Re: PBM Sites Different: How? (Was "Changed My Socks")

From: summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve)

Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000

casbahcarl@aol.com (CasbahCarl) wrote:

>Steve, I'd be interested in hearing your perspective on how they're
>different. Bob, Dave, et.al, please also give me your opinions on how you
>see each of your sites differentiated.

>I've visited all three -- enjoyed them all -- and would like to know how
>you see them representing different portions of the industry and/or
>reaching out to different audiences.

I think all three would like to eventually develop themselves into the
*ultimate* play by mail site though I don't think there's much chance
of this happening in the forseeable future.

Tightbeam of course hosts web sites for pbm companies that don't want
to, or don't have the time to run their own site which is very useful
to game moderators and thus for players aswell.

PBMCom is a nice looking site with a very comprehensive list of games,
nicely laid out. It is for example the only one to list Summit
Soccerleague despite submissions to every List that I know of. Trouble
is the other features don't really work. For instance there is a
message section with virtually no messages and it is likely to stay
that way. The main reason for that is that there is very little
*discussion* about games, even on this newsgroup which purports to
exist for just that purpose. I think most games have their own 'built
in' formats for discussion which make discussion with 'outsiders' who
don't know what you are talking about anyway a bit redundant.
Certainly Summit Soccerleague has a message section and a regular
Newsletter where any players can voice their opinion on anything to do
with the game and on soccer in general.. I would imagine most games
have a similar set up.

PBMNet is certainly different in that it has very little info as yet.
We've all been waiting with baited breath for this magnificent looking
site to spring into action. There are sections (as yet empty) for the
latest 'hot' news, game reviews, tips, etc etc. Very ambitious but it
doesn't even have a basic site listing on line yet so goodness knows
how the maintainers are going to find time for all the other features.
I hope they do because as I say, the layout and depth is really
something to marvel at.

At the end of the day I guess it's a matter of personal preference but
if I had to choose I'd use PBMCom purely because that site seems to
have travelled the furthest distance in the shortest time!

Links to all three from the Summit page at
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~summit/

Steve Walker
Summit Soccerleague

References

Re: New entry for PBM List: I changed my socks today
summit@easynet.co.uk (Steve)
Sat, 12 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000
PBM Sites Different: How? (Was "Changed My Socks")
casbahcarl@aol.com (CasbahCarl)
Sun, 13 Oct 1996 00:00:00 +0000