2012 Competition MADNESS
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Game Over
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I didn't -1 ya, but anyway the 4th horseman is Pestilence, also known as Plague.
Good idea though, not the extra PC part but for the theme
Thats what I always thought, but researched it to be sure and it turns out its actually Conquest not Pestilence as most think. Though Pestilence would be cooler as far as a set.
"Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death
This interpretation replaces Conquest with Pestilence (i.e., infectious disease), and is generally espoused by those unfamiliar with the actual Bible texts which describe the Four Horsemen. Though it is apocryphal, this interpretation remains most commonly used as the basis for popular culture's uses of the Four Horsemen concept, including in the famous woodcut by Albrecht Dürer.[27]
The origins of the name "Pestilence" as a distinct Horseman are unclear, though certain Bible versions, such as the Jerusalem Bible and the New International Version do mention plague in connection with the Pale—rather than the White—horse."
SieB
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Never heard of him being called Conquest until I read your post tbh, everything I have ever seen about the 4 horsemen (which isn't much) has referred to him as pestilence. You learn something new every day
But yeah pestilence does sound cooler than conquest especially as a name for one of the rigs.
Beasting is nothing new, Ive seen those exact words before form a selection of different user names. Joys of being well known dude, just have to get rid of them and move on.
dugdiamond
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+[sup](infinity)[/sup] rep
>"You have attempted to enter this competition 10 times from a single IP address. Your entries will now be deleted and your IP banned from re-entering."
I thought I was allowed to enter with a lot of emails. So all my entries are now banned, and I can't enter anymore? I'm sorry Tom but I think this is unnecessary, since you could very easily bypass this by simply using either a proxy, or by having a dynamic IP address and reset your router. I really want to be in the competition and it would be nice if you could change this, or at least fix so I am in it with 1 of my emails.
I thought I was allowed to enter with a lot of emails. So all my entries are now banned, and I can't enter anymore? I'm sorry Tom but I think this is unnecessary, since you could very easily bypass this by simply using either a proxy, or by having a dynamic IP address and reset your router. I really want to be in the competition and it would be nice if you could change this, or at least fix so I am in it with 1 of my emails.
I've seen far too many bob1@aol.com, bob2@aol.com, bob3@aol.com entries all from the same persons at the same ip's.
Multiple entries are allowed so that family members under the same roof can enter, but more than 10 is taking the mick.
This morning I had to delete over a million (yes 1,000,000) from a single person!
If you re-enter again you'll be fine, but I will be going through and nuking the bob1,bob2,bob3 addresses.
Multiple entries are allowed so that family members under the same roof can enter, but more than 10 is taking the mick.
This morning I had to delete over a million (yes 1,000,000) from a single person!
If you re-enter again you'll be fine, but I will be going through and nuking the bob1,bob2,bob3 addresses.
Its scare tactics mate, in other words dont take the piss
So I am still in the competition? Good to know. ^^
Oh and since I am here and registered and all I might as well say what I think of the competition.
These prizes and mental. Even the third prize is amazingly good compared to your average computer. I would be very very satisfied with even the third prize so I hope I win.
SieB
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Never thought about it being a bot, could of been.
Hopefully it was someone doing it manually though and he is now kicking himself in the leg over his fail.
yassarikhan786
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Never thought about it being a bot, could of been.
Hopefully it was someone doing it manually though and he is now kicking himself in the leg over his fail.
Lol, I think it would be impossible without a bot, but it would be funny to see his face if he did do it manually
It would be unfortunate if one of the bob email addresses is legitimate
I honestly think I am getting old or is my moral compass set so differently to everyone elses???
I have 3 or 4 email addresses and in fairness could use them from different IPs but the one entry I have done with my usual email address is my entry, I get my newsletters etc so am happy with it. It's a lotto and while you can buy as many tickets as you want for the lotto I think in the spirit of the competition and more importantly the spirit of this site, ONE entry is enough for me, if it gets drawn then my luck is in on that day and i WILL go and buy a lotto ticket. Who ever gets the prize, their luck is in and I hope they have won fairly which would more than double the satisfaction in my eyes.
I wish you all good luck and hope that whoever wins appreciates all the work that goes in to what is probably one if the best "global" competitions from the best OC site on the Web.
Don't want to be the staff having to check all emails for stupid amounts of duplication- ouch!! time and effort....
I have 3 or 4 email addresses and in fairness could use them from different IPs but the one entry I have done with my usual email address is my entry, I get my newsletters etc so am happy with it. It's a lotto and while you can buy as many tickets as you want for the lotto I think in the spirit of the competition and more importantly the spirit of this site, ONE entry is enough for me, if it gets drawn then my luck is in on that day and i WILL go and buy a lotto ticket. Who ever gets the prize, their luck is in and I hope they have won fairly which would more than double the satisfaction in my eyes.
I wish you all good luck and hope that whoever wins appreciates all the work that goes in to what is probably one if the best "global" competitions from the best OC site on the Web.
Don't want to be the staff having to check all emails for stupid amounts of duplication- ouch!! time and effort....
Grim_Reaper
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Many thanks for the great opportunity Sir, Tom, and everyone else. This competition is just mind blowing.
This is ridiculous anyway. People have forgot what conscience means. I dunno how you guys still have patience. I'd loose it long time ago
This is ridiculous anyway. People have forgot what conscience means. I dunno how you guys still have patience. I'd loose it long time ago
jj_sky5000
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yea sorry about the million entries, I got up drank my coffee ,ate breafast ,walk the dog, made a new million emails, entred into the competition , then ate lunch, rough day, but cant wait for all three machines to get here.
