In greater thought about my suggestion about contacting gaming websites and letting them know about the situation, I have come up with the following letter which you can copy and paste when submitting to gaming websites:
BEGIN LETTER
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Earlier today (February 28th), Activision issued a Cease and Desist order against fan developer Phoenix Online Studios, who has been hard at work on The Silver Lining, an unofficial sequel to the venerable King's Quest series.
Visitors to the game's website, located at http://www.tsl-game.com are now greeted with the following letter from the development team:
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To Our Fans:
In 2005, Phoenix Online Studios received a Cease & Desist letter from Vivendi Universal, the owners of the King's Quest IP, in regards to our work on The Silver Lining. We complied with the request, and over the months that followed, we were able to work out a non-commercial fan license with Vivendi that allowed us to continue our work on the game.
We have spent a lot of time recently reworking the material of The Silver Lining into episodic releases, with the first out of a planned five episodes completed, and submitted for review, and had hoped we would be able to bring our game to you, the fans, in the Spring of 2010.
Recently, however, ownership of the Sierra IP changed hands and became the property of Activision. After talks and negotiations in the last few months between ourselves and Activision, they have reached the decision that they are not interested in granting a non-commercial license to The Silver Lining, and have asked that we cease production and take down all related materials on our website.
As before, we must and will comply with this decision, as much as we may wish we could do otherwise.
We cannot say enough how much we appreciate the support we have had over these years from our fans. Without you, we would never have gotten this far. There would be no game to develop, and no one to develop it for. You have been amazing and steadfast, and we will always remember that and appreciate it more than we can say.
Sadly, after eight years of dedicated work and even more dedicated fans, The Silver Lining project is closing down.
What the future holds for us, as individuals or a team, we cannot say. We have an amazing development team, however, filled with talented and hard-working individuals, and we hope the teamwork and rapport we have developed will not go to waste. We hope that when we do know what the future holds for us, our fans will be there to enjoy what we can give them still.
Again, thank you all so much for everything. This has been a long and crazy road, full of more twists than we could have anticipated, but more triumphs and wonderful memories than we could have ever hoped for. And for that, to all of you and to everyone on our team, we will always be grateful.
Thank You,
The Silver Lining Development Team
In compliance with Activision's request, most of our forums are coming down. However, we are keeping a few new, empty forums open so fans can stay in touch with one another and with us. Please visit: http://www.tsl-game.com/f...um/index.php?topic=8394.0
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As many of you will recall, back in 2005, Phoenix Online Studios was issued a Cease and Desist by Vivendi Universal for the development of King's Quest IX. After a lengthy petition and review process, Vivendi Universal granted the developer a limited non-commercial license to develop their game, which was renamed "The Silver Lining".
However, with Activision's recent acquisition of Viviendi Universal's properties, the fate of The Silver Lining came into question yet again. Today that fate appears to be sealed. The Cease and Desist issued by Activision calls for the immediate cease in production of the game as well as taking down all related materials from the game's website. At this time, the game website has been taken down and the bulk of the game's community forums has been taken down by the development team in an attempt to comply with the order (though efforts are being made to go through the forum in greater detail to comply with the order and put back into place any parts of the forum that do not directly pertain to the game).
The Silver Lining began it's development in 2002 and despite many challenges and hurdles, was on track for a summer 2010 release. A petition is available online at http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/savetsl/ which is petitioning Activision Publishing, Inc. to retract the Cease and Desist order and allow The Silver Lining to finish development and be submitted to Activision for an impartial review to ensure standards in quality and content.
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END LETTER
Just copy and paste this for submission to any gaming website you regularly visit (most websites these days have a "Submit News" or "Submit a Tip" link somewhere on their site).
EDIT: Edited the letter to include a link and general information about the Save The Silver Lining petition.
(Posted on: February 28, 2010, 10:22:29 PM)
And there is now an article up on Joystiq...
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/28/activision-shuts-down-fan-made-kings-quest-sequel/
I saw another article online earlier. It just makes it seem more real. How sad. :'(
Nice job on the letter, by the way. I don't really frequesnt any gaming sites, but I'll keep it in mind next time I'm lurking on a gaming forum.
