venue. Just as I refer rules discussions
to the hw-rules list.
> Take care >>> Robin
Thank you, Robin.
You are, as ever, more eloquent than I - at least on paper. =)
Jeff