Re: PBM Review site?

From: Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>

Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:21:30 +0000

Greg Lindahl wrote:

> No, I envisage not having reviews.

I think that this is a deficiency for PBM as a whole, but heck it suits us.

> No. My point was that a typical player of RPGs has played a larger
> fraction of all RPGs than the typical player of PBMs has played of all
> PBMs.

I don't think that this proves that your 'typical player' has no interest
in game reviews. Yes, readers prefer coverage of the games that they're
playing and the sort of games that they'd like to try next - stands to
reason - but mostly they seem to like the impression of a vigorous hobby.

> What makes you think that I don't read Flagship? I used to read a
> friend's copy a decade ago, and I read the issue you mailed me a while
> ago. The general feel of my friends was that reviews of the games they
> had actually played in were pretty poor; the reviewer would
> misunderstand how to play the game, and complain about things that
> weren't true. Plus, you can't evaluate how reliable the GM is based on
> the report of one short-term player, who is often known to the GM as a
> reviewer.
>
> My professional training says that's not a successful review process.

Well, I could quibble with all of your points, but I don't think it's
really necessary to do so to convince anyone else who's reading this that
PBM games are worth reviewing. Besides, 96 has just arrived here, so it's
time to start filling envelopes...

Carol

References

PBM Review site?
"Sid" <seyed@monkeyx.com>
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:37:25 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:04:02 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:07:22 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:34:43 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:17:21 +0000

Referenced By

PBM Review site?
"Sid" <seyed@monkeyx.com>
Tue, 09 Apr 2002 20:37:25 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:04:02 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 16:07:22 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
Carol Mulholland <carol@flagship-pbm.co.uk>
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:34:43 +0000
Re: PBM Review site?
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 23:17:21 +0000