well all i can say is, well done list!! give yourselves a pat on the back, and it's not even the end of the week yet. i hope those of you who have assisted james' decision are proud of what you have done. if i was a developer i'd quit this list immediately! and i am seriously now considering quitting my moderation job. i spent almost 3 days this week sorting out a problem on the list i wasn't even involved in. then 2 days later, i'm out for the day with friends and family and i come back to more of what i've just sorted out, and seem to be continually sorting out. frankly, i'm fed to the back teeth with it! i would have thought folks would have at least given james until tomorrow, but know they have to jump on his back today, even my fellow moderator, whose already had a warning this week. i am unclear these days why in fact we bother with moderators, as it seems nothing we say has any authority and is continually ignored. so what choice do i have? i either tighten up big style on the list guidelines to the point were i get accused of being heavy handed or a control freak? throw several members off the list and be accused of the same? or leave things be and watch the list self-distruct, or finally hand the job to someone else for them to find out just what a hard, thankless and frankly depressing job it is running this list! you know i actually don't want to pick up my emails these days because i'm almost guaranteed to find another problem on the list? i'm not going to live like that!
i would post a message closing the topic of monty until it's release .... funny thought i did a few days ago! .... but what's the point? the damage is done already. i will spend 48 hours considering my position and give my final decision by midnight *my time* tuesday as too whether i'm staying or resigning as co-owner and moderator. if you all want to discuss this on list, go ahead! frankly at the minute i don't actually care! might give james north a break if anything! smile. i can of course be contacted privately, email address is below. Kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion list contact me via email/msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "James from Alchemy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:09 PM Subject: RE: audyssey: demo of monty > > Ah, good. > > Well, since Brenda can't seem to keep her dislike of me under control--or, > perhaps she's just generally a hostile and miserable person since she > appears to dislike several other members as well--I'll hang around until the > demo is posted and then I'll catch those who are genuinely interested in the > games on the Alchemy lists in a few days. > > It's obvious that Brenda can't just "let it go" even after her public > apology and unprofessional list conduct. I get a feeling that she felt > sleighted having to do that with her "I wasn't the only one wrong; but that > does not justify my action." predication on Friday and only did so to > appease. > > Many would say that I've been unprofessional in either my responses and in > conducting my business affairs where pre-ordering is concerned and I openly > admit so. Even entering my sixth year into this, I'm still finding there's > no good way to balance work, personal life, and writing accessible games on > the side while keeping all happy. I've tried and I have failed. In > learning so, Max will be the last game that's pre-orderable and, if titles > are to be produced after its eventual release, they will be done so quietly > and under lock and key. If they're late by my schedule or never ending up > seeing the light of day, then they will have come and gone without ever > being missed. In a way, since my heart truly isn't in this anymore, the > bickering and prodding has actually been the only resolve to finish the > games I've started except to fulfill the expectations and faith that others > have had. > > They are the ones who have the right to moan, not the Brenda's and Will's of > the community who apparently have nothing better to do than egg people on. > I can't say for Will, but I know first-hand that Montezuma's Revenge is not > Brenda's cup of tea. And, since her interaction with the community on-list > is rather rude, hostile, and sarcastic, I doubt her intentions are > advocating for the masses. > > It's easy to rattle off the names of those few who really spoil this > list--people like Will, Shaun, and Brenda--and, I doubt many would disagree. > Thankfully, Brenda doesn't usually offer much, but when she does it's > usually to admonish, lash out because the post annoys her, or plays control > freak. > > So, as of the release of the demo, I'm unsubscribing to this list. When it > can find a more pleasant moderator in addition to Kevin, I'll consider > giving it another shot. You can be sure information that's distributed via > the Alchemy update list will find it's way on here by others that are doing > the list a favor, but it'll always come last and second-hand in the future. > > It's just not worth the time debating what, when, how, did, didn't, and > which day is the last day of the week and what didn't happen. What didn't > happen is irrelevant. Today is today and it's forward we go. > > So, to the future and accessible gaming! > > Best wishes, > > James > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of James from Alchemy > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: audyssey: demo of monty > > > *yawn* > > So, it looks like I'm on moderated status once again... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of brenda green > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: audyssey: demo of monty > > James, until last week you were saying the game would be released. On > January 12, 2006 you said the demo would be available for download since you > > were unable to package the game and demo as one release. Until that point, > you were saying the game and demo were one package and it would be available > > for release, first at the end of the year (2004), then a couple of days were > > needed, then last week at the end of the week and now you're saying just the > > demo will be released some time today. Is this right? > > Yes, you have said there is a problem with the registration of the game but > isn't that the same thing you said was the reason the game didn't ship in > December 2003, yes I said 2003? > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. > Yahoo! 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