Re: IcePack Games?

["porter235" <porter235@...>]

--- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "James K Droscha" <jdroscha@a...> wrote:
> --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "Brad Johnson" <qa1226@e...> wrote:
> > 
> > Whoever maintains piecepack.org -- If this is the service provided 
> by 
> > this company, I strongly suggest that you remove your reference to 
> > them.
> 
> Hello,
> 
>    That would put Mesomorph into a very sticky spot.  Mesomorph Games 
> administers the piecepack.org website.  They are also a vendor of 
> piecepacks.  To remove another vendor from that vendor list, no 
> matter how bad the service of the other company appears to be, could 
> certainly be seen as unfair.  So Mesomorph is between a rock and a 
> hard place; if they leave vendors on the list that customers are 
> unhappy with, they get blamed, and if they take them off the list, 
> someone would cry foul.
> 
>    So, one might wonder why Mesomorph runs the piecepack.org site.  
> Essentially, it is because I asked them to.  I am the type of person 
> who likes to pawn off drudge work on others (just ask the 
> profphfessor, [f-sound emphasis my own]).  And Karol (and Dave) were 
> gulli, er, nice enough to agree.
> 
>    In my opinion, Mesomorph's integrity in maintaining piecepack.org 
> as an unbiased repository for piecepack information has been 
> impeccable, unwavering, and commendable.  And you all know what a 
> tremendous help Karol (of Mesomorph) has been with running the design 
> competitions and with answering questions on this list.
> 
>    Just best to ask about others' experience here (on the list) 
> before you buy (honestly no offense intended toward Brad, whom I wish 
> the best of luck in obtaining and enjoying his piecepack).  
> Difference between vendors is just one of the issues inherent in a 
> public domain system.
> 
> Cheers,
> James
 
If the community continues to make use of the wiki, it can be a great
place where the drudgery of upkeep is distributed (meaning less work
for everyone, and more up-to-date info), the ability to not a vendor
"running" the site, heck this weay no "one" is running the site. if
you haven't check it out. <http://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/>