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:(
I might be a member of some gaming website. I might join some sites with TSL articles and advertise our plan. Once we get it a little more polished.
GameDev has a mention to the C&D and a link to the Joystiq article up on their website
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=563718
Just wanted to mention that the norwegian site Gamer.no made a article aobut it.
EDIT: google translated it :P
gamer.no
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=no&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgamer.no%2Fartikler%2F48314%2Factivision-stopper-the-silver-lining%2F&sl=auto&tl=en
And gamerector.no: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=no&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamereactor.no%2Fnyheter%2F120038%2FActivision%2Bstenger%2Bfan-prosjekt%2F
Quote from: Santa on March 01, 2010, 01:54:07 PM
Just wanted to mention that the norwegian site Gamer.no made a article aobut it.
http://gamer.no/artikler/48314/activision-stopper-the-silver-lining/
Thanks for the tip there. If you can read norwegian (I can't... couldn't figure out how to post comments), can you post a comment with a link to the petition?
Thanks!
This is so depressing. :( But at least most people seem to support TSL and not Activision.
JustAdventure also has an article about the cease and desist. Currently waiting for my account to be activated so I can post a comment with a link to the petition.
http://justadventure.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1267397559/0
The majority of the internet, so far as I can tell, is on our side here. That's always a good thing.
The only people I've seen on Activision's side don't have all the facts so they're clearly not reading the articles, they're just commenting to be morons. :P That's like...three people that I've seen. :P
Quote from: crayauchtin on March 01, 2010, 02:05:57 PM
The only people I've seen on Activision's side don't have all the facts so they're clearly not reading the articles, they're just commenting to be morons. :P That's like...three people that I've seen. :P
Yeah, most everyone else has been on our side. I've read a few that go for activision, but most comments are making fun of the company.
Quote from: oberonqa on March 01, 2010, 01:56:55 PM
Quote from: Santa on March 01, 2010, 01:54:07 PM
Just wanted to mention that the norwegian site Gamer.no made a article aobut it.
http://gamer.no/artikler/48314/activision-stopper-the-silver-lining/
Thanks for the tip there. If you can read norwegian (I can't... couldn't figure out how to post comments), can you post a comment with a link to the petition?
Thanks!
Already done ;)
The telltale forum topic discussing this morphed into how lucasarts use to deal with fan games for some reason.
Website List moved to first page.
I got the letter posted in the forums of Abandonia and Abandonia Reloaded so fans of the original king's quests and there remakes who don't know get the news.
Nice. Keep it up. :D
Among the many sites I have submitted the letter to... I have also submitted the letter to G4TV.com (specifically, the X-PLAY section), which runs on TV. I don't have cable or satellite (due to not watching much TV).... but you all might want to keep an eye on the shows X-PLAY and ATTACK OF THE SHOW for mention of this on tv...
Quote from: oberonqa on March 01, 2010, 02:40:56 PM
Among the many sites I have submitted the letter to... I have also submitted the letter to G4TV.com (specifically, the X-PLAY section), which runs on TV. I don't have cable or satellite (due to not watching much TV).... but you all might want to keep an eye on the shows X-PLAY and ATTACK OF THE SHOW for mention of this on tv...
I hope they list it there! That'd be great. I would say Attack of the Show is more likely to give us a chance in the spotlight over X-Play, but I wouldn't know for sure. I do like G4TV. It's a great channel, and they have some awesome E3 coverage...
Yea definitely. You never know about X-PLAY though.... Adam and Morgan are both definitely gamers... but then again so is Ollivia and the other host of ATTACK OF THE SHOW.... so who knows.
I also found a link to an article over at GameInformer, which is the website portion of GameStop's magazine... so there's a very strong chance it'll be in print at some point.
Quote from: oberonqa on March 01, 2010, 02:48:54 PM
Yea definitely. You never know about X-PLAY though.... Adam and Morgan are both definitely gamers... but then again so is Ollivia and the other host of ATTACK OF THE SHOW.... so who knows.
