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Lxndr
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September 24, 2003, 12:37:10 PM »
For those who don't know, or haven't checked it in a while, there is this really nifty "about the forge" link up at the top of the page. It discusses what the Forge is about, explains how it operates and gives a PayPal link, and also sells Forge Gear through CafePress.
There are some things I recently saw mentioned in another thread that, to me, seem perfect to be mentioned in the "About the Forge" portion of this site, yet are not there. I also have a question myself that, imho, should be mentioned SOMEWHERE (and About seems the likeliest place).
This is my two-pronged attempt to:
(a) humbly request that they be added and,
(b) if there is a reason why they're NOT added, I'd like to ask why.
First, mentioned in another thread that I closed out and can't find again:
Quote from: someone, Clinton maybe?
- You can get a subdomain at the Forge (whatever.indie-rpgs.com) for $60/year.
- You can host your games on the Forge Bookshelf for $40/10 MB of games/year.
Both of these, I think, would make sense as something added to the "About the Forge" page, likely under "How the Forge Operates", hovering somewhere near that paypal button. Is there a reason why these two bits of information aren't more public?
Next question, related to the last: Is there any place where I could find out the various subdomains of indie-rpgs.com? That seems like a useful tool to have, though I'm sure it's VAGUELY possible that someone might want to pay the Forge $60/year in order to get a website NOBODY SHOULD EVER GET TO. Perhaps it should be opt-in, and/or opt-out?
Once again, "About the Forge" seems like a good place to list "here are the people we're already hosting" and/or at least have a link to such.
Final question, tangentially related to the above in my somewhat aberrant mind:
It would be nice to see, somewhere, some sort of guidelines on when/if new forums are allowed to fledgling game companies. Paul and Ethan's new forums were created entirely behind the scenes, far as I can tell, and the one person who asked for a forum in this thread (BBrack, for Promised Sands) didn't wind up getting one for whatever reason (did he wind up saying no?). An "etiquette/process for asking for a Forge forum" sort of commentary would also be nice, and once again, "About" seems a reasonable place.
But I ramble. I hope this makes sense, I'm writing it somewhat rushingly at work, and I'm about to be whisked off.
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Clinton R. Nixon
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Alexander,
All good ideas that probably should be implemented. I've got a neat idea on how to do it easier that would add a "Recent Changes" feature, something I've always wanted.
Best,
Clinton
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Lxndr
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Looking forward to it, Clinton. :)
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