Yep. And as Juhana said earlier,
Right.
To be clear: the canon of IF absolutely evolves, but you’re not going to discern that from a first glance at IFDB any more than a casual reader is going to discern the decline of Sinclair Lewis from reading the Library of Congress catalogue.
It’s there. But given that you only just discovered IFDB, it is to be expected that you will not be able to discern it yet.
oh, well, seems like our new neighbor not only did not shy away because of me as he also doesn’t shy away from shameless criticism
if new indeed he is 
Gah, the spectre of Pudlo casts a long shadow over every newcomer.
Nah, I think it’s just a question of why people are here. It becomes pretty obvious if people are coming in to get entertainment from the board, or if they are here to contribute to it or learn from it. The whole idea that the board is seemingly “dead” as being a bad thing, really isn’t. It means people are working. The quick responses most people have shows that the board isn’t dead.
really?
turns out the first spots are taken by either old obscure text-adventures or a few very recent entries
why?
because turns out they only have their single 5 stars from their egomanic authors or fans
not fair with titles with lots of ratings and plenty of 5, 4 stars and a few hate ratings for good measure
ifdb.tads.org/search?sortby=rcu& … =&browse=1
Most Ratings should do it
of course, there’s a remote chance a really bad IF with all single stars will make it to the top
not likely as people prefer to praise than to bash
You can also combine the two filters, look for games with the most above-average ratings. Which is similar to what Juhana suggested pages ago.
Gutenberg is a selection. The IFDB is more akin to Howard Hughes hoarding his urine, meticulously labeling every jar. I don’t see how that could work in an art form where there’s no publishing threshold.
That’s the dumbest metaphor I’ve ever heard. You should really shut the hell up until you know more about IF and its community. Because right now you sound like an idiot.
Namekusejin, I withdraw what I said. You guys are kindred spirits, have a blast with Stefan.
Stefan, you’ll probably also wish to steer clear of the IF archive, if I read your posts correctly. And I doubt the IFWiki will do anything for you.
In fact, I’m at a loss as to where exactly you plan to go to play IF, good or otherwise, since IFDB is not only the main place to go, it’s almost the only place to go. Outside of that you have the sporadic comp, which is no guarantee of quality.
Also, that metaphor will rub a lot of people off the wrong way. Michael Roberts is responsible for TADS and for IFDB practically single-handed. TADS and Inform are THE IF interpreters, and IFDB has become a valuable and much appreciated database where authors can release new games, release updates, and get reviews for their games. You’re not making any friends, and if you expect the database to only have the finest IF you’re missing the point of what a database is.
You’re also missing the point that different people will like different things and one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
So unsystematic nature of IFDB is a problem? I agree. So is unemployment. And corruption. And crime. Many more things.
My suggestion to you is to stop counting the problems and start giving some FUCKING SOLUTIONS!!
From the tone of Stefan’s last post, I would guess he’s another sock puppet.
oookay new guy.
You’ve gotten a bunch of actually workable solutions toward finding new games that aren’t “paw randomly through the IFDB archives with mittens on while complaining that it feels like you’re pawing through a random archive with mittens on.”
Are you actually still having problems finding IF you enjoy, or are you just having fun getting a rise out of the community?
absolutely not
their purpose is pretty much to convert to ebook all books ever published, even the lamest of lamests.
it’s the same thing about all cataloguing projects: they start out cataloguing obviously famed books and then when all classics are in start cataloguing all the things that would be better off as long forgotten memories…
The Digital Era may seem the dream of any librarian: to catalogue all mass of human culture forever and ever. But it’s actually a nightmare when you think about it.
at least they all feature searches by popularity and ratings. So rather than wading through waves of text dump you may just find a selection of sorts…
I think Stefan was found to be a sockpuppet as well.
Well, namekusejin, here’s food for thought. The one guy who so far seemed to be in agreement with you was probably just here for trolling. I mean it - chew on it, draw your own conclusions.
Ha, you made my day!
I wondered for a while if namekusejin was another of Pudlo’s sock puppets. He probably isn’t, but he’s the closest thing this forum has to a troll not called Pudlo.
Guys, can we stop discussing trolls and trolling? Discussing trolling just makes me want to lock topics.