Re: Purpose of this Newsgroup

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

>>This isn't intended to be sarcastic (well maybe just a little) but
you've picked some terrible examples of what you see as being 'good'
websites.<<

I guess that depends on how you look at websites.  There are plenty of website
guru's out there (which you sound a bit like too) who feel that a website
should look like this or work like that.  Yet (more and more these days)
web-surfers are just general folk who want a pretty and informative website.
All the ones I mentioned look fine to me and give the info I would want from a
players standpoint.

>> These things are not only supposed to be sources of
information, but also shop windows for those looking to play the games
they're advertising.<<

And your point is?

>> I can name three websites you mentioned above
which haven't had a single update for over three months - <<

So?  If the information is there, its there.

>>and five
websites look so amateurish that I'd think a potential player would
compare them to other games websites and decide to stick with them
instead.<<

Well, I play as well as GM and what I look for is useful and interesting info
and a reasonably pleasant site.  I don't go over my A-Z of 'site coolness' to
choose a game.  I choose it for its content.  Im sure most players do too.

>>I can name a number of PBM websites which MIGHT qualify for being good
- but you've not listed one of them - All of them produced by smaller
companies which perhaps see greater potential in web-based players and
so perhaps inject a little more imagination into their efforts<<

How good a web-site designer a GM is has no bearing on how I choose a game to
play.  Neither do opinions from self-styled 'knowledgables' on 'how a website
should look'.

>>Regarding your rather distasteful comment about Stevie Wonders search
engine - I've used Excite, Yahoo and Lycos - <<

Distasteful? oh boy.

Steve Tierney

References

Re: Purpose of this Newsgroup
johnlee@hinterland.fesnet.co.uk (John Lee)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Purpose of this Newsgroup
johnlee@hinterland.fesnet.co.uk (John Lee)
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000