Re: Eighth edition of the posts in a day record
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 8:39 pm
Hmm, interestingly enough, the top 10 have all beaten my record from last year, where I was 8th with 1047 posts.
The record breaker bonus worth 1500 tings, participating also, and i think the all nighter was 3000, and you also missed the winner's 3000 tings bonus. Also, i ever believed that being an all nighter means you're being up all night and not all day...meaning from the start until sunrise.Serza5 wrote: As for the tings they're being calculated as follows :
- Post Bonus (10 tings per post made, adding onto your already 5 tings a post)
- All Nighter Bonus (I do believe last years was 3000 or 1000 tings if you have spent almost all 24 hours on the forum, staying up all night but then spending 1 hour or so away from posting will not count)
- Record Breaker Bonus (500 for anyone who beats their previous record, even those whom are first timers I do believe
Either case, you came out on top, so you still are in a win-win situation.Rayfist wrote:I am very sorry for my mess in that case, really my apoligies Hunch, I probably won't be participating next year record day because I'm too afraid of accidentally double posting :p.
I was just reading the amount of posts it counted originally.
I don't think that's entirely fair due to a lack of proper description as to what qualifies as an 'all-nighter' here. Normally, an all-nighter is regarded as skipping one sleep cycle entirely, and in Record-Day terms, we could safely assume that means spending your time you use to sleep to post instead. Sleep is essentially a recreational, non-obligatory exercise we practice to retain our health, and due to its difficulty to avoid, should be rewarded in a contest like this. With that said, I don't see why being away from your desk for non-sleep-related reasons, especially if it's work or school-related, should in any way affect the retention of the bonus, not only because that's not what an all-nighter implies, but because they're unavoidable circumstances.Serza5 wrote:staying up all night but then spending 1 hour or so away from posting will not count)
You're sure anyone can wait for tings, but you can't wait for that damn rank to be applied? You'll get it after the tings are given out anyway.OldClassicGamer wrote:@Humch
Alright, I an sure everyone can wait for tings
BTW I see Shrooblord got special rank so can you apply one for me? I sent picture in private message.
Shrooblord got a special rank because he won the SOTM. The rewards for record day, whether Tings or special ranks, have not even been announced yet, so could you please be patient and wait like everybody else ? It's your third post in this topic about your rank, in addition to the four PMs I've received from you; don't you think you've made your interest for this special rank (which you might not even get as I don't remember confirming anyone would get some this year) clear enough?OldClassicGamer wrote:BTW I see Shrooblord got special rank so can you apply one for me? I sent picture in private message.
There's no problem at all, though I still wonder why you'd delete so many of your messages (I somehow find it hard to imagine that you double posted fifty times and made sure to remove all duplicates after that).Rayfist wrote:I am very sorry for my mess in that case, really my apoligies Hunch, I probably won't be participating next year record day because I'm too afraid of accidentally double posting :p.
Just to clarify this matter, bonus Tings will be awarded to those who stayed active during the entire record, safe for short lunch and shower breaks. Roughly, this should translate into no more than 30 minutes between two posts. Whether it's fair that those who had to leave because of unavoidable circumstances do not get this reward is an irrelevant consideration, as these bonuses reward performance, not merit. An athlete who broke their leg two days before the Olympics will not get the gold just because they could have won.Adsolution wrote:I don't think that's entirely fair due to a lack of proper description as to what qualifies as an 'all-nighter' here. Normally, an all-nighter is regarded as skipping one sleep cycle entirely, and in Record-Day terms, we could safely assume that means spending your time you use to sleep to post instead. Sleep is essentially a recreational, non-obligatory exercise we practice to retain our health, and due to its difficulty to avoid, should be rewarded in a contest like this. With that said, I don't see why being away from your desk for non-sleep-related reasons, especially if it's work or school-related, should in any way affect the retention of the bonus, not only because that's not what an all-nighter implies, but because they're unavoidable circumstances.