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Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
May 01 2010 07:03 GMT
#21
I don't think it was that great of an idea. I would never have given a key to anyone who was willing to give up 2 weeks of TL for it.
Saracen
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States5139 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-01 07:05:04
May 01 2010 07:04 GMT
#22
He just wants to beat Mani for ban king title :X
EDIT: already three comments about this XD
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5660 Posts
May 01 2010 07:04 GMT
#23
On May 01 2010 16:01 Draconizard wrote:
The risk is not nearly high enough, and the participation threshold is much too low. It should be a one to three month long ban, and the required post count should be much higher (somewhere in the hundreds). Furthermore, the posts in the thread itself should require some more effort beyond simply hitting enter.


argh

i got temp banned for 1 month last time. I thought i was gonna kill myself. i dont understand how people lurk on this site @_@ every time i see some new thread i'm just like a kid in a candy shop with free candy MUST POST NAO

2 weeks is tough x.x
☆★☆ 7486!!! Join the Ban mOnion Anti-Trolling Initiative! - Caller | "on a scale of machine to 10, how bad is that Zerg?" - LZgamer | you are the new tl.net bonjwa monion, congrats - Rekrul | "Cheeseburgers dynamite lilacs" - Chill
Roffles *
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Pitcairn19291 Posts
May 01 2010 07:09 GMT
#24
Gotta agree with Monion. Once you get in a rhythm of posting, it's just too hard to all of a sudden stop. Even though you can read, there's bound to be times when you just want to post, like in this blog for example.
God Bless
Draconizard
Profile Joined October 2008
628 Posts
May 01 2010 07:10 GMT
#25
On May 01 2010 16:04 mOnion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2010 16:01 Draconizard wrote:
The risk is not nearly high enough, and the participation threshold is much too low. It should be a one to three month long ban, and the required post count should be much higher (somewhere in the hundreds). Furthermore, the posts in the thread itself should require some more effort beyond simply hitting enter.


argh

i got temp banned for 1 month last time. I thought i was gonna kill myself. i dont understand how people lurk on this site @_@ every time i see some new thread i'm just like a kid in a candy shop with free candy MUST POST NAO

2 weeks is tough x.x


I lurked for more than a year before actually bothering to register, and then it was quite a while after registering before I actually made a post. My suggestions are designed to make entering that thread a true risk to the participants. Perhaps a post count requirement is the wrong way to go about it. Upon further reflection, I would make the requirement based on the number of posts / week. This way, those who enter will care greatly (or so it is hoped) if they are banned or not.
mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5660 Posts
May 01 2010 07:13 GMT
#26
On May 01 2010 16:10 Draconizard wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2010 16:04 mOnion wrote:
On May 01 2010 16:01 Draconizard wrote:
The risk is not nearly high enough, and the participation threshold is much too low. It should be a one to three month long ban, and the required post count should be much higher (somewhere in the hundreds). Furthermore, the posts in the thread itself should require some more effort beyond simply hitting enter.


argh

i got temp banned for 1 month last time. I thought i was gonna kill myself. i dont understand how people lurk on this site @_@ every time i see some new thread i'm just like a kid in a candy shop with free candy MUST POST NAO

2 weeks is tough x.x


I lurked for more than a year before actually bothering to register, and then it was quite a while after registering before I actually made a post. My suggestions are designed to make entering that thread a true risk to the participants. Perhaps a post count requirement is the wrong way to go about it. Upon further reflection, I would make the requirement based on the number of posts / week. This way, those who enter will care greatly (or so it is hoped) if they are banned or not.


you have such a cool name
☆★☆ 7486!!! Join the Ban mOnion Anti-Trolling Initiative! - Caller | "on a scale of machine to 10, how bad is that Zerg?" - LZgamer | you are the new tl.net bonjwa monion, congrats - Rekrul | "Cheeseburgers dynamite lilacs" - Chill
wongi
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia86 Posts
May 01 2010 07:13 GMT
#27
On May 01 2010 15:47 Gliche wrote:
what a lot of people don't realize i think, is that the ban also stops you from participating in future beta key contests for 2 weeks

that's pretty harsh o_O


I guess this pretty much sums it up. You don't just lose Hot_Bid's beta key, but the possibility of other beta key contests in the next 2 weeks.
Raelcun
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States3747 Posts
May 01 2010 07:18 GMT
#28
I lurked for YEARS before I actually started posting regularly I believe my first account has 6 posts and I registered it in 2003, I made this one 2 years ago and actually started posting on it. So thats what 5 years of lurking? Can I get some sort of award for that? But I still wouldn't want a 2 week ban for a CHANCE at a beta key. Not worth it imo.
Draconizard
Profile Joined October 2008
628 Posts
May 01 2010 07:22 GMT
#29
On May 01 2010 16:13 mOnion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2010 16:10 Draconizard wrote:
On May 01 2010 16:04 mOnion wrote:
On May 01 2010 16:01 Draconizard wrote:
The risk is not nearly high enough, and the participation threshold is much too low. It should be a one to three month long ban, and the required post count should be much higher (somewhere in the hundreds). Furthermore, the posts in the thread itself should require some more effort beyond simply hitting enter.


