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Right, sorry for the delay on judging this one but we've had a bit of a mad Christmas and New Year so it was for your own good. Not quite so many entries for this (to be honest, it was quite a tricky one) and a fair few of you missed the point entirely - the idea was to get people to join the club, not to get them to Gameaday!
Anyway, from the entries we did receive, Dr.Duck wins for his in-depth look at the logistics of the chain e-mail and The Game wins for his 'matey' writing style. Well done both of you! You can both choose a Game or DVD from our database up to the value of £25!
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It's time we got up to some mischief.
What we need is a Chain e-mail letter. One of those things which arrives at your address and then you forward it to thirty six of your mates and two weeks later a freebie arrives through your letterbox.
Imagine that for each new member who joins Special Reserve we have a couple of quid to pay for rewards.
THE ORIGINATOR send the e-mail to 10 friends.
The ten friends can either JOIN or PASS.
To PASS they must send the e-mail on to another 10 friends, but just as favour to the ORIGINATOR.
If they JOIN then they can become an ORIGINATOR and send off their own e-mail to 10 friends.
With luck one originator will get their message across to quite a lot of people - especially if the message is interesting or humorous enough for people to pass on.
For each person who joins, we send the originator a £2 voucher towards games and stuff.
(the above is just a simple first stab at this to suggest the possibilities)
This contest is two-fold.
You can win one EXTRA GAMEADAY if you can specify exactly the right way to go about this. Something very similar to the above, but well thought out. An idea which will work.
You can win one EXTRA GAMEADAY if you can write the e-mail for the scheme you outline, or for the scheme outlined above. The important things are to make people join and to be interesting enough to pass the e-mail on.
Competition closes in Mid December.
It's a bit complex to write out your answers and ideas in this thread quite carefully and we'll see who comes up with the best concepts and approaches to this.
Quite a challenge - I wonder if anybody will enter?
Anyway, from the entries we did receive, Dr.Duck wins for his in-depth look at the logistics of the chain e-mail and The Game wins for his 'matey' writing style. Well done both of you! You can both choose a Game or DVD from our database up to the value of £25!
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It's time we got up to some mischief.
What we need is a Chain e-mail letter. One of those things which arrives at your address and then you forward it to thirty six of your mates and two weeks later a freebie arrives through your letterbox.
Imagine that for each new member who joins Special Reserve we have a couple of quid to pay for rewards.
THE ORIGINATOR send the e-mail to 10 friends.
The ten friends can either JOIN or PASS.
To PASS they must send the e-mail on to another 10 friends, but just as favour to the ORIGINATOR.
If they JOIN then they can become an ORIGINATOR and send off their own e-mail to 10 friends.
With luck one originator will get their message across to quite a lot of people - especially if the message is interesting or humorous enough for people to pass on.
For each person who joins, we send the originator a £2 voucher towards games and stuff.
(the above is just a simple first stab at this to suggest the possibilities)
This contest is two-fold.
You can win one EXTRA GAMEADAY if you can specify exactly the right way to go about this. Something very similar to the above, but well thought out. An idea which will work.
You can win one EXTRA GAMEADAY if you can write the e-mail for the scheme you outline, or for the scheme outlined above. The important things are to make people join and to be interesting enough to pass the e-mail on.
Competition closes in Mid December.
It's a bit complex to write out your answers and ideas in this thread quite carefully and we'll see who comes up with the best concepts and approaches to this.
Quite a challenge - I wonder if anybody will enter?
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Subject:
I promise this is not a chain letter. Read.
Message:
Okay okay... I lied BUT DON'T GO! This could change your life (honest!). No I'm lying again.. sorry.
Okay I'll try and be honest with you the last person who didn't send this on to anyone became the worst computer games player ever. Before he got the letter he was great and would complete games within just 5 hours of getting them. He held the record for completing Max Payne in just 30 minutes! However when he got this chain letter he decided he was too good to send it on. You know what? After he didn't send it on he couldn't play games - he couldn't even complete the first level of Sonic on the Megadrive.
Then there was Half Life Harry who played Half Life day in and day out. He thought this chain letter was a load of rubbish and shortly after deleting the email his eyes fell out. Honest! Now he can't play games because he is blind! Oih.. don't delete this email yet! Hear me out mate I'm telling you an interesting story!
However Little Timmy, a poor little orphan who couldn't afford to spend outrageous amounts of money on computer games received this chain letter and instead of deleting it like everyone else he listened to it and checked out http://www.ukgames.com where he found some amazing video games at amazing prices. He also went on http://www.gameaday.co.uk and won competitions.
This chain letter saved little Timmy's life. Wait... don't delete yet. He had a great Christmas as he had all the decent computer games and consoles at affordable prices. Just think what good fortune reading this chain letter could bring to you! Just think!
