Communication ethics in PBW - Page 3

DavidG · #21 August 9th, 2002, 12:06 AM

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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
I agree that you shouldn't communicate until you've met in-game, but i think most of the players here are referring to after an in-game meeting.

Actaully what my friend was bothered by that caused me to start this thread is because the other player e-mailed him on the very first trun.

Puke · #22 August 9th, 2002, 12:09 AM

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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
I agree that you shouldn't communicate until you've met in-game, but i think most of the players here are referring to after an in-game meeting.

indeed, i would consider it foul play to communicate with someone before actually meeting them in the game, and would never consider doing that myself.

on the other hand, i think it is unproductive and silly to restrict communications to one message a month, and have to wait an extra month to get an answer back. if those were the rules of the game, i would certainly abide by it. and i think you will find most PBW games stipulate wither or not email use is encouraged.

DocShane · #23 August 9th, 2002, 06:30 AM

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Originally posted by Puke:
[QB]hell, i had an interstate phone conversation to coordinate a very complicated double crossing, once.QB]

Was this me in the Junkyard game? Because I would be real honored if you wasted your long distance money trying to pull the rug out from under the Gremlins. Hey, and I just put in a good word for your mod in another thread.

Seriously, I feel email communications should be agreed upon before the start of a PBW game. I have utilized them in some games extensively and none in others. I don't view it as cheating, but it can give you an edge if other players are not coordinating their strategy. In game messaging is just painfully slow.

Jmenschenfresser · #24 August 9th, 2002, 03:21 PM

No the telephone conversation was with me...

And I am damned sorry we never got around to springing that trap.

Ah, the good ole days, when I wasn't involved in so many PBW games that I could actually concentrate on one turn for 30 minutes.

Puke · #25 August 10th, 2002, 01:59 AM

[quote]Originally posted by docshane:

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Originally posted by Puke:
Because I would be real honored if you wasted your long distance money trying to pull the rug out from under the Gremlins.

who still pays for long distance these days? seriously, this should be the topic of an OT poll or something. doesn't everyone have free nation-wide long distance these days?

Jmenschenfresser · #26 August 10th, 2002, 08:36 PM

Well, or they just make all their long distance calls from work.

Mephisto · #27 August 11th, 2002, 04:02 PM

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Doesn't everyone have free nation-wide long distance these days?

Are you kidding? Not over here!

Saxon · #28 August 12th, 2002, 02:36 PM

Free long distance? Hell, we pay for all local calls. It is only North America which has the free stuff.

Growltigga · #29 August 12th, 2002, 02:49 PM

Oh, you can get 'free' local calls in England but I believe you pay a fee of about �25 a month to get them.. given that we only make local calls at weekends or evenings when it is about 1p a minute, my basis maths implies you would need to talk for about 2 days solid per month to get to this...

As they are local, I just tell the current Mrs Gt to go round and see them

DavidG · #30 August 13th, 2002, 01:16 AM

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Originally posted by Saxon:
Free long distance? Hell, we pay for all local calls. It is only North America which has the free stuff.

Well local calls maybe free here but free long distance has not move into the north part of the continent.

Of course 'free local' calls is really just a phone company ad slogan since we pay a monthly fee.

[ August 13, 2002, 01:52: Message edited by: DavidG ]