Re: Ads on rec.games.pbm, The Real Post

From: bswain@nyx.cs.du.edu (Benjamin Swain)

Date: Sat, 14 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

In article <5nrv4c$8rp@news2.zippo.com>, Greg Lindahl <lindahl@pbm.com> wrote:
>soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM) writes:
[...]
>
>>   The point, was that almost no one is opposed to ads, period.
>
>I am not opposed to ads, period. Quit beating that straw horse; it's
>dead.
>

Well, to beat a dead straw horse; I am opposed to _all_ ads.  USENET as I
understood it, was for the discussion among the net community about the
topic the group concerned itself with.  _Not_ (as Greg pointed out) for
advertisments by people trying to drum up business for their commercial
activities.  I almost always rely on word-of-mouth or direct contact with
a company, via e/mail or websites, to decide if I want to play a
particular game, and I always want to see the hardcopy of the rules before
I decide.  I come here to see what _players_ have to say about PBeM games,
and look for playtester calls from developers.  If a game is good enough
to impress those playing it, then that's a better "ad" than any the
moderators might waste bandwidth on, and those player's opinions are what
I want to see.  _No_ ads!  Whether or not the moderators believe there ads
to be "informative" or "factual" and hype-free.

>>   Our disagreement is that with 241 games on the list, it counts as
>> information source, but doesn't do that much for letting games with unique
>> features and attractions stand out.
>
>If you want to advertise your game, buy a magazine ad and explain your
>features on your web site. In a world where every gm thinks their game
>has unique features and should stand out from all the rest, posting
>ads on Usenet isn't the magic bullet to get tons of business.
>
>-- g

Get'im Greg.  You can wear that "policemans hat" as long as you like IMO.

Ben
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References

Re: Ads on rec.games.pbm, The Real Post
soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM)
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Ads on rec.games.pbm, The Real Post
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Ads on rec.games.pbm, The Real Post
soliiigm@aol.com (Sol III GM)
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Ads on rec.games.pbm, The Real Post
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 00:00:00 +0000