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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 4572740" data-attributes="member: 7808">FWIW, I believe that this thread does not belong in the General forum.&nbsp; This is a PR post.&nbsp; The game related part of the post is nothing but a plug for an upcoming game: the review contains no relevant details about the game, is completely one sided about how it is the &quot;best game ever&quot;, and contains way to many exclamation marks.&nbsp; Also, it is from a person who is openly involved with the creators of the game, and works on viral game marketing (i.e. knows exactly how to use message boards to sell product).&nbsp; The fact that the poster follows up on the thread doesn't change the initial purpose of the thread, and doesn't distinguish him in any way from other posters who double as PR people who also follow up on their threads in the PR forum (TheLe, for example).&nbsp; If this post was about getting an advance copy of the game and letting people ask questions, it would be fine.&nbsp; If it was trying to start open discussion about a web comic or campaign setting, it would be fine.&nbsp; But it seems to be about nothing but presenting a new product and making people think it's good, which is marketing, and we have a place for it that isn't General.The second part of the post, getting married, is also fine EnWorld content, but belongs in Off Topic.I also understand that this is a borderline case, and that it's a tough call for the Mods.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 4572740, member: 7808"] FWIW, I believe that this thread does not belong in the General forum. This is a PR post. The game related part of the post is nothing but a plug for an upcoming game: the review contains no relevant details about the game, is completely one sided about how it is the "best game ever", and contains way to many exclamation marks. Also, it is from a person who is openly involved with the creators of the game, and works on viral game marketing (i.e. knows exactly how to use message boards to sell product). The fact that the poster follows up on the thread doesn't change the initial purpose of the thread, and doesn't distinguish him in any way from other posters who double as PR people who also follow up on their threads in the PR forum (TheLe, for example). If this post was about getting an advance copy of the game and letting people ask questions, it would be fine. If it was trying to start open discussion about a web comic or campaign setting, it would be fine. But it seems to be about nothing but presenting a new product and making people think it's good, which is marketing, and we have a place for it that isn't General. The second part of the post, getting married, is also fine EnWorld content, but belongs in Off Topic. I also understand that this is a borderline case, and that it's a tough call for the Mods. [/QUOTE]

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