Re: [GD-General] Collecting info from players

[Noel L. <ll...@co...>]

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 20:18:06 +0300
Ivan-Assen Ivanov <as...@ha...> wrote:

> Do we design the system to cater to the preferences of
> a small, vocal minority, severely reducing its utility in
> the process?

Clearly it depends on the program (whether it's online only or not),
your audience, and the type of information. However, I would also advice
against sending any information without the player first approving it. 

I have downloaded many programs/demos in the past that during the
installation or as the first thing they did when I ran them was to try
to access the internet. My firewall caught that, I denied the access,
and promptly uninstalled the program and decided not to purchase it.

For what it's worth, I know of many people who feel this same way, or
even much more strongly, so it's not such a small, vocal minority as you
might think.


--Noel
ll...@co...