Posted By
Csabo
on 2016-01-13
11:04:14
|  Re: Becoming a forum member
First of all, welcome! 
So the issue is, regular members are members of the scene (not the forum), because they released stuff for the Plus/4. That's how the site started out anyway, now there's definitely some overlap.
A large part of the site is looking backwards: we dig, we archive, we categorize, etc. If someone remembered a game from their childhood like Icicle Works, they can find it here, see who wrote it, and end up on Doug's membership record. That page IMHO is pretty useful, it has all our known info, his other releases, and, since we're fortunate that he actually posted on the forum, a link to all his forum posts as well. (The same goes for someone like TCFS, who is a legend on the Hungarian scene. You'll find his membership page even more detailed.) Then we have the opposite: sometimes we end up with membership pages like Nigel Stevens or Sony - those are... well, less than useful The rule of thumb we try to apply most of the time is to add someone as a member if they have at least 3 releases, but of course there are exceptions.
So, another part of the site is looking forward: anyone can come and post, we love to chat about the Plus/4, talk about coding etc. That's why you're here, I guess
With all that in mind, we've never denied anyone becoming a member, so if you want, send me an email with your info. Or just keep posting for now and see what you think about it in a few weeks maybe. |
