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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
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banner courtesy kennigit, terrible
times have been hard for newbies in the starcraft scene, especially newbies to the big bad teamliquid site where we ban people for no good reason, at all! and the contests, oh god the contests are impossible and so cruel!
the intrigue Beta Key Scholarship (lol) seeks to reward new posters with lots of potential who have made quality posts to the best of their ability, helping them actualize and become successful nerds and nerdettes. these are people that already try their best, instead of saying 'plz give me a key, i'll contribute i promise!' like everyone else.
i will be giving these out as i see deserving candidates - you don't need to come up with crazy stuff, even consistently good and thoughtful posting is enough! nominations welcome for other people, please include links. if you are shameless enough to nominate yourself despite my explicit bolded instructions, you are probably going to be banned.
here is a giveaway where hopefully you can feel good even if you don't win =]
winners:
04/20/10: Aether
for his unreal mindfuck research on mining at gold patches. the fact that misplaced ccs can mine at least as well as properly placed ones, and likely even faster is interesting and simply brilliant! this kid registered yesterday, lmfao isn't that sick
04/20/10: Klapdout
this next guy has been with us for a bit, but hasn't been active regularly until recently, with the starcraft 2 beta out. since then he's had quality posts everywhere, but most noticeably in tech threads helping out other people. you can see our hero in action here, here, here, and/or here if you actually care. lately he's been running bad on luck in beta key drawings and is either too slow or too stupid to win any contests. no worries! have fun buddy!
04/20/10: TossFloss
04/21/10: dudeman001, Z3kk
i know even 'contests' like this one seem out of reach, due to our first three winners being just hilariously awesome. today's winners should be much easier for many of you to relate to: they don't have a single significant thread for me to link, but have had exemplary posting overall despite failing to win keys over and over. being able to maintain class and good humor after discouraging results is really admirable. have fun guys.
04/23/10: Golden Ghost
what a good fucking poster, damn. been around for a long time (knows his stuff about the old, old old school brood war scene), only very recently started posting and i'm really glad he did. can you believe he hasn't made a single post about not having a key? this just makes me look harder, there is no way guys like this should be left behind haha
04/23/10: Housemd
good poster. can i stop writing these? everyone gets the gist by now LOL
04/24/10: DefMatrixUltra
unz unz unz
you could be next!
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Nuked, in accordance with new rules after I had posted. >:[
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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Calgary25990 Posts
On April 21 2010 02:18 ComradeDover wrote:
Have you caught my thread on Supply Drop? :S
I would also like to nominate myself.
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this is difficult since most of the quality posters in the sc2 Strat forums are quality because they already have a key.
or can it be just quality posts in general?
EDIT: nvm i read the OP more thoroughly
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I second Chill's nomination. Not Kennegit's though. Nah awesome idea, glad to see people getting a chance at keys!
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Katowice25012 Posts
Congratulations aether! A well deserved key for an amazing discovery.
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Congrats Aether! Great math you did there, it is always fun to see stats used effectively.
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Just one question is it the same Aether that used to play wc3 as ud ´back in the oldschool days? anyone knows 
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It's pretty hard to find new stuff when you don't have a key ;(. Unless it doesnt have to be sc2 related.
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Nice Aether! I also like this idea! I don't usually have much to contribute besides finding posts that have been done before and linking in that post to related topics.
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Congrats Aether! I hadn't seen that post but it is really a mind-blower. WOW!
Also, I just wanna say I really like the idea of encouraging constructive positive scholarship/research with beta key rewards.  I think the TL mods are doing great job of finding interesting ways of rewarding different people for different reasons in the community and I really really like that.
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Very nice, congrats to Aether.
This scolarship for new users is very good but what about old school users ?
Cheers.
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this is hard as hell T_T
can't think of any good NEW posters who dont already have a key.
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Good luck to those who gain the scholarship.
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Nice! Thanks for looking out for us newbies in the sc scene.
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Did you catch my post on..oh. nm.
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i'll nominte ares[effort] for this:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=89128
i really like his replays and interviews and such. sure its not as original and creative as applying math to SC, but he does requests and is a nice guy if u talk to him (although i have only done it like twice)
never seen him get appreciated as much as he deserves so that is my justification.
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I think there are many of you people that write in the forum that already have a beta key. so there is impossible to get a beta key, but i realy need one all of my friend and all im my clan have, and im still waiting for a beta invite. please liquid give me one.
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On April 21 2010 02:34 mOnion wrote:
this is hard as hell T_T
can't think of any good NEW posters who dont already have a key.
There are plenty of us out there.
But now there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, if we work hard enough. Very nice.
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what's the cutoff for "new?"