I also found a link to an article over at GameInformer, which is the website portion of GameStop's magazine... so there's a very strong chance it'll be in print at some point.
The more coverage we can get, the better.
I don't know if it'll even faze them, but I just shot an email to Ken and Roberta Williams. I also sent them a link to your petition, oberonqa. I know that, since they sold Sierra, they have no rights to it anymore, but I thought they might like to know anyway.
Amen to that! :)
Wouldn't Ken and Roberta have some pull since at least Roberta is an author of the original content of King's Quest?
I don't know, mateo. :( I sure hope so; their voices might be a little louder than ours, but I really don't know how much they'd be able to do.
I would like to point out the article over at GameInformer does have a screenshot of the game I had not seen previously.... a shot of Graham sitting in what appears to be Charon's boat crossing the River Styx with someone standing in the boat behind him and Charon at the head of the boat steering it.
I don't recognize this screenshot...
Quote from: mateo360 on March 01, 2010, 02:55:04 PM
Wouldn't Ken and Roberta have some pull since at least Roberta is an author of the original content of King's Quest?
Unfortunately, I don't think so. Believe me, it would be amazing if they did, but I have the feeling they don't.
Also, from what I've been gathering, Ken and Roberta are presently sailing around Japan, and may not have internet access. I prey that they do and that they can do something about this, but I don't know that they can.
Quote from: oberonqa on March 01, 2010, 02:58:12 PM
I would like to point out the article over at GameInformer does have a screenshot of the game I had not seen previously.... a shot of Graham sitting in what appears to be Charon's boat crossing the River Styx with someone standing in the boat behind him and Charon at the head of the boat steering it.
I don't recognize this screenshot...
It looks like the screenshot is from one of the earlier builds of the game. From way before the original Cease and Desist.
Well... either Ken Williams has internet access on his boat or there's a poser on the petition now...
Signature #211 is from Ken Williams (email verified) and the signature is from user account KenWilliams864, an account that was registered in March 2010 (today).
I'll see if there's any reference to his support of this petition on his website and if there isn't... I'll probably delete the signature.
Don't delete it, there could be other people with the name. I know that there is at least several other people with my name, and my last name (Boston) you would think would be an unlikely name combo but it happens.
Good point... I've contacted the webmaster of SierraGamer to see if we can shed some light on this). If it is indeed THE Ken Williams voicing his support, then that can be useful.
If it's just someone who happens to have the same name, then I'll leave it be.
I never realized before I read all the comments to those articles how much people hate Activision and how many other people they've screwed over as well... :(
I have updated the wikipedia page for The Silver Lining to reflect a link to the petition.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Lining_(game)
Quote from: oberonqa on March 01, 2010, 03:20:34 PM
Well... either Ken Williams has internet access on his boat or there's a poser on the petition now...
Signature #211 is from Ken Williams (email verified) and the signature is from user account KenWilliams864, an account that was registered in March 2010 (today).
Awesome! Whether or not it's "the" Ken Williams, any signatures we can get are good. :)
I mentioned the Roberta and Ken in the original thread and someone stated that they were in the chat earlier supporting the team. So is this it for now? Has POS said anything or are they just trying to get their heads together after this stupid turn of events. I guess the last option would be hope Activision at some point sells the Kings Quest IP. Man I was expecting any day release information, and this is what we get instead.
Just wanted to say that news about the Silver Lining is showing up in blogs in many languages. Just finished looking at an article on an Italian game blog. I'll keep word about the petition going. Also, any word on this being the true Ken Williams yet?
Long live King's Quest!!!
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I don't know if it will show up but I shot a message of to Wired with the letter. I'm hoping it will get posted but who knows.
And it's time for the evening/late night edition of Who is Talking about TSL C&D and the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by the one and only OBERONQA!
Thank you, thank you. First off, I would like to say GREAT JOB EVERYONE. The word is spreading and people are gathering. Current movement Statistics are as follows:
TIME STAMP: 10:30pm PST
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 910
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACCOUNTED FOR: 14
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 178
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 7
WEBSITE ARTICLES: Approximately 90
This after only 2 days of activity! Great job everyone!
