Are You One in a Million? - A Contest No More

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by PhillipAbbott79

I thought I won. I gave you the answer and the member highlighted is the 33rd member with the most posts at the time it was solved.

I honestly didn't want the 25 dollars anyway. Ruined it? You are just mad I crushed your puzzle so easily and you didn't get to have as much fun with it as you thought you would?

Good greif is right.

If barrysloate were still actively posting, he would have pointed out that you spelled grief incorrectly.

PS - Party Pooper

Brian

[PhillipAbbott79]

Thanks. I corrected it. I suppose its better than being at a pooper party.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

If barrysloate were still actively posting, he would have pointed out that you spelled grief incorrectly.

PS - Party Pooper

Brian

You spelled grief incorrectly.

I'm surprised I'm still fourth in total posts, given I've barely posted in the last two years. Come on guys, catch up.

[EvilKing00]

The way i read it, as someone who used to dabble in sports betting....

250 dimes is $250,000!

From that list posted im 70, but ill say its me anyway lol

[Leon]

There was 1 member who had asked to be deleted completely from the board several weeks ago. Deleting a membership is not something usually done so his membership was NOT counted. The long list above isn't exactly correct because of that but only Frank and I knew it.
But yes, Phillip screwed this game up for all members who were playing. It goes with the territory. sigh......However the guess was wrong anyway because of my first sentence... LOL......

[Rookiemonster]

Boo this man !! You should send everyone 250 dimes a compensation for your
Acts.

[PhillipAbbott79]

I suppose it really depends on what the definition of a member is. If that person can't login and make another post, then I wouldn't consider them a member.

Just like if you don't pay your dues to your local club, you are no longer a member, you are not getting into your local elk lodge for that meeting. Like people that are banned on the forum are not members or if they no longer have an account, regardless of how that occurred.

I suppose I can be made to lose any which way you want to show that I lost to prove a point.

[Leon]

I didn't just make up what I said, it is the truth. Daryl (the id string of numbers above the one you thought, Rich K) was the actual 33rd member and Frank and I spoke about it on the phone. I told him at that time. So no conspiracy here to make you lose. You are a loser fair and square.

Originally Posted by PhillipAbbott79

I suppose it really depends on what the definition of a member is. If that person can't login and make another post, then I wouldn't consider them a member.

Just like if you don't pay your dues to your local club, you are no longer a member, you are not getting into your local elk lodge for that meeting. Like people that are banned on the forum are not members or if they no longer have an account, regardless of how that occurred.

I suppose I can be made to lose any which way you want to show that I lost to prove a point.

[PhillipAbbott79]

k.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by PhillipAbbott79

I thought I won. I gave you the answer and the member highlighted is the 33rd member with the most posts at the time it was solved.

I honestly didn't want the 25 dollars anyway. Ruined it? You are just mad I crushed your puzzle so easily and you didn't get to have as much fun with it as you thought you would?

Good grief is right.

Originally Posted by PhillipAbbott79

I suppose I can be made to lose any which way you want to show that I lost to prove a point.

You can be made to lose by the fact that I said it was Rich Klein previous to your post.

I will say it is a strange contest to allow "archive" and "archive2" which aren't single members, but rather a collective gathering of posts made on previous versions of the board by all members. Then on the other hand remove one member because they requested to be so they are no longer a "member". Or are you saying that you are including a former member in the list that we can't see?

It was a fun idea for a contest but there were too many holes in the rules it sounds like.

Just for closure are you stating that 4815162342 really was the 33rd member based on your set of rules?

[PhillipAbbott79]

[QUOTE=bn2cardz;1636773]You can be made to lose by the fact that I said it was Rich Klein previous to your post.[QUOTE]

Fair enough. You would have nailed it, except for that mysterious guy who was a member at one time, but then is no longer a member now that the contest is going, just so no one can figure it out and there is a trick at the end, because that is cool.

[Leon]

As long as the rules were the same for everyone it it didn't really matter how we counted or who was counted. I told Frank that Archive/Archive2 were being counted and one other member wasn't. This was part of the contest and the same for everyone so it was fair, imo. Yes, 4815162342 3,097. was the 33rd member and is even written on a piece of paper on my desk. It is amazing how people twist and contort a game that was supposed to be fun. No good deed......

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

You can be made to lose by the fact that I said it was Rich Klein previous to your post.

I will say it is a strange contest to allow "archive" and "archive2" which aren't single members, but rather a collective gathering of posts made on previous versions of the board by all members. Then on the other hand remove one member because they requested to be so they are no longer a "member".

It was a fun idea for a contest but there were too many holes in the rules it sounds like.

Just for closure are you stating that 4815162342 really was the 33rd member based on your set of rules?

[Leon]

In reflection, and under the circumstances, I think we can declare you the winner since it wasn't said in the rules that a member on the list wasn't being counted.

Anyone have an objection to this?

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

You can be made to lose by the fact that I said it was Rich Klein previous to your post.

I will say it is a strange contest to allow "archive" and "archive2" which aren't single members, but rather a collective gathering of posts made on previous versions of the board by all members. Then on the other hand remove one member because they requested to be so they are no longer a "member". Or are you saying that you are including a former member in the list that we can't see?

It was a fun idea for a contest but there were too many holes in the rules it sounds like.

Just for closure are you stating that 4815162342 really was the 33rd member based on your set of rules?