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thats cool aether, i admit i read your post before and just ignored it assuming it was just another noob posting about something that's already been discussed before. i also saw some posts there that indicated a similar assumption. i think that's definitely a good lesson for me to pay attention more instead of blindly assuming things
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On April 21 2010 02:37 bedovande wrote:
I think there are many of you people that write in the forum that already have a beta key. so there is impossible to get a beta key, but i realy need one all of my friend and all im my clan have, and im still waiting for a beta invite. please liquid give me one.
Sadly, that's not the case. If you look here http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=119864 this breaks down the forums make-up of players with and without a key. Granted, I'm sure there's lots of new users simply because TL started giving out keys which would inflate the numbers, but still.
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FREEAGLELAND26781 Posts
Congratulations to Aether, you really deserved a key.
This is a really cool idea, Intrigue. Hope it stirs up a lot of awesome stuff!
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I'm a pretty quiet guy, but I need one. Not that I've done anything to deserve one, but I guess I'll have to try.
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On April 21 2010 02:43 Therapist. wrote:
I'm a pretty quiet guy, but I need one. Not that I've done anything to deserve one, but I guess I'll have to try.
I doubt you'll get one if you can't even take the time to read the post..
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I guess you're assuming I'm saying "plz give me a key, i'll contribute i promise!" I'm not. I just posted harmlessly.
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This is a great idea to lend additional incentive to create great posts! Good luck to everybody and may the brilliance of each new thread bloom like a million rutabagas.
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I too was wondering what the cut-off is for "new posters"?
EDIT: also, don't you think it will be difficult for those of us who don't have a beta key to contribute because of the knowledge differential?
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I'd like to nominate indecisivepenguin for a possible scholarship. He seems like a really genuine guy and I think he would be very gracious if you even just considered him. Congrats Aether on getting a key!
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On April 21 2010 02:27 Soet wrote:Just one question is it the same Aether that used to play wc3 as ud ´back in the oldschool days? anyone knows
I'm curious to know that as well, altough I know him back from BW under the Aether-X tag.
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On April 21 2010 02:47 BDF92 wrote:
I too was wondering what the cut-off is for "new posters"?
EDIT: also, don't you think it will be difficult for those of us who don't have a beta key to contribute because of the knowledge differential?
He did mention good and/or thoughtful posts, as well. I don't have a key and have just indulged myself in SC2 videos, mainly Husky and HDstarcraft's youtube channels, not to mention various other posts here on the forum itself. I feel the key here is to at least try to contribute to the community and help out, and not just say "giev ky plz" and then bounce once you've gotten a key.
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+ Show Spoiler +On April 21 2010 02:22 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 02:18 ComradeDover wrote:
Have you caught my thread on Supply Drop? :S I would also like to nominate myself.
I second this nomination
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After reading that thread he definitely deserves it. Congratulations
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I second this nomination. A NEW user with only two posts and he indeed genuinely expressed his thankfulness to the people here at TL.net. Such people make stuff worth doing.
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On April 21 2010 02:54 CheAse wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On April 21 2010 02:22 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 02:18 ComradeDover wrote:
Have you caught my thread on Supply Drop? :S I would also like to nominate myself. I second this nomination
Chill needs a 2nd beta key so he doesn't get left out when he's casting a tourney and everyone switches to the European server.
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I nominate MAnifesto7 for never missing one of my ban-worthy posts ;P
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i dont kno anyone particular in teamliquid so i m not sure who would i nominate but i think the people who deserve the key the most would be the contestants who tried to get a beta key from contest that have been happening. they should be rewarded for their hardwork. i <3 TL i m glad u guys are getting recognized by blizzard u guys keep it up love the scavange hunt!
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
bizzump, we have another winner!
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Nice! Goes to show you if you are a quality poster you WILL be recognized and appreciated.
More beta giveaways should be like this and less about random pointless contests. True quality gets rewarded here not random gimmick.
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I really happy for the guys that won, you guys totally deserved a key, and it makes me happy that good people in the community get rewarded.
Congratulations to Aether and Klapdout.
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On April 21 2010 04:24 LuckyFool wrote:
Nice! Goes to show you if you are a quality poster you WILL be recognized and appreciated.
More beta giveaways should be like this and less about random pointless contests. True quality gets rewarded here not random gimmick.
Yeah, but giving keys away this way is less fun. Well, at leas for me it is
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I think its a good idea. Let the undiscovered talent get a chance to shine, blossom, and grow.
Now I will go drool on Kara. brb
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Grats, Aether, that mineral stuff was very interesting
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think i cannot come up with something like aether did , good job on his part , he truly deserved it.
cheers
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Pretty sweet contest. A good way to make sure people contribute with useful thoughtful posts that helps the community.
