I was delving into the CSIPGA archives again and found this: the
'interim' FAQ made for this newsgroup shortly after it split off from
the main comp.sys.ibm.pc.games group. Back then, almost every
newsgroup had its own Frequently Asked Question list to help new users
get up to speed. This FAQ was considered 'interim' because it was
expected that a new, more tailored FAQ would be written for *.action
later. The interim FAQ was basically the same for all the new CSIPIG.* newsgroups, except with the name of the group changed as necessary. It
was mostly just to get /existing/ users of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games up to
speed as to what these new newsgroups were all about.

Anyway, I thought it a sort of neat historical artifact.

Note: I've done some minor editing for legibility.

With that said, the FAQ.

==================================
Sent By: Ron Asbestos Dippold
Date: Apr 29, 1993, 5:47:07?PM
Subject: Welcome to the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action interim FAQ.


In case you managed to miss everything, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games (csipg)
has been split into seven different groups, of which this is one.
csipg will disappear in three months, which should be plenty of time
to move all discussion to the appropriate groups.

This unmoderated group is for the discussion of action/arcade games.
Action and arcade games are generally fast paced games which have a
simple goal, and usually require good hand-eye coordination. Examples
include:

Lemmings, Monster Bash, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, Wing
Commander, Xenon II, Zone 66, Risky Woods, Gods


The rules are simple:

1) Everything posted on this group should be regarding
action games. Don't talk about piracy, how company X is
great (or sucks), adventures, etc. on here. If you need to
talk about these, take them to the appropriate group. When
you Follow up to a message, you can change the Newsgroups:
line appropriately.

2) DON'T CROSSPOST TO THE OTHER COMP.SYS.IBM.PC.GAMES GROUPS.
There is almost _no_ excuse for crossposting, other than
to csipg.announce, and the possibility of crossposting
formed the major part of the opposition to the group split.
If you crosspost, expect to get some (hopefully polite)
mail. "For Sale" messages are no excuse for crossposting.

3) Consider finding a common abbreviation for a game
and including it in the Subject: line of anything you post.
For example, WOLF3D for Wolfenstein 3D, WC2 for Wing Commander
2, DOOM for DOOM, etc. This makes it easy to find (or avoid)
posts for those games. This is all done informally, nobody's
"officially" coming up with abbreviations, but people usually
end up with one or two good alternatives.

4) TRIM YOUR QUOTED TEXT! If you "F"ollowup with included
text, edit the included text. You almost never need more
than a few quoted lines in a row on any particular thought.
The idea is not to completely recopy the previous poster's
message, but to jog the brain as to the gist of the poster's
message. Quoting the previous poster's .signature practically
screams "Hi, I'm an idiot! Booga Booga!" Quoting more than two
levels deep is another space waster in most cases.


Quick Groups Synopsis to help you figure out where to post:

* misc.legal.computing
For the discussions of piracy and the legality of cracks, etc.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce
This is a _moderated_ group. Everything that is posted here is
approved by the moderator before approval. It should contain
informational postings such as GameBytes releases, Net Top 100
Games lists, official game release announcements, "formal"
reviews, etc. Any discussion on a post should take place in
one of the other groups.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Discussion of action/arcade games such as Wolf 3D, Wing
Commander, Lemmings.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim
Discussion of flight simulators such as Falcon 3.0, Strike
Commander, Aces of the Pacific.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic
Discussion of strategy / war games such as Civilization,
Castles, V for Victory.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure
Discussion of adventure games such as King's Quest, Indiana
Jones, Liesure Suit Larry.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
Discussion of role playing games such as Ultima and
Wizardry. This genre has been split off from the
csipg.adventure group.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc
Anything else relating to games should go here. Stuff
for sale, discussion of company policies, where do I
find GameBytes, etc.


==================================

By these original criteria, I've been a leading contender for worst
violator of the original charter rules. Our "what have you been
playing" posts, for instance, probably should have gone in *.announce
and all that chatter about NFTs? *.misc. I apologize for my wrongful
posts; please don't report me to the moderators.