argh

i got temp banned for 1 month last time. I thought i was gonna kill myself. i dont understand how people lurk on this site @_@ every time i see some new thread i'm just like a kid in a candy shop with free candy MUST POST NAO

2 weeks is tough x.x


I lurked for more than a year before actually bothering to register, and then it was quite a while after registering before I actually made a post. My suggestions are designed to make entering that thread a true risk to the participants. Perhaps a post count requirement is the wrong way to go about it. Upon further reflection, I would make the requirement based on the number of posts / week. This way, those who enter will care greatly (or so it is hoped) if they are banned or not.


you have such a cool name


I cannot tell if that is sarcasm or not (Romanian, etc.), but I do not particularly care for it. It's a relic from long ago.

On May 01 2010 16:13 wongi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2010 15:47 Gliche wrote:
what a lot of people don't realize i think, is that the ban also stops you from participating in future beta key contests for 2 weeks

that's pretty harsh o_O


I guess this pretty much sums it up. You don't just lose Hot_Bid's beta key, but the possibility of other beta key contests in the next 2 weeks.


This is true, but I doubt any of those contests (should they even exist) would require such minimal effort as this one..
Sentenal
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States12398 Posts
May 01 2010 07:22 GMT
#30
On May 01 2010 16:18 iCCup.Raelcun wrote:
I lurked for YEARS before I actually started posting regularly I believe my first account has 6 posts and I registered it in 2003, I made this one 2 years ago and actually started posting on it. So thats what 5 years of lurking? Can I get some sort of award for that? But I still wouldn't want a 2 week ban for a CHANCE at a beta key. Not worth it imo.

You still are a lurker, look at your icon.
"Apparently, Sentenal is a paragon of friendship and tolerance. " - Ech0ne
Isas
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada45 Posts
May 01 2010 07:46 GMT
#31
I've been lurking without an account for a while and even since creating my account I haven't posted all that much, but I really don't think I would want a two week ban. I do like the idea though. Very different from any other beta key contests I've seen.
flamewheel
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
FREEAGLELAND26782 Posts
May 01 2010 07:55 GMT
#32
On May 01 2010 16:22 Sentenal wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 01 2010 16:18 iCCup.Raelcun wrote:
I lurked for YEARS before I actually started posting regularly I believe my first account has 6 posts and I registered it in 2003, I made this one 2 years ago and actually started posting on it. So thats what 5 years of lurking? Can I get some sort of award for that? But I still wouldn't want a 2 week ban for a CHANCE at a beta key. Not worth it imo.

You still are a lurker, look at your icon.

I chuckled, yo.
Writerdamn, i was two days from retirement
XeliN
Profile Joined June 2009
United Kingdom1755 Posts
May 01 2010 07:57 GMT
#33
You know you have a gambling problem when you feel like entering this even though you have no need for a beta key.... Thankfully this isn't a new revelation to me
Adonai bless
Raelcun
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States3747 Posts
May 01 2010 08:03 GMT
#34
I do like the fact that this will get a lot of the more.... desperate people for beta keys out of the way for 2 weeks and hopefully cut down on the amount of begging going on even though mods have been good with the bans and such for that.
SC2Phoenix
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2814 Posts
May 01 2010 08:04 GMT
#35
Omg great idea Hot_Bid xD
Who the fuck has a family of fucking trees? This song is so god damn stupid. Fuck you song, fuck you and your stupid trees. -itmeJP
way2easy
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden27 Posts
May 01 2010 08:07 GMT
#36
Its a funy idea, but what if he gives out keys during the days we risk getting banned?
I R ZERG!
Two_DoWn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States13684 Posts
May 01 2010 08:13 GMT
#37
God, I would actually consider doing this since I have exams coming up, and constantly posting on TL isnt going to help me study.
"What is the air speed velocity of an unladen courier?" "Dire or Radiant?"
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
May 01 2010 08:21 GMT
#38
i think the best part was that a user named LoseAlot posted "beta key time" and won---with style
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
hp.Shell
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2527 Posts
May 01 2010 08:52 GMT
#39
And another guy who got a key has 69 posts. lolol
Please PM me with any songs you like that you think I haven't heard before!
CakeOrI)eath
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States327 Posts
May 01 2010 08:58 GMT
#40
On May 01 2010 16:02 iCCup.Raelcun wrote:
Anyways I still think it's a plot by Hot_Bid to increase his ban count to catch up to Manifesto7.

Never gonna happen unless Mani goes missing again for a long time.
Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
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