can i get an unsubscribe link? i cant for the life of me remember how to get off the list, but now's the time.
*Brand Luci.* On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 3:42 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow, um, so I've been asleep for the last few hours, but as OP I'd like to > chime in with a few points: > > *Firstly, I myself am not disappointed. I mean, I am in the sense that it > won't be done (or that I'll have to find another second choice author to > ask, if I try), but not with Mr Feist. > > *Secondly, it's a scavenger hunt. So, unlike the bricklayer analogy and > the pure frustrations that musicians feel at being asked to play for free > (I mean, I know musicians like to play but that doesn't mean you mustn't > pay them - everyone should try enjoy their job!), in this instance the > story itself is not important and (at least from my side) cannot be > published or used for any benefits besides the submission (Again: from my > side. I do not know to what extend gishwhes would use the item, but past > applications and pure numbers suggests it would little). It is literally > 'get the author to write the story, then submit a picture to prove it > happened' and gishwhes takes it from there - from the picture, not the > story. That is to say, discussion about free work etc. is an intriguing > moral topic, but nevertheless OT. > > *Which brings me to my third point: Gishwhes is fun, and meant to be - > submissions are never meant to be 'donations' in that sense, but rather > more like 'playing along'. In retrospect, I should have tried to highlight > that (more?) in my original post. If Mr Feist did not want to do it, then - > essentially by definition - he should not. And if he DID want to do it, > then he has gets the opportunity to do so :) I'd personally love to send > Misha a story about him riding an Elopus and slaying dragons cross-bred > with ducks for the Queen of England, but such silliness is not everyone's > cup of tea. > > *Oh, and who doesn't want an excuse to offer their favourite author some > great wine, right? :) Seriously. It's great wine. Check it out. It's also > not exactly the cheapest wine we have around here, so I can't just give it > away :( But maybe Mr Feist will try the wine farm when he's down. > > *Also, check out Gishwhes and join next year. It's great fun. I'm glad you > all now know about it :) Benefits can come from just sharing the topic. > > I think my great adjective-sparse marketting-riddled (sorry about that) > list covers everything? G'day fellow feistfans! > > Ciao > > Dean > ------------------------------ > *From: * Scott Burchfield <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Sun, 3 Aug 2014 21:21:56 -0400 > *To: *feistfans-l<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * "feistfans-l" <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: Mr Feist, we need your help. A GISHWHES South African team > needs your help. > > To be fair the person who asked was understanding and not the person who > gave Ray a hard time. > On Aug 3, 2014 8:59 PM, "Adam O'Halloran" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I agree Aestis, its funny they ask for charity then degrade someone for >> saying no. >> >> Adam. >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: "Anestis Kozakis" <[email protected]> >> Sent: 4 August 2014 9:45 AM >> To: "feistfans-l" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Mr Feist, we need your help. A GISHWHES South African team >> needs your help. >> >> On 4 August 2014 09:31, Clint Webb <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I understand Ray cant be expected to do everything that fans ask, even >> charities, but I gotta say, the response is disappointing. And it wasn't >> for free, he offered a bottle of wine for your troubles. >> >> >> Let me get this straight. You're disappointed that Ray said no because >> he has other commitments like family, appearances at SDCC, and working on >> his next book. >> >> You want him to put all these on the wayside so he can work on a story >> that he won't get paid for. >> >> Personally, I'd say no as well. >> >> >> Anestis Kozakis | [email protected] >> - "In Numenera, players are not rewarded for slaying foes in combat, >> so using a smart idea to avoid combat and still succeed is just good play. >> Likewise, coming up with an idea to defeat a foe without hammering on it >> with weapons is encouraged - creativity is not cheating!" >> - Numenera Core RuleBook - Page 102 >> >
