Dear Berk,
'Tis sad to see a bard speak so harshly. You don't know me well, then. My
intent is to prevent a novice bard from getting incorrect information.
Being a founder of the Soerbaird, with members who have put hours of time
into various Beta Phases, and much research into all things Bardic, I would
say I have access to a lot of good information and research. I need only to
turn to my fellow Soerbaird for accurate information I don't already have. A
level 25 bard in our guild seems to be quite a rich source of experiential
knowledge.
Our guild is built to be a boon for Bards, and thus it's my charge, as well
as the charge all Soerbaird to be helpful.
I guess I don't think it's arrogant or selfish to ask people to be accurate
rather than wrong. I don't think young bards want to be given incorrect
information. "Guesstimates" are fine, so long as they are posed that way. My
contention was that people were posting incorrect information as truth.
As for time, I give what time I have to providing a source of information to
Soerbaird as well as to anyone interested. I built the Soerbaird web site as
a resource for you or anyone else - as well as for my guild. I have indeed
invested many hours into developing this information storehouse for you and
anyone else.
While it's only 1 week old, the site will soon be overflowing with
information for young and old bards alike. I can tell you the leaders of the
Soerbaird spend little time powergaming, and much time tinkering with
quests, writing ballads, and testing techniques for bards.
As you might imagine, it takes time to document research, and I'm always
grateful to those who do.
Dendall, Ollave of the Aegis
http://www.soerbaird.com
-----Original Message-----
From: John Rice [mailto:
johnrice@...]
Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 1:49 PM
To:
eqbards@onelist.com
Subject: [eqbards] Re: A lot of misinformation
From: "John Rice" <
johnrice@...>
Why don't you enlighten all us poor dunces
with your incredible deductive prowess?
Oh, what, you don't have the time?
You would prefer to passively benefit only
from the most exacting research of others,
and not their guesstimates? Personally I follow
the big grain of salt rule for almost anything
that comes across my cable modem.
My preliminary deduction is that you are selfish
and arrogant.
Berk Half-Elven
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Pickle [mailto:scottp@...]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 4:05 PM
> To: 'eqbards@onelist.com'
> Subject: [eqbards] A lot of misinformation
>
>
> From: Scott Pickle <scottp@...>
>
> I could spend hours trying to correct a lot of misinformation being posted
> by some people. I would ask that if you aren't 100% sure about the
> information you give, don't post it as a statement, rather ask it as a
> question.
>
> It reveals to me there's a lot of poor deductive logic going on with some
> players - drawing conclusions from game experiences that are more based on
> coincidence than on good research.
>
> I don't care to try and correct some of these things - I just ask that,
> going forward, people be more cautious about the things they declare as
> truth.
>
> There's a big difference between:
>
> ---- "Hill Giants can outrun Selo's"
> and
> ---- "A Hill Giant seemed to outrun my Selo's, has anyone else seen this?"
> The complicated thing is that one MAY have tested this fully, and
> thus could
> say:
> ---- "I tried running 10 times from a Hill Giant and here are the
> results...."
>
> - Dendall, Ollave of the Aegis
> http://www.soerbaird.com
>
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