I will have no chance of gaining a key this way XD I screw around too much, too goofy
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I have a huuuge insight to something very, very, very uninteresting and not at all important!
I don't have talents like this either.. so uhm.. I'm gonna try to win a beta key by... ah maybe... no.
I'm usually good with figuring out cost efficiencies vs damage output and fiering speed of units in RTS games... but seeing as I don't have a key, I dont really have a good concept of it all, so that's not an option.. hmm...
Don't suppose anyone need a morale boost or something? I can do that... :p
Oh, I can stand on one foot for really long.. I haven't actually meansured... get bored, you know. >.<
Seriously though... I think most things are already covered by those that are really into the game already and commentating/playing really good... Although not to put the OP down for this "contest" or anything! There surely is alot of things to talk about that is considered good info and insight, still.
Maybe something to talk about would be the learning curve of SC2 vs SC/BW. Alot of control and mental capabilities is needed as well as a degree of good finger dexterity is also nessesary, to be a good player. SC2 is more tactical a game than SC1 was IMO.. because of the bonus damages added, you have direct, hard counters in SC2 that didn't exist in SC1. (I like that concept ALOT)
However, for a newbie to get good at SC2, from scratch... there's really only one way:
PLAY GAMES... lots of games! Over and over again until your fingers are getting it by themselves, you start to get faster and faster at doing what's needed.
Also, take small time-out minutes sometimes, to think about what you're doing and what should be improved in your strategy. Watch your replays, analyze and do ask people about counters and such to get a better knowledge and playstyle.
Do NOT go cheesing in every game just to win... you get alot better at the game if you try to get a solid Macro and evolve it to counter the enemies unit compositions.....
I could elaborate alot more on this subject but... oh jeez... did I just write all that...? I'm sorry.. >.< textwall... *rollseyes*
Anyway, cheers to teamliquid for all they do for the SC2 community! (Feel free to move the texwall to another forum if you find it useful)
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I nominate Lordwierd for this!
I also do not understand that there are any rules aside from no self-nominating.
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On April 21 2010 02:50 cloudJR wrote:
I'd like to nominate indecisivepenguin for a possible scholarship. He seems like a really genuine guy and I think he would be very gracious if you even just considered him. Congrats Aether on getting a key!
I'm backing IndecisivePenguin as well, I only started to get to know him in the CRUEL! contest. He puts thought, effort in his posts and he's good humored to boot! He stepped up to the challenge and justified his decisions. He wasn't afraid of voicing his opinion despite the criticism. He's shown to be quite open to it in fact and will respect it. He backed up what he had to say as well. Whether or not you agree with what he has to say, he seems like a reasonable person to me, just like NightOfTheDead, also another nominee I would consider for demonstrating he can think, something I haven't seen from a lot of new users. Though, I don't know if he wants to post more, but if he does, he'll do good. I would like to read more from them both about various topics in the future.
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United States22883 Posts
I think this is my favorite contest to date. I'll be on the lookout for new posters.
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think i cannot come up with something like aether did , good job on his part , he truly deserved it.
cheers
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How would you define new posters? I have some calculations that I'd somewhat like to put up.
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i'd also like to know the cutoff point of 'new'
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jewce, you're definetly new enough.
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On April 21 2010 02:18 ComradeDover wrote:
Nuked, in accordance with new rules after I had posted. >:[
On April 21 2010 02:21 Kennigit wrote:
No self nominating.
lol, I read those two posts one after the other. I thought you said "no self moderating".
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On April 21 2010 04:54 Cheree wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 02:50 cloudJR wrote:
I'd like to nominate indecisivepenguin for a possible scholarship. He seems like a really genuine guy and I think he would be very gracious if you even just considered him. Congrats Aether on getting a key! I'm backing IndecisivePenguin as well, I only started to get to know him in the CRUEL! contest. He puts thought, effort in his posts and he's good humored to boot! He stepped up to the challenge and justified his decisions. He wasn't afraid of voicing his opinion despite the criticism. He's shown to be quite open to it in fact and will respect it. He backed up what he had to say as well. Whether or not you agree with what he has to say, he seems like a reasonable person to me, just like NightOfTheDead, also another nominee I would consider for demonstrating he can think, something that a lot of new users haven't shown yet. I would like to read more from them both about various topics in the future.
