Promoting dMw

[TeaLeaf]

I don't have access to it atm, but I believe the date coincided with the launch of Quake Action Online which was June 22, 1996.  dMw was formed that same year.

[Gone_Away]

Guys, see below.

There was so much great work in our home page all I did is cut a bit out about the LAN's. It's pretty long as it is and I don't want readers to switch off on not read it and join. Can you please provide me with your thoughts and critisims (especially on the length)?

I'm away until Monday at Download but I'd like to get this up when I get back. I've thought through a strategy where we can slowly Bump the thread and keep it alive.

Thanks in Advance for your Feedback.

   Who Are We?
  Dead Men Walking (dMw) is a well-established (since 1996), Highly social, international online gaming community with over 400 active members spanning most of the globe. We are known for fun, mature and professional gaming and our large and social community, with the highlight being the bi-annual LAN events held in the United Kingdom.

dMw provides a home to gamers who enjoy both gaming as well as being part of a wider social online community. The key is in our highly active forum, which presently holds more than a quarter of a million posts. In addition to coordinating weekly gaming days, Christmas battles, bi-annual LAN-parties and summer BBQs, it helps members share information, provide help and support, discuss technology, cyber security and current affairs ââ,¬â€œ or just about any other topic you can imagine.

Can I join?
You can be a hard-core gamer or completely new to gaming. It does not matter. What does, is a mature attitude at all times, that you put your team before yourself and that you play fair. Our members have a diverse range of abilities; some are highly experienced gaming veterans, others are relatively new to gaming ââ,¬â€œ but we all work together, as a team, to complete the game objectives and to help each other enjoy the game to the fullest extent.

What games do you play?
There is no set list as to the games which we enjoy together. Any game which evolves around team work, has strategic and tactical elements, or has a serious simulation aspect, is within our scope. With a community of this size we play several games, with these being the most actively played:

Tactical gaming: BC2, ARMA2, Left4Dead, CoD 4.
Simulation: Live for Speed, rFactor (with HistoriX mod), iRacing and NetKarPro.
MMORPG: World of Warcraft (under the name of Dead Men Raiding)

Where possible, the Community provides game servers for members to enjoy their game of choice. This includes Ventrilo and Teamspeak servers so that Members can strategise and socialise at the same time and we highly encourage members to join.

As a member you are free to play all the listed games in the community.

When do you play?
We have weekly gaming days to coordinate gaming. You are free to play on the servers at anytime, but the best action is on specific days. At present, for example, Mondays are for COD4, Wednesday are for the L4D Zombie Chomp Hoedown and Thursdays hold the weekly 1 hour Live for Speed race challenge, and Fridays are often a free for all, currently on BFBC2, known for its social banter yet very intense gaming.

Is it free or what?
Being part of dMw is completely free. By registering you have full access to the servers, the forum and the various events. The community including the servers and the forum, is maintained through donations, supporting members (voluntary subscription with some benefits), LAN-fees and through an affiliate program with several, large online retailers.

Whereââ,¬â,,¢s your BC2 Server?
  Search on: deadmen.co.uk
  IP  85.236.102.67   Port: 22067
  Register at www.deadmen.co.uk to get access to our TeamSpeak 3 server.

What Can I Expect?  
  Ã,·         Tactical Play
  Ã,·         Active Admins
  Ã,·         Variety of BC2 Game Modes

What Have You Got To Lose...

[BrotherTobious]

You could stick that Tuesday is ARMA2 day as you have the rest of the week in

[Penfold]

Hi Dan,

There are a few literals but overall it's pretty good.
 
I'd use long-established rather than well-established

with a community of this size we play several games, with these being the most actively played:

I'd amend to

with a community of this size we play several different games and formats. For example, the games currently most being played include:  

either way good job

[TeaLeaf]

Silly one:

"Where's your BC2 server?" I'd change to Where's the dMw BC2 Server" or "Where's our BC2 Server"

[TeaLeaf]

One final one.  Having posed the final question "What Have You Got To Lose..." tell them what they need to do: "Click here now to join the Dead Men Walking gaming community!"

And if you make that change probably amend "Register at //www.deadmen.co.uk to get access to our TeamSpeak 3 server. " to "Join us on our TS3 server while you play BC2 (details for registered members at www.deadmen.co.uk)"

:2cents:

[Gone_Away]

Thanks for all the feedback.

I've included all suggestions in the final copy below.

