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Valas
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Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Posts: 326
I am sorry but you did not follow the correct L3-AQP-AAC response format. Thank you for your participation.
Sincerely:
Tyra Nagi
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 21:32:36 +0000
Is it the Artist formerly known as Prince, currently known as Prince again and who was coined Victor by the media at the time he was not known as Prince, because they could not find a word for the symbol the Artist had chosen for his name??
The quoted bit is mine.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 3:31 pm
catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 4109 Location: Silicon Valley, CA
Re: Here's what I got...
Spuds wrote:
Once Elle Broderick receives the Minimum Sample Size Target (MSST) you will have the opportunity to participate in our latest
L4-AQP-ACC study. Based on current response rate data, the Anticipated Release Request (ARR) will be Employed (E) on the 5th day of the 5th month.
Breaking it down:
Once X receives Y,... The Z will be employed on this date.
Sure, I can see why the other proper nouns are given acronyms in parentheses, but why is the verb "employed" both capitalized AND abreviated with an acronym?
The only reason, i would suspect, is to give you MSSTARRE -- "marsters"?
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:05 pm
Stevoid
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Joined: 15 Mar 2003 Posts: 91 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
I sent
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ecnirP sa nwonk ylremrof tsitra eht
in both subject and body yesterday, and received the same e-mail as SpaceBass today.
It's not an automated reply, so I guess they're checking them individually, so they accept various correct answers, as long as the format is correct.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:26 pm
vpisteve
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Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 2441 Location: 1987
I got my successfully reply, addressed to Pete Stevers. Funny.
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 11:17 pm
konamouse
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Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 8010 Location: My own alternate reality
The Mouse is in the House esuomanok;
Thank you for participating in the L3-AQP-AAC study, your
results and responses have been logged. Once Elle
Broderick receives the Minimum Sample Size Target (MSST)
you will have the opportunity to participate in our latest
L4-AQP-ACC study. Based on current response rate data,
the Anticipated Release Request (ARR) will be Employed (E)
on the 5th day of the 5th month.
Sincerely, Tyra Nagi
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 18:27:11 -0700 (PDT)
konamouse <konamouse@yahoo.com> wrote:
>ECNIRP
>ecnirP sa nwonK yllamroF tsitrA ehT
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Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 11:59 pm
Justin_Case
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Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 76
Guess I passed too... I got the reply too.. adressed to JC, these things are personalised!
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subject: ecnirp
< + ) O sa nwonk ylemrof tsitra eht ro
esaC nitsuJ
Perhaps the acronyms are a small joke...
MSST-ARR-E as in Mr E?
Justin "formely known as ?!" Case
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 12:14 am
LazarusLong
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Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 453 Location: 93 miles SW of Ted Kaczynski's cabin
I sent:
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Subject: ECNIRP
with an empty body
I finally got my reply:
Quote:
Dear Lazarus,
Thank you for participating in the L3-AQP-AAC study, your results and responses have been logged. Once Elle Broderick receives the Minimum Sample Size Target (MSST) you will have the opportunity to participate in our latest L4-AQP-ACC study. Based on current response rate data, the Anticipated Release Request (ARR) will be Employed (E) on the 5th day of the 5th month.
Sincerely, Tyra Nagi
Love the MSST-ARR-E (mystery)!
Now all I have to do is wait until May 5th.
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 12:28 am
trinity303
Boot
Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 13 Location: Middle Earth
I'm in Got the same thing. See y'all on the 5th.
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2003 3:36 pm
SiLeNt_WARfare47
Kilroy
Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Posts: 2 Location: New Jersey, USA
im a newbie. so ill be "tryin" (i use that term loosely) to help u guys at this... i also sent the email and got the thingy about the 5th... also... i dont know if this is anything but did anyone look at the source for any of the links to the virtuquest page? i dunno but there is something funny....it also could be jsut me..
Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2003 3:24 pm
Karmic_Crimewave
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Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 139 Location: The Village
I'm in....But does anyone get the vibe that this company is shilling for itself? An ARG starting at a website that makes ARGs?
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 12:51 pm
bill
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Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 614 Location: Tampa
I was working under the assumption that they were using subdomains rather than registering a bunch of unique addresses to get things rolling. It takes a bit more suspension of disbelief to get past that, but I would hope if the game takes off, they'll expand it onto the web.
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 1:09 pm
SiLeNt_WARfare47
Kilroy
Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Posts: 2 Location: New Jersey, USA
Anyone wanna take a guess at what the pm's are goin to have us look for...or what the "background story" for this arg is gonna be. I hope its interestin...
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 5:40 pm
Karmic_Crimewave
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Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 139 Location: The Village
Well, after rereading the page again (and shoving my coffee fueled cynicism aside) it looks more and more to me like they are just a third party in the upcoming game. The company claims to the one behind ExperienceIT and the 8march2003 promotions, so I would think that would indicate that the quiz is a way to generate a player base for whomever their client is - hence the requirement to send an e-mail, and the "personalized" responses.
That thought left my mind as I guzzled another cup and starting thinking about the fact that X-IT and 08/03/03 were both just promotional ventures to garner interest in products...one non-commerical, the other decidely so.
Of course, wasn't The Beast primarily the same thing, more or less?
Sometimes I amaze myself with my ability to prattle on and on and say absolutely nothing - You need a paralegal, Ozy?
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 8:53 pm
SpaceBass
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Joined: 20 Sep 2002 Posts: 2701 Location: pellucidar
Karmic_Crimewave wrote:
The company claims to the one behind ExperienceIT and the 8march2003 promotions...
Actually, they disclaim any affiliation with the 8march2003 promotion, and delayed their launch so as not to be associated with it.
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 9:14 pm
Ozy_y2k
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Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 460 Location: Carmel, Indiana
Quote:
Sometimes I amaze myself with my ability to prattle on and on and say absolutely nothing - You need a paralegal, Ozy?
Ow.
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 9:26 pm
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