Thanks, but i think Cheree deserves this nomination more than me or IndecisivePenguin. Being able to neutrally glue the Self-Nominators famous (or infamous) thread, by presenting argumentative and cool responses to all hotheaded folk in that thread. As being newcomer myself, sort of soothing support that Cheree provided there, was really nice. So before, if ever, considering me, please first consider Cheree for getting a beta key. He kinda participated in the Self-nominators thread more actively than most ppl, while not being on the list himself. I really wish he gets attention he deserves.
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
On April 21 2010 02:18 ComradeDover wrote:
Nuked, in accordance with new rules after I had posted. >:[
i'm sorry about the rule updates, haha. don't worry about your chances, i'll give you the same consideration i give everyone else =]
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I visited that "list of banned people" you posted. It's actually quite fun to read. I was giggling here and there about the reasons, especially the "I have my reasons". It sounds so much like an assassin justifying his kill ^_^
Anyway, I have a hard time remembering the names of the posters, but I would say anyone with not a retarded name. If there's one thing that irks me is the lack of creativity in some names.
So I cast my vote to Miklotov.
Also, grammar check, is it alright to say "I just read a book"?
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OMG just got home, logged onto TL and saw 2 new PM's both from intrigue titled "=]"
I think I miss clicked a dozen times trying to read them ;D
Man I almost gave up on getting a key lol soooo unexpected so awesome downloading now <3
Oh god I'm not leaving my pc for days =D
Thanks a lot intrigue, and all of TL you guys rock!
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Woohoo, grats klap :D. I feel the same way about the keys ^^; Hopefully my luck will change . Just remember to breath and that's all you will need.
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Here's an idea, KEYS FOR WOUNDED VETS! We've been at war a long time and many soldiers are returning home disabled,no thanks to IED's. I'm sure many are going stir crazy not being able to enjoy the activities they used to. I used to be in the army and I know for a fact that the military is full of RTS gamers (Lot of command and conquer players and bw) I would like to nominate all of them for keys! Show some love for those who sacrifice themselves so you can safely sit at home and play games!
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Aether's post was fantastic.
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On April 21 2010 05:27 Tdelamay wrote:
Also, grammar check, is it alright to say "I just read a book"?
Yep!
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Congrats, Aether...there's hope for us newbies yet!
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
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i wish i wasnt a loser 
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TossFloss
Canada606 Posts
Woah!
Just got a PM from Intrigue. My heart rate feels like it's beating a million times per second!
Thank you so much! =)
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congratulations!
Gah, seriously, what does a girl have to do to get a key?? >.<
Bunch of people already that want to play me even lmao... oh well
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On April 21 2010 02:22 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 02:18 ComradeDover wrote:
Have you caught my thread on Supply Drop? :S I would also like to nominate myself.
Should we ask the question if chill is so powerful is he powerful enough to ban himself.
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Rabiator <---- This guy deserves a key for his posts!
btw congratulations!
Gah, seriously, what does a girl have to do to get a key??
You really should think twice before asking a question like that in nerdville!
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On April 21 2010 06:16 semantics wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 02:22 Chill wrote:On April 21 2010 02:18 ComradeDover wrote:
Have you caught my thread on Supply Drop? :S I would also like to nominate myself. Should we ask the question if chill is so powerful is he powerful enough to ban himself.
Dividing by zero.
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On April 21 2010 06:18 Reborn8u wrote:Rabiator <---- This guy deserves a key for his posts! btw You really should think twice before asking a question like that in nerdville!
Oh... yea.. doh >.<
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I nominate brotosterone.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=120525#15
This guy has joined TL.net just a couple of days ago. Being in this community for only a couple days he has made a generous offer handing out Google Wave invites and also Demonoid invites. He has sent 2 Google Wave invites for my girlfriend and I which I am thankful for. It's always nice to be organized in college.
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On April 21 2010 02:34 mOnion wrote:
this is hard as hell T_T
can't think of any good NEW posters who dont already have a key.
Haha...this is likely an effect of them not having a key, given that TL's definition of a good poster is one who can drop knowledge on par with those who have been beta playing since the beginning.
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On April 21 2010 06:22 KermitTheFro wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 02:34 mOnion wrote:
this is hard as hell T_T
can't think of any good NEW posters who dont already have a key. Haha...this is likely an effect of them not having a key, given that TL's definition of a good poster is one who can drop knowledge on par with those who have been beta playing since the beginning.
TL's definition of a good poster is someone who respects community veterans, contributes as best they can, follows the 10 commandments, does post 4chan meme BS, and is overall pleasant.
don't have to be gosu to be a good poster. look at kwark!
