15-01-2004 08:37									#61
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A very amusing thread....

February 11

	15-01-2004 10:19									#62
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Thats the strangest thing about this all.
Sure, these threads are pure spam. But it is interesting spam. I read those old threads every few times this comes up just for a few laughs, and will be following this thread until it drops again.

	15-01-2004 11:25									#63
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ooh... february 14th (its the romantic in me)

jon.

	15-01-2004 14:48									#64
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Hehe, but moderating this bunch makes you even more suspicious than me. I bet you still don't believe Rasputin's (the one before Theben's on the list above - Gramphos won I think) was genuine.

What?

I guessed a date and the question where posted that date, and I had nothing to do with that it was posted so if someone tricked someone into asking someone did it on the wrong day for someone to win .

	15-01-2004 14:59									#65
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These are fast-growing threads!

I repeat my previous bet (if it's still available): February 13th, 2004.

Bloody Monk,

A for realising so fast that you "stepped into something"!

Carolus

	15-01-2004 15:14									#66
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quote: Originally posted by Gramphos What? I guessed a date and the question where posted that date, and I had nothing to do with that it was posted so if someone tricked someone into asking someone did it on the wrong day for someone to win .

Don't worry, you won fair and square.

Btw if anyone digs up a 'lost' post stats thread on their travels please post the link here.

	15-01-2004 15:38									#67
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Am I the only one a little concerned that Ming got it almost dead right? Surely he could have used his mysterious powerZ to prompt the poster to post now? Perhaps through a creative use of the ban function until he was close enough to his time? Or perhaps he edited his original guess without leaving that little "Edited by xxxx" sticker on the post? Or maybe he is just fooling us all with those hypnotic eyes....

Anyways, Feb 16, if it's not taken.

Last edited by MrWhereItsAt on 15-01-2004 at 15:55

	15-01-2004 15:43									#68
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09-Feb Bloody Monk
10-Feb Ming
11-Feb civman2000
12-Feb duke o' york
13-Feb Carolus Rex
14-Feb joncha
15-Feb Maniac
16-Feb MrWhereItsAt
17-Feb ixnay
18-Feb Theben
19-Feb Stuie
22-Feb DrSpike
24-Feb Gramphos
25-Feb rah
28-Feb Nikolai
29-Feb Alex
01-Mar Solver
04-Mar Drogue
05-Mar skywalker
08-Mar GhengisFarb
10-Mar Skanky Burns
15-Mar Ben Kenobi
16-Mar HongHu
21-Mar PLATO
18-Apr Japher

Time is running out! If your name's not down then you can't play.

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	15-01-2004 15:48									#69
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Thanks, that will make it easier for me to spot the winner in about 4 weeks, the next time the question is asked.

	15-01-2004 17:27									#70
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Thanks, that will make it easier for me to spot the winner in about 4 weeks, the next time the question is asked.

Actually it will be just a little over 9 weeks

	15-01-2004 17:30									#71
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4 weeks?!?
Now let me change my guess, quickly!

	15-01-2004 18:27									#72
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Feb 25th for me.
Thanks for posting the list so I didn't have to track what was taken.

	15-01-2004 19:03									#73
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Well I've updated the list for rah, and will do so if anyone else wants to post their bets too. Unless anyone complains convincingly, I'll only do this tomorrow and then it should close. If you have guessed but your name hasn't gone onto the list then don't kick up a fuss unless the list has been updated since you made your post. However, this special offer only lasts for a day (or so), because we want this to drop off the front page, and the contest can then commence!

	15-01-2004 19:05									#74
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We should keep posting until say, oh, Feb. 10th.

	15-01-2004 20:25									#75
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Duke of York.........it usually stays active for longer than a couple of days, then drops peacefully off of the first page, when the thread will get closed. The only exception is when the thread attracts spam (whatever next ) and Ming closes it before the usual 7-10 day voting period.

	15-01-2004 20:35									#76
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Yeah, but my editing a single post won't actually bring the thread back to the top.
Even so, I can't be bothered searching for it ages later if someone wants to guess. It can die a nice natural death.

	15-01-2004 20:50									#77
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If I remember I'll PM you before it closes and you can update if you feel like it. It also makes it much easier for me to spot the winner next time.

	15-01-2004 22:34									#78
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so now can we start calling this the 'duke o' york's post stats challenge'?

	15-01-2004 22:48									#79
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quote: Originally posted by Carolus Rex These are fast-growing threads! I repeat my previous bet (if it's still available): February 13th, 2004. Bloody Monk, A for realising so fast that you "stepped into something"! Carolus

Well thank you, CR.

I popped "the question" and in less than an hour I found 12 responses ( I think 5 of them by Theben). It was, to me, something like openning an exploding jack-in-the-box. For someone with my blood pressure that was quite a scintillating moment.

My problem is that I only JUST started looking beyond the Civ2 boards, thanks to the Hall of Fame vote. My loss, waiting so long. So, I failed in the due diligence end by not checking the past threads beyond the first page. And THAT realization hit me immediately. I had stepped into something, for sure.

So, now I know. MarkG was correct; this is a very interesting bit of sociology...and quite funny.

Monk

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February 17th

	15-01-2004 22:51									#81
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quote: I had stepped into something, for sure.

Come to the OT, you will never leave...

The question was also funny because about once a month some starts a stat war. Inevitably someone ends up asking what the heck those numbers mean

	15-01-2004 23:01									#82
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Two days too early , well congrats Ming.

Looks like February 16th is still available, so I take it.

-Martin

	15-01-2004 23:14									#83
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As the honoree of this latest spamfest I have a few thoughts after reading all the previous installments. This really is like an ongoing saga.

Hats off to MarkG for setting up this experiment and sticking with it. This is something like a con game on Candid Camera, very funny. Also, a tip of the hat to rah for perceiving in the begining days how this would be a continuously looping spamfest. Also, the vision of DrSpike to set up a "contest".

For future installments I recommend a few "canned" responses. The list of links is a must with the admonishment to completely read the first/oldest one that is the longest. Then there should be an answer like...

quote: Originally posted by Solver Typing for the nth time: These are dependent on your post count. A (attack) is based on how many posts you have. D (defense) is based on what your average posts-per-day is. M (movement) is based on the proportion of how long you have been registered to your post count. HP (hit points) shows how long it's till next A increase. When HP goes to 99, next increase, A increases by 1, and HP drops to 0.

or/and this link to HongHu's answer
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthre...705#post2343705

And then there could be a calendar of guesses as most recently provided by duke of york.

This would make things easier I think.

Monk

	16-01-2004 07:41									#84
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quote: Originally posted by duke o' york 15-Feb Maniac 18-Feb Theben .....

quote: Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt Feb 16

Martin - I took that first!

Hey duke! You missed me out, and I posted right above you!

* MrWhereItsAt waves hands

	16-01-2004 08:38									#85
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* Dauphin was not here.

	16-01-2004 11:19									#86
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Okay, let me chose 14 Feb, Valentine's Day

	16-01-2004 12:12									#87
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I think someone took that, you ol' romantic.

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February 17th

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quote: Originally posted by Bloody Monk I popped "the question" and in less than an hour I found 12 responses ( I think 5 of them by Theben).

I guess that's because he more than "stepped into it" (see "his" thread; hilarious!) and was very happy someone else carried on the torch ( to you, Theben )...

Carolus

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quote: Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt Martin - I took that first! Hey duke! You missed me out, and I posted right above you! * MrWhereItsAt waves hands

You know you might be on his ignore list. Than waveing won't help you.