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Article #66216Re: What would YOU want to see in a website that is made specifically for gamers? (NOT an ad)
From: Beck
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 16:07
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 16:07
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"Doktersteve" <real_dok...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:p74H9.29198$Qr.550373@news3.calgary.shaw.ca... > So, last night IGN banned me for using a four letter word in thier forums. > In all fiariness, they will UN-ban me tonight at the same time i was banned > last night, but regardless, this ban over something as trivial as a curse > word got me thinking... > > What do most gamers want in a website? > What if someone made a site explicitly for gamers, cutting out the idea of > paid reviews (which some people suspect a site like ign actually does. > > What if someone made a community that was for gamers to speak their minds > and discuss reviews that were written like thier friends would review a game > (namely truthfully and with more passion than ign.)... > > What sort of features would the best site have, in your opinion. > just curious to see how close the all mightly ign actually comes to getting > what we all want :-) Well ign lost a customer when they asked me for money to sign up. There are plenty of decent sites out there that offer free info Beck
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