+ Show Spoiler +sooooooooooo totally joking ^_^
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Germany2762 Posts
really nice idea
i remember a guy called konadora who had a few posts not so long ago but all of them were awesome (hi@ yummy translations). but i guess he has a few too many posts now to be nominated :D
but seems like a problem that i have around 2100 posts right now. to few for getting veteran stuff, too much to get something out of this thread here. seems like i'll never get a key T_T
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On April 21 2010 06:26 mOnion wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 06:22 KermitTheFro wrote:On April 21 2010 02:34 mOnion wrote:
this is hard as hell T_T
can't think of any good NEW posters who dont already have a key. Haha...this is likely an effect of them not having a key, given that TL's definition of a good poster is one who can drop knowledge on par with those who have been beta playing since the beginning. TL's definition of a good poster is someone who respects community veterans, contributes as best they can, follows the 10 commandments, does post 4chan meme BS, and is overall pleasant.
Typo, I assume...
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On April 21 2010 02:21 Kennigit wrote:
No self nominating.
haha, this is flavour of the month
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this is nice one guys gl & hf Like IT!
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On April 21 2010 06:29 jhNz wrote:really nice idea i remember a guy called konadora who had a few posts not so long ago but all of them were awesome (hi@ yummy translations). but i guess he has a few too many posts now to be nominated :D but seems like a problem that i have around 2100 posts right now. to few for getting veteran stuff, too much to get something out of this thread here. seems like i'll never get a key T_T
Meh its okay
They'll give you a key or you can just wait a bit ^_^
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On April 21 2010 02:21 Kennigit wrote:
No self nominating.
aww,, i love saying me for nothing , but ok.
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Congrats, TossFloss...I hope you don't get any banelings stuck between your teeth!
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Wow, TossFloss. You, sir, are a beast. I did not previously notice your threads but they are just downright stupendous. Congratulations! I do not know how you managed to get this far without a key practically being thrown at you haha. I'm really looking forward to your posts from now on.
Same congratulations to Aether and Klapdout. It's just simply amazing to see people with such dedication to a game they haven't even gotten the chance to play yet! Enjoy guys. ^^
+ Show Spoiler +On April 21 2010 04:54 Cheree wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 02:50 cloudJR wrote:
I'd like to nominate indecisivepenguin for a possible scholarship. He seems like a really genuine guy and I think he would be very gracious if you even just considered him. Congrats Aether on getting a key! I'm backing IndecisivePenguin as well, I only started to get to know him in the CRUEL! contest. He puts thought, effort in his posts and he's good humored to boot! He stepped up to the challenge and justified his decisions. He wasn't afraid of voicing his opinion despite the criticism. He's shown to be quite open to it in fact and will respect it. He backed up what he had to say as well. Whether or not you agree with what he has to say, he seems like a reasonable person to me, just like NightOfTheDead, also another nominee I would consider for demonstrating he can think, something I haven't seen from a lot of new users. Though, I don't know if he wants to post more, but if he does, he'll do good. I would like to read more from them both about various topics in the future.
Ah, you guys are really great. I've spoken to each of these people with the exception of NightOfTheDead (something I do hope will change soon) and I believe them both to be good fellows at heart. cloudJR and I have had some nice discussions on the side about various topics, like the thread, but also just about general life things. He just seems like a great guy, really. Cheree, he caused quite a stir in that thread, but I know he was just trying to look after the newer posters as best he could. He empathizes with them, and it's tough to stand for what you think in an atmosphere like that. He wasn't very popular with the crowd, but I have to respect his courage. I would be glad to see either of them playing the Beta.
+ Show Spoiler +On April 21 2010 06:29 jhNz wrote:really nice idea i remember a guy called konadora who had a few posts not so long ago but all of them were awesome (hi@ yummy translations). but i guess he has a few too many posts now to be nominated :D but seems like a problem that i have around 2100 posts right now. to few for getting veteran stuff, too much to get something out of this thread here. seems like i'll never get a key T_T
I would second jhNz's nomination if he were a new poster. Him and Blind, definitely. Blind seems like he's been here for quite a while without too much recognition for his older posts, and jhNz's shirts are just downright nifty haha. I'd take his word for it when he says that he believes his posts have been quality over the past years. Hope you two get into the Beta soon.
+ Show Spoiler +On April 21 2010 02:35 Koltz wrote:i'll nominte ares[effort] for this: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=89128i really like his replays and interviews and such. sure its not as original and creative as applying math to SC, but he does requests and is a nice guy if u talk to him (although i have only done it like twice) never seen him get appreciated as much as he deserves so that is my justification.
I don't really know Ares[Effort] at all, but just by this thread I can see that he has contributed a pretty nice chunk of stuff to TL so far. I would second his nomination. You can also find more backing for his nomination here and here.
