[Dargon-writers-list] Strange Publicity Stunt

[Mark A. Murray]

Endorsing Hollywood celebrities by adding them to the world of Dargon so 
that you can bring in exposure to the zine is most definitely not the 
way to go.  I would not support that kind of thing.

Mark


Victor Cardoso wrote:
> Okay,
> 
> So I kind of have a strange publicity stunt idea in my head. One that, 
> if it works, would drive a TON of people to our website. I don't know if 
> it would do us any good, but it would certainly garner us exposure and 
> provide some grounds for Wikipedia to keep our entry in their database 
> (Wikipedia has this strange concept of Notability, which means an entry 
> needs to have been mentioned by major news outlets, etc.).
> 
> Do any of you watch The Daily Show with John Stewart or the Colbert 
> Rapport? If you do, you know that Stephen Colbert is always trying to do 
> something off the wall -- getting a little league team mascot named 
> after him, a bridge named after him, etc. You also know that Stephen is 
> a big Lord of the Rings fan and played Dungeons & Dragons once.
> 
> What if... What if we wrote to the Colbert Rapport and told them we were 
> going to name a kingdom in the "Unknown Lands" portion of Cherisk after 
> him? And have a ruler who looked a little like Stephen Colbert? We could 
> provide a brief passage, etc. to send to them, along with a map. We'd 
> also mention we're the longest running e-zine on the internet, been in 
> existence for 24 years, etc.
> 
> I think it would be something he'd eat up. Like announce it on air.
> 
> We would get a ton of hits from his fans, which would translate into a 
> major amount of exposure.
> 
> What do you guys think?
> 
> -v
> 
> -- 
> *Victor Cardoso
> *Ann Arbor, MI
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