Re: [Ogf-l] Re: Database

[Joe Mucchiello]

Actually, Clark. Read Spencer's (the sigil) original posting: "there 
existed no practical barriers to such a thing (assume the database is 
"omniscient" and can give you the reference to any piece of OGC - not 
necessarily the OGC itself, but perhaps it could work kind of like google - 
when you enter a search string that is allegedly OGC, it returns the name 
and page number of the source without returning the OGC itself), " Are you 
saying that a database of references to your products is not a boon to your 
business. If I understand what he is proposing correctly, you would type in 
a search:
       Search Terms: ___ becomes shaken _____
The browser would return:
(96%) Shaken, Condition Summary, SRD, [link-direct link]View this[/link]
(93%) Shaken, Spell, [link=rpgnow./thisbook]Joe's Book of 
Enchantment[/link], [link=throwingdice.com/homepage]Throwing Dice Games[/link]
(89%) Staff of Fear, Magic Item, [link=product page]Name of source 
book[/link], [link=producers homepage]Producer[/link], [link]view this[/link]
etc.

In this case, the producer of the staff of fear allowed this item to be 
displayed. But I did not allow the spell to be displayed. This would be a 
boon for writers, especially if it was opt in only. And I can see where 
this could be considered advertising.

  Joe

At 06:58 PM 6/6/2003 -0700, Clark Peterson wrote:
Doug-

Here is the real issue: give the publishers a business
reason to do it. Right now there isnt a good one.
Clark


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