[Ogre] Re: Can White Rat come out to play? (Douglas R. Pearson)

[White Rat]

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 ogre-list-request at sjgames.com wrote:

> Is the White Rat still a part of this forum?
>
>> From what I understand, he is the moderator
> for the SF-Bay Area Ogre group on Yahoo.
>
> I'd like to know if this group is closed,
> or only limited to those Ogre fans that
> physically live near the SF Bay area, or
> if you are just behind on processing new
> members on Yahoo.

No. Not closed, but I've been out of contact through most of December. My 
apologies. I confirmed about a dozen memberships yesterday morning. It was 
originally meant as a 'meeting place' for SF Bay area Ogre enthusiasts, 
but when traffic picked up it rapidly grew beyond that.

I am reluctant to assign a lieutenant or give up moderation of the group 
for one reason only: We've only had one real flame war to speak of in the 
entire existence (Four or five years?) of the group. Part of that I 
ascribe to the quality of persons who are in attendance. Part of that I 
ascribe to coming down on it with both boots immediately and ferociously.
The former clearly carries more weight than the latter, but I'd need to 
find someone as draconian as I am to take my place before I felt 
comfortable turning matters over...And I haven't had much time lately to 
play Ogre, much less to get to know folks well enough to decide if they're 
optimal administrators.

I apologize for the delay. Normally I do approvals every week or so. The 
holidays were quite difficult for me.