A more selective distribution would certainly help, but we could never really eradicate the risk. The first people we tell, can tell people they know, and those can tell people they know. It is just something we have to be cautious about. I'll repeat something I said to Nocturnus yesterday, because I think it will fit well here.
Picking up a hitchhiker on the side of the road is a risk, but it doesn't necessarily mean people will find your corpse the next day. Sometimes all that's happened, is you've helped out someone in need, and life goes on. If you continue to regularly pick up hitchhikers however, you are increasing your odds that eventually you're picking up some crazy murderous nut. As soon as you run in to one, that could be the end for you. I've been told that some people in the blind community like to cause trouble, but Especially! in the mainstream world, you run in to people who like nothing better than to crush games for the thrill of it. These are the kinds of people who will take great pride, and put forth great effort if needed, to keep a game's servers from working, intercepting and infecting people who visit its website, and if it Is! still able to function, they will cheat, spam, and harass people to no end. I have seen neat little games run into the ground by these types of people, and I've seen larger companies fighting a constant battle to stay on top of it. We just can't afford to let even one of those kinds of people in here. Our current defense is just being so unknown. We simply aren't a target, yet. One day it absolutely will! happen, and honestly I don't think we can be ready for it. As I've seen countless times in the mainstream world, if adjust our security to combat them, all we've done is provided them with another challenge. These people Like! the thrill of breaking something, and it is more fun to destroy a group that is trying to avoid it. I can only guess, this is the same difference between shooting at a stationary or a moving target. One is harder, but more fun because of it. I can't say how much I hate writing this post, if it crushes the dream of even 1 person here. The goal of blending the blind and mainstream gaming worlds has clearly been a constant dream among the people here. A huge part of me would like to keep a blending from occurring, to keep this community hidden for as long as possible, but I won't let myself take that stance. We all take up roles in whatever group, society, team we join, and in this community I've already decided I want to help give the people what they! want, so I will push in whichever direction you guys want! If you want this game to start bringing in sighted players, I almost guarantee I'll make it happen. Actually, I should say, myself and Hatred, will make that happen lol. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