Okay just wait a little bit longer before you press that delete button. What have you got to lose if you visit http://www.ukgames.com? See you can't give me an answer can you. Worth a quick browse isn't it? It can't exactly hurt you can it? Oih! Don't press that delete button! Remember the last people who did that? They suffered horrible consequences honest!
Check out Special Reserve's exclusive website at www.specialreserve.net and check out the latest games releases at www.ukgames.com. With prices below the RRP and free delivery and helpful staff you can't go wrong.
Oh and if you are thinking of pressing that delete button still please instead pass it on to your mates who might be a bit more cleverer then you. No don't go! Noooooooo!
I promise this is not a chain letter. Read.
Message:
Okay okay... I lied BUT DON'T GO! This could change your life (honest!). No I'm lying again.. sorry.
Okay I'll try and be honest with you the last person who didn't send this on to anyone became the worst computer games player ever. Before he got the letter he was great and would complete games within just 5 hours of getting them. He held the record for completing Max Payne in just 30 minutes! However when he got this chain letter he decided he was too good to send it on. You know what? After he didn't send it on he couldn't play games - he couldn't even complete the first level of Sonic on the Megadrive.
Then there was Half Life Harry who played Half Life day in and day out. He thought this chain letter was a load of rubbish and shortly after deleting the email his eyes fell out. Honest! Now he can't play games because he is blind! Oih.. don't delete this email yet! Hear me out mate I'm telling you an interesting story!
However Little Timmy, a poor little orphan who couldn't afford to spend outrageous amounts of money on computer games received this chain letter and instead of deleting it like everyone else he listened to it and checked out http://www.ukgames.com where he found some amazing video games at amazing prices. He also went on http://www.gameaday.co.uk and won competitions.
This chain letter saved little Timmy's life. Wait... don't delete yet. He had a great Christmas as he had all the decent computer games and consoles at affordable prices. Just think what good fortune reading this chain letter could bring to you! Just think!
Okay just wait a little bit longer before you press that delete button. What have you got to lose if you visit http://www.ukgames.com? See you can't give me an answer can you. Worth a quick browse isn't it? It can't exactly hurt you can it? Oih! Don't press that delete button! Remember the last people who did that? They suffered horrible consequences honest!
Check out Special Reserve's exclusive website at www.specialreserve.net and check out the latest games releases at www.ukgames.com. With prices below the RRP and free delivery and helpful staff you can't go wrong.
Oh and if you are thinking of pressing that delete button still please instead pass it on to your mates who might be a bit more cleverer then you. No don't go! Noooooooo!
Subject: Whats £7.50 between friends?
Message:
You have been selected to come and join the online community, Special Reserve. Special reserve is the home for the greatest games, movies, Pc's and pc equipment and online chat.
To join, simply forward this message on to 15 of your friends or anyone else that you think will feel at home, here at special reserve. once done, come to Ukgames.com, and find out the last bits of info you need.
membership costs a meer £7.50 per year. when you join you will receive the following:
A membership card
regular issues of the special reserve magazine/catoulouge
discounted prices
and a free gift
There is a free gift for everyone, if your a nintendo, playstation, microsoft or sega owner theres games and accesories for you, and there all free. Theres also something if you dont like games, and are just into movies and gadgets.here are just a few of the gifts on offer:
Top Drive Wheel (PS1, PS2)
DVD Remote Control (PS2)
Vertical Stand (PS2)
Official GBA Carry Case (GBA)
Pair 1 MB Mem Cards (PS1)
3D2 Dual Shock Controller (PS1)
Light & Shield (GBA)
Tomb Raider (PS1)
Inflatable Armchair (ORANGE)
WWF Warzone (PS1)
and so many more
so what are you waiting for? just forward this to 15 different people, then visit ukgames.com, and your a step away from gaming heaven.
The special reserve team
Message:
You have been selected to come and join the online community, Special Reserve. Special reserve is the home for the greatest games, movies, Pc's and pc equipment and online chat.
To join, simply forward this message on to 15 of your friends or anyone else that you think will feel at home, here at special reserve. once done, come to Ukgames.com, and find out the last bits of info you need.
membership costs a meer £7.50 per year. when you join you will receive the following:
A membership card
regular issues of the special reserve magazine/catoulouge
discounted prices
and a free gift
There is a free gift for everyone, if your a nintendo, playstation, microsoft or sega owner theres games and accesories for you, and there all free. Theres also something if you dont like games, and are just into movies and gadgets.here are just a few of the gifts on offer:
Top Drive Wheel (PS1, PS2)
DVD Remote Control (PS2)
Vertical Stand (PS2)
Official GBA Carry Case (GBA)
Pair 1 MB Mem Cards (PS1)
3D2 Dual Shock Controller (PS1)
Light & Shield (GBA)
Tomb Raider (PS1)
Inflatable Armchair (ORANGE)
WWF Warzone (PS1)
and so many more
so what are you waiting for? just forward this to 15 different people, then visit ukgames.com, and your a step away from gaming heaven.
