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Trezy
@trezy.codes

Hey #GameDev, what are everybody's thoughts on ads in the game dev feed? I'm looking for ways to support my work, so lemme explain about what this would look like. 🧵

Spiritbunny
@klaustrix.com

A lot of people's gut reactions to 'advertising' is gonna be to throw up in their mouths. I don't think this idea has been well communicated. There are good kinds of advertising they're just not what people think of when the word is said and that doesn't seem to be accounted for.

Spiritbunny@klaustrix.com

Having skimmed the proposal my feeling is that this has been terribly communicated. Advertising is a dirty word and conjures images of intrusive ads no one wants to see. It isn't clarified until post 5 that the ads will be by/for indie dev content and services (should have been post 2 minimum)

Trezy
@trezy.codes

These are all good points. I don't claim to be the world's best communicator, so I appreciate the feedback. I'll try to write a new version of the notice today that's clearer. Mind if I reach out for direct feedback?

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Spiritbunny
@klaustrix.com

Not at all! I apologise if it came off as blunt and I don't blame your difficulties, anything with ads is a tricky subject to tackle. Of course I'd be happy to take a look at what you're considering, though I'm no expert in comms - just an opinionated layman 😅