[Consim-l] Re: Internet clutter

[Mike NotSpecified]

Well, I'm glad it works for you Dave, but I have to tell you, I think it is a 
problem.

"Close to half the publishers can simply be ignored, because the stuff
they put out is nearly always crap."

Maybe.  But want to bet your half is not always identical to my half? 
 Wouldn't we both be better served if "our" publishers annouced new products 
on this list, then you and I both write a review?  May not entice either of us 
to buy a specific title, might not even change our opinions of those 
publishers, but for the price of a few delete key strokes we'd both be able to 
monitor that many more games.  Add in the contributions of everybody else on 
the list and you'd have a decent daily snapshot of the hobby...

"Both lists appear to be essentially dead so it's kind of a moot point."

But what happens when a newbie goes to yahoogroups and searches for 
"wargames". Or "Avalon Hill"?  And finds dozens of lists under each?  And 
takes the time to sign up for all them, then rarely gets a message, and when 
they do, its from a different list than the last message and there is no easy 
way to connect those two posters, who might in fact have something in common? 
 Or maybe our newbie notes there are only 100 or so subscribers to each list, 
and only 3 messags in the last 2 months and concludes that nobody plays Avalon 
Hill any more?

As a public service I'm going to forgo a night of gaming and instead sign up 
for each of those lists, then publish a plea to the list owners to remove them 
in favor of a consolidated list.  Wargaming related lists that don't generate 
traffic actually divide us.  We're all talking, but on different channels, 
hence little communcation.




On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 12:53:24 -0800
  "Dave Kohr" <davekohr at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/6/06, Mike NotSpecified <blockhead at bresnan.net> wrote:
>> I mean, how did the avalonhillgames list feel when the
>> avalonhillplayers list was created?
> 
> Both lists appear to be essentially dead so it's kind of a moot point.
> 
>> I just hate to see this
>> proliferation of channels, knowing I can't possibly keep up with all of 
>>them,
>> and further knowing that means I am undoubtedly missing out on some great
>> gaming.  And the industry is missing out on some sales because I have no way
>> of knowing about their games...
> 
> I don't find this to be a problem at all, when it comes to new games.
> Close to half the publishers can simply be ignored, because the stuff
> they put out is nearly always crap. For the half that's worth buying
> from, it's not hard to keep tabs on their new stuff, since they all
> tend to have an official presence or at least a review-writing fanbase
> on CSW and/or the Geek, plus newsletters, plus the equivalent of a
> P500 list.
> 
> Dave
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