The special reserve team
What,the "If you see Sid" ones?
Surely not.
Gimme Bob "Angry" Hoskins shouting "It's good to tawk" at strangers in the streets anyday.
Who would have thought Harold Shand from Long Good Friday would end up like that.
Surely not.
Gimme Bob "Angry" Hoskins shouting "It's good to tawk" at strangers in the streets anyday.
Who would have thought Harold Shand from Long Good Friday would end up like that.
ssxpro wrote:
> Is this allowed? I mean, chain mail spamming and all...
> Also, do you mean "join" SR as a full member, or "join" the discussions by signing up.
A few things to clarify here:
Yes - it is allowed. We wouldn't do anything illegal.
Yes - we mean Join Special Reserve as full member for £7.50.
In answer to FM - this will go beyond Christmas. If we get it right they will still be circulating at the back end of the next millenium.
Did anybody else see Harry Potter the movie and think it was a load of tosh? Nearly as bad as Godfather II. Give me a British Gas advert any day.
> Is this allowed? I mean, chain mail spamming and all...
> Also, do you mean "join" SR as a full member, or "join" the discussions by signing up.
A few things to clarify here:
Yes - it is allowed. We wouldn't do anything illegal.
Yes - we mean Join Special Reserve as full member for £7.50.
In answer to FM - this will go beyond Christmas. If we get it right they will still be circulating at the back end of the next millenium.
Did anybody else see Harry Potter the movie and think it was a load of tosh? Nearly as bad as Godfather II. Give me a British Gas advert any day.
Hello.
My name is Abdu Bu-Habluabdu, and I live in Korea. Life is pants here, as we have no running water, toilet paper, we even have to lick our hands as we have no soap. On top of this, I am personally suffering from a rare disease that means I can only pee from a lying down position.
Pikey-soft have said to me that they will fund my hospital bills with the forwarding of this email. They will donate 0.00001p for every recipient.
Thanks, Abdu Bu-Habluabdu.
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Now obviously, this is a big pile of cheddar. How many of these emails you you get? Even if it was true, then how many of them are you actually going to reply to or inflict on your friends? The thing is, as proven by the National Lottery vs charities, that people are reluctant to give their money away unless they are going to get something in return, or are more likely to tell someone about an offer they saw if they get something for telling them.
Well, if you send this to a mate and they join Special Reserve, you get £2. No catch, no questions, a £2 voucher for the store is youre. You don't have to be a member yourself to cash it in against the latest Console games, DVD's and hardware!
Check out this link (link) to read more, perhaps even join SR, netting your mate £2 for sending this. It's better than a boot in the jacobs!
My name is Abdu Bu-Habluabdu, and I live in Korea. Life is pants here, as we have no running water, toilet paper, we even have to lick our hands as we have no soap. On top of this, I am personally suffering from a rare disease that means I can only pee from a lying down position.
Pikey-soft have said to me that they will fund my hospital bills with the forwarding of this email. They will donate 0.00001p for every recipient.
Thanks, Abdu Bu-Habluabdu.
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Now obviously, this is a big pile of cheddar. How many of these emails you you get? Even if it was true, then how many of them are you actually going to reply to or inflict on your friends? The thing is, as proven by the National Lottery vs charities, that people are reluctant to give their money away unless they are going to get something in return, or are more likely to tell someone about an offer they saw if they get something for telling them.
Well, if you send this to a mate and they join Special Reserve, you get £2. No catch, no questions, a £2 voucher for the store is youre. You don't have to be a member yourself to cash it in against the latest Console games, DVD's and hardware!
Check out this link (link) to read more, perhaps even join SR, netting your mate £2 for sending this. It's better than a boot in the jacobs!
Hmmm...maybe I should not play Silent Hill 2 quite so much.
A headless mexican boy with no arms? Where the hell was my head at last night/this morning?
A headless mexican boy with no arms? Where the hell was my head at last night/this morning?
Subject: Help this child.
Body:
Little Pablo was born with no head.
Or arms.
Pablo wants nothing more than to play video games this Xmas, but with his terrible condition I have to play them for him and shout out what I am doing.
He indicates his joy by thumping his feet on the floor, it truly is a joyful sight.
In order to keep this freak-boy happy, I must play video-games for him, yelling out the progress and waiting to see his thrashing feet tell me I'm changing his life.
