+200XP or No good deed goes unpunished
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Friends,

Many of you have repeatedly worried that it's impossible to get "gold" in the blog of an obscure game. Unfortunately, yes, not all games receive our collective attention: some games are simply uninteresting, while others are overshadowed by major releases. I want to rectify this injustice. At least partially.

To do this, of course, we will need the full strength of social networks – that is, your collective passion for games.

Here’s the suggestion:

- You find an abandoned blog of a forgotten game*, but one that is dear to your heart (we have plenty of this goodness for everyone);

- You drop a comment on this post saying "I took on %GAMENAME%" (with a link);

- You write three news articles or (if the news has long become "old news") three short but informative messages about the game;

- You write an author review of the game (at least 4000 characters), and if the game hasn’t been released yet, then write a preview;

- The texts should be well-formatted, checked for correctness, and tagged ("news", "review", etc.);

- After publishing materials in the blog, there should be at least 10 screenshots, 3 art pieces, and 1 video (more is welcome);

- You should send me the link to the revived blog via direct message (@Kotovsky).

For this package, you will definitely and promptly receive:50XP (guaranteed one and a half "silver");

A "Recommended" medal on the review;

Respect.

Additionally,

those who write an author FAQ for an unpopular game* or make an author translation of an FAQ from a foreign language will receive another 50XP;

those who write an author walkthrough for an unpopular game* or make an author translation of a walkthrough from a foreign language will receive another 100XP (This implies a complete walkthrough of the game, not just one quest out of a thousand).

Thus, with an unpopular game, you can guaranteed earn at least 200XP (that's six "silver" or one "gold"). If the materials turn out well, our friendly community will amplify your gains with their approval and upvotes, giving the posts a "precious metal" status.

For those who didn’t understand what’s the essence, let me explain: you will definitely receive experience for the aforementioned accomplishments.

I eagerly await your achievements.

The duration of the promotion is one month, until October 7, 2010.

A game is considered forgotten or unpopular if it was announced at least a month ago, but has yet to have at least two posts in the blog.

You don’t need to show half the work done; it will not be evaluated or rewarded. Only a full house is rewarded.

In the case of co-authorship, the guaranteed portion of the reward (50+50+100) will be distributed as the co-authors agree among themselves. This should be communicated to me at the time of submission ("Vasya gets 30XP, and I get 20").