As a side note, I have recently starting prowling through the other fan-developer forums to keep an eye on things. There appears to be a great deal of concern over at AGDI that they may get caught up in things here. While I have made a post on their forums assuring them we will not bring them or any other fan-developer into the movement, I would like to ask that we refrain from mentioning other groups successes.
It's one thing to point out AGDI's impact on the sales of KQ Collection when KQ1VGA and KQ2VGA was released (because that was back in the Vivindi days and is history at this point), but let's not dwell too much on their current doings, or the doings of any of the other fan-developers.
Did I mention that I posted it on GameBanshee? They don't allow people to mention petitions but I posted a link to the Escapist Magazine article.
Quote from: crayauchtin on March 03, 2010, 12:46:22 AM
Did I mention that I posted it on GameBanshee? They don't allow people to mention petitions but I posted a link to the Escapist Magazine article.
I got the Escapist Magazine over on page 1 on the second update. What is the URL to the GameBanshee article?
http://www.slowdown.vg/2010/03/01/the-not-so-silver-lining/
And it's time for the morning edition of Who is Talking about TSL C&D and the Save The Silver Lining Movement.... hosted by the one and only OBERONQA!
Thank you, thank you. First off, I would like to say GREAT JOB EVERYONE! The word is spreading and people are gathering. Current movement statistics are as follows:
TIME STAMP: 7:01AM
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,029
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACCOUNTED FOR: 14
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 225
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 7
WEBSITE ARTICLES: Approximately 106
That's right folks! The online petition has broken 1000 signatures. Keep up the great work on spreading the word.
I posted in the forum of Mix n Mojo, A lucasart/telltale site.
What is the URL Mateo?
There's a thread up at the Sierra Planet forums.
http://www.sierraplanet.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1083
Mix n Mojo
http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=202941
separate site but the forum is part of Lucasforum.
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 11:30pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,178
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 14 (need a PM with updated letter count please)
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 305
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 7
WEBSITE ARTICLES: Approximately 140
(Posted on: March 03, 2010, 11:29:23 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 12:52pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,247
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 26
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 333
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 8
WEBSITE ARTICLES: Approximately 141
I have 26 form letters as of 1:52 March 4
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 11:25pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,272
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 28
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 350
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 8
WEBSITE ARTICLES: Approximately 141
And don't forget we made the news reel on G4. :suffer:
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:10am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,315
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 30
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 358
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 8
WEBSITE ARTICLES: Approximately 141
(Posted on: March 05, 2010, 09:10:20 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:20pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,339
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 38
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 372
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 8
WEBSITE ARTICLES: Approximately 145
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/5/2010)
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IMPRESSIONS: 63,126
CLICKS: 12
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.02%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.81
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.15
SPENT: $9.77
(Posted on: March 05, 2010, 10:20:46 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:42am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,373
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 41
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 379
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 8
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 145
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 1
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/6/2010)
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IMPRESSIONS: 22,935
CLICKS: 1
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.00%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $3.03
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.13
SPENT: $3.03
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/5/2010) (FINAL)
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IMPRESSIONS: 64,982
CLICKS: 12
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.02%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.83
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.15
SPENT: $10.00
(Posted on: March 06, 2010, 09:42:10 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:00pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,396
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 41
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 397
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 8
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 145
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 1
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/6/2010)
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IMPRESSIONS: 80,386
CLICKS: 11
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.01%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.90
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.12
SPENT: $9.92
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/5/2010) (FINAL)
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IMPRESSIONS: 64,982
CLICKS: 12
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.02%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.83
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.15
SPENT: $10.00
(Posted on: March 06, 2010, 10:00:32 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:33am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,413
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 41
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 405
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 8
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 145
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 2
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/7/2010)
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IMPRESSIONS: 26.259
CLICKS: 10
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.04%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.30
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.11
SPENT: $2.97
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/6/2010) (Final)
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IMPRESSIONS: 80,907
CLICKS: 11
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.01%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.91
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.12
SPENT: $10.00
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/5/2010) (FINAL)
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IMPRESSIONS: 64,982
CLICKS: 12
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.02%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.83
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.15
SPENT: $10.00
Why does that post get longer every time? :P I'm not complaining, I'm just confused about why the "old news" is still on it? :-\
Thats how the forums works. If you make a post and then make another post before someone replies to it, the forums automatically puts the two posts together. For example:
person a
person b
percon c
person c
person a
would show up as:
person a
person b
person c | c (notice the line break)
person a
Quote from: crayauchtin on March 07, 2010, 12:31:49 PM
Why does that post get longer every time? :P I'm not complaining, I'm just confused about why the "old news" is still on it? :-\
It didn't use to do that; it'd just add it as a new post and increment your post count by one. Not sure why it changed, maybe to discourage random posting just to increase post count?
