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From: mkinyon@peabody.iusb.indiana.edu (Michael Kinyon)
Subject: Re: Reviews (was: Re: IF Criticism)
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In article <4l66j7$1ig9@thor.cmp.ilstu.edu>,
Christopher E. Forman <ceforma@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> wrote:

>It shouldn't
>make any difference whether something is posted in a zine or on Usenet.
>We can still comment on it and offer feedback either way.

This is an interesting comment.  I have been wanting to say something about
a couple of articles that appeared in XYZZYnews on playtesting (a topic near 
and dear to my heart), but (1) I don't want to write an article for the 'zine, 
I just want to comment on what was said in the other articles, and (2) I have 
not, until this moment, felt comfortable discussing items in the 'zine
here.

As I sit here and try to psychoanalyze myself, I find that I have no idea
why I should feel uncomfortable about it.  Maybe it is because....
>...hardly anyone seems to comment on XYZZYnews.
[snip]
>...I don't believe I've seen anything to acknowledge the fact that 
>XYZZYnews exists.

Which suggests one of two things:
(1) other people shared my (admittedly rather silly) discomfort about
discussing the 'zine in the newsgroup, or
(2) the intersection of 'zine readers and regular posters to the newsgroup
is very small.

I hope the answer is (1) and that we will now have some discussion of what
has appeared in XYZZYnews.  (Now that CE's comments have cured my neurosis, 
I will certainly post my thoughts on the playtesting articles in a week or so.)
My fear is that the answer is (2), but I would love to be wrong about this.

So how much do I owe you for this session, Dr. Forman?

-- 
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