Re: HTML-form based PBEMs?

From: ericsum@aol.com (EricSum)

Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000

I think that turn sheets and results via HTML would be helpful in eliminating
the platform problems that some people have with PBEM games. Right now, as I am
locked into AOL, my turn reports from Olympia don't look as good as the ones
posted on the website, but they are still readable thankfully.

Turn Sheets that can be entered in from a web page would probably be the
biggest help to most people. The only problem is that if you are going for
something that can be used by ANYONE with a browser, you lose the ability to
have "intelligent" entry sheets. Without the use of Java or Javascript, you
lose the ability to keep players from entering in bad commands or parameters.
For a game with only a few commands that are easily input (like It's A Crime!,
for example) this is not really a big deal. But for a game like Olympia, with
so many commands and so many possible arguments, the difference between
entering your commands on an HTML form and typing them into an email  is
minimal, IMHO.

- Eric

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http://www.geocities.com/~ericsum/ham/index.html

References

Re: HTML-form based PBEMs?
tim@antsnest.demon.co.uk (Tim Lomas)
Sat, 24 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000