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Old games long gone...

Posted by Jacen Bell
Jacen Bell
member, 44 posts
Tue 28 Oct 2014
at 09:26
  • msg #1

Old games long gone...

I've been gone for awhile & can no longer remember some things.
Is it acceptable to post the title of a former game to find
people from it?
bigbadron
moderator, 14710 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Tue 28 Oct 2014
at 09:37

Re: Old games long gone...

Games can only be named in the appropriate advertising forums, and usually only by their GMs.
LoreGuard
member, 568 posts
Tue 28 Oct 2014
at 21:56
  • msg #3

Re: Old games long gone...

I'm assuming by Ron's post that the interpretation of the community chat rule about not posting the name of a game on RPol is:
"name of a game [ever] on RPol"
not
"name of a game [currently] on RPol" (which if it is long gone... no longer even in deleted games could be considered)

With that in mind, if your intent is to have a reunion...

It would seem appropriate you could potentially create a Reunion "some game name" game, with a description that was clear you were looking to gather for the purpose of re-uniting the old crew for some designated purpose.  Certainly if the old game still existed (even as a deleted game) however, it would more than likely not be allowed, as it could be seen as a way to get around advertising restrictions for existing games.

If the game was still there as a deleted game still... you should be able to use the cast list to contact the individuals directly via an rMail if you have reason to get a hold of them.

edit for another thought:
I wonder if you could post some character names as part of a memorable scene and ask if anyone remembers anything like it.  You might get someone who might comment they remember things.  Otherwise you might get fun anecdotes from people with similar stories.  It seems like I've heard gaming anecdotes before in Community Chat before.
This message was last edited by the user at 22:05, Tue 28 Oct 2014.
bigbadron
moderator, 14711 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Tue 28 Oct 2014
at 22:10

Re: Old games long gone...

It's not just a Community Chat rule - it applies to all of the public forums:

quote:
Mention individual games only where appropriate.  Individual games may only be directly referred to, linked to, or mentioned in the appropriate advertising forums, and then only in keeping with the rules of those forums.  The advertising forums are Wanted - Players, Wanted - GMs, Game Proposals, Input, & Advice, and Offsite Gaming.
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