Re: [DipKnights] Re: Re: (Cat23's Life, or Lack Thereof)

Luis wrote:
> I would have to check the list for the exact date of the relevant 
> discussion but I recall perfectly that I was the one noticing and 
> commenting on the list. I also think that you said then that some months 
> (two?, four?, six?) had passed since you had deleted the Cat23 homepage. 
> I had noticed before actually but I became sufficiently annoyed only at 
> the second or third try and after checking it was not my error.

I don't think Cat23 Dip has had a homepage for a number of years now 
actually.


> I can't say for sure if the decline's only factor is the absence of a 
> proper portal page or there are other factors. Maybe this kind of games 
> don't anymore have the same appeal to young people with the ability to 
> play all sort of computer games, maybe the list system is unappealing, 
> maybe... But I'm pretty sure I could not introduce properly some people 
> (who I had introduced to the hobby privately) into Cat23 because the 
> portal page was not there. The most enthusiastic one I'm certain that 
> ended in Redscape - maybe it was the familiarity of the forum format?, 
> unsure.
> 
> Anyhow, it would be interesting to find out if the decline is only 
> affecting Cat23 or is something generalized across the hobby's clubs.
> 

As likely as not, a victim of success. Cat23 was among the very first to 
appear in the general internet after the Compuserves, AOL's, Prodigy's 
and GEnies all folded up. To paraphrase Mao, let a thousand Dip clubs 
bloom. It did was it was supposed to. If it continues, its because it 
supposed to and fills a need. If it doesn't then thats ok too. I'm not 
real sentimental about these things.