Best thread or post: your vote needed

[DJ...]

And the guy who decided to make a dozen or so clone accounts? I did what any friend would do, I did a call to action. For people who would be willing to help a friend of a friend win. And honestly if you knew what type of guy mr_norris is you would probably phone up every cousin, friend and acquaintance you know because if there is one person in this world that deserves to win its him. I have seen him give selflessly, forgoing what he wanted. This is a man I would take a bullet for.

That's nice. Sounds like a decent bloke. Cheating to even the playing field doesn't seem like the high road he'd have wanted you to take. BTW, earlier posts about clone accounts were in jest. The TK crowd don't engage like that, and the mods/admins will be able to track the clone votes. All that was needed was to report it to the mods/admins and ask them to have a look.

I'm afraid you might have put quite a dent in his chances.

Pity, it could have been quite interesting to watch the voting play out...

 

[OMB]

anyone remember this fiasco, looks like we're heading the exact same way

these comps just create upset

 

[bullzeye.za]

Let me start off by saying that I agree with both of you. However...

- I'm not Killerbyte
- I never knew about those
- I think they're sweet

Saying that, I have no problem being disqualified, as I feel it'll make no difference to the outcome. I lost the moment Biometrics came online.

Most of the day I was leading, until then. This competition went from a "what do you think is the best thread" to a mass call to arms from friends / clicks / clone accounts / who knows what. As the votes "suddenly" turned for the worst (from my perspective).

If I'd known that the winner would be the one with the most friends, I wouldn't have bothered with this competition. I still would have contributed to those threads though.

Lastly, easy with the accusations. There is no need for them. If you have a problem with me, speak to a mod / admin.

FWIW, as I've said, I don't think this is in any way orchestrated by you. A close friend could quite easily do this sort of thing without your knowledge, and in the posts, he makes no mention of the fact that you know about it.

 

[OGroteKoning]

What did I do?

Turns out the ejit is killerbyte.

 

[mr_norris]

If he says he didn't know, then he didn't know. I'll give him that benefit.

Poor form to start accusing bio of cheating as well, but I understand where he's coming from.

This sort of comp always ends badly. It is far better to just pick at random - no more bickering and fighting...

Agree on all points.

Unfortunately I'm human, so the coincidence and frustration came together in a rage But yeah, I wasn't nice and I'm sorry about that.

All in all, I'm over all the attacking (not from you - this is more to everyone). I've PM'd rpm and asked to be removed. So now everyone who was bickering can target someone else. I'm absolutely done.

 

[biometrics]

I'd like to thank my mom for the years of support. Thanks mom!

 

[killerbyte]

That's nice. Sounds like a decent bloke. Cheating to even the playing field doesn't seem like the high road he'd have wanted you to take. BTW, earlier posts about clone accounts were in jest. The TK crowd don't engage like that, and the mods/admins will be able to track the clone votes. All that was needed was to report it to the mods/admins and ask them to have a look.

I'm afraid you might have put quite a dent in his chances.

Pity, it could have been quite interesting to watch the voting play out...

Dammit, you beat me. I deleted the post. I just wanted to see a man that I think of as a brother win. Now he has reached a point where he is going to ask rpm to remove him from this competition. I don't feel that posting on other forums and asking people that have interacted with him in the past to come and vote is wrong. Probably bumped up the traffic to MyBB which is good for advertising. Either way, I am over this. and I won't be returning to this thread again and will probably just go back to lurking in the rest of the forum too.

 

[mr_norris]

Man I type too slow. Things happen while I post :/

 

[biometrics]

Lol

That was in jest. Goodness. Do you know TK at all?

 

[DJ...]

Agree on all points.

Unfortunately I'm human, so the coincidence and frustration came together in a rage But yeah, I wasn't nice and I'm sorry about that.

All in all, I'm over all the attacking (not from you - this is more to everyone). I've PM'd rpm and asked to be removed. So now everyone who was bickering can target someone else. I'm absolutely done.

Relax about it. It's not that big a deal. It's just that this sort of comp has precedent showing it to be a poor idea to begin with and it played itself out as expected again.

At the end of the day, the battle is between you and bio (was from the outset in any case, before Vote-Gate 2014 [seeing as we add gate to all controversies]).

No need to pull out (that's what she said). Let the mods and admins decide the best course of action...

 

[DJ...]

Dammit, you beat me. I deleted the post. I just wanted to see a man that I think of as a brother win. Now he has reached a point where he is going to ask rpm to remove him from this competition. I don't feel that posting on other forums and asking people that have interacted with him in the past to come and vote is wrong. Probably bumped up the traffic to MyBB which is good for advertising. Either way, I am over this. and I won't be returning to this thread again and will probably just go back to lurking in the rest of the forum too.

I don't think you had malicious intent at all. It simply becomes a "who has the most Twitter followers" comp when that happens and people bitch and moan.

My suggestion is not for mr_morris to remove himself from the comp, but to rather just let the admins take care of it and decide the best course of action. It's not as big a deal as it comes across...

 

[mr_norris]

Relax about it. It's not that big a deal. It's just that this sort of comp has precedent showing it to be a poor idea to begin with and it played itself out as expected again.

At the end of the day, the battle is between you and bio (was from the outset in any case, before the vote-gate [seeing as we add gate to all controversies]).

No need to pull out (that's what she said). Let the mods and admins decide the best course of action...

LOL @vote-gate

(Un?)fortunately I pm'd rpm before posting so I think I've gone past the point of no return.

Looks like we're all seeing what happens now \/

 

[DJ...]

LOL @vote-gate

(Un?)fortunately I pm'd rpm before posting so I think I've gone past the point of no return.

Looks like we're all seeing what happens now \/

I personally think that the fairest solution now is to randomly pick from the final selection.

Or to pick the best thread that has to do with ketogenic diets...

 

[AthenianOwl]

That was in jest. Goodness. Do you know TK at all?

I don't really care what it's for, since I'm not going back there ever again

OT: Seriously, this competition's a big joke! Kill it. Nobody can stop these nominees from soliciting for votes in real-life/on the Internet. PS4 is a huge prize! Hell, I would give my left nut to win it.

 

[MickeyD]

Rule change ratified:

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[copacetic]

Yay for keto!

 

[bullzeye.za]

I personally think that the fairest solution now is to randomly pick from the final selection.

Or to pick the best thread that has to do with ketogenic diets...

I think it should either be the one with the most pictures by the OP, or the one with the most posts in a row by the OP.

 

[DJ...]

I would give my left nut to win it.

Prove it...

 

[DJ...]

Yay for keto!

3.20%. Hells yeah!

Now I just need to get my army on Twitter and Facebook to vote.

5% here we come...

 

[mr_norris]

I think it should either be the one with the most pictures by the OP, or the one with the most posts in a row by the OP.

Hmmm... perhaps.... 6ish posts in a row? And about linux?