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- From: dulcinea@cwis.unomaha.edu (Shaene Steinauer)
- Subject: Re: Call for votes: To reveal or not to reveal.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov7.060925.29909@news.unomaha.edu>
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- Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
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- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 06:09:25 GMT
- Lines: 84
-
- Okay, here goes (again. And again, I apologize for posting this in
- the wrong place first.) (This is slightly edited, so please read this new
- version...
-
-
- HCM100@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
- > If you read this group (magician or not), if you even *LURK* on this group,
- > or if you are just passing through, PLEASE respond to this post and let
- > everyone here know that you exist. I would like to determine the scope
- > of the readers on this group for a potential FAQ.
- >
-
- NAME: Shaene M. Steinauer (dulcinea@cwis.unomaha.edu)
-
- > PART OF THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN:_Omaha, Nebraska
- >
- > MAGICIAN or LAYPERSON:__in between
- >
- > If Magician: TYPE OF MAGIC:_easy -- but good ones, like CARD WARP
- > AGE:_20
- > YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:_12 or so
- >
- > If Layperson: AGE:_20_
- > WHY DO YOU READ THIS GROUP:_To become a better
- magician
- >
- > DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IT IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE ART OF MAGIC TO POST
- > "INSIDER" INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE METHODS USED TO ACHIEVE
- > A MAGICAL EFFECT:_No._
-
- > WHY/WHY NOT:_(see posts) Information is not just for people
- who can afford to buy it.
- The main reason I haven't
- been able to go from half-magician
- to magician is because I cannot
- afford to. This would be a great
- forum to help young (and broke)
- half-magicians and magicians who
- would rather spend more time
- practicing than researching.
- (After all, an unpracticed trick
- IS the worst way to reveal "insider"
- secrets...)
-
- Information-giving would be voluntary.
- MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A POLICY WHICH
- ASKS PEOPLE TO WAIT TWO DAYS
- BEFORE RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS
- INVOLVING INSIDER INFORMATION,
- AND IF ANYONE POSTS AN OBJECTION
- TO SOMEONE GIVING AWAY THEIR TRICK,
- PEOPLE WILL ONLY RESPOND BY PERSONAL
- EMAIL.
-
- How could you enforce such a FAQ?
- >
- > ADDITIONAL COMMENNTS____Besides above, If any FAQ decides to exclude
- Insider information, there should be a section
- in it to list people who are willing to discuss
- secrets by e-mail, who they are willing to discuss
- them with, and how much information they themselves
- posess.
- >
- > I will summarize and post results in 2 weeks.
-
-
- --Thanks, Hans. Great idea.
- > | O | | O |
- > | | Hans C. Masing "By all means marry: If you get a good | |
- > | O | HCM100 @ PSUVM.psu.edu wife, you'll become happy; if you get | O |
- > | | HCM100 @ CBA1.psu.edu a bad one, you'll become a philosopher." | |
- > | O | Penn State MIS Dept. - Socrates | O |
- > | | | |
- --
- --Dulcinea
- (Shaene M. Steinauer)
- (dulcinea@cwis.unomaha.edu)
- ****************************************************************************
-
- --
- --Dulcinea
- (Shaene M. Steinauer)
- (dulcinea@cwis.unomaha.edu)
- ****************************************************************************
-