Pen, thanks for your input. The opening didn't sit right with me either. I've made an additional change to it to make it flow a bit better.

Hope you guys like it!

[Gone_Away]

Who Are We?
  Dead Men Walking (dMw) (est. 1996) is a highly social, international online gaming community with over 400 active members spanning most of the globe. We are known for fun, mature and professionalgaming and our large and social community, with the highlight being the bi-annual LAN events held in the United Kingdom.

dMw provides a home to gamers who enjoy both gaming as well as being part of a wider social online community. The key is in our highly active forum, which presently holds more than a quarter of a million posts. In addition to coordinating weekly gaming days, Christmas battles, bi-annual LAN-parties and summer BBQs, it helps members share information, provide help and support, discuss technology, cyber security and current affairs ââ,¬â€œ or just about any other topic you can imagine.

Can I join?
You can be a hard-core gamer or completely new to gaming. It does not matter. What does, is a mature attitude at all times, that you put your team before yourself and that you play fair. Our members have a diverse range of abilities; some are highly experienced gaming veterans, others are relatively new to gaming ââ,¬â€œ but we all work together, as a team, to complete the game objectives and to help each other enjoy the game to the fullest extent.

What games do you play?
There is no set list as to the games which we enjoy together. Any game which evolves around team work, has strategic and tactical elements, or has a serious simulation aspect, is within our scope. With a community of this size we play several different games and formats. For example the games currently being the most actively played:

Tactical gaming: BC2, ARMA2, Left4Dead, CoD 4.
Simulation: Live for Speed, rFactor (with HistoriX mod), iRacing and NetKarPro.
MMORPG: World of Warcraft (under the name of Dead Men Raiding)

Where possible, the Community provides game servers for members to enjoy their game of choice. This includes Ventrilo and Teamspeak servers so that Members can strategise and socialise at the same time and we highly encourage members to join.

As a member you are free to play all the listed games in the community.

When do you play?
We have weekly gaming days to coordinate gaming. You are free to play on the servers at anytime, but the best action is on specific days. At present, for example, Mondays are for COD4, Tuesday is ARMA2, Wednesdayââ,¬â,,¢s  are for the L4D Zombie Chomp Hoedown and Thursdays hold the weekly 1 hour Live for Speed race challenge, and Fridays are often a free for all, currently on BFBC2, known for its social banter yet very intense gaming.

Is it free or what?
Being part of dMw is completely free. By registering you have full access to the servers, the forum and the various events. The community including the servers and the forum, is maintained through donations, supporting members (voluntary subscription with some benefits), LAN-fees and through an affiliate program with several, large online retailers.

Whereââ,¬â,,¢s the dMw BC2 Server?

  Search on: deadmen.co.uk

  IP  85.236.102.67   Port: 22067

  Join us on our TS3 server while you play BC2 (details for registered members at www.deadmen.co.uk)

What Can I Expect?
     Ã,·         Tactical Play
  Ã,·         Active Admins
  Ã,·         Variety of BC2 Game Modes

What Have You Got To Lose...

Click here now to join the Dead Men Walking gaming community!

[Gone_Away]

Taking this to the next level...

If we don't want this thread to be lost in the mix we need to Bump it every so often.

I was thinking that the best way to do that would be to get our members over to that thread every once and a while and post how BRILLIANT they think it is here. If we post a link in the supporting members area that brings folks to the exact thread to comment on it will be a doddle for them too.

Let me know what you think on that one..

Also, for the rest of the GL's, please feel free to take the "final copy" and morph it into your own. It's good for the community and good for your game.

NF

[Gone_Away]

Folks,
 
I know you're all busy in RL and so am I.. Any more comments or changes? I'd like to post this up later tonight..
 
NF

[TeaLeaf]

Looks good to me!

[Sn00ks]

Pickey, pickey, pickey, but 'professionalgaming', should that be two words?
Otherwise it's looking good.

[Gone_Away]

Thanks for the feedback Snooks. I'll review the post I made on EA's site and see if I can ammend.

** Edit ** Now corrected. Thanks again!
 
NF

[Gone_Away]

Guys,

What is the general opinion of this: http://www.clanspam.com/about-us.php

Should we or shouldn't we?

NF

[RizZy]

Looks alright Ninj, I get the feeling with BC2 more than just about any other game we've played tho is that it purely takes bodies on the server to get the thing going & I'm not too sure how much anything else will help - still doesn't hurt to get out there & be seen.