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Anderian · Veteran Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 94

[META] Promotion / Awareness

**Posted:** Sun May 22, 2005 3:25 pm

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Enigmaster

I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I regularly write on pound notes:

Lost: The Cube
�100,000 reward
perplexcity.com

This gets the point across IMO, plus it basically secures the fact that loads of potentials see it. There's got to be better ways though - come on people, think!

**Posted:** Sun May 22, 2005 6:12 pm

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Anderian · Veteran Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 94

Clever. I think I might start doing that as well.

**Posted:** Sun May 22, 2005 6:28 pm

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tangohead

i definatly think that we should spread the word. as the saying gos 'the more the merrier...' lol anyway, when the cards come out, the more people we have helping with solves, the quicker we will solve it Very Happy

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 11:19 am

joolsweb · Boot Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 39 Location: Wiltshire, UK

but we don't have pound notes anymore, and I seriously doubt that there's many users besides me who even remember...I am soooo old, bring back the pound note, they were lovely and crispy and went in your back pocket a treat! ooh treats, anyone remember them? (mumble mumble..off topic...pacers, treats, space dust....) Very Happy

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 1:05 pm

Anderian · Veteran Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 94

Ah, but we've still got the dollar bill. Wink

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 2:16 pm

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**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 2:44 pm

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Nogwater · Veteran Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 111

I've been thinking about leaving notes, or printed out versions of the stickers in books in the library. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Pattern Recognition would be a good start. Any other book suggestions?

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 3:15 pm

Anderian · Veteran Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 94

I always hit Barnes and Noble when I do stuff like this, but the only books I ever put them in are Stephenson novels: Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash, maybe Diamond Age.

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 3:57 pm

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Mima · Decorated Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 260

Going a little more mainstream, how's about Dan Brown - Digital Fortress?

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 4:12 pm

Rob_Riv · Unfettered Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 350

what about 1984.. no reason in particular! Razz

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 4:40 pm

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Enigmaster

I'd suggest TINAG: A Guide to Alternate Reality Gaming, but that'd just be way too obvious Smile

Plus I don't think many libraries stock it presently...

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 5:40 pm

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Anderian · Veteran Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 94

1984's a sure hit, and I guess you could do Digital Fortress if you wanted to but I've never been a big fan of Dan Brown's writing. Good storyteller, but somewhat lacking in style in my opinion. Everyone else likes him, though, so go for it.

You might also want to try a random selection of sci-fi books, as sf readers would seem to me to be a natural audience for something like PPC. I might hit some Asimov or Phil Dick when I stop by Barnes and Noble. I guess I'm going to need to print out a few more of those sheets.

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 6:18 pm

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Leeravitz

What about copies of Douglas Adam??? Should be flying off the shelves post Hitchhikers film. Besides which, the first thing I thought of when I read about the 'sofas in the stairwells' incident at the Academy was 'Dirk Gently's Detective Agency' (which also includes lots on Bach and quantum physics...)

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 7:13 pm

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Leeravitz

Obviously, missed the final 's' off his name there. I don't want to appear like an uneducated fool!! Smile

**Posted:** Mon May 23, 2005 7:15 pm

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