In response to yesterday's post by S. Woody White:
Well, here it is, not Monday, and I am posting something-----The new refinements to the game came about because I didn't think Bruce and I were being fair to the other players.
This IS a contest. It's a game. If done right, it's a great game. You seem to want to make it a shared learning experience. If that's what it is, it's a mediocre one at best. We wanted you all to have more of an advantage. If you happen to be the only one on the website in the middle of the night, you should just have to wait until someone else posts. It will happen eventually. This doesn't prevent you from compiling a list so that when someone else does post, you'll be prepared. Hitting the tennis ball against the wall is a small price to pay to turn this into a great, fair game. Or contest.
The one thing we should watch out for is if someone posts a name that has already been posted. This should not be grounds for posting another name.
Bruce, as far as my senility is concerned, there's no doubt that it exists, but even though I originally used to play this game with reversible initials, we never decided to do that in mid-game. That's what I objected to.
...And that's why I think we need to take a break from Initials. Maybe just make it a once a month thing/game/contest/etc.
*And, again - DR macchus - If you and bk still wish to play, then just send emails or text messages back and forth to each other throughout the day. The fact that we even have to bring up the issue of "being fair" means that the Initials game/contest has run its course on here. For now, at least.
**I think we need another "What's your favorite quote from "The Music Man"?" day.
***And it's been ages since we've done a Roll Call day too.
****And if bk is concerned about numbers of posts, then we could all just post one word posts again.
