I understand what you mean, Andreas, so let me change the metaphor. They’re not using a compass at all, or even a magnetic needle in a cork on a body of water - many people there seem to think a potato is a compass.
Having said that, and in order to try and relieve the Quest-bashing, “Dream Pieces” was one of the cutest things I’ve played in a long, long time. I talked about this on the Adrift forum, actually, on a brief visit - the Quest community is not the end-all of crap. But unfortunately, it sometimes looks that way, and that’s unfair also on Quest, and that’s part of the problem.
Because of all the things that have been said, really. I understand you’re a bit defensive, I did not start this discussion to prohibit Quest games from being in the IFDB, I was concerned and I wanted to see how other people felt. Apparently I’m not the only one, and we’re trying to find a solution to this.
Because, theoretically, you’re right in that IFDB is a database, and filtering what goes into a database of that sort is wrong. I feel the same. But in practical terms… well, IFDB is a very, very, very visible place, one of the current hubs of IF, and “A New Listing” in IFDB is a lot more visible and attracts a lot more attention than a new entry in IMDB.
Personally, I download every single Quest game, because I’m like that. I add them to my collection. And I’ll play them all, in fact I have been. But that’s because I’m a collector and because I don’t want to miss out on the odd gem I might find, and most people aren’t like that.
EDIT - Mostly_useless, you can check the IFDB Feed, and basically every new addition is a new link in the main page, and every clicked-on link is a different colour than a brand-new link. It’s how I stay on top of new stuff.