I just finished creating a game called Unique World Sites- Europe and Asia 2. I checked every box that said publish or make public but It isn't on the front page! Could someone help me please?
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Posted: 2008-07-30 17:15:55 # I just finished creating a game called Unique World Sites- Europe and Asia 2. I checked every box that said publish or make public but It isn't on the front page! Could someone help me please?
Posted: 2008-07-31 00:49:33 # Frenchhorn, not sure about this one. Maybe you could check you've clicked publish again. Also, check if not on private. If that all ok I suggest telling David.
Posted: 2008-07-31 11:45:41 # Not every new game is visible on the front page. It's only a selection of all new games. Just above the top new game is a link called 'games section'. Here you can find the complete list of all (new) games.
I don't know how this selection process works: Which game is visible and which one isn't. That's something you can ask David.
Posted: 2008-07-31 20:59:55 # The game does not show up on the front page, and nowhere else, either. I did a search, and found a couple of your games with similar names: "Europe and Russia", vs "Europe and Asia".
So it is either not public, or not published.
Check your profile, where you can find links to both your public and private games. It should show up on one of those. If it is public, but not published, you should be able to click on a link that will publish it.
If it is private, you will need to make it public, and a link to do that, too.
If neither is the case, you may need to contact David....
Posted: 2008-08-03 10:43:47 # Anyways, what exactly is the selection process for whether games appear on the front page or not?
Posted: 2008-08-03 10:51:45 # Frenchorn did you mean Unique World Sites- Europe and Russia? Because those are the only games that seem to be on your control panel- not Europe and Asia. It also says that the 2nd version of that game was created before the 1st version- which seems a little odd- is that true?
Posted: 2008-08-03 20:20:49 # Geodude:
As I understand it, the selection process goes something like this:
1) Some people of long standing,(e.g., Niklas) usually have their games go directly to page one. I am lucky enough to be in that group.
2) New authors generally do not have their games go to page 1. They go to the general game page.
3) New authors get "game cred" by having a sufficient number of games that are well-received (i.e., getting good enough ratings). I do not know the specifics of that.
4) David will sometimes "promote" a game from a new author to the main page if he sees it and likes it. He may even give that author status that will give him/her instant access. He may also become aware of an author's previous body of work and grant instant access. In one case I know of, a very good author had been absent for a time, including the transition to the main page / game page system. He was not originally included automatically, but when David became aware of the previous work, the status was immediately upgraded.
5) He may also "Demote" a game from an established author if he finds it to be substandard or offensive, or just not quite the right image for PG. One of my games (one dealing with the morphology of the spermatozoan) was deemed to be not quite the right image, and never made the main page. To date, only two people have played that game (including me).
All this aside, I think that Frenchhorn's problem is that he either got the name wrong as you suggest, or somehow has not published (or has deleted) the game.
Posted: 2008-09-01 11:33:42 # the same thing happened to me but i went to most recent under the games tag and mine was there, hope that helps