> In short, if people truly followed the
> "Rules of the Road", I think that the digest
> will work just fine.
But people don't.
> THE GENERAL NATURE OF THIS GROUP:
> -----------------------------------
> I don't see the need to split hairs over
> whether this is a barroom chat or a hushed
> discussion in the library, as long as a few
> simple rules are followed:
>
> 1. Be polite. (I confess I sometimes fail)
> 2. Be understanding.
> 3. Be kind.
> 4. Relax, it's just a game.
> 5. Encourage, not discourage others.
> 6. Actively welcome other points of view.
> 7. Ginna Jar
Yep !
> WHY DON"T NEWBIES RESPOND?
> ---------------------------
> Most likely it's because there aren't
> that many of them.
Yep. :-(
> Add on the learning
> curve and I doubt many take the plunge.
> A few might read the digest for quite some
> time and feel overwhelmed, and see the
> occasional argument, but I don't think
> a fear of being slammed drives many away.
> More than likely, it is for a wide variety
> of reasons, many of which would be
> eliminated if people just followed the
> simple maxim of "encouraging others"
That's almost exactly what I believe.
I'm very dismayed with the hard stick
doctrine.
> IN THE END:
> -------------------
> Between the HQ-Digest, HW-Rules, and this
> digest, I'm pretty well covered. In many
> respects I wish there were fewer groups,
> possibly only one. There was a time when
> the RQ Daily/Gloranthan Digest was enough
> for the vast majority of us before we let it
> get splintered as people felt they were
> reading too much stuff they didn't care
> about.
In the beginning, there was a Glorantha
Digest and a Glorantha Daily.
Otherwise, I agree with your analysis.
Julian Lord
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