Re: A82: Still dead?

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Re: A82: Still dead?


At 09:12 PM 1/17/99 PST, you wrote:
>  Ok, the list is still dead. Having nothing better to say, here's my 
>attempt at stirring conversion:
>
>   ASM programming groups, a flawed concept? I think so. Also they're 
>very trendy. Just today I have received 2 requests from newly formed 
>groups. 2-3 new groups are formed each week: Some BASIC, some ASM. 
>Everyone wants to be cool and be the president of their own group. 
>   The whole idea sucks in my opinion. They don't actually help 
>programming efforts, and all it does is promote elitism and competition. 

I agree.  Ever since the alliances were created, these lists have only
generated about 5-10% of the messages they used to.  No one in the
alliances is willing to share what is going on with everyone else.  You
have to be on the "inside" for a while in order to know what is going on.
Sam, you are probably right about everyone who wants to be president of
their own group...they are just power-hungry.  Remember the saying though
that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.  The more power
each person has in these alliances, the more likely they are to cause their
group to fall.  It is inevitable that these groups will fail and fall apart
since, eventually, the alliances will no longer give people what they want
in a game and the members themselves will start fighting for more power.

>I won't go into further detail without pissing off certain groups, but 
>if anyone wants to argue in favor of groups, I'm game :)
>    Anyone remember KickASM? A failed programming group of the past, 
>what makes the newly-formed current ones any different?
>  Sam

To keep the alliances happy along with everyone else, put your discussions
on the ticalc.org mailing lists.  Don't keep us in the dark or we will care
less when a new game comes out.  Keep us updated on what is going on.  Give
us surveys to fill out and send in.  Include **us** in your discussions.
Go ahead, work together on a group project, but work with the rest of us as
well...okay?


                 Thomas J. Hruska -- thruska@tir.com
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