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To: Scott Miller who wrote (1614)	3/2/1998 10:42:00 PM
From: Michael Verdu	Respond to of 2319

Scott, I read your list of negotiating points for development contracts when it appeared on one of the gaming sites. I think it includes a tremendous amount of condensed wisdom. Every biz guy who works for an up-and-coming developer should check it out. -Michael

To: Scott Miller who wrote (1614)	3/2/1998 11:11:00 PM
From: V.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2319

Scott, Just when I thought you had outdone yourself, you go yet another step further! From your post, Message 3577146, you linked Michael to the G.O.D. site and told him to read your "Ten Commandments". <<Several top gaming sites have already written about this, and dozens of developers have contacted me saying what a piece of gold this document is.>> I really wish you would not be so modest, Scott. I am trying to decide if your stupidity supercedes your arrogance, but it's a close race and only G.O.D. knows which it will be. "Would that a hawk pick you up, drive its beak into your brain, and upon finding it rancid, set you loose to fly briefly before spattering the ocean rocks with the frothy pink shame of your ignoble blood. May you choke on the queasy, convulsing nausea of your own trite, foolish beliefs." BUT THE BEST PART IS YOUR OPENING COMMENT: [copied from the G.O.D. site that you linked, but I added the bold type...] ================================================================= Ten Developer Commandments Presented here for all developers of the world, courtesy of Gathering of Developers, are guidelines and inside information that may otherwise take you years to learn, and many regrets along the way. Make no mistake, this is inside information your publisher doesn't want you to know. With this knowledge you'll be able to negotiate far better publishing agreements that give your company significantly improved revenues, power and value. Our hope here at the Gathering is to raise the bar for all developers in our industry, not just those signed with us. Without further ado we bring you two tablets of great knowledge and wealth... ==================================================================== And you are correcting me on what insider information really is? ROFLMAOBT!!! This is too scary, Scott. You are a bigtime gaming exec, but you do not know the proper terminology or how to differentiate between a summary of negotiating tactics vs. "inside information"? Seems to me that whenever you open your mouth, it is only to change the foot that was already there. "Nothing in our universe can really be this stupid. Perhaps this is some primordial fragment from the original big bang of stupid. Some pure essence of a stupid so uncontaminated by anything else as to be beyond the laws of physics that we know." Then, for someone who doesn't like "lengthy" missives, you go on to say [and I paraphrase here, for the sake of space on the board]: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blah blah blah blah blah blah Money money money money money Blah blah blah blah blah BLAH! Blah blah blah Blah blah hehehe Blah blah blah DIG?? Then, blah blah blah, 30% of blah blah blah Never blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah I am the almighty Scott Miller of Apogee, bow to me, praaaaise me, and kiss my feet! Blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah Me Me Me myself I Me me me Blah blah blah Listen up: Blah blah blah Don't blah blah blah, 'cause blah blah blah blah Hehehehe Blah blah blah Gathering of Developers blah blah blah Name drop Name drop Blah blah blah Money money money blah blah blah 25% of blah blah blah Never sign blah blah blah blah This compny blah blah blah That company blah blah blah I'm too sexy for this site; too sexy, ain't that right? Too sexy... blah blah blah blah blah hehehehe Blah blah and BLAH! Get it? Got it? Good! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glad to be of help, Scott!! And, btw, I really liked how you "helped" the thread by giving out incorrect information on Legend's role in Wheel of Time...tee hee hee Yeah, you are definitely some kinda resource with all of your insider...errrr...inside...errrr...whateverrrrr...information! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) Before I run, just wanna tell you that today, when I was tooling down the road in my 500SL -[wink wink wink]- RIGHT AFTER I HAD IT WASHED - a bird flying overhead, and like all avians, having no urinary bladder, "soiled" my newly cleaned windshield - DANG IT! At that very moment, don't ask me why, you popped into my mind (now isn't that special?) and this little limerick came to mind: There once was a poor lad named Scott For brains he did not have a lot He was arrogant and crass Public finger in *ss GTI losses, not profits, he's got Bye for now and another big kissy for you, baby!!! [smoooooooooooooooooch!] Your V.