From: ejo@kaja.gi.alaska.edu (Eric Olson)

In article <7APR92094410@acad3.alaska.edu> fsspr@acad3.alaska.edu
                                     (Sean P. Ryan, Hardcore Alaskan) writes:
>One more thing.  I recall instances where some chronic game players, who
>know the rules about gaming in the node, would be so content to continue
>with their game that they would threaten users who ask them to vacate
>their terminal.  Craig Hulsey was a good example of this.  Another was
>Jason Burgoin.  I'm sure there were and are others.

If this is true, why didn't you tell us so we could do something about
it?

Also, it's hardly fair for you to be pointing fingers, since during
this period* your appearance was reminiscent of a down-on-his-luck
evil biker gang member** drunk junkie who'd puke on you as soon as
look at you which was just as well since he probably wouldn't be able
to focus on you anyway.  I really can't imagine someone who wasn't
truly vindictive about deserving a terminal (and most people who
actually want to do homework aren't) even timidly asking you if you'd
mind giving up your terminal then, much less coming out with something
like "back away from that keyboard, you odious unctuous news reading mail
addicted smooth scroll loving reprobate!"***

Eric Olson <ejo@kaja.gi.alaska.edu>****
*In fairness to Sean (what am I saying?) I suppose I should say "one
of these periods" there--every time we stop harassing the games
players, they lapse back into ignoring people who need to work.
**No offense intended to GOOD biker gang members, who continually go
to great lengths to prove that yes, indeed, they do exist.
***Which approach, by the way, I recommend to anyone trying to get a
terminal away from a reluctant games player who would rather just go
into mail until you go away (AGAINST THE RULES!)--just throw a
"malodorous mindless gaming git" in there for emphasis.
****Oh my God, my signature's longer than Sean's!  It's a keeper.