Team A vs Team B

[Chief Pride]

It's battle of the teams.
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Rules:
Your team is determined by the first letter of your username.

If your username starts with the letter A C E G I K M O Q S U V W (or numbers) you belong to Team A

If your username starts with the letter B D F H J L N P R T X Y Z (or symbols) you belong to Team B

Each time a Team A member posts, they will add 5 to our count and each time a Team B member posts, they will subtract 5 from our count.


If the count reaches 1000 Team A wins
If the count reaches 0 Team B wins
Each time a team scores, the game restarts at 500
If/when a team scores, send me a PM! that way I can update the scores

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Scores:
http://jameskiefer.com/img/avsb.php
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On error, goto:
If anyone makes a mistake, go back to the post previous to the mistake, also, let the person know via PM or something that they didnt follow the rules, or made a mistake :)

This topic could be overtaken by people making mistakes so, I propose putting this into each of your replies:
Please! Do not ruin this topic by posting before you read the first post!
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GO!
500

[EricH]

Team A takes the score to 505.

And you do need to read the first post, just as you read the FRC Manual each year...

[Chris is me]

Team A going to 510

[NickE]

505

Is there a rule on how long you must wait before posting again?

[Kyle Love]

510

[bellpride]

505

[Billfred]

505

Is there a rule on how long you must wait before posting again?
500.

Also, the Games forum has a timeout mechanism to keep you from posting in rapid succession in a thread. (Or maybe in the forum, I don't remember.)

[sgreco]

505

[EricLeifermann]

510

[Wayne Doenges]

515

[Jeff Rodriguez]

510

[rsisk]

505

[Jeff 801]

500

[smurfgirl]

505

[tim_reiher]

500.

[NorviewsVeteran]

495

Tug o' war with numbers! Finally being skinny doesn't count against you!:D

[ATannahill]

490

[Chris is me]

495

[Chief Pride]

500




Please! Do not ruin this topic by posting before you read the first post!

[delsaner]

495
(w00t team B)

[Ericgehrken]

490

[NickE]

485

[Daniel_LaFleur]

480

[ebmonon36]

485

[drumfreak]

480

[ExarKun666]

485! FTW!!

Please! Do not ruin this topic by posting before you read the first post!

[tim_reiher]

480.


Just read the first post... please?

[EricH]

485.

And read the first post.

[Molten]

490

I think we should randomly denote a certain day of the month as double day where everybody adds/subtracts 10 instead.

[Justin Montois]

495

and a Double Day is a great idea.

[ZInventor]

490

[ATannahill]

485

I am not fond of the idea of a double day, but I think there should be a rule of one post per standard page (15 posts) and at least two posts between each of yours (so you can't post at the bottom of a page and top of the next one.)

read the first post before posting (In Soviet Russia first post reads you)

[EricLeifermann]

490

[fuzzy1718]

485

[Alex Cormier]

490 up in here...

woot.

[Chief Pride]

495

Please! Do not ruin this topic by posting before you read the first post!

[Chris is me]

500

[Ericgehrken]

495

[tim_reiher]

490

And read the first post, if you please.

[bobwrit]

485

[EricH]

490

I think the CD Games/Trivia forum time limit (however long it is) is quite long enough. That and a proposed 2-person limit in between your own posts should do the trick between them.

Oh, and read the first post before playing. You do want to know what team you're on, don't you?

[Travis Hoffman]

485.

Maybe you can install an accelerated increment/decrement table with the values ratcheting up as you get closer to the score?

+/- 5: 400-600
+/- 10: 300-390, 610-700
+/- 20: 100-280, 720-900
+/- 50: 0-50, 950-1000

Or better yet, invert this table to get closer to the "scoring danger zone" faster, where the battles would be more "exciting".

Read the 1st post, or else.....

[Molten]

490

This is a cool idea. I just think it is going to take 5 years for anyone to score. At that point most of the people who were here to start the game, won't be here. Perhaps thats the point... Not sure, I just think it should be feasible for a team to score every month or two.

[NorviewsVeteran]

$*% (485)


I'm thinking maybe in the off season the scale should go 400-600. Its like a tug of war on a football field right now.

Of course, I only say this because my team is winning. As soon as it hits 500, we should keep it 0-1000!;)

[DonRotolo]

480

[drumfreak]

430

Go team B!!!

[ATannahill]

425

why is it that twice in the row I post and am beaten to it by someone from my team?

btw the last time team A was winning is 3 pages ago.

[Chief Pride]

430


Read the first post before you reply please! (Really, do it, rule changes!)

[NickE]

425

[Travis Hoffman]

420

....... :rolleyes:

[Jared Russell]

415

Just for kicks, I have computed the probable number of posts until we yield a winner to this game (assuming an equal number of team A and team B players, an assumption which is most likely false to some degree). Note: This was before the additional rules were added.

Spoiