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Dátum: 2010.06.09. 00:20:39
Idézet: stekkos - 2010.06.08. 16:41:12
What is the distance of an Olympic marathon

According to all sources, is 26.2 miles

your answer was 26.2 kilometers


I posted this in Quiz Errors as a "Preemptive Error", hoping you'd just tag it as Bad Spelling... But whatever, it was my error - I'll live with the lost opportunity.
Dátum: 2010.06.09. 00:17:09
Idézet: Mivan - 2010.06.08. 18:21:41
Idézet: MartinBV - 2010.06.07. 11:46:29
I have noticed that I cannot see the forum posts of certain users/players when I'm logged in, unless I chose the "post" option, but I can see them when I'm not.

Can I unintentionally have added the poster to some sort of ignore list? or is there some other explanation?

I think, in your profile you checked the 'Filter posts' option. There is an 'Display only posts with a minimum score of' setting too.
So they have low score and you filtered them out.


Yeah, some people have decided they didn't like my criticisms of the Quiz System, so they have rated me low... But those who like my posts haven't rated my highly (hint, freakin' hint!)
Dátum: 2010.06.07. 22:57:16
Preemptive error - hasn't gone thru the Mods yet, but if it can be changed before it does, then awesome:

That is the distance of an Olympic Marathon?
50.0 kilometers
26.2 kilometers
38.6 kilometers
21.9 kilometers

These should read Miles, not kilometers.
Dátum: 2010.06.07. 22:40:34
Idézet: Dedhed - 2010.06.06. 21:54:32
I have been a p2p player for a week now.

I uploaded an avatar that was the right dimensions (120x120), the correct file type & file size, but my original avatar hasn't changed yet.

After I submitted my change, I got a message saying that it will have to be checked by the Games master, but nothing has happened.

Do you know who I have to contact to get this changed?

Character: Dedhed (World 1)


Mine took over a week as well.
Dátum: 2010.06.04. 23:29:17
How many sides are on a pyramid


Come on Admins - Please kick this already. The answer can be anywhere from 3 to 5 depending if you're counting the bottom or not, and if the bottom is a square or triangle.
Dátum: 2010.06.04. 21:12:58
Idézet: Myszone - 2010.06.04. 18:27:53
I have noticed, that when you donate 1000 SE to the clan, but have building skill 20, 2000 SE will be built but your "Total building" in list of members increases only by 1000 SE. I think in that case it ought to increase by 2000 SE - afterall someone used their SE for developing the building skill, and his skill have become more expensive, so he should at least get the honorable credit of being viewd as one who donated much SE.


I'm pretty sure it does... I was at 45k, donated 8000 with Building30, and now my total donation shows 66k. What Building does NOT boost is SE contributed to Luck - that is always a 1:1 ratio, regardless of skill.
Dátum: 2010.06.04. 18:37:15
Idézet: MartinBV - 2010.06.04. 17:30:51
Who was the Black Adder?
Hugh Laurie
Peter Sellers
Rowan Atkinson <- marked as correct
John Cleese

Wrong! Black Adder was Prince Edmund, he was however played by Rowan Atkinson.


If you're going to complain, at least be right:
Blackadder: Prince Edmund Plantagenet, Duke of Edinburgh (yes, he was a Prince as well, but second in line to the throne)
Blackadder II: Edmund Blackadder, Lord Blackadder (Lord, not Prince)
Blackadder the Third: Edmund Blackadder, Esq (Butler to the Prince, played by Hugh Laurie)
Blackadder Goes Forth: Captain Edmund Blackadder

So I'll give you a pass on the first Blackadder... But then:
FAIL!
FAIL!
FAIL!


In what year was Aristotle born ?
322 B.C
826
1245
384 B.C

Answers are to close


Only two answers are close, and now you're just being fussy. Would you rather have answers of 1000, 500, 0, 384BC



When was the 9/11 terror attack?
2003
2002
2000
2001

and again answers are to close.


No, they are not. This was a globally-changing event that triggered a war, and happened within the last decade. What answers do you want: 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001???


What is the main atmosphere of Venus?
Greenhouse gas and Carbon Monoxide
Carbon and Oxygen
Sulfuric Acid and Hydrogen
Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen <- marked as correct.

How did this pass? Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen are gasses not atmospheres, and a a planet only has one atmosphere.
The answers indicate that the question should be what the main components of the atmosphere of Venus is.


Fuck you're an idiot.


What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?
Record
Report
Sort
Crop

Nonsense! This question has nothing to do with computers. Sorting is when you organise something by some criteria, for information this could for instance be alphabetically, chronological, or numerical


Borderline. Whether it meets your absurd standards or not, the question is correct. It could be more specific though, mention Excel or another common program that actively uses the Sort command... [u]But hardly worth whining about.

Martin: Please post a list of your accepted questions so that we can take a few minutes to review them and complain about insignificant details that have no real impact on the actual question.

Oh, and you spelled organize wrong "...when you organise something..." So, all-perfect one, how about getting that stick out of your ass?
Dátum: 2010.06.04. 16:56:28
"The maximum level of the skill is 60 and you can use it only once in an hour."

Now, I'm assuming this means if I have the skill at 40, and Mind Boost at 80 (so effectively 40), if I Mind Boost this skill, it will still Max out at 60. Is this correct, or is the cap only for "Natural Ability" of the skill, and then Mind Boost can still act on it (up to double)?
Dátum: 2010.06.04. 16:30:52
Idézet: stekkos - 2010.06.04. 10:05:36
Well if they actually gave us that right we might. But 2 things can happen: Either the questions will become better or the users will not bother will spelling since they will get the good evaluation and keep us busy fixing instead of evaluating


Make a question that needs a correction only worth half the SE (basically, the same as renouncing).

