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Message ID: 4217
Date: Fri Jul 23 16:32:33 BST 1999
Author: Jones, Brian
Subject: RE: Secret Code (OOC)


Well you have the wrong book :)

We better stop this thread since it isn't about bards and we'll cause alot
of people to have to scroll through too much mail to read the important
stuff. Sorry


> ----------
> From: Jesse[SMTP:j@...]
> Reply To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 10:30 AM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Secret Code (OOC)
>
> From: Jesse <j@...>
>
>
> > I am talking about items for sale. And it may be easy for you to find
> out
> > but not everyone that reads these lists are as computer literate as some
> of
> > us. It is not that much more difficult to type out the word when
> posting to
>
> I don't see any problem with using words/acronyms that are common
> knowledge in-game, when out of game and talking about the game. Very very
> very few people don't know what RTS is. If they don't, they're gonna learn
> pretty fast when playing. Therefore I consider it common knowledge.
>
> In my book, it's the same as acting as if it's bad for me to say 'the
> ranger guild'. Someone out there, somewhere, might not know that the
> ranger guild is in Surefall and Kelethin. So therefore, according to the
> no-acronyms logic, I should explain the locations of them since someone
> might know them.
>
> And when you get into explaining everything because someone somewhere
> might not know it..
>
> ---
> Jesse <j@...>
> http://www.lumiere.net/
>
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