Re: OT - Re: Pyramid, etc -- was: Re: [HOE] GURPS DEADLANDS DELAYED!

[Scott Fry <fry@btigate.com>]

So I got a question here.  Are you fellas arguing over whose personal opinion is
right vs. wrong?  If not keep going, but I haven't been paying any attention to
this part of the list and I'm tired of having it pop up on my screen.  Now if
you want to come after me for being snotty and sticking my nose where it don't
belong I guess maybe you shouldn't put your laundry where I have to look at it.

Scott Fry

Matt Crawford wrote:

> > > So an honest buck for an honest digital product is fine by me.  And
> > > I dare you to draw a sensible line between sunscribing to an online
> > > magazine and paying for downloadable files.
> >
> > Easy - with one, I go to your site, look around for a bit and then buy
> > something.  A few minutes later, or a few days for a printed item, I get
> > what I ordered.
> >
> > The other is that I have to pay money before I even get into your website.
>
> Nope, that doesn't pass the reality test.  You're already "in" the
> website (whatever that means) before you enter your payment or
> evidence of previous payment (e.g., password).  The payment allows
> you to access some additional links.  In one case their targets show
> up on your screen directly, in the other case they are more commonly
> saved to your disk.
>
> But depending how you set your MIME type handlers and so on, you can
> make both cases behave the same.
>
> And in both cases, a good site will give you some information about
> what you'll get if you pay.  That's just good business.
>
> (There's an argument going on on SMOFS right now about the line
> between a web-based magazine and some other sort of web site.  The
> key distinction there seems to be content that changes en masse and
> on schedule.)
>
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