Re: More Tales Of Yesteryear

waves weakly and belches.....



Ian wrote:
> Harumph,
> 
> For whom does the bell toll? It tolls for thee, who hath woken me 
> from my slumbers. 
> 
> It's interesting to see how lore is lost, after such short times. Ray 
> spat out a chewbacca few lines out on the stoop ; Cat23 is Ray's 
> and so was worldmasters ; however, worldmasters is gone 
> (account closed), and was taken over by Chris Babcock over on 
> DipWorld. 
> 
> More generally, maybe let's say two years ago, there was a 
> sudden general slump on both Cat23 and DipWorld, probably for 
> some common reasons, and also particular ones proper to 
> each site. 
> 
> One of the general reasons was the creeping predominance of 
> what was called "Smeagol" play, where mean-minded goons 
> would huddle over a miserable two dots and emit not one jot or 
> tittle of entertainment or derring-do.
> 
> Another general reason was the spilling over of various 
> politico-social issues between various "faces", both from FtF and 
> from PBEM. Internationally, too.
> 
> The refuge from this, for some few stoop suppers, was the 
> "Riskwanker" concept, whose last fling on the wider stage was 
> the "smeagolsmiter" team of the last Dipworld tourney. Since 
> then, rudeness and smugness has meant that participation in 
> Dip has become problematic at best, since this implies 
> transgression of "lazy wanker" status, and turning-in of the 
> Badge.
> 
> If this latest upsurge of whipper-snappers and fellow-me-lads 
> means a return to days of yore, then good luck say I ; but beware 
> the smeagols, for their name is legion...
> 
> Chairman Kow
> 
> 
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