Oh I get it now. ;D
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:43pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,454
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 43
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 424
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 8
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 145
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 4
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/7/2010)
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IMPRESSIONS: 91,053
CLICKS: 20
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.02%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.49
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.11
SPENT: $9.71
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/6/2010) (Final)
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IMPRESSIONS: 80,907
CLICKS: 11
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.01%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.91
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.12
SPENT: $10.00
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/5/2010) (FINAL)
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IMPRESSIONS: 64,982
CLICKS: 12
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.02%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.83
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.15
SPENT: $10.00
(Posted on: March 07, 2010, 09:44:05 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:46am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,479
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 43
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 429
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 146
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 4
FACEBOOK AD STATS (FINAL)
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IMPRESSIONS: 236,977
CLICKS: 43
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.02%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.69
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.13
SPENT: $29.71
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/7/2010) (Final)
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IMPRESSIONS: 91,053
CLICKS: 20
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.02%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.49
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.11
SPENT: $9.71
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/6/2010) (Final)
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IMPRESSIONS: 80,907
CLICKS: 11
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.01%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.91
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.12
SPENT: $10.00
FACEBOOK AD STATS (3/5/2010) (FINAL)
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IMPRESSIONS: 64,982
CLICKS: 12
CLICK THROUGH RATE (CTR): 0.02%
AVERAGE COST PER CLICK: $0.83
AVERAGE COST PER IMPRESSION: $0.15
SPENT: $10.00
(Posted on: March 08, 2010, 09:46:55 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 11:43pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,506
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 43
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 437
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 146
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 4
(Posted on: March 08, 2010, 11:43:03 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:36am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,597
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 43
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 451
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 146
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 5
Almost 1,600 signatures now! XD
And I think i have 60 letters.
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:54pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,646
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 463
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 146
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 5
I just signed the online petition!
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:37am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,678
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 468
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 146
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 6
(Posted on: March 10, 2010, 09:37:32 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 12:03am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,693
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 481
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 145
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 6
(Posted on: March 11, 2010, 12:03:22 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:53am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,713
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 484
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 145
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 6
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 0
(Posted on: March 11, 2010, 09:53:11 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 12:03am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,734
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 492
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: Approximately 145
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 6
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 29
(Posted on: March 12, 2010, 12:03:27 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:29am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,741
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 496
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 125 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 6
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 55
(Posted on: March 12, 2010, 10:29:43 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:04pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,766
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 505
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 125 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 6
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 83
Wow. Lotsa demographic surveys. We need the people who did those to also do the letterr and email.
And the FB group members, even though some of them may be spam.
I don't use facebook, but is there a way so like everyone in the group can be notified about the petition and website and everything?
Yes I can send a message to all Facebook Group members. Facebook also shows a group's latest posts on your individual wall.
