Re: (Game Queue)

I don't think a queue is necessary or a variant yahoogroup is necessary.  I 
like having all the traffic on one Ngame list.  One-stop shopping, as it 
were.

We should only be so lucky that Cat23 gets busy enough for it to need to be 
split.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Babcock" <[email protected]>
To: "Cat-23 NGame" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [CAT23-Ngame] (Game Queue)


>>   Actually, I was thinking about something a little
>> less automated. I don't think we should arbitrarily
>> assign a random GM as soon as a game is full. That
>> could leave a GM in a position to run a game he
>> didn't want.
>
> It doesn't automatically send addresses. It's just a
> "Hey, they're there," message.
>
>>   I think, instead, we should go with a forum-style
>> setup, wherein a GM can look through the list of
>> variants, see how many responses there are, and
>> decide from there which game he'd like to run.
>
> If someone sets up a cat23-variants Yahoogroup then
> I'll take the queue off my to-do list.
>
>>   I'm also thinking that this wouldn't be a
>> definitive
>> list of who's in and who's not. The GM would likely
>> still put out an announcement, with the caveat that
>> he
>> will check the forums first and give players who
>> posted priority. The GM would thus still prompt the
>> mailing lists, which gives opportunity to players
>> who
>> haven't posted in a forum or don't wish to.
>
> There's certainly the flexibility in the present
> program. You could, for example, pull 4 addresses and
> advertise 3 "at large" positions when you request the
> confirmations.
>
>>   I think the point is that there would be more
>> potential opportunities by creating a variant forum.
>> We're looking to increase participation and traffic
>> within the community, right?
>
> The "Cat23 Way" would be probably be to start a
> Yahoogroup. If people can't use the search features
> and  message threading on Yahoo, a bulletin board
> won't be an improvement.
>
> I'm certainly not married to the idea. I've got plenty
> of projects going. One less won't leave me bored. :-)
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> 
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