If any of these people, or anyone else I don't know about, deserve a key more than I, please, do not hesitate to give it to them instead. Many thanks to intrigue for the great opportunity. 
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Ah, I love this way of giving out keys. Those who got keys clearly show that even without beta keys, you can still contribute a lot. Conratulations, those of you who got keys!
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On April 21 2010 06:20 spoolinoveryou wrote:I nominate brotosterone. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=120525#15This guy has joined TL.net just a couple of days ago. Being in this community for only a couple days he has made a generous offer handing out Google Wave invites and also Demonoid invites. He has sent 2 Google Wave invites for my girlfriend and I which I am thankful for. It's always nice to be organized in college.
I'll throw my support behind brotosterone as well, dude's awesome, plus the vid of his dad asking for a beta key was hilarious
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I nominate all girls here (wherever they are hiding) because well.. the girl-line isn't saturated by far! ;p
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I would like to nominate "cloudJR" if he does not have an beta key I've seen few posts of his that show he really really has a potential for understanding and šlaying the game. If this contest is still on.
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What qualifies as "new" members? Since I'd like to nominate Harem, but I kinda doubt he would qualify as new.
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Hey, thanks a lot to everyone congratulating me, and thank you SO MUCH to team liquid for making my day. I'm so pumped right now, I can't wait to play. Can't thank TeamLiquid and Intrigue enough, you all have a special place in my heart lol.
On April 21 2010 02:27 Soet wrote:Just one question is it the same Aether that used to play wc3 as ud ´back in the oldschool days? anyone knows
I figured I would get some questions about this, but no that's not me. I've never played any RTS games competitively, and all of my starcraft knowledge basically comes from playing v-tec paintball use map settings games on the old SC1. I did play a game called Day of Defeat competitively, but the community was pretty small so not much money to be had. I played for United5 and rSports in that game where we managed to take second place at WSVG before the game basically died.
Again thanks so much for this key. AHHH! So awesome!
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I would like to nominate Lagmaster's Girlfriend.
That Pumpkin she made was the fucking coolest pumpkin I have ever seen.
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lol very cool you can just feel the love around our community its tough getting people to notice u when ur new.
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Yes affirmative action should be given to females so we can solve the discrepancy for the gender ratio in starcraft. This way there will one day be more female gamers or at least more starcraft gamers.
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i unblocked TL at my workplace, just so i could read the site from the office, and inmmediately wrote about it on my blog. That's gotta count for sommthing, right?.... right?! (plz got make it count for something)
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On April 21 2010 12:02 josemb40 wrote:
i unblocked TL at my workplace, just so i could read the site from the office, and inmmediately wrote about it on my blog. That's gotta count for sommthing, right?.... right?! (plz got make it count for something)
Wow
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I nominate the hell out of TossFloss, the creator of this thread:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=116789
which meticulously details the comparative, mathematical advantages of obtaining upgrades. I'm really surprised all no other stat-lovers, I know there are plenty out there aren't paying more attention to this.
whoops, I didn't catch the OP update. Well... TossFloss absolutely deserves that key.
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Vatican City State1650 Posts
I nominate brotosterone for his efforts in bringing the community together
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If someone already has a key, could there be enough reason to nominate them?
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I think love this game,which kind people can help me ,haha,please
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I nth the nomination of brotosterone.
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On April 21 2010 06:18 Reborn8u wrote:Rabiator <---- This guy deserves a key for his posts! btw You really should think twice before asking a question like that in nerdville!
yeah, not like its whoring for attention on the internet
Instead of saying what do i have to do to get a beta key, or what does a person/someone need to do to get a beta key, DROPS THE FUCKING BOMB WITH "oh fucking snap i have a vagina"
its funny how girls on the internet act like this and then go off and say 'Y EVERY1 DO DIS 2 ME T-T' when they're called out on it.
Anyway, I also nominate IndecisivePenguin because hes a standup ol' chap, posts articulately and doesn't get easily offended
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I nominate The_australian, great poster has organised a few TL Melbourne get togethers and deserves it due to him being the best zerg in aus.
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I support giving Beta keys to new members who show high quality posts and a lot of potential. Let's just hope they don't stop posting good stuff after receiving the keys though 
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On April 21 2010 18:14 meegrean wrote:I support giving Beta keys to new members who show high quality posts and a lot of potential. Let's just hope they don't stop posting good stuff after receiving the keys though
Well I think it will be hard for 'em to tear themselves away from SC2 to even have time to post, at least for the first few days hehe.
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On April 21 2010 18:16 Fortress wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 18:14 meegrean wrote:I support giving Beta keys to new members who show high quality posts and a lot of potential. Let's just hope they don't stop posting good stuff after receiving the keys though Well I think it will be hard for 'em to tear themselves away from SC2 to even have time to post, at least for the first few days hehe.
