Re: rec.games.pbm etiquette question

From: "MindShift Design" <mindshift@usa.net>

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

David J Porter wrote in message <362EF0E9.A7406E52@netaccess.co.nz>...
>KMGraphiks wrote:
>>
>> >For instance, is it okay for me to discuss design issues of my PBEM
project
>> >on this newsgroup, or is there a rec.games.pbm.design group out there
>> >somewhere?
>>
>> This is the perfect place for this discussion.
>
>Yes! Please do.  I heartily wish that there was more 'design-side'
discussion
>taking place here, as the only people who've undertaken such design work
seem
>reluctant to discuss the issues involved. [IMHO of course]

Actually we're not relectant to discuss design at all. We founded the
PBM/PBeM Developer's Webring and the PBMDEV mailing list to discuss game
design and development. Everyone that's subscribed to the list is more than
ready to discuss elements of game design, share their experiences and help
others out if they can. You can subscribe to it by sending an email to
mindshift@usa.net with the subject "PBMDEV-subscribe". I look forward to
hearing from you.

>> >Finally, once my game is done testing and it goes commercial, is it okay
to
>> >advertise it on here as long as I limit the ads to about once per week
and
>> >make sure to mention the fact that it is commercial?
>>
>> Once again you're in the right place. In some eyes once a week will be
too
>> frequent for the same advertisement...once a month might be better.
>
>Instead of a straight ad, it would be more interesting to have it as a sort
of
>game progress report style thing giving non-players a window into the game.
A
>bit like is done with the 'Olympia Times' and that Smuggler's Run posts.

Good idea. Remember there are other resources available to you to advertise
your product in - namely publications, email mailing lists and website
linking/webrings among others. Good luck with your project.

Regards

Jason Paul McCartan
MindShift Design
Game Developers
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References

rec.games.pbm etiquette question
ericsum@aol.com (EricSum)
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: rec.games.pbm etiquette question
kmgraphiks@aol.com (KMGraphiks)
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: rec.games.pbm etiquette question
David J Porter <porterd@netaccess.co.nz>
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000