In message 602/7546, Our Illustrious List Administrator said:
>I am announcing my plans to create a second Traveller Mailing List.
I admit to mixed feelings about this move, but will probably end
up subscribed to both lists.
>We've lost a lot of creative and interesting people. This represents
>a loss of valuable talent to the game and a loss to the TML community.
While I agree with this statement, I can't see that creating a
seperate group for CT/MT folks will reverse the "loss to the game"
except among the TML lists.
>This list will exist to discuss the Imperium in the Classic and
>Rebellion period. It will focus on the black book and MegaTraveller
>environment. It will not be a totally TNE-free zone.
Similarly, the "base-line" TML will not be a CT/MT-free zone. I
refuse to cater to isolationists' desires for a monopoly of information.
My Traveller posts will go to _whoever_ is interested, on either list.
Also, given the nature of netters and gamers, the list split will
not end the superiority argument/gripe. I refuse to point fingers at
current TMLers, but the publicity that the split will demand will
inevitably attract new members to both lists whose interest is in
"The Difference". I have yet to see a group of netters who can
completely resist that kind of salt in an old wound. Expect flare-ups.
>Depending on initial response, application of TNE rules to the
>Classic and Rebellion settings may be tolerated.
As most of the CT/MT folks are primarily hot about the setting (or,
in their words, the lack of one), I certainly _hope_ that rules
cross-overs will be "tolerated". Why?
One of this list's strong points used to be its vehicle posts and
discussions. Unfortunately, the primary vehicle designers are all
among the Anti-TNE group, and most have not bothered to even _glance_
at the TNE vehicle design rules (I'm sure someone will respond and
give us a list of reasons for this, so I won't anticipate them).
I have used every edition of the rules. I started my Traveller
years with the purchase of the brand new JTAS #4. I consider the
current ship-building and ship-to-ship combat rules to be better
meshed and more usable than ANY previous edition. ANY. What's more,
these rules are such that they can be used with any previous edition
of the roleplaying rules with much less translation work than might
be expected. Part of the work has already been done
(see TML message 534/6615 for "Three-Pack Turrets"). I'm sure
that the rest will be discussed in detail. You have only ask, and
the TML will produce _someone_ with an answer.
James Kundert [email removed]
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There was a young lady named Bright,
Whose speed was much faster, much faster than Light.
She departed one day in a relative way,
And returned on the previous Night.
--Albert & the Heart of Gold