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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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 Posted - 25 Feb 2009 : 18:31:56
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Not sure if this is the right forum, but it is novel-related.
You can win a signed copy of Swordmage simply by answering three questions at the WtC site.
An FR novel I don't have to pay for?! Count me in. 
New Contest for Corsair novel
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"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Edited by - Markustay on 16 Mar 2009 17:49:22
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 25 Feb 2009 : 19:23:53
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-This is going over well. Did they figure out how to participate on the Wizbro Forums? 
BRIMSTONE |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2009 : 03:29:36
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I have a feeling access was denied the moment they had their sixteen winners... which appears to be mere minutes into their posting that thread.
Not the best way to do a contest, and sixteen novels is by no means a 'biggie' for a billion dollar company like Hasbro, but at least they tried to do something nice for the fans, so I really can't knock them for that.
If I started to see a lot more stuff like this, I think it would change a lot of people's minds. I think at this point there is more hostility at the company then at the setting itself.
Its a good start, so Kudos to them. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2009 : 04:20:38
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-I think that thread is funny. 
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 26 Feb 2009 : 14:50:09
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2009 : 04:27:15
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Originally posted by DragonReader
I think it was a very nice gesture by WOTC.
-Yes it is. 
BRIMSTONE |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Feb 2009 : 03:46:08
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Originally posted by Markustay
I have a feeling access was denied the moment they had their sixteen winners... which appears to be mere minutes into their posting that thread.
Not the best way to do a contest, and sixteen novels is by no means a 'biggie' for a billion dollar company like Hasbro, but at least they tried to do something nice for the fans, so I really can't knock them for that.
If I started to see a lot more stuff like this, I think it would change a lot of people's minds. I think at this point there is more hostility at the company then at the setting itself.
Its a good start, so Kudos to them.
At least they tried to do something nice for sixteen people who knew what the questions were when they were posted.
As for my Realms collection, I have just added the "Marco Volo" and "Swords of the Dale" trilogies of adventures to my library, giving Hasbro a net profit of ZERO on the transaction.
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I have a mouth, but I am in a library and must not scream.
Feed the poor and stroke your ego, too: http://www.freerice.com/index.php.
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Kiaransalyn
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
762 Posts |
Posted - 28 Feb 2009 : 21:21:17
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| From a semantics point of view, 'winning a free novel' sounds like a redundant phrase. |
Death is Life
Love is Hate
Revenge is Forgiveness
Ken: You from the States?
Jimmy: Yeah. But don't hold it against me.
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2009 : 01:26:04
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quote:
Originally posted by Kiaransalyn
From a semantics point of view, 'winning a free novel' sounds like a redundant phrase.
Well you do have to admit that it sounds better than Buying a free book! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Kiaransalyn
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
762 Posts |
Posted - 01 Mar 2009 : 20:26:19
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
Well you do have to admit that it sounds better than Buying a free book!
True, but being paid to own a book is better! 
Of course, there are some books that you'd have to be paid to own and some where you'd have to be paid a lot more to read them. |
Death is Life
Love is Hate
Revenge is Forgiveness
Ken: You from the States?
Jimmy: Yeah. But don't hold it against me.
Ken: I'll try not to... Just try not to say anything too loud or crass. |
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ywhtptgtfo
Seeker
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Posted - 02 Mar 2009 : 10:08:28
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| No thanks. If it's a hard-to-find novel dated back in the old days (i.e. The Ring of Winter or the Realms of Infamy), then I would've been interested. A 4e novel? Fah. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2009 : 16:00:26
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Originally posted by Kiaransalyn
quote:
Originally posted by The Red Walker
Well you do have to admit that it sounds better than Buying a free book!
True, but being paid to own a book is better!
Of course, there are some books that you'd have to be paid to own and some where you'd have to be paid a lot more to read them.
Well , I did have an author email me, said he liked my reviews on Amazon. Asked if I would be so kind as to review it , if he sent ne a free autographed copy. That's as close as I have came to being paid to own a book! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 11 Mar 2009 : 20:42:37
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I'd happily try to get a free novel -- I have a reputation for trying to get free stuff, and I'm more successful than not at doing it. I'm still quite proud of myself for getting a Bank of Ireland bag while in Killarney; there was a Bank of Ireland convention of some sort going on at the hotel we were staying at (where we saw Riverdance). I simply walked up to one of the staffers that was checking people in and giving them name tags and bags, and asked, "So, can a random tourist get one of those bags?" The lady said she shouldn't do it, but handed me one anyway! My wife's reaction when I walked back was classic, too. 
That said, I remained exiled from the WotC forum until they lift my wrongful banning -- which will happen at about the same time that Cyric becomes an Eagle Scout. So I can't enter this contest.  |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2009 : 00:16:25
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So they said they still had 5 books left, which surprised me, since the answers to the three questions could be found with a 60-second search on the Internet. So I sent in a E-Mail a few hours ago with the answers.
I won. 
I never win ANYTHING, and I got a response in my E-Mail a little while ago that I will be receiving my signed copy in the mail.
A 4e novel that I wanted to read and didn't have to pay for? Pinch me... I must be dreaming...
Expect me to be MUCH more civil concerning WotC... at least for a few weeks.
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"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2009 : 00:39:26
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"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2009 : 22:29:59
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BRIMSTONE |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 12 Mar 2009 : 23:06:08
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| Well since I am not planning on finishing the series, maybe I will sign my hardback copy and hold a trivia contest here to give it away |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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DragonReader
Senior Scribe
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - 13 Mar 2009 : 16:07:07
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| Turns out I won as well :) |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 16 Mar 2009 : 17:47:52
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Hey! Its my thread... I was gonna do that...
Just kidding - I'll modify the topic. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Edited by - Markustay on 17 Mar 2009 00:46:03 |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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NEW CONTEST: Win a FREE FR novel!!!
