Re: [HoE] Washington Post Article

["B.D. Flory" <bflory@frontiernet.net>]

> So do me a favor... if you can write an intelligent, non-flaming letter
> to this guy and let him know that we object to the insinuation that RPGs
> somehow cause people to mow down students with a hail of bullets, I'd
> appreciate it.  Please keep in mind that although it might be a hopeless
> cause, we should do our best to convince the media that Planet
> Basketball is a peaceful planet and we have no weapons.  Frothing at the
> mouth and threatening to use your Level 10 Fireball spell might not be
> the way to go.

Actually got interviewed today by one of our local news programs.  Got on
the news, too.

Here's the amazing part, though: they actually showed a coherent statement
that was *not* taken out of context!  Of course, I was careful to keep it
to short, declarative sentences, but still...

B.D. "Just because you read Catcher In the Rye, you're not necessarily
going to assasinate the president!" Flory