The Taproom

Huoommmm … it’s not very busy around here …. rhuoommm … it took me some time to cope with those restrictions on the GF … huomm … first I thought not to suggest anything … hom … but then I found an alternative … rhuoommm … we’ll see … hoooom

Huoommm … he cannot try to avoid the Watcher(s) directly in that poll, meseems …. huoom.
though he might try to find another restriction for next month’s suggestions … huoomm … “no watchers allowed” this month or something like that …. huoommm … I dunno …. hommm … I do hope that the procedure of choosing from the suggestions for the first run still is a matter of The Man himself … rhuoommhuoommm … as in the past we always had him quoted about his choice … rhuoommhom … in the past, I said … as it has become common not to do that any more … huoommm … recently, I mean … hommmmm … maybe because of these restrictions it wasn’t necessary to inform customers about severe changes directly in the thread …. huommm … it takes time to follow those trains of thought …. huoomm … well, you know, I cannot haste everything, not even thoughts … huoommm …

Lets just ignore that limitation of “new” items.

There are so many “old” suggestions that you have to go way out of your way to find something that is both fresh AND an important part of the tale.

I am sure that Michael has a lot of work to do with Prince August, too, so his time for us few and selected is probably limited. Ultimately the survival of the whole company is in the best interest of the fellowship, so let him choose where to concentrate his work.
Sometimes an idea that looks good on first glance just does not hold up when revisited. Most people then prefer to let that idea quitely die, and will not react good to persistent debate on WHY it was not such a good idea. Let us drop that “restriction” and just pretend it never showed up.

ok let’s put some pepper in wounds:

No company should offer any kind of service and then not deliver it or worse deliver it not properly. That is, what happens often with Mithril and that is for non-GF’s or customers who are not buying everything, but just some figures a bad thing. It keeps them away from buying anything from Mithril.
I know that, because the wargamers and collectors I know have (and had) problems.

Mithril is a very nice company, when you know the people, are a true customer and so on, because problems seem to be solved in the best way. I also know it is a very small company and Michael has a lot to do, but so do others and all have to do their jobs well. If the GF is too heavy workload compared to what Mithril earns, they have to think about it. If the GF is just installed to keep customers, than it must be handled very careful and no such things like “change of rules” should happen. This is derived mostly from a marketing/economic point of view.

to make it clear: I was an am not upset by this “new rule”, but from the market point I can understand, why some GF’s are upset.

ESTEL, I endorse your words.
However, the “change of rules” seems to be only for the month of March, the newsletter that is not forever …. I think …..:rolleyes:

Now it’s quiet again. Not even the Master Ent is around. The storm is over!? Or is it the silence before the actual storm? Who cares! Let’s have a nice drink without furballs together with good stuffed pipe and wait who’s next to drop in and have a break from the outside world.
Master Barliman? Nob? Cat?? Well I guess I have to pour my own drink… Cheers!

It looks like some people have either not seen the restriction or (like me) ignored it. Although I did decide to give evryone a break from the female assassin. Of course, that doesn’t mean that one of her other many supporters won’t suggest her again.

Still, my fears of less interest are coming true. Only ten suggestions, and from my count no more than four of them are new. Well, we have until the 18th, perhaps more ideas will be put forth.