Jim/ICLF
-----Original Message-----
From: Seehawk42@aol.com <Seehawk42@aol.com>
To: g2-list@pbm.com <g2-list@pbm.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 6:30 AM
Subject: Re: Gloating Codrickers
>In a message dated 5/18/99 5:57:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>tschmid@stud.uni-goettingen.de writes:
>
>>
>> BTW: the exploiting of bugs as used and promoted here is enough to be
>> excluded in many other pb(e)m games...
>>
>
>As well it should be Tom.
>As I mentioned before, I play in other pbem games in addition to Olympia.
In
>those games the moderator(s) is much more active in addressing bug reports
>and either fixing them, declaring them features, or issuing a warning not
to
>abuse them.
>
>By his lack of response to bug reports the moderator in Olympia in effect
>encourages their use. If I discover a "trick" not covered in the rules and
>I'm not told whether it's a bug or a feature, I would be stupid not to use
it
>to the fullest benefit of my faction and alliance. If and when the
moderator
>addresses it I will stop using it.
>
>This is not an attempt to take Rich to task or to complain about the game
>support. I have come to grips with the fact that Olympia does not receive
>the moderator support that I would hope it did. So it is up to me to
decide
>whether or not I want to continue to play in a game with the level of
support
>offered by Olympia. It is up to each of us to make the decision, and live
>with it.
>
>The fact is bugs are part of Olympia. They always have been and always will
>be. If you can't live with that you should probably leave the game.
>
>Eric
>