Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)

From: Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 04:17:44 +0000

in article VA.00003402.00bc294a@oemcomputer, Carol Mulholland at
carol@pbmgames.com wrote on 2/6/03 3:26 PM:

> Hugh Bayer wrote:
>
>> If any moderators have different experiences I'd like to hear about it.
>
> Probably not, Hugh, but I think that just promoting the concept of PBM
> gaming is the important thing. Game players who don't play our type of
> games think that they're painfully slow and appeal to recluses: anything
> which contradicts these impressions strikes me as a Good Thing.
>
> Carol
>

Here's what I think is likely to happen though.

Non-PBM gamer sees an Origin Award Winners poster or full page ad in DRAGON
that includes "Best PBM Game of 2002 -- (insert any game here)". Then goes
on with life.

How is that little mention of a game name doing anything to contradict a
belief that pbm is slow and for recluses?

For a different angle, how does seeing Starweb win multiple times change the
opinion of these non-pbm'ers? Maybe it only strengthens their bias against
pbms.

The only possible positive I've come up with trying to get comfortable with
this notion that having any pbm winner is good is the increased interest in
LOTR, and if Middle Earth happens to win it could attract some new folks
into the hobby.

There's gotta be a better way though.

Hugh

References

Re: For PBM game moderators
"Ryan S. Johnson" <dowrie@guildofblades.com>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 06:11:20 +0000
Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 17:14:50 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Carol Mulholland <carol@pbmgames.com>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 19:45:26 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 21:08:18 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Tue, 04 Feb 2003 16:19:44 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
Carol Mulholland <carol@pbmgames.com>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 10:29:09 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
keenuward@hotmail.com (Rob Alexander)
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 16:50:30 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Enno Rehling <enno@despammed.com>
Thu, 06 Feb 2003 08:00:02 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Thu, 06 Feb 2003 15:37:43 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Carol Mulholland <carol@pbmgames.com>
Thu, 06 Feb 2003 21:26:39 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
"Ryan S. Johnson" <dowrie@guildofblades.com>
Mon, 03 Feb 2003 23:42:34 +0000

Referenced By

Re: For PBM game moderators
"Ryan S. Johnson" <dowrie@guildofblades.com>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 06:11:20 +0000
Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 17:14:50 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Carol Mulholland <carol@pbmgames.com>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 19:45:26 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 21:08:18 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Tue, 04 Feb 2003 16:19:44 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
Carol Mulholland <carol@pbmgames.com>
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 10:29:09 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
keenuward@hotmail.com (Rob Alexander)
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 16:50:30 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Enno Rehling <enno@despammed.com>
Thu, 06 Feb 2003 08:00:02 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Hugh Bayer <hugh@bigspider.net>
Thu, 06 Feb 2003 15:37:43 +0000
Re: Free publicity (was Re: For PBM game moderators)
Carol Mulholland <carol@pbmgames.com>
Thu, 06 Feb 2003 21:26:39 +0000
Re: For PBM game moderators
"Ryan S. Johnson" <dowrie@guildofblades.com>
Mon, 03 Feb 2003 23:42:34 +0000