Teamliquid forgets nothing you know? It's a bit like Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather. Being nice, or even doing a favor pays for you. Probably not today and probably not tomorrow. But TL wont forget you can be sure of that.

ComradeDover

Bulgaria758 Posts

April 19 2010 13:44 GMT

#1944

On April 19 2010 20:24 3FFA wrote:
WHAT! Aww man! Please tell me this is just some Really, REALLY late April fools joke and we will still all get keys! I couldn't have just stayed up to 11:30pm for nothing!

I can't believe that after all of this you're really surprised at the outcome.

mcneebs

Canada391 Posts

April 19 2010 13:44 GMT

#1945

I was one of the first 5 that opted out, and I gotta say that I'm glad none of you got keys. Not one of the remaining contestants seemed to care at all about each other. The arguement I heard time and again was "I really really want this blah blah".

You guys say this like the rest of us don't want it. I want a beta key. A lot. But I understood that SOMEONE getting a key was better than no one getting a key, so I opted out ASAP, without a moment's hesitation. Throughout the last 48 hours I saw many follow suit.

The later that this went on, the greedier you guys became. The later the contest went, the more impact your opting out had. I hope none of those left in the contest at the deadline get a key. Especially those with >500 posts.

Give the keys to FA or Day[9] or kenningit or riptide (etc.), and let them hand pick who deserve to win. There are far more deserving then those left in this contest. (IE those who didn't self nominate in the first place).

PS, what's the opposite of altruist? Is it nihilist?

silentguy

99 Posts

April 19 2010 13:45 GMT

#1946

Not surprising how we lost. But how many BETA keys were there???

Hot_Bid

Braavos36374 Posts

April 19 2010 13:47 GMT

#1947

Dear List Members,

Stop sending me PMs. If your name was opted out, you either missed a deadline or you chose to opt out. It doesn't even make sense to try to get on the list because

1) the contest is over
2) even if it was not over, adding your name to the list means everyone is more likely to fail
3) there is no use to add your name to a list of people who did not receive anything

There is no benefit to being on the list anymore.

Thanks.

Cheree

Canada123 Posts

April 19 2010 13:48 GMT

#1948

I wonder how many people opted themselves in, when there are a limited amount of keys being given out and that there are people more deserving than them out there. I wonder if those same people are trying to act superior to those who are doing the same thing in this contest.

Craton

United States17242 Posts

April 19 2010 13:50 GMT

#1949

On April 19 2010 22:44 mcneebs wrote:
Give the keys to FA or Day[9] or kenningit or riptide (etc.), and let them hand pick who deserve to win. There are far more deserving then those left in this contest. (IE those who didn't self nominate in the first place).

Well I tend to disagree with your choices of who to hand them out, but I know there were plenty of people nominated (excluding the self-nominators) in that earlier thread that didn't get keys. TL staff could give some more out to them.

I wouldn't oppose another contest to lose at, though.

Hypnotikdel

United States333 Posts

April 19 2010 13:52 GMT

#1950

On April 19 2010 22:45 silentguy wrote:
Not surprising how we lost. But how many BETA keys were there???

Thats the million dollar question. we'll probably never find out.

NightOfTheDead

Lithuania1711 Posts

April 19 2010 13:56 GMT

#1951

On April 19 2010 22:44 mcneebs wrote:

You guys say this like the rest of us don't want it. I want a beta key. A lot. But I understood that SOMEONE getting a key was better than no one getting a key, so I opted out ASAP, without a moment's hesitation. Throughout the last 48 hours I saw many follow suit.

The later that this went on, the greedier you guys became. The later the contest went, the more impact your opting out had. I hope none of those left in the contest at the deadline get a key. Especially those with >500 posts.

My pattern of thought was similar. Opted out not because of face saving (i took part in original competition, only for fun, with very low/nil expectations for winning, and after seeing this was taken too seriously, didnt bother to 'game on' ), but because you guys could actually have a shot at those keys.

But speaking of greed, i disagree, not that most were greedy, just most didnt care that much about overall chance of winning keys. From the 'player' point of view, they didn't actually 'play' the game, they just drifted along the line.

TheAntZ

Israel6248 Posts

April 19 2010 13:56 GMT

#1952

are you 12?

thOr6136

Slovenia1775 Posts

April 19 2010 13:57 GMT

#1953

loool

omninmo

2349 Posts

April 19 2010 14:11 GMT

#1954

he's probably gonna give keys to the first 50 people who opted-out.

ComradeDover

Bulgaria758 Posts

April 19 2010 14:15 GMT

#1955

On April 19 2010 23:11 omninmo wrote:
he's probably gonna give keys to the first 50 people who opted-out.

1) It's been pointed out several dozen times already that Hot Bid has already said this is NOT the case.
2) If there were 50 keys, the people who stayed opted-in would have won.

Aim Here

Scotland672 Posts

April 19 2010 14:18 GMT

#1956

On April 19 2010 22:44 mcneebs wrote:
I was one of the first 5 that opted out, and I gotta say that I'm glad none of you got keys. Not one of the remaining contestants seemed to care at all about each other. The arguement I heard time and again was "I really really want this blah blah".

[Smug, sanctimonious, one-upmanship]
Of course there are some keyless people who nominated other people instead of themselves in the first place, so don't pat yourself on the back TOO hard...
[/smugness]

PS, what's the opposite of altruist? Is it nihilist?

Nope. Nihilists believe in nothing. Egotist or individualist might be closer, but doesn't quite have the same connotations.

NightOfTheDead

Lithuania1711 Posts

April 19 2010 14:19 GMT

#1957

On April 19 2010 23:11 omninmo wrote:
he's probably gonna give keys to the first 50 people who opted-out.

can you please explain where are you getting these numbers from? Oo Initial competition did say they had 10 keys to distribute, however, with this thread, that couldnt be true, because there were still people who got nominated by others. so there should be less than 10. However, Hot bid denies the answer

This is over, so whats the point in hiding the number. (Unless... the number was wicked and evil, like 1 or 2 keys rofl)

mcneebs

Canada391 Posts

April 19 2010 14:20 GMT

#1958

On April 19 2010 23:11 omninmo wrote:
he's probably gonna give keys to the first 50 people who opted-out.

As much as I'd love for that to be true, it doesn't make a lot of sense. The first 50 out may be more selfless than the other 101, but on paper are far more selfish than everyone who doesn't have a beta key but didn't self nominate but saw the chance to.

cernunnos

France32 Posts

April 19 2010 14:25 GMT

#1959

On April 19 2010 22:35 milo wrote:
+ Show Spoiler +

On April 19 2010 21:00 cernunnos wrote:
Hey,

I originally self nominated myself cause i'm a bitch, and I'm not on the list...

Well who cares.

My major concern is that I thought that a quotation from this was funny but apparently not...

Good luck to the green names. I'll work my jokes better the next time.

On April 19 2010 22:13 Marke wrote:
Lol was opted out because living in eu. 05.00

I love how, even after the contest failed with too many people standing their ground, there are yet more wishing they'd stayed in.

I love how people quote when they haven't even read and love to tell what they love about the others. But well... i missed the thing was over when i posted you're right about that and my english may be bad also.