(Especially since if I've no intention in changing my evil ways ;-)



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Bah to rules. :P


Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

I was delving into the CSIPGA archives again and found this: the
'interim' FAQ made for this newsgroup shortly after it split off from
the main comp.sys.ibm.pc.games group. Back then, almost every
newsgroup had its own Frequently Asked Question list to help new users
get up to speed. This FAQ was considered 'interim' because it was
expected that a new, more tailored FAQ would be written for *.action
later. The interim FAQ was basically the same for all the new CSIPIG.* newsgroups, except with the name of the group changed as necessary. It
was mostly just to get /existing/ users of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games up to
speed as to what these new newsgroups were all about.

Anyway, I thought it a sort of neat historical artifact.

Note: I've done some minor editing for legibility.

With that said, the FAQ.

==================================
Sent By: Ron Asbestos Dippold
Date: Apr 29, 1993, 5:47:07?PM
Subject: Welcome to the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action interim FAQ.

In case you managed to miss everything, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games (csipg)
has been split into seven different groups, of which this is one.
csipg will disappear in three months, which should be plenty of time
to move all discussion to the appropriate groups.

This unmoderated group is for the discussion of action/arcade games.
Action and arcade games are generally fast paced games which have a
simple goal, and usually require good hand-eye coordination. Examples include:

Lemmings, Monster Bash, Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM, Wing
Commander, Xenon II, Zone 66, Risky Woods, Gods

The rules are simple:

1) Everything posted on this group should be regarding
action games. Don't talk about piracy, how company X is
great (or sucks), adventures, etc. on here. If you need to
talk about these, take them to the appropriate group. When
you Follow up to a message, you can change the Newsgroups:
line appropriately.

2) DON'T CROSSPOST TO THE OTHER COMP.SYS.IBM.PC.GAMES GROUPS.
There is almost _no_ excuse for crossposting, other than
to csipg.announce, and the possibility of crossposting
formed the major part of the opposition to the group split.
If you crosspost, expect to get some (hopefully polite)
mail. "For Sale" messages are no excuse for crossposting.

3) Consider finding a common abbreviation for a game
and including it in the Subject: line of anything you post.
For example, WOLF3D for Wolfenstein 3D, WC2 for Wing Commander
2, DOOM for DOOM, etc. This makes it easy to find (or avoid)
posts for those games. This is all done informally, nobody's
"officially" coming up with abbreviations, but people usually
end up with one or two good alternatives.

4) TRIM YOUR QUOTED TEXT! If you "F"ollowup with included
text, edit the included text. You almost never need more
than a few quoted lines in a row on any particular thought.
The idea is not to completely recopy the previous poster's
message, but to jog the brain as to the gist of the poster's
message. Quoting the previous poster's .signature practically
screams "Hi, I'm an idiot! Booga Booga!" Quoting more than two
levels deep is another space waster in most cases.

Quick Groups Synopsis to help you figure out where to post:

* misc.legal.computing
For the discussions of piracy and the legality of cracks, etc.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce
This is a _moderated_ group. Everything that is posted here is
approved by the moderator before approval. It should contain
informational postings such as GameBytes releases, Net Top 100
Games lists, official game release announcements, "formal"
reviews, etc. Any discussion on a post should take place in
one of the other groups.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Discussion of action/arcade games such as Wolf 3D, Wing
Commander, Lemmings.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.flight-sim
Discussion of flight simulators such as Falcon 3.0, Strike
Commander, Aces of the Pacific.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic
Discussion of strategy / war games such as Civilization,
Castles, V for Victory.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure
Discussion of adventure games such as King's Quest, Indiana
Jones, Liesure Suit Larry.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg
Discussion of role playing games such as Ultima and
Wizardry. This genre has been split off from the
csipg.adventure group.

* comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc
Anything else relating to games should go here. Stuff
for sale, discussion of company policies, where do I
find GameBytes, etc.

==================================

By these original criteria, I've been a leading contender for worst
violator of the original charter rules. Our "what have you been
playing" posts, for instance, probably should have gone in *.announce
and all that chatter about NFTs? *.misc. I apologize for my wrongful
posts; please don't report me to the moderators.

(Especially since if I've no intention in changing my evil ways ;-)

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