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For the record, I am against spam in all forms. I classify it with junk mail, telemarketing and syphillis, as things I could unequivocally say the world would be much better off without. In my life, I have received a lot of spam–usually in English, sometimes in Chinese, occasionally in Polish. This message, however, was the first authentic Chinglish spam I have ever received, and it came in the form of a comment to my blog. I know we all like to laugh at Chinglish sometimes, even though we ususally can figure out what it means. This message, however, has me completely stumped. Anybody care to translate?
vivi
said,
March 25, 2007 at 5:29 pm
老BEN知道我是谁不？？呵呵，你的采访对象吖~~
实在是英文水平太差了，只能看懂一点一点哦。。。我哭~~~~
Sin
said,
March 26, 2007 at 12:04 am
Ok Ben,
Decided to help you out on this one. I am sure you know some of this, but I’ll assume you don’t in my explanation. WOW, wow, and world of warcraft are all the same thing, that being an online multi player game (and Carpel Tunnel factory) that many people dedicate their lives to. As a result, many dubious enterprises, especially in places like China and eastern Europe, have found ways to quickly accumulate ‘gold’, the games monetary instrument. They often set up hundreds of ‘droids’ or ‘bots’ which are computer controlled player accounts that attack easy enemies and collect the loot 24/7. Then they pool all the loot together and try to sell it for REAL money to REAL players who are willing to pay . The email is obviously just a repetitive slinging together of all the keywords they could think of to entice a player who wants to buy World of Warcraft gold (perhaps additionally run through a software translator for good measure). Though i am no expert on the game and in fact have never played it, i am guessing that a ‘lightning hoof’ is an important item in the game, perhaps it makes the games horses (used as mounts?) run faster. i don’t know about that one. But they are obviously hocking these virtual wares not only to US customers but also to people in the EU(the game has regional servers).
They may also be offering to buy ‘gold’ from players who decide they have a surplus, or i am guessing more commonly from rich players who want to quit the game for good and cash out for real cash. They will then resell this gold at a profit. it seems they sell gold in denominations of 1000 and that markets of scale are in place.
Leveling services must be a service whereby they help your account gain levels (in-game power) while you are not personally playing. maybe a Chinese person plays for you or a computer controls the account. anyways, hope that clears up things a bit.
Benjamin Ross
said,
March 26, 2007 at 12:48 am
Sin says: “Though i am no expert on the game and in fact have never played it.” Anybody else willing to challenge the validity of this statement?
Danielle
said,
March 26, 2007 at 3:34 am
Check it out here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_warcraft
Peter
said,
March 26, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Ehh… Will I be considered a geek if I backup Sin? If so, then he’s TOTALLY lying! If not, then he got the point spot on.
If you want to get rid of these spambots, CaptCha is worth checking out. You can find a link on my blog on the Plugin page. Hey, back to work ben!
James
said,
March 27, 2007 at 9:30 am
I don’t agree that you call it CHANGLISH. I think it is just a combination of some English words.Not only American but Chinese cannot understand it. What I write is CHANGLISH, but not he!
Danielle
said,
March 27, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Gotta agree with James. Chinglish is supposed to be understood by Chinese people, but this one is definitely not…
James
said,
March 28, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Danielle真是处处维护中国的形象。
Josh
said,
April 2, 2007 at 10:50 am
There are some interesting teasers for a documentary on non-bot gold farming available on youtube. I put part of one into a peer-see post that touched on death due to online gaming addiction. The post is called Two years and the silicosis takes hold…
dd
said,
January 3, 2008 at 1:40 am
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