[gurps] End of Pyramid newsgroups

[All Hail Discordia]

Roger Burton West wrote:
> As you may be aware, SJGames is planning to shut down the Pyramid 
> newsgroups. (See 
> http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?y=2008&m=November&d=7 .) 
> SJGames feels that their function has been taken over by the Pyramid web
> forums. I don't.
> 
> I have therefore set up an entirely unofficial successor to the Pyramid 
> newsgroups. This server currently runs NNTP (i.e., point your news 
> client at it); I hope to add a web-based front-end soon.
> 
> This server will not be open to the world. If you would like access to 
> it, please send me your preferred username, and I shall set it up and 
> send you a randomly-generated password. The news server name is 
> shub-niggurath.tekeli.li.
> 
> I shall not be charging for this service, but I shall solicit donations 
> from time to time.
> 
> An acceptable use policy will be posted once I have had time to write 
> it. Broadly speaking, don't annoy the administrator (me), and don't 
> annoy other users excessively.
> 
> Please feel free to pass this invitation on to other people whom you
> think might be interested in this service.
> 
> Roger Burton West
>

Is there something wrong with rec.games.frp.gurps, other than the fact 
you will get no money and we do not have to jump hoops to get a 
"username". The NNTP server that comes with my ISP is good enough.