Registering vs posting permission in Fora

[Johan]

You can always participate in discussions in main forums.

And its not "paranoia" when you see the statitistic of thievery.

 

[Johan]

The sole reason I register them here are because I really want the developers to see that I am a paying customer. Everyone should do that.

Agree. Thats why we have those here.

I personally ignore posts and comments from people who have not registered a game, as the probability of them having bought it is very low.

Its not a DRM or anything, but I've spent way too much time supporting people who hadn't paid for the games, through the years.

 

[Castellon]

What's the situation on AAR forums? Before release people who hadn't pre-oredered Vicky2 couldn't post there. Is it open now or still restricted?

I think it would be a shame if people who didn't own the game weren't able to comment different AARs.

Actually I opened it up a couple of days before release.
You have to be registered to start a thread (How could you write an AAR if you do not own the game) but anyone can participate in AAR threads.

And about registering your game (I assure you it is not used for marketing at all)

 

[SolSara]

It's called "inspiration".

 

[Kallocain]

According to the last part, why would these writers needs any games ?

It's all still based around the games. Not just any fiction.

 

[Castellon]

Actually, you registered here May 2007, So the policy on new releases having restricted forums was in place BEFORE you registered, as it started with the Diplomacy release.
With every game that gets released, there is not one thread but many discussing the fact (here we are again talking about it). So I have to call you on that (Claiming we are trying to be "sneaky") especially as it relates to you since it was a policy before you even started posting here.
Also here is a thread about the topic and I do not see a "flamewar", we do not allow flame wars on our forum, which is yet another reason the vast majority of members like it so much.

But thanks for playing the creature known to live under bridges.


EDIT: Darn Veld all those icons under your name must give you faster posting speed, you beat me too it.

 

[Castellon]

??? Didn't understand (language issue) the last one.

I will give you a hint the creatures name starts with a T it has an r & o in the middle and 2 LLs round out the letters.

As for threads , the first ones would be in the Diplomacy forum they are still stickied.

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EDIT: Just to be sure: you are saying that there has been absolutely no change in posting privileges according to registration since 2005 ?

Absolutely not, I tweak forum permissions almost on a daily basis. The many layers and ways you can set permissions with this software and on a forum this large, makes it very hard to get things exactly the way you want with no unintended consequences.

 

[Castellon]

I'm sorry to bother you again with this, but I didn't find any extensive discussion about the new forum regulation. Only announcements and disclaimer. Maybe I missed the thread you are referring to.

Yes that is because most people seam to understand and did not feel the need to discuss it at length.

You understand that this isn't very helpful. Basically, it could serve as an excuse to do whatever you want in the fora. I should probably reformulate my question like this: ...

We do not need an "excuse" to do what we want.
You are implying we are doing something nefarious and "Sneaky" that is trolling because as has been shown it is clearly not true.

At any rate I will not be drawn into an argument about it. If you wish to discuss it further you can do so by PM or E-mail

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