I wouldn't worry about it to much, players don't seem to be ejected
automatically when accounts reach zero thank goodness. Turns keep
running and everything. This I have seen on my own turns.
Basil
Reinis Ceplis wrote:
>
> oh yes. I'm really worried if Olympia would want me to quit just because i
> did not pay. Yet i'd be glad to do it as i sent my new data to Rich but so
> far nothing happened. Yet i must say that i've been conversating with Rich
> abouth payments less than four month ago so i assume we should not worry
> much.
>
> >Speaking of non-participation - I sent him email a couple of
> >weeks ago saying that my method of paying was going away
> >and that I needed to know how to continue paying him. I have
> >not heard from him. I really want to give him money but....
> >
> >Rodger
> >
> >
> >On 27-Jan-99, Wayne Sheppard wrote:
> >>>From: Tom Schmidt <tschmid@stud.uni-goettingen.de>
> >
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Dragon Lord schrieb:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Is this entire story going to start again ??
> >>>>> I think Rich is doing a great job running the
> >>>>> turns and since he is the GM, he will decide when
> >>>>> a bug should be fixed and when it is not nessecary
> >>>>> or too difficult to fix a bug.
> >>>>
> >>>>He does a good job in running the turns. And I do thank him for that.
> >
> >
> >>>Luckily for us, Rich probably has the turns mostly automated. In fact,
> the
> >>>turns run even when Rich is out of town.
> >
> >>>>
> >>>>> So please let him do his work instead of always
> >>>>> complaining.
> >>>>> My thought is that if you don't like then quit or
> >>>>> start your own PBM if you think you can do it better
> >
> >
> >>>You are absolutely right. If anyone is unhappy with the service they are
> >>>getting for their $2.50, they can quit.
> >
> >>>>
> >>>>You get one thing totally wrong here: Rich is selling his product to us,
> >>>>and we are his customers.
> >>>>I've heard no one complaining, that he could do it better.
> >
> >
> >>>You haven't been listening. Many people have complained about Rich's
> lack
> >>>of participation. He hasn't been publicly heard from, either on this
> list
> >>>or in the Times, in over four months. We cannot even get a status update
> >>>from him about the bugs. We have players keeping lists of bugs that have
> >>>been in the game for over a year. You would think that for $882.50 a
> week,
> >>>we could get better support than we are now.
> >
> >>>But it does little good to complain. History has shown that.
> >
> >
> >>>>
> >>>>An analogy comes to my mind (and I'm gonna get crucified for this):
> >>>>
> >>>>Microsoft produces and sells OS's. They do their job. Still they get
> >>>>blamed for not fixing the bugs in their products.
> >>>>No one tells those who complain: "Why don't you write your own OS".
> >
> >
> >>>I guess you never heard of Linux. There are hundreds of programmers out
> >>>there devoting spare time, working together to write this free operating
> >>>system. Many people already say that it is better than Windows.
> >
> >>>>
> >>>>Bye, Tom
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Dragonlord
> >>>>> PS: my thanks to Rich for this great game and all the fun
> >>>>> that I have had in the last year and a half
> >
> >>>I too have had much fun. Rich did an incredible job creating this game.
> >
> >
> >>>Wayne
> >
> >
> >