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From: jsp@key.COM (James Preston)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: pararena (was Re: PD/SW Games list)
Message-ID: <2523@key.COM>
Date: 3 Apr 91 22:58:38 GMT
References: <1991Mar31.194518.1957@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <2515@key.COM> <1991Apr2.161624.24131@dg-rtp.dg.com>
Reply-To: jsp@penguin.key.COM (James Preston)
Organization: Key Computer Laboratories, Fremont
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In article <1991Apr2.161624.24131@dg-rtp.dg.com> roths@berlin.rtp.dg.com (Robert Rothschild) writes:
>James,
>
>    Soft Dorothy has released several high quality shareware programs for
>the Macintosh.  The games' author does this because of his enthusiasm
>for the Macintosh and the Macintosh community; certainly not for the
>financial rewards.  If you don't like some features of his games, fine.
>Offer constructive criticism in a reasonable tone.  Don't lambaste someone
>for doing such fine work for such humble rewards.

Bob, my Usenet postings are freeware; if you don't like them, then don't
read them.

If the game in question was a worthless piece of crap, I wouldn't have
wasted my time pointing out its deficiencies.  As I very clearly stated
at the end of my posting, it is because the game is otherwise good that
its deficiencies stand out so glaringly.  The tone of my posting was meant
to convey my level of frustration.  I really think that "lambaste" is an
overly harsh term to apply.  Nevertheless, if you'd like to read something
a little more reasonable, check out my response to the author.

--James Preston