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RPGNet, Hat In Hand

Started by jeff37923, November 24, 2013, 03:04:44 AM

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jeff37923

November 24, 2013, 03:04:44 AM
RPGNet is begging for money.

Interesting that things like "A functional search engine." or "Immunity from Mod Bias." are not stretch goals.
"Meh."

Kyle Aaron

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November 24, 2013, 03:13:01 AM Last Edit: November 24, 2013, 03:15:32 AM by Kyle Aaron
Problem is, you pay for membership, but can still be banned for no real reason. This rather reduces the appeal of it... $250, life member, banned next week? Hmmm.
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Harl Quinn

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November 24, 2013, 03:18:25 AM Last Edit: November 24, 2013, 03:23:14 AM by Harl Quinn
Quote from: jeff37923;711199RPGNet is begging for money.

Interesting that things like "A functional search engine." or "Immunity from Mod Bias." are not stretch goals.

Shhh! Don't tempt them to look under the hood! If they look under the hood they won't fall for the--I mean, they won't DONATE MONEY, yeah that's it...

What's interesting is that there's 30 people out there who have almost completely funded TBP's little whine and cheese party. I doubt many of those are new blood. I would guess probably at least 1/3 of those pledges are coming from the cool kids so they can keep their little clubhouse going.

Whatever...

Harl
"...maybe this has to do with my being around at the start of published RPGs and the DIY attitude that we all had back then but, it seems to me that if you don\'t find whatever RPG you are playing sufficiently inclusive you ought to get up off your ass and GM something that you do find sufficiently inclusive. The RPG setting of your dreams is yours to create. Don\'t sit waiting and whining for someone else to create it for you." -- Bren speaking on inclusivity in RPGs

Claudius

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November 24, 2013, 03:19:56 AM
Quote from: Kyle Aaron;711202Problem is, you pay for membership, but can still be banned for no real reason. This rather reduces the appeal of it... $250, life member, banned next week? Hmmm.
I was thinking exactly that. What if someone pays for membership and gets permabanned. Imagine their face!:rotfl:
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

Jason Coplen

#4
November 24, 2013, 03:34:32 AM
Let them beg.

It seems every time I go to rpg.net I read the who got banned section and half of them make no fucking sense to me. Talk about screwy moderation.

And they see sexism in almost everything.
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James Gillen

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November 24, 2013, 03:41:28 AM
This is why Germany was invented, so they could give us the word "Schaedenfreude."  :D

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Rincewind1

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November 24, 2013, 07:01:19 AM
Quote from: Claudius;711204I was thinking exactly that. What if someone pays for membership and gets permabanned. Imagine their face!:rotfl:

They'd just adopt SA model, 10 bucks for new account.

No goal for search engine makes me roll my eyes. Also:

QuoteI can't believe we're paying to see something we get on TV for free! If you ask me, everybody in this theater is a giant sucker! Especially you!

Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

One Horse Town

#7
November 24, 2013, 07:12:10 AM
Well, it was good of them to use a homage to the cover art of Pundit's Forward to Adventure! in the opening video still.

flyerfan1991

#8
November 24, 2013, 07:16:34 AM
I guess they figured that if ENWorld can do it, so can we.  Of course, I believe that ENWorld did much better with their fundraising than TBP has done so far.

Eisenmann

#9
November 24, 2013, 07:18:17 AM
Well, they're being honest with the 'infamous' tag.

The Traveller

#10
November 24, 2013, 08:27:41 AM
"Thirteen thousand" active members (and I'm going to go ahead and call bullshit there) and they can't raise a couple of grand in advertising, even when they run into mysterious difficulties taking down cheesecake adverts.

Next up, an attempt to get government funding as an "arts" project.
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Marleycat

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November 24, 2013, 10:35:18 AM
What do you expect when you ban everyone? No site that's what! :D
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Claudius

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November 24, 2013, 10:36:43 AM
Quote from: Jason Coplen;711205It seems every time I go to rpg.net I read the who got banned section and half of them make no fucking sense to me. Talk about screwy moderation.
This. You could go there right now and find several examples.

QuoteAnd they see sexism in almost everything.
And this, too.
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

Ladril

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November 24, 2013, 11:05:59 AM
How much so they will prune unused accounts off the user base?

AaronBrown99

#14
November 24, 2013, 11:54:53 AM
I'm new here, so to dispel my ignorance, what is 'tbp'?
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