[MN-dip] Online Game Update

[Ry4an Brase]

Heh. Actually, it was me who said that.  I guess we can't have to worry
about you figuring out who is who when even signed messages confuse. ;)

On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 09:11:53AM -0600, Tom Woodhouse wrote:
> Zach writes that he is the only one to use semi-colons; however, I also
> use them.   
> 
> Tom W
> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> 
> 
> >>> Ry4an Brase <ry4an at ry4an.org> 1/19/2007 2:20 PM >>>
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 12:15:53PM -0800, Zachary Mark wrote:
> > Hm, that idea seems odd to me, but it's standard?
> 
> That's how it's almost always done.   In part because folks don't want
> their global ranking affecting how they're treated in a specific game
> and also to make things like "no talking after the deadline is up"
> rule
> enforceable.  If you knew who was playing France and could email them
> directly then there'd be no way to make you stop talking when time is
> up
> (whereas in a FTF game we'd just tackle you). :)
> 
> Writing styles do become apparent (hint I'm the only person who still
> uses semi-colons), but so long as no one accidentally signs an email
> w/
> their real name you're never totally sure.
> 
> > After all, in a face-to-face, we would all know who is
> > a beginner and who isn't, and everyone could use that
> > information however they wanted, hence equal
> > advantage/disadvantage to all. I would rather like to
> > know, say, if Tom is conniving Russian or Ry4an a
> > Socialist Frenchman again. :) Also, wouldn't writing
> > styles become readily apparent?
> > 
> > Zach
> > 
> > --- Chad Walstrom <chewie at wookimus.net> wrote:
> > > stew0197 at d.umn.edu  wrote:
> > > > I would have to lean toward a gunboat game.  Not
> > > the kind where we
> > > > can't talk to eachother, but the kind where we
> > > don't know who is
> > > > playing as who.
> > 
> > 
> >  
> >
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