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CreaMD
Registered: Dec 2001 Posts: 3067 |
Release id #8546 : ArachnoPhobia #28
I don't know what others but I consider putting releases into the internet C64 scene database and not "releasing them" (at least on internet) is a bad behaviour. Role and Spiders Crew, please don't do that.
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Oxidy Account closed
Registered: Mar 2003 Posts: 80 |
What's the point with keeping the snailmail-scene alive?? Any "snailmailer" can download all new releases from this site and numerous FTP's like Padua's in a jiffy...
Keeping the c64 alive is one thing, but a superfluous profession like this - what for? Nostalgia?
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Commander Account closed
Registered: Jan 2002 Posts: 106 |
Oxidy, still not everybody has internet! I have contact with many guys without internet. Like I have said before, the internet-only guys won't see what happens outside the internet. C64 is still also part in the snailmail-scene, and who says that snailmail-swapping isn't nice to do...?
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CyberBrain Administrator
Posts: 392 |
word. much more personal (though, takes more time) |
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Oxidy Account closed
Registered: Mar 2003 Posts: 80 |
Point taken.
I've been swapping myself in the early days, and back then it was great fun. I remember running home from school on my lunch break to check the mailbox for packages. ;)
What is it that I, as an "Internet-only guy", can't see??
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zdzisek Account closed
Registered: Apr 2002 Posts: 33 |
I am "an Internet guy" and still enjoy the snail swapping though. Now call me mad. ;-) |
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Perff Administrator
Posts: 1680 |
I got a suggestion.
I could make it so that the releases shown in 'Latest Releases' ONLY shows releases with a release date which is in the past (or on the current date).
What do you think?
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CreaMD
Registered: Dec 2001 Posts: 3067 |
It's a good idea. It will prevent abuse of latest releases feature. I can imagine someone putting release date 10 days in advance which will allow him to have release in latest releases until the day of the release is really reached.. quite sick but how it is workinkg now it can be very easily misused for "promotion" of releases.
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TDJ
Registered: Dec 2001 Posts: 1879 |
Quote: I am "an Internet guy" and still enjoy the snail swapping though. Now call me mad. ;-)
Mad Magnate.
Now that does have a nice ring to it. |
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Jazzcat
Registered: Feb 2002 Posts: 1046 |
Quote: The function of a pre-release for the mailtraders is because mailtrading is mucho grande slower than online distribution (few days for mailing to the trader, then a few days for the trader to mail it out again vs. sticking it online and having it immediately available)... so by releasing it to the mailtraders early, it allows them to get it out to who they need to get it out to at the same time as it is released online. I.e., everyone gets it at roughly the same time.
Er... at least, I think that's the concept.
That said, I'd like to see releases added to the database after their release, too. It only makes sense... because there can always be delays or problems with the actual release date which would then need to be updated, at nauseum. And, y'know, accurate download links are a plus, too.
EXACTLY.
A *LOT* of people still do not have the internet. So this pre-release not only keeps the mail-scene alive (which people can't really comment on if they are not swapping now) and spread the release to the largest number of people almost simultaneously. Not everyone is on the net and I don't blame them either. The net is cool and useful, but the snail-scene and BBS-scene have a completely different and unique atmosphere. Some productions prefer to not only please the net scene (where the majority is) but also the other scenes.
Not all productions I am involved with are spread via mail first (a good example is first release cracks, even in the old days, as they had to go to the boards first, now the ftps) but I'm more than happy to allow the mail market to enjoy at the same time as the net people. :)
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Commander Account closed
Registered: Jan 2002 Posts: 106 |
Quote: I got a suggestion.
I could make it so that the releases shown in 'Latest Releases' ONLY shows releases with a release date which is in the past (or on the current date).
What do you think?
It's a very good idea!!! In this way snailmail people can keep on using later releasedates as official releasedate and nobody got critiscized anymore because of the use of a snailmail-system which excists decades. I am glad about this idea which gives also a big respect to the snailmail scene which is still excisting.
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