Subject: should decklists be printed
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 22:58:35 -0700
From: "Paul, Kathleen, or Michael Cooler" <cooler@talltwn.com>
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

     I just read the article by Dorian Anders, and I would like to
contribute my say to the subject.   Dorian's ideas were very clear, and
his feelings not a bit mixed.  I will give him this, he knows what he's
talking about, he knows what he would like to see happen.  I agree that
Magic should be thought provoking, and not just money and decklists.
But I really don't think you can just "throw away" a big part of the
Dojo.  There are a lot of great Magic players around, a lot of great
players who can build good decks.  If they want to share their decks
with the rest of us, why not let them?  Some people might copy the decks
to the letter, but most of us (hopefully) will playtest the decks, and
fit the composition to our own choosing.  There is another reason you
should not be worried.  It's true, the cards make the deck, but that's
only half of it.  When it all comes down, I believe the player with the
most experience, and the best strategy, will win the match.  If people
copy decklists, and spend their money to buy those decks, they most
likely don't have the same amount of strategy as the deck creators.
Decklists are a part of Magic.
Accept it, live with it, and forget about it.  Personally, I want to put
my confidence where my mind is, not my cards.

Thanks,

Michael Cooler.
cooler@talltwn.com