potatohead's Blog - Closing the Loop

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I'm currently writing up some how-to stuff for the Propeller. That's got KABOOM! and a coupla other things on hold, but that's not really what this blog entry is all about.

 

Over time, I've been facinated with the idea of closing the loop on a conversation. What I mean by closing the loop is say you and I talk about something. I post this up, you read it, then maybe comment later on. That's a closed loop. Another example is somebody at the radio station says something and somebody else phones it in to talk about it. That's another closed loop.

 

This thread:

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...=100537&hl=

 

is a most excellent and valuable closed loop! Long ago Donald wrote Gaunltlet and many of us played it. We all had some stuff we would have liked to say to the author, but the loop just remained open for a lot of reasons. Recently, Don shows up and that loop gets closed up, friends made and experiences shared after all this time.

 

It's one of the very coolest things about the Internet. If you've not read through that thread, you really should. It's been an interesting ride.

 

We now have people exchanging info with Don, and each other, in the context of some shared experiences many years ago. What a wonderful way to learn, share and enjoy the hobby.

 

Thanks go to Don for his game, willingness to share and most importantly, his getting something out of all his experience through sharing it with us, in the gaming context. I'm totally learning and enjoying the experience. Thanks Don, and thanks to the others giving that thread the energy it needs to carry on.

 

 

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?a...;showentry=4579