So, asking for advice here.
December is just around the corner, and long-time regulars well know
what that means: I'm clearing out my closet and giving away a bunch of
free games. Seeing that this year I have an excess of games to toss
out, I've been wondering how I should handle things . And since this
is a public forum, I thought I'd ask the opinion of the regulars.
Typically, I've made a new post every day, with one or two serials per
post; first person to claim it on Steam (or wherever) gets it. Usually
I gave away the 'weaker' games at the start of the month, with the
better games becoming available as the Solstice celebration
approached, with a notable climax at the very end. This method does
tend to flood the newsgroup though, and there's always a worry that
bots are getting the games rather than our regulars. So should I try something different (and if so, what and how?) Is it a matter of "the
old ways worked well enough, don't be messin' with 'em"? Or maybe
you'd all rather I forwent the give-away this year entirely.
You all know me; I'm more than happy with making a post every day, so
the 'old way' is fine by me (it's harder for me NOT to post). But if
you've been dreading this season because of the upcoming inundation of generosity, speak up now ;-)
So, asking for advice here.
December is just around the corner, and long-time regulars well know
what that means: I'm clearing out my closet and giving away a bunch of
free games. Seeing that this year I have an excess of games to toss
out, I've been wondering how I should handle things . And since this
is a public forum, I thought I'd ask the opinion of the regulars.
Typically, I've made a new post every day, with one or two serials per
post; first person to claim it on Steam (or wherever) gets it. Usually
I gave away the 'weaker' games at the start of the month, with the
better games becoming available as the Solstice celebration
approached, with a notable climax at the very end. This method does
tend to flood the newsgroup though, and there's always a worry that
bots are getting the games rather than our regulars. So should I try something different (and if so, what and how?) Is it a matter of "the
old ways worked well enough, don't be messin' with 'em"? Or maybe
you'd all rather I forwent the give-away this year entirely.
You all know me; I'm more than happy with making a post every day, so
the 'old way' is fine by me (it's harder for me NOT to post). But if
you've been dreading this season because of the upcoming inundation of generosity, speak up now ;-)
So, asking for advice here.
So, asking for advice here.
December is just around the corner, and long-time regulars well know
what that means: I'm clearing out my closet and giving away a bunch of
free games. Seeing that this year I have an excess of games to toss
out, I've been wondering how I should handle things . And since this
is a public forum, I thought I'd ask the opinion of the regulars.
Typically, I've made a new post every day, with one or two serials per
post; first person to claim it on Steam (or wherever) gets it. Usually
I gave away the 'weaker' games at the start of the month, with the
better games becoming available as the Solstice celebration
approached, with a notable climax at the very end. This method does
tend to flood the newsgroup though, and there's always a worry that
bots are getting the games rather than our regulars. So should I try something different (and if so, what and how?) Is it a matter of "the
old ways worked well enough, don't be messin' with 'em"? Or maybe
you'd all rather I forwent the give-away this year entirely.
You all know me; I'm more than happy with making a post every day, so
the 'old way' is fine by me (it's harder for me NOT to post). But if
you've been dreading this season because of the upcoming inundation of generosity, speak up now ;-)
On Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:39:20 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson ><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
So, asking for advice here.
I have exactly ONE game I am going to share here. The way I am going
to do it is ask whoever I give it to to post an email address and I
will send it to them that way. That method is fine for just one game.
But with all the games you post, that will quickly become a pain in
the ass. Justisaur's suggestion is a good one.
I was considering doing it all on Christmas day (either one over-long
post with all the games or a disgusting number of individual posts) to
make the celebration seem more grand. And there's always the Steam
group, except half the point of these give-aways is to encourage
Usenet usage (besides, I'm never sure if I'm on the correct
c.s.p.i.g.a steam group or not :)
But I'm fine doing it our traditional usual way. Start expecting
prezzies come December 1st. I'll use the 'embed in text' method to
distribute the codes (which has the side benefit of making people read
the nonsense I type ;-)
and will post at semi-random times. Hopefully
that makes it more likely our regulars get the games rather than bots
or lurkers.
But, sorry Justisaur, I can't help but save the best games for last. I
like a big finish ;-)
Oh I do have one more thing, please make it clear what the game is,
as someone was posting games without making it clear what they
were and if I can look and see and it's not something I'm really interested >I'd rather let it sit a couple days so hopefully someone who is gets them.
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