Re: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

From: Stephen Weir <sweir@sweir.free-online.co.uk>

Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:29:06 +0000

Mark@mmj-ent.com wrote:
> Don't mind me for jumping in here, but actually I would expect that Usenet groups would have dropped off with the
> increase of easy to use, easy to install, web-base forums. Not that one is better then another, but any John Doe can
> register a website and have a forum set up all their own in about half an hour. Many forum software packages boast
> downloads/installs well into the thousands if not the 10's or even 100's of thousands.

I'm not totally convinced by that argument, mainly because other subjects
which are more widely supported than PBM have numerous forums and yet still
maintain a sizeable Usenet presence.

> As a side note to this "conversation", I posted an honest to goodness thread a few weeks back and got zero response
> from anyone. I see now I should have just reposted Greg's FAQ to get a response. <lol> That's not a slam on anyone,
> just a comment on what it takes to get a discussion started around here.

I would have responded if I had any information that I could have given you.
  Unfortunately, the only PBM magazine I know of at present is Flagship, and
as you mentioned it now focuses on all types of gaming rather than just PBM.

> Now this brings up a question in my mind. Is there a web presence where PBM gamers could be found? I came back
> here after a leave of absence because I remember this as a place where many different PBM gamers came. But that
> was back in the early to mid 90's, and since that time the web has grown. Which leads back to my argument that web
> forums have drawn people away from Usenet groups.

The only one I know of that covers general PBM discussions is the forums on
the Flagship website, although they aren't greatly supported.  Any others
I've found cover specific games, so I'd be interested in hearing about any
general ones that do exist.

--
Stephen Weir

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References

Re: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:07:56 +0000
Re: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Stephen Weir <sweir@sweir.free-online.co.uk>
Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:56:35 +0000
Re: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:53:07 +0000
Re: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Stephen Weir <sweir@sweir.free-online.co.uk>
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 14:12:58 +0000
Re: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Mark@mmj-ent.com
Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:23:58 +0000
rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Brandon Blackmoor <bblackmoor@spamcop.net>
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:40:43 +0000
Re: rec.games.pbm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Stephen Weir <sweir@sweir.free-online.co.uk>
Sat, 30 Jun 2007 01:38:17 +0000