Charles,

Speaking only for myself, the frustration is a product of your not being forthcoming with the reasons-why there are delays. While on one hand it is thoughtful to protect a struggling player on the other it creates uncertainty and anxiety for the others as there are frequent starts and stops. If rationale around delays were accompanied by targeted restart times this would have made the troubles this game has had much less disruptive.

If you are willing and able to GM in your historically punctual manner and we have a full slate of dedicated players I would prefer to continue. However given that, apparently, the new Sweden has contacted literally no one it seems we are a ways from getting toward being on track.

Dirk



From: charlesf(at)web.de [mailto:charlesf(at)web.de]
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 1:46 PM
To: dirk(at)knemeyer.com; 'Harvey Morris'; 'Jorge Saralegui'
Cc: 'Marc Ellinger'; 'Nigel PHILLIPS'; gabriele.parachini(at)gmail.com; dc279(at)diplomaticcorp.com; aislattery(at)aol.com; 'Mikael Johansson'; 'Mike Leprecaun'
Subject: Re: 1648 091010: Upcoming Adjucation



Guys,



as it so happens, our replacement failed to submit orders. Despite my repeated warnings to him.



Such is the risk of taking on a newbie to the site.



Since I wanted to give him a chance to explain himself, I did not detail in my earlier note to you the reason for this delay. I was all set yesterday to get the adjucation out. Hoping for a last-minute arrival of Sweden's orders.



Believe me, this frustrates me as much as it does you.



I was hoping to have this game back on a smooth track. While I admittedly dragged my feet in getting a replacement, I don't see how I can be faulted here. I am committed to running this game smoothly to its conclusion. But if you guys want to end this in another way, that's your choice.



Charles