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FrustratedPoet is offline FrustratedPoet
Emperor
All Glory To The Hypnotoad!
Mar 2002
time: 05:26
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Automatic linking Got spare money?

Whenever somebody types SC3000 into one of their posts the text is automatically converted to a link.

The reason for this is obvious I suppose:
more links from 'poly = more buys from Amazon = more money for 'poly and Amazon.

However, why does it work for the abbreviation of SimCity3000 and not for more appropriate Apolyton games such as Civ3, PtW, MOO3, CtP2, GalCiv etc etc....?

What other games have this weird auto-linking thingy?
Dauphin is offline Dauphin
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Caught in a tuna net
Jan 1970
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Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Wow, I didn't know that.

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Nikolai is offline Nikolai
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Bergen, Norway
Oct 2000
time: 06:26
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Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

Amazing! I see for Apolyton! But why it doesn't work for civ games, is a very good question...
FrustratedPoet is offline FrustratedPoet
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Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

Interestingly (or perhaps not ) the auto-linking doesn't work if you type sc3000 - just if you capitalise the letters.

Test:
Can it pick the text out of a string? .... blahblahSC3000blahblah

/edit: Apparently so.
MarkG is offline MarkG
Grand Lord of Apolyton, Owner of all this land as far as the eye can see

Donate to the Red Cross		 Macedonia, Greece
Jan 1970
time: 07:26
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it's just a small experiment i did a week ago
i havent expanded it further, especially with far more frequent words like "civ3", as it could conflict with other links in a post, etc....
Alex is offline Alex
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Brasil
Mar 1999
time: 02:26
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Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I was the first to find it out! I was the first!

ixnay is offline ixnay
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I <3 etna, omg disgaea fag
Jan 1970
time: 22:26
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Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

Wow, that's really cool.
Alex is offline Alex
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Mar 1999
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Suffering from ads?

you mean the fact that I was the first to find it out? I agree.

tniem is offline tniem
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Hope College
Apr 2000
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Tired of ads?

Markos brings up a good point, what would happen with more often mentioned games such as Civ III or SMAC or RoN? Which games should be included in this fundraising move?
FrustratedPoet is offline FrustratedPoet
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Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

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I was the first to find it out! I was the first!


* FrustratedPoet gives Alex a cigar
DrSpike is offline DrSpike
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Sep 2001
time: 05:26
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Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

Isn't it common for well known sites to enter into deals with software companies? Sometimes IIRC you can even pre-order from the site at a small discount.

Such a plan if applied to more games would raise some money for Apolyton......I suppose that's the plan anyway.

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