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:11am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,812
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 534
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 125 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 6
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 258
Wow, she already had 60 offline petitions collected? That's fabulous! :D
I have an offline petition ready... I just keep forgetting to scan it. :(
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:37pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,849
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 567
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 7
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 388
Quote from: Delling on March 13, 2010, 11:23:42 AM
I have an offline petition ready... I just keep forgetting to scan it. :(
Yeah, I keep forgetting to scan my 5! It's been a real busy week! :(
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:42am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,873
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 60
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 576
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 9
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 7
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 410
It was a slow week getting letters. In my experience March has always been a hard month, I know it has for me. With Spring break right around the corner I'm expecting more. I have an update for everyone with the letters, 63. Keep them coming!
Yay! How long are you going to collect before you mail them to Activision?
Until Oberonqa tells me to send them. I don't know when he wants me too
We'll send them off once we have enough to make an impressive package.
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:46pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,885
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 589
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 10
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 7
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 444
(Posted on: March 14, 2010, 08:46:10 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:08am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,895
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 594
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 10
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 7
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 465
NOTE: There will not be an evening update of Save TSL Stats tonight, as I am going to be working late tonight.
(Posted on: March 15, 2010, 08:08:26 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:41am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,933
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 606
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 10
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 7
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 495
(Posted on: March 16, 2010, 09:41:42 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 11:06pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,953
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 611
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 13
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 13
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 496
(Posted on: March 16, 2010, 11:06:41 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:57am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,962
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 613
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 13
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 13
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 498
(Posted on: March 17, 2010, 07:57:53 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:11pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,970
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 619
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 13
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 506
(Posted on: March 17, 2010, 09:11:49 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:14am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,978
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 622
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 13
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 510
(Posted on: March 18, 2010, 10:14:59 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:01pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,982
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 624
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 13
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 515
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated. :)
(Posted on: March 18, 2010, 09:00:45 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:39am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 1,994
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 624
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 13
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 519
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 19, 2010, 10:39:28 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 11:00pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,007
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 628
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 13
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 520
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 19, 2010, 11:00:19 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:38am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,011
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 629
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 16
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 522
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
Sweet! ;D
Quote from: oberonqa on March 20, 2010, 09:38:11 AM
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
What's the wording on the current ad-line text?
Quote from: Yonkey on March 20, 2010, 11:53:03 AM
What's the wording on the current ad-line text?
I was thinking of running something along the same text as the last one:
Quote
Save The Silver Lining
<<TSL Logo Picture>>
Find out how you can make a difference and help save a cherished fan-game that has been in development for eight years.
Except change the <<TSL Logo Picture>> to a picture of King Graham or perhaps even use the adventurer's hat featured on the C&D page. That would give the ad an immediate recognizability to people who have played adventure games, but maybe not heard of TSL (utilizing the age old saying of a picture is worth a thousand words).
When I run the ad, I'm also going to retarget the keywords to the following:
1. Activision
2. LucasArts
3. Telltale Games
4. Kings Quest
5. Leisure Suit Larry
6. Dreamfall (Sequel to The Longest Journey)
7. Heavy Rain
8. Phantasmagoria
9. Gabriel Knight
10. Game Development
11. Adventure Games
12. Adventure Game
13. Puzzle Games
14. Roberta Williams
Keywords 1-3 are generic company tags, targetted at people who have one of these companies listed in their profile as a like. Note I cannot use the keywords "Sierra" or "Vivendi" due to Facebook not allowing custom keywords (you have to select keywords from a populated list).
Keywords 4-9 are game-based tags, targetted at people who like specific games (all of which, you'll note, are adventure games) and will be used to target people who like specific games but don't necessarily have other keywords in their profile. Note I cannot use the keywords "The Longest Journey" (due to no entry in the list) or Sam and Max (due to the list search mechanism freezing up). Also unable to use keywords for other Quest games (Space Quest, Police Quest, Quest for Glory, etc)
Keywords 10-13 are genre tags, targetted at people who have one (or more) of the keywords in their profile.
Keyword 14 is a creator tag, targetting people who have Roberta Williams in their profile. I am unable to select keywords for other Sierra designers, such as Al Lowe, Lory & Corey Cole, etc.
The ad will probably be targetted at the following regions:
1. United States
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. Mexico
5. Japan
6. China
7. Germany
8. France
9. Sweden
10. Spain
11. Italy
12. Austria
13. Australia
14. New Zealand
Initial reach analysis estimates the ad, given the above criteria, would reach 94,080 people.
