Re: Looking for a pbem game

From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 16:51:48 +0000

In article <3k1hol$oan@hilbert.dnai.com>, Bill Rapp  <conquest@dnai.com> wrote:

>> Hello I am looking for a good play by e-mail game.

>You might want to take a look at our PBEM game, WORLD CONQUEST!

Bill, you just posted 4 messages with the *same* content. This is a
no-no on Usenet; many potential players will be annoyed with you. I
believe I already mailed you this section of the FAQ; if not, now you
know:

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10) Is commercial advertising allowed here?

Usenet is traditionally a non-commercial place, because many people
who read the Net are actually paying to receive articles. Posting an
advertisement is somewhat like sending them junk fax. However, there
are three exceptions to this rule:

A) There is an entire hierarchy of commercial groups, called "biz.*".
These groups allow advertising. But this group isn't in that
hierarchy, and biz.* isn't well propagated because no one wants it.

B) Traditionally, a _single_ tasteful fact-filled (not hype-filled)
advertisement for a product will be favorably received.

C) Most groups, like this one, have some informational postings which
will list, in one place and in a consistent format, commercial
information. In this case, the list is the "PBM List", mentioned in
section 4 above, which is posted twice a month and is available via
WWW and ftp.

So if you are a commercial company and wish to make information about
your game available on Usenet, (C) is your best bet. Send email to
gl8f@virginia.edu and I'll tell you what information I need to put you
on the list.

Other than posting basic information about your game, supporting your
game on the group is encouraged -- if folks have questions, post and
answer them. It's only repetitive hype-filled postings, or perhaps
repetitive answers of the same question, that will tick off
Usenetters.

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And, finally, if you like World Conquest, you might find xconq to be a
free and fun alternative game.

References

Looking for a pbem game
zluck@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Zach Luck)
Mon, 13 Mar 1995 00:44:04 +0000
Re: Looking for a pbem game
Bill Rapp <conquest@dnai.com>
Mon, 13 Mar 1995 13:36:21 +0000