In a recent thread on the ENnie results, Jason (Morningstar) comments on the results, and then mentioned that one of his own games was given a nod, providing a link to the game in the process. The link was subsequently deleted by One Horse Town and there was a little but of debate over this admin action.

As a designer and publisher, it would be good to have some clarity on this issue. When is it appropriate to provide links to games you have written/published/have a hand in?

For example:

If someone specifically asks about my game, is it ok to link to it?
If it is in a thread about a newsworthy item and my game forms a part of that newsworthy item, is it ok to link to it?
If there is a thread about, say, a particular genre and people are looking for games that fall within that genre, is it ok to link?

It would be great to know exactly where I (and, by obvious extension, all the other writers and publishers on this forum) stand.

Cheers
Malcolm

Yeah, in hindsight it was a silly thing to do. It was on topic for the thread etc. So sorry Jason.

I'd say yes to all your questions.

If it's on topic go nuts, otherwise think twice!

Great, thanks for the clarification!

Cheers
Malcolm