If I run the ad with a budget of $20 per day on a CPM (Cost per Impression) rate, given a cost of $0.28 for every 1,000 ad impressions, we would average approximately 72,000 ad impressions per day.
Conversely, if I run the ad with a budget of $20 per day on a CPC (Cost per Click) rate, given a cost of $0.53 per ad click, we would average approximately 38 clicks per day, but with unlimited ad impressions until we reached the target of 38 clicks per day.
Needless to say, I have some decisions to make and hence why I am looking for suggestions. I currently have a budget of $60 for the campaign, which would enable me to run the ad for 3 days. I'm leaning towards the CPM rate, because truthfully, while CPC sounds better on paper, given the limited budget, I think we stand to gain a lot more by going with CPM instead of CPC (though CPC will garner more impressions... but if we hit the target of 38 clicks in 2 hours, then the other 22 hours won't have any impressions).
(Posted on: March 20, 2010, 04:01:03 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:00pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,021
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 632
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 16
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 523
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
I always think that going "Cost per Click" is a better deal -- it guarantees you're paying for a positive reaction and not for people who don't actually care. Yes, it puts a limit on how many people will see it, but at least you're not paying for people to go "WTF? WHY DOES FB SHOW ME THIS STUFF???" y'know?
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 11:43am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,033
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 634
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 16
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 528
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 21, 2010, 11:43:22 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:12pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,048
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 639
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 17
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 531
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 21, 2010, 10:12:45 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:12am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,059
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 640
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 17
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 532
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 22, 2010, 10:13:05 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:30pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,068
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 642
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 19
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 532
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 22, 2010, 10:31:05 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:54am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,069
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 63
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 642
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 19
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 532
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
In total from the first mailing and the second, which I have just returned from, i have sent 80 letters.
Here is the tracking number if anyone is interested. I will be tracking the 2nd package daily and posting updates.
mailing services provided by United States Postal Service
7009 1410 0000 8490 7110
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:48pm
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,077
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 642
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 19
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 537
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 23, 2010, 10:48:20 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:40am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,082
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 647
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 19
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 538
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 24, 2010, 10:40:23 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:54am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,091
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 652
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 19
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 544
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
Today's tracking update.
Your item was processed through and left our FAIRACRES, NM 88033 facility on March 23, 2010. The item is currently in transit to the destination. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.
Detailed Results:
Processed through Sort Facility, March 23, 2010, 11:50 am, FAIRACRES, NM 88033
Acceptance, March 23, 2010, 11:46 am, FAIRACRES, NM 88033
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:32am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,109
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 656
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 19
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 547
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
Also be sure to check out Julia Ismail's Save The Silver Lining YouTube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7toneX-r0UY Thanks mate!
Our second round of petitions were delivered today!
Label/Receipt Number: 7009 1410 0000 8490 7110
Class: First-Class Mail®
Service(s): Certified Mailâ„¢
Return Receipt
Status: Delivered
Your item was delivered at 10:55 AM on March 26, 2010 in SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
Detailed Results:
Delivered, March 26, 2010, 10:55 am, SANTA MONICA, CA 90405
Processed through Sort Facility, March 23, 2010, 11:50 am, FAIRACRES, NM 88033
Acceptance, March 23, 2010, 11:46 am, FAIRACRES, NM 88033
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:09am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,116
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 660
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 19
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 14
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 548
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 27, 2010, 10:09:49 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:45am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,127
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 663
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 17
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 552
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 28, 2010, 09:46:02 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:51am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,137
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 664
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 17
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 557
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
I have found Activisions Phone number! I have not called it yet but as soon as I am out of the office I shall and tell you all if it works and how to get a hold of someone who will listen to us. With one one emailing us or contacting us in general, I think it is time to fill the phone lines and get someone to talk to us.
(Posted on: March 29, 2010, 10:54:02 AM)
I have called the PR department at Activision and left a message. It is their lunch hour. If I don't get a response today, I will call them back checking on our package.
