I find that an interesting view, Michael. It seems to me that Glorantha's in a *very* healthy position right now. There's active support and print publication under Moon, plus all the material Mongoose is producing for the Second Age (whether you like or loathe Mongoose or Second Age is immaterial - there's some excellent content out there, and its generating a lot of brand new interest in Glorantha).
As to Mike Holmes being the only one to succeed in promoting Glorantha where everyone else has failed - well, I'm sorry but I haven't heard of Mike at all, and I'm not sure that that assertion is actually true. As I've said, there's lots of promotion of Glorantha going on, with lots of new content for HQ and RQ, and consequently a great deal of fresh enthusiasm. I'm sure that whatever promotional work Mike is doing is absolutely brilliant, but he's not alone, and I don't believe for an instant that everyone else has failed.
Loz
2008/6/24 Michael Schwartz <raconteurx_at_...>:
> Jeff Kyer wrote:
>
> > Your dislike of the World of Glorantha group
> > is well known.
>
> And Jane's perfectly entitled to that opinion. World of Glorantha continues
> to be of very limited use to anyone new to the setting, or anyone with
> long-time familiarity. Between you, Jeff, and others like you, Glorantha is
> in the worst condition since back in the years between RQ3 and Hero Wars.
> Congrats on that.
>
> > Your dislike is quite verbose and unpleasant.
>
> Verbose it may be, but I find Jane's posts quite intelligent and
> insightful. Maybe if wonks like you listened to complaints rather than
> dismissing them, this list and the Glorantha community in general would be
> thriving. Let's face it, the only reason a third edition is even financially
> viable is because Mike Holmes has succeeded in promoting the game where
> everyone else has failed.
>
> > You have been warned about it on this list
> > repeatedly. You have ignored these warnings.
>
> Amazing how you single out Jane for things like this, yet you ignore non-HQ
> posts like those of Ray Turney and others. You're a joke, Jeff.
>
> > I am sick of it. Goodbye.
>
> Jeff, you are honestly one of the worst mailing list mods I've ever
> encountered, and I'm tempted to boycott all things HeroQuest, all things
> Glorantha, all things Moon Design, all things written by Greg -- and
> encourage others to do the same -- until Greg and Rick remove you as list
> owner.
>
> --
> Michael Schwartz [raconteurx AT yahoo DOT com]
>
> "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on
> the next seven generations." -- Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy
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-- One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel And the next its rolling over me... Rush - 'Far Cry'
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