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[Hellraiser.ru]

An interactive role-playing game where players create and develop
characters by earning skill points, abilities and credits in fights
with other players. Multiple development options involving mastery
of different weapons and different kinds of magic, choice of
allegiances and behavior models. Communication with other players
through a chat or forum.
FREE unlimited access and wide variety of basic weapons.
http://www.combats.com

[Mephisto]

How about not spamming other companies Boards with your own advertisements?

[Ed Marshall]

Sounds like Neverwinter Nights, only not good or fun or well-produced.

[Gillissie]

Originally posted by Mephisto:
How about not spamming other companies Boards with your own advertisements? <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Whoa! I thought this was a friendly general forum about strategy gaming. We're all in the same industry here. He's trying to spread the word about his FREE game. I see no harm in that.

[Atrocities]

It has always been standing police, and a matter of professionalism, not to advertise YOUR game on someone else game forum.

Always ask first.

[Gandalf Parker]

Usually if someone wants to be careful they can find a thread where it fits to say "well here is one you might look at". To start a new thread in a game companys forum saying "come to my game" is bound to rub some people wrong. Especially if the poster doesnt stick around for the conversation.

[Gillissie]

I guess I never really liked message board nazis. Off-topic spam or rediculous postings are one thing, but it is about a game on a gaming message board. And it's free. Go ahead and flame me if it makes you feel good, but Mephisto's initial response was more harsh than it needed to be.

-The Shrapnel Games Rebel http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Gandalf Parker]

I got the feeling it was his response and not an official one. The problem with that is that if you feel a person should be able to make a post then you kindof have to be willing for people to respond to it.

I actually find board nazis more comfortable. A board being run as "my board, my rules" tends to be more comfortable to me than Boards where freedom of speech gets tested continually. It can be a board that says "no such Posts" or one that says "no such responses", either way the clarity makes me confortable. But thats just me. Luckily, no matter how extreme a view, on the Internet no one has to be alone. There are plenty of Boards for everyone. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ July 26, 2004, 19:56: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

[Sniper]

I think I agree with Gandalf about the idea of "my rules" but I do see where Gillesie is coming from.

And yeah I do believe that Mephisto's response was a personal one because no official sharp geezers have weighed in (and rightly so)

For the record I think the motive behind advertising for players here could have been that he wants the kind of smart and mature players and peeps we get on this forum