Re: CSIPGA Holiday Extravaganza Is Coming

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

On Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:58:27 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:

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Woohoo! Are you going to post in our Steam's group too?

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If I do, it will be secondary. The primary goal... well, one of the
primary goals... that is, one of the many goals I am striving for...

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    [Wait, let me start again. I wasn't expecting an Inquisition]

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One of the reasons behind these give-aways was to drive traffic to
CSIPGA on Usenet. That's why I was never incredibly worried about
lurkers swiping the keys; if they're getting it, at least it means
people are reading the newsgroup.

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    [Although if you are a lurker and grab a key, take it as
     an opportunity to come and say hi. We won't bite. Well,
     except for maybe Ant, but they're tiny so you'll barely feel
     it.]

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I do sting and can spray formic acid, you know. ;)

I feel if I only gave the keys out on the Steam forum, it would limit
the readership. Free stuff --and the traffic the promise of free stuff
generates-- makes the newsgroup look more lively. I like lively. ;-)

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So if I suspect that if I post to the Steam group, it will mostly be
as a pointer back to here.

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    [In case you're wondering, the other goals are to make
     the holidays more cheerful, and to get rid of all these
     excess keys I have cluttering up the place. Oh, and its an
     opportunity for me to sing in public without people chasing
     me away with torches and pitchforks]

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What a key hoarder. /s ;) I hope those keys don't expire. I hate that! :(