Arlynn Liebster

I make my living in the videogame biz and have for over 15 years. I've been
trying to stay out of this conversation. My input is the games your son is
trying to master are too advanced for his current skillset and since he sees
his brother playing same said games his ego is getting too many hits. His
skills will get better from use over time, but only to the level of ability
he personally has and if his brother is just better at the hand/eye
coordination necessary, he might always be behind his brothers levels on the
same type of game, just like if they were playing football, one might be
varsity material, one might not be in football but might be in wrestling.
There are lots of different genres of games. If he can have an xbox and only
different games on the xbox that are only his to play (his own system and
the ps2 his brothers with his own games) maybe he could master different
types of games without his ego getting killed. Can't really know this is
what is happening since I don't know him, but it looks that way from the
outside looking in. -Arlynn


On 2/22/06 11:42 AM, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:

Arlynn Liebster

I have an issue about videogames that I have decided its best for me to
unsubscribe to this list. It's a GREAT list as you all know and I thank
Sandra and the others for that. I just wanted to say my reasons are that
when videogames come up as a topic, as they do often, if I don't post on it
then I feel like I'm an eavesdropper and feel creepy b/c it is a window into
customers feelings on the product I market without their knowledge and if I
post I feel like I'm saying things I shouldn't be for my work and feel like
I can't really say what I want to anyway b/c of my work. So, I really like
this list, but I think I am in a personal lose/lose situation on this one,
so, goodbye but will probably see you all around elsewhere. -arlynn

Marty & Mary Alterman

I am sorry you are leaving the group as it sounds like what you have
to say would be most valueable, giving us your very unique point of
view on this rather touchy subject. Are we allowed to speak the truth
for ourselves on this sight or is this a place where we are supposed
to all agree on everything. I hope not. M--- In
[email protected], Arlynn Liebster <abfab@...> wrote:
>
> I have an issue about videogames that I have decided its best for me to
> unsubscribe to this list. It's a GREAT list as you all know and I thank
> Sandra and the others for that. I just wanted to say my reasons are that
> when videogames come up as a topic, as they do often, if I don't
post on it
> then I feel like I'm an eavesdropper and feel creepy b/c it is a
window into
> customers feelings on the product I market without their knowledge
and if I
> post I feel like I'm saying things I shouldn't be for my work and
feel like
> I can't really say what I want to anyway b/c of my work. So, I
really like
> this list, but I think I am in a personal lose/lose situation on
this one,
> so, goodbye but will probably see you all around elsewhere. -arlynn
>

Sandra Dodd

On Feb 23, 2006, at 11:00 AM, Marty & Mary Alterman wrote:

> I am sorry you are leaving the group as it sounds like what you have
> to say would be most valueable, giving us your very unique point of
> view on this rather touchy subject. Are we allowed to speak the truth
> for ourselves on this sight or is this a place where we are supposed
> to all agree on everything.


I don't understand why Arlynn wanted to leave, but no one needs
permission to join OR to leave.

You can speak what you believe the truth is, but you don't get to say
"It's truth because I said it," as regards how children learn or how
children feel. Well... you CAN say it but people will nail ya for
it. <g>

(Those two statements are unrelated to one another, except for being
responses to statements in the same paragraph.)

Sandra