Yeah new members brust in game but,we should w8 for some stupid Q about game when they get in :D and more replay's where they want know mistakes
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
two winners at once so far today! one even posted in this thread yesterday, how about that
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Uh.. Hmm.
I am very happy that everyone else has a beta key even though I don't.
:D
also go world peace
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Thank you very much for the nomination :D I promise I'll reveal any secrets, grand or miniscule, I discover while using the greatest gift ever ^^
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On April 22 2010 04:38 Ian Ian Ian wrote:
Uh.. Hmm.
I am very happy that everyone else has a beta key even though I don't.
:D
also go world peace
Hehe. I see what you did there.
I think this is really cool. I myself is hoping to get a key tomorrow in the liquipedia beta key contest
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Whoa! This is the greatest gift I've received in a long time! :D Probably the first gift from (almost ^3^) total strangers! Thanks so much for the nomination XD! As dudeman just stated, I'll try my best to figure out the magic that is StarCraft II, and maybe reveal all I know about it! Thanks so much!
And yes, I happen to have noticed as well that I've ended every sentence with an exclamation point!! I should totally drop the insignificant little games I dabble in and devote my fun time to StarCraft!!  Good luck to everyone who's still trying for one!!!
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On April 22 2010 07:55 Z3kk wrote:Whoa! This is the greatest gift I've received in a long time! :D Probably the first gift from (almost ^3^) total strangers! Thanks so much for the nomination XD! As dudeman just stated, I'll try my best to figure out the magic that is StarCraft II, and maybe reveal all I know about it! Thanks so much! And yes, I happen to have noticed as well that I've ended every sentence with an exclamation point!! I should totally drop the insignificant little games I dabble in and devote my fun time to StarCraft!! Good luck to everyone who's still trying for one!!!
I'm sure that you will do excellent work in the field of Starcraft 2, and hopefully we hear more from you. GL and HF!!!
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I'm finding myself only entering the random draws because I'm so lost when it comes to the trivia, scavenger hunt etc. contests. Have to keep my spirits high if I'm going to win a key
I'll keep my eye out for good posters to nominate.
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
golden ghost! woohoo
and another one too
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OMG!! i got a beta key and first off would like to thank ALL of the TL.NET staff and users for making this dream a reality. I will continue to post to the best of my abilities and have a passion for the TL.net staff. Every user her has made a commitment inside themselves to improve this site and i hope that i can continue that legacy.
So again, ty all and keep making this site the best it can be.
See you guys on b.net
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I'm really excited I got a key. I never expected it and I had to read the message from Intrigue several times to take it in. So Intrigue thanks a lot. I guess now I HAVE to keep posting on what I can as best as I can
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This is me right now knowing that I'll never get the opportunity to play in the beta because I'm neither a fast uber googler for the scavenger hunts, or a good contributor like the people that one the keys in this thread. ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/xTkRr.png)
Good luck to everyone getting a key
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On April 24 2010 05:43 Housemd wrote:OMG!! i got a beta key and first off would like to thank ALL of the TL.NET staff and users for making this dream a reality. I will continue to post to the best of my abilities and have a passion for the TL.net staff. Every user her has made a commitment inside themselves to improve this site and i hope that i can continue that legacy. So again, ty all and keep making this site the best it can be. See you guys on b.net
Gratz man!!!
*Envy*
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I must say.. the community in TL can be a bit rough.. But, you get used to it quick and then it feels like family ^_^.
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Great stuff seeing people get recognition and the chance for some beta goodness.
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On April 21 2010 02:22 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 02:18 ComradeDover wrote:
Have you caught my thread on Supply Drop? :S I would also like to nominate myself.
You already have one silly.
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intrigue
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
aww yeah gurl another 1, the descriptions are getting shorter but i'm still looking!
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On April 25 2010 03:08 intrigue wrote:
aww yeah gurl another 1, the descriptions are getting shorter but i'm still looking!
Are you giving them to random folks ?
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On April 24 2010 18:40 ExecutioN wrote:
I must say.. the community in TL can be a bit rough.. But, you get used to it quick and then it feels like family ^_^.
TL.net makes me like it rough?
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On April 25 2010 03:20 Shouryu wrote:Show nested quote +On April 24 2010 18:40 ExecutioN wrote:
I must say.. the community in TL can be a bit rough.. But, you get used to it quick and then it feels like family ^_^. TL.net makes me like it rough?
Ugh dude that sounded dirty ...
