Re: Re: What happened?

one thing I noticed (and didn't like) is a GM advertising for a new game here, and then proceeding
to play it on another forum without Ccing any of the Cat23 lists.

-Mike


--- stephen_worthy <[email protected]> wrote:
> A quick look at the message numbers on each mailing list makes it 
> obvious there's a decline from 2001 (90% decrease on GM, 69% on 
> ngame, 81% on dipknights), although interestingly G-chat has held 
> pretty firm at 500-600 messages a year.
> 
> I don't read that one myself, so I wouldn't know why that is.  
> Perhaps it suggests that the community's still there, but the need to 
> e-mail so much is less.  For myself, e-mailing a diplomacy community 
> had novelty value back then, but now it's simply functional.
> 
> Has anyone noticed a reduction in take-up and replacements on their 
> games?  I've run about three games a year and never noticed much 
> variation.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Peter J Richardson" <pjrich@n...> 
> wrote:
> > I think that maybe there was a wide influx of players into the 
> internet hobby three and four years ago as a result
> > of the internet becoming widely available, and the fact that the 
> internet now *is* widely available that influx of
> > people who are new to the internet finding that diplomacy can be 
> played here is now reduced.
> > 
> > Of the large intake of three years ago, I would suggest quite a 
> number are like Charles, they tried it, they took on
> > a big game load and they burned themselves out.
> > 
> > In addition to that, as broadband becomes more popular it may be 
> that communities like Redscape which are web rather
> > than E-mail based become more popular.
> > 
> > So in summary I think there is an element of truth in both of 
> Charles' and Ray's suggestions.
> > 
> > Regards
> > Peter
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David E. Cohen" <zendip18@o...>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 1:35 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CAT23-GM] What happened?
> > 
> > 
> > > Welcome back Charles.  I agree with you.  The various Cat23 lists 
> are
> > > quieter than they were a couple or three years ago.  Maybe it is 
> people
> > > drifting into other groups (and it seems as though there are many 
> people
> > > who were once mainly Cat23 types who are now active in multiple 
> forums),
> > > or it may be due in part to the continuing success of the 
> Worldmasters
> > > (60 or 70 games and questions arising from them not on the regular
> > > lists, but rather in the Tournament lists).
> > >
> > > mczet wrote:
> > >
> > > >No, its still pretty active. Games start quite regularly. Normal 
> ebb and
> > > >flow I'd say.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Charles Schmidt" <chaschmidt@y...>
> > > >To: <[email protected]>
> > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:09 PM
> > > >Subject: [CAT23-GM] What happened?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Howdy there. Some of y'all may remember me from when I was a 
> heavy
> > > >>regular around here a few years ago. I've completely avoided 
> Dipping
> > > >>for the past two years or so (serious case of burnout), and have
> > > >>only just come back to the Cat in the past few days.
> > > >>
> > > >>I couldn't help but notice that in the time since I left the
> > > >>activity on Cat boards like NGame and GM has gone way, way 
> down. I
> > > >>always knew I was a popular guy, but it's pretty surprising to 
> see
> > > >>everyone else leaving just cuz I did. ;^)
> > > >>
> > > >>Seriously though, what happened around here? Was there some 
> short of
> > > >>shakedown and mass exodus of people? Is the Cat really less 
> active
> > > >>than it used to be, or am I missing something?
> > > >>
> > > >>Charles
> > > >>
> > >
> > >
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