Sounds good, waltz! If they aren't aware of any package or even the situation, let them know they can get in touch with me for further information.
I will do that, Yonkey!
I also found and interesting article dealing with EA and Activision. I play alot of EA games so I read a bit on them however then are fizzling out in my opinion and I think Activision might fall into the trap as well.
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/02/11/will-activision-fall-in-the-ea-trap.aspx
Maybe you can use this in your pitch to Activision about a license.
Thanks! I think that info will definitely come in handy. 8)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:51am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,146
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 664
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 17
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 560
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: March 30, 2010, 07:51:33 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:00am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,159
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 669
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 21
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 562
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
Communication between me and Activision have started. I have given them Yonkey's email address so they can contact him as well. Someone has the petitions on their desk and they have been opened! Activision knows about us and the word is spreading through the company as the representative I spoke to hear about TSL in passing.
That is the best news yet!! If word is spreading through the company it means we are making progress! :)
At least they know how disappointed we are. I mailed the other package Monday so I should be getting a report back after Easter. Yonkey has everything I have found from the phone number and the gentleman's email with whom I spoke too.
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:57am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,172
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 675
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 21
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 567
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: April 01, 2010, 07:57:16 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 11:14am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,184
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 80
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 677
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 569
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
I have seven new letters for this update.
Only seven? :(
Okay, who hasn't sent in any?
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 9:10am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,203
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 676
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 573
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: April 03, 2010, 09:10:14 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:24am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,233
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 682
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 575
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: April 04, 2010, 10:24:09 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:49am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,271
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 685
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 577
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
I believe something to ad in the facbook ad text would be something to the effect of, "Save fan made games!" That way non King's Quest fans would be inclined to check it out.
Quote from: Rider Jetfire on April 05, 2010, 01:51:37 PM
I believe something to ad in the facbook ad text would be something to the effect of, "Save fan made games!" That way non King's Quest fans would be inclined to check it out.
Thats a good idea. I'll look into incorporating that into the ad text. :)
(Posted on: April 05, 2010, 01:35:31 PM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:54am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,298
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 690
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 580
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: April 06, 2010, 07:54:53 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:41am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,330
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 692
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 582
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: April 07, 2010, 07:42:02 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:39am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,346
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 695
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 585
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: April 08, 2010, 08:39:32 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 11:08am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,356
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 698
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 586
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: April 09, 2010, 11:09:01 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:54am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,375
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 700
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 591
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
Why are these status update things in form letter for contacting gaming websites? shouldn't you have your own thread for those?
I figured I had made enough threads and wanted to try consolidating. :)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:51am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,385
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 704
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 592
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: April 12, 2010, 07:51:20 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:47am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,396
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 705
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 595
NOTE: I'm looking into running another Facebook Ad. Suggestions on the ad-line text would be appreciated.
(Posted on: April 13, 2010, 07:47:48 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 7:50am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,403
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 707
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 597
(Posted on: April 14, 2010, 07:50:32 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 8:30am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,411
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 710
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 598
I heard about this whole situation while watching a "Let's Play" on youtube. If you want to spread the word further you might try commenting in the Let's Play King's Quest videos. At leastv you'd catch the attention of people like me who like let's plays as background noise.
*shrug* I make no claims for the valuableness of this suggestion.
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 11:09am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,421
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 716
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 600
(Posted on: April 16, 2010, 11:09:20 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:44am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,425
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 719
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 601
(Posted on: April 17, 2010, 10:44:49 AM)
And it's that time again... time for the latest on the Save The Silver Lining Movement... hosted by yours truly
DATE STAMP: 10:19am
ONLINE PETITION SIGNATURES: 2,431
OFFLINE PETITIONS ACQUIRED: 87
FACEBOOK GROUP MEMBERS: 719
MYSPACE FOLLOWERS: 20
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING C&D: 126 (not counting crawler sites)
WEBSITE ARTICLES DISCUSSING SAVE TSL: 23
TSL DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY COMPLETED: 602