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I'm RoarK. I recently ran this thread\contest to give-away one of my own keys. I saw this thread and thought it might be a great way to help get more people into this awesome beta by nominating:
Axonn
He made several very helpful and insightful posts regarding how I should structure the contest to make it fair and worthwhile to all who entered.
Though he is young and new to TL you can see in the thread that his post are helpful and beneficial to the concept of community that TL.net strives for.
Below is his post and why I chose to nominate him:
+ Show Spoiler +On April 23 2010 04:32 roark wrote:
I'm not entirely sure on the random number thing myself. My thought was to do one of two things:
1. Start a new thread. Leave that thread open for a period of time, say 3 hours. Then generate a number between 1 and the last post. The random number will correlate to a post # "x". Whoever was the "x" poster will winn.
2. Allow everyone to choose a number, between a certain number range. Ex: 1-1000. Generate the number. Winner is the poster closest to the # generated.
NOTE: Added to OP. If you are going to do the 1st option people will post multiple times and it will be un-trackable or a bunch of work-for-nothing. But if you choose the second (or even first!) don't do it at like 03:00 CET when all fellow Europeans like myself are sleeping (not including hard core dudes). So you may try to randomize it by selecting an accidental post in this thread or even simplier just find someone here you'd like to give a key by any criterion you want. No one can call any of this "unfair" because giving your additional key is fair enough!
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I am super happy to have gotten a beta key.
But I am even happier to think that somewhere out there, someone on TL thinks that some of my posts were worth something.
I've never been a high-level SC player. My games (Quake-style FPS) have come and gone from the spotlight (both in games media and in my life personally). But SC is this irresistible concept that I cannot escape from. I think about it constantly. I think about the life-lessons held within the mechanics of this game. The lessons about decision-making, about how timing is crucial (one lesson that is especially hard to learn), about adaptation (and when not to go too far) - and so many others.
Whenever I think of Starcraft, I think of the legendary figures, moments, and events of its history. And TL is the place that ties those three things together for me - it's a place that remembers those things along with me.
I've never been a high-level SC player. But I hope to god I can do something to make this game as incredible as the first. I will do my best in the beta to ensure the success of this game and to ensure that it has a positive outcome with regards to passionate people like Day[9] and skillful masters of the "Starcraft concept" like Nony.
Thank you, TL, for being awesome.
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On a second note why would you give out keys to those who dont deserve it? The ones that do deserve it, the real sc fans, would contribute much more. After all it is called BETA for a reason, more expirienced gamers can test it and balance it so it comes out as a more enjoyable and complete game to the public.
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Ares[Effort]
DEMACIA6550 Posts
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On April 21 2010 02:22 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On April 21 2010 02:18 ComradeDover wrote:
Have you caught my thread on Supply Drop? :S I would also like to nominate myself.
Do you need a key Chill?
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i nominate the guy who made the Leta article if he didnt get a key yet
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well ive played since sc1/broodwar, then as people were moving onto wc3 reign of choas, then tft i followed was in 4K for short amount of time with bond, then came WoW oh my slight addiction to that, then got bored again xD as friends kept leaving for different paths. now back druling over sc2... =( and the elusive key/competions keep sliping from my fingers. but im patient!
nominate skippy2591 seems to have posted something interesting about burrow & forcefields, maybe some "gosu strategist" can put into prospective.
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On April 26 2010 05:39 Kenpachi wrote:
i nominate the guy who made the Leta article if he didnt get a key yet
This..best 1st post ever IMO
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would someone please look at nominateing me. i don't have a key but do have plenty of knowlage from comintaries, live feeds, hacked versions of the AI, freinds who won't share their key(probally for a good reason though none is ever given), the map editor copy i got off a freind, and these fourms. if you would like links to some of the treads i have posted in, just ask or scan for some of the treads that i was the last to post in.
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On April 26 2010 06:09 peckham33 wrote:would someone please look at nominateing me. i don't have a key but do have plenty of knowlage from comintaries, live feeds, hacked versions of the AI, freinds who won't share their key(probally for a good reason though none is ever given), the map editor copy i got off a freind , and these fourms. if you would like links to some of the treads i have posted in, just ask or scan for some of the treads that i was the last to post in.
I nominate this guy!! ...because what he said there..
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I have no-one to nominate, just wanted to say that this is a great initiative. When i gave away my extra beta key (pat on the back) i tried to do the same, but it was so hard since not even all the star-people had one then. The contributors should get something back!
And on the subject: does anyone in the staff get any pay for what they are doing? was thinking about this the other day; there is allmost no advertising on this site(which is great) - but couldnt you get like a sponsor so that the staff would get a few extra bucks a month or so?
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is this thread dead? are there any more keys?bump
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