Please, help me to help little Pablo, for games are expensive.
If you join Special Reserve, not only will you receive a magazine every month with unbeatable offers and almost criminally cheap games prices, but I'll get a £2 voucher towards games.
Not for my own pleasure you understand, that would be selfish and wrong.
No, to enable me to buy the latest games so I can scream how good it is to little Pablo.
If you don't want to join SR (you mentalist), at least forward this to 10 others so that they may take pity on this blighted boy.
Don't ignore that headless gimp, help fill his mutant life with joy and enable me to get new games to help him.
You know it makes sense, and Xmas is a time of thinking of others, especially crimes against nature like little Pablo.
And every time you see someone playing a video-game, think of a little boy laughing by drumming his shoeless feet as I try to explain the delights of Metal Gear Solid 2.
Help me to help the children of this world.
(oh, and go to ukgames.com to win free games of your own. 2 per day and a DVD of your choice for simply posting in their forums)
Thank you for your time, and Pablo thanks you too, in his own special way.
Body:
Little Pablo was born with no head.
Or arms.
Pablo wants nothing more than to play video games this Xmas, but with his terrible condition I have to play them for him and shout out what I am doing.
He indicates his joy by thumping his feet on the floor, it truly is a joyful sight.
In order to keep this freak-boy happy, I must play video-games for him, yelling out the progress and waiting to see his thrashing feet tell me I'm changing his life.
Please, help me to help little Pablo, for games are expensive.
If you join Special Reserve, not only will you receive a magazine every month with unbeatable offers and almost criminally cheap games prices, but I'll get a £2 voucher towards games.
Not for my own pleasure you understand, that would be selfish and wrong.
No, to enable me to buy the latest games so I can scream how good it is to little Pablo.
If you don't want to join SR (you mentalist), at least forward this to 10 others so that they may take pity on this blighted boy.
Don't ignore that headless gimp, help fill his mutant life with joy and enable me to get new games to help him.
You know it makes sense, and Xmas is a time of thinking of others, especially crimes against nature like little Pablo.
And every time you see someone playing a video-game, think of a little boy laughing by drumming his shoeless feet as I try to explain the delights of Metal Gear Solid 2.
Help me to help the children of this world.
(oh, and go to ukgames.com to win free games of your own. 2 per day and a DVD of your choice for simply posting in their forums)
Thank you for your time, and Pablo thanks you too, in his own special way.
Well Mine begis:
The title is:- "Hello, what do you want for Christmas??"
The recievee opens up the e-mail and is immediately, greeted by a mix of Complementary colour, and a real festive sight, with a pic of a christmas tree with pressies under neath it etc.
Then undeneath this beautiful christmas tree will be (in big Letters and a dominant colour like Red) "SPECIAL RESERVE WISHES YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS"
*change font size and color*
You have now got everyone wrapped around your little finger and this is where the take over begins Mwahahahaha, well anyway. At this moment in time you talk about the club, giving the information about the free games, gifts etc when you join, you also metion the GREAT discount prices and the free club magazine which you recieve every month. And now that you have buttered them up you tell the the Price is £7.
This may shock some people so this is where the clever bit is you say that when you join you get a chance in winning a fre game of choice, giving all the "relevant" information about this (so you say how you can win etc).
*back to dominant colour and slightly larger font*
*follow exact wording*
Now there is one condition, if you join can you send this email on to at least 10 of your friends as it will be a great help and if you do you will recieve a £2 off voucher, and if you don't join could you please still forward this.
(kinda like this anyway)
Thanks very much Special Reserve Tony Rainbird
The title is:- "Hello, what do you want for Christmas??"
The recievee opens up the e-mail and is immediately, greeted by a mix of Complementary colour, and a real festive sight, with a pic of a christmas tree with pressies under neath it etc.
Then undeneath this beautiful christmas tree will be (in big Letters and a dominant colour like Red) "SPECIAL RESERVE WISHES YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS"
*change font size and color*
You have now got everyone wrapped around your little finger and this is where the take over begins Mwahahahaha, well anyway. At this moment in time you talk about the club, giving the information about the free games, gifts etc when you join, you also metion the GREAT discount prices and the free club magazine which you recieve every month. And now that you have buttered them up you tell the the Price is £7.
This may shock some people so this is where the clever bit is you say that when you join you get a chance in winning a fre game of choice, giving all the "relevant" information about this (so you say how you can win etc).
*back to dominant colour and slightly larger font*
*follow exact wording*
Now there is one condition, if you join can you send this email on to at least 10 of your friends as it will be a great help and if you do you will recieve a £2 off voucher, and if you don't join could you please still forward this.
(kinda like this anyway)
Thanks very much Special Reserve Tony Rainbird
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