And I know the system as it stands won't allow an edit - That is why I'm suggesting a system update.
Dátum: 2010.06.04. 07:02:37
Idézet: VenomDemon - 2010.06.03. 13:04:34
Like math end world history.


Wow, that sounds like a great time - sign me up for a double dose of Math and History... Throw in some Literature and Geography, and I'll just burst from all the fun I'm having.

Dátum: 2010.06.04. 06:59:05
Idézet: stekkos - 2010.06.04. 04:22:51
waht real name is hannah montana?

WHAT is the real name of....


Sorry for jumping in, and I'm not hijacking the thread... But isn't the above the PERFECT example of why Mods should also have the right to edit questions for spelling or clarification? Everyone knows exactly what is being asked here, so there are two viable options:
a) Quick rewrite - a 5 second fix.
b) It gets kicked, player has to resubmit (meanwhile there's no guarantee that the grammar will get better - even if the spelling is fixed), and then it has to be RE-reviewed by a Mod.


Considering the odds of this player checking the messageboard is pretty small, your correction is unlikely to be seen by the asker.

Doesn't the 5 second fix seem far simpler and more efficient? Not to mention a lot less frustrating for the user - who is probably not English First Language.
Dátum: 2010.06.03. 19:15:07
Who plays Bass for Them Crooked Vultures?
Robert Grubb
John Paul Jones
Billy Gould
Tom Hamilton


WHAT!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?
Dátum: 2010.06.03. 18:27:25
Idézet: ImLittleJon - 2010.06.03. 16:52:05
Idézet: Viridel - 2010.06.03. 16:41:03
Oh, maybe... But could you imagine getting a question like that in the Quiz Olympics, where time is precious, and having to look up three answers to eliminate, instead of the one correct answer?


You're assuming they are still running Quiz Olympics.


I'm assuming that under any circumstances, I would rather not look up 3 answers to find one
Dátum: 2010.06.03. 16:41:03
Idézet: ImLittleJon - 2010.06.03. 15:40:15
Idézet: Viridel - 2010.06.03. 02:35:30
I thought these "who was NOT" questions were NOT being accepted anymore...


I don't remember them saying that. I remember the "none of these" bit. Maybe you're confusing those two? Or maybe it's just a memory fault on my end. Can you dig up a reference?


Oh, maybe... But could you imagine getting a question like that in the Quiz Olympics, where time is precious, and having to look up three answers to eliminate, instead of the one correct answer?
Dátum: 2010.06.03. 16:38:12
Idézet: VenomDemon - 2010.06.03. 13:00:35
Why are olimpic questions even allowed. Not everyong what them. I my self had more important things to do then watch some boring sport show.


Why are Literature questions even allowed. Not everyong what them. I my self had more important things to do then read some boring book.

Why are Mythology questions even allowed. Not everyong what them. I my self had more important things to do then read some boring fantasy.

Why are Geography questions even allowed. Not everyong what them. I my self had more important things to do then look up some boring Google information.

Why are History questions even allowed. Not everyong what them. I my self had more important things to do then look up some boring Google information.

Why are Religion questions even allowed. Well, actually, I'm serious about this.
Dátum: 2010.06.03. 02:38:46
Which is not a prime number?
2
7
1
3


These are all Prime. A number divisible only by 1 and itself is a Prime. 1 is a "debatable" prime, but by definition of 1 and itself, it is a Prime.
Dátum: 2010.06.03. 02:35:30
Who didn't appear in the Winnetou books?
Old Firehand
Old Shatterhand
Old Death
Old Rangerman


I thought these "who was NOT" questions were NOT being accepted anymore...
Dátum: 2010.06.03. 00:02:41
Idézet: ImLittleJon - 2010.06.02. 23:43:15
Idézet: Viridel - 2010.06.02. 23:13:09
Building from the Soul Well really shouldn't trigger the Clan tag, and should barely qualify as an Event. By reverse, I find it odd that the completion of a building is NOT an Event - and it's something that really SHOULD trigger the Clan tag... It would really help Clan Leaders organize the build order better.


Yes, please please please please. This should be an incredibly easy change to make. When can we have it?


So you're saying that you would be slightly in favor of a change like that?
Dátum: 2010.06.02. 23:18:06
Idézet: Thetus - 2010.06.02. 16:18:24
I just got this one

Which of the following is NOT a significant 2010 earthquake according to the U.S.G.S. (as of March, 2010)?

Magnitude 7.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN February 26, 2010
Magnitude 8.8 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE February 27, 2010
Magnitude 7.0 HAITI REGION January 12, 2010
Magnitude 7.8 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS October 07, 2010

I can't remember which one was correct but I think that only some of us could answer this without any problem. And I don't think it's an interesting lexical knowledge.


Well, that and "October 07, 2010" has not happened "as of March, 2010"... Unless that's the logic hint that gives the right answer... But then it's not a trivia question, it's a logic problem.
Dátum: 2010.06.02. 23:15:54
Idézet: MartinBV - 2010.06.02. 06:28:44
There are how many time zones in the world?
8
24
4
12

This should be "How many..."

But the correct answer is a bit more complicated than 24.
Both India and Nepal are in separate Time Zones, as have several more, so depending on the definition of Time Zones the answer is much higher.


There is also at least one 30-minute time zone (Newfoundland, in Canada - stupid Newfies!)