[WarInEur] No Traffic

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In a message dated 20/12/2009 00:29:25 GMT Standard Time, jerwebz at aol.com  
writes:

I am going to assume they are to busy playing(hopefully), and the  guys(any 
gals????) who bought the new version may not know about the  list.
Jerry



Actually...
 
It is quite likely that the list is largely unknown to most of the new  
brigade...
 
Apart from mention in Grognards...
 
Thus it is probable that those who find thelist are several stages  removed 
from the average newbie...
 
Those that find the list are those who have been doing some degree of  
rooting around to see what else is out there after sampling the forum.
 
That however, is a commercial decision from decision games...
 
One cannot argue with that choice on their part...it is entirely their  
prerogative
 
Part of the root cause of this is possibly the equivocal attitude that  the 
list, historically, has taken over DG's plans and approach to this  product 
and others. Whilst it speaks volumes for the independence of the  gathering 
here, we mustn't be surprised at the feeling in the DG camp that  they 
wanted something more supportive and dedicated to their product when they  were 
launching it. Launching any new product is inherently risky, and one cannot  
criticise their taking all necessary (in their eyes) steps to encourage and 
 safeguard its reputation with new customers at its launch.
 
Those who frequent the forum will see that the forum is not a  dedicated 
service designed to discuss War in Europe , but rather  is a more generalised 
media to discuss all DGs products, and current movements  in the DG 
universe...
 
After all the fuss dies down (as with many releases) then the forum  will 
stand or fall through the quality of its contributors...as doesthe  list.
 
I have seen this happen on other lists, where similar commercial pressures  
cause fractures between the organisation and those that provide linksto 
their  discussion groups...
 
 
 
So, moments of low activity, are only to be expected, especially with such  
upheavals as we have been subject to...
 
As time goes by, no doubt, a new equilibrium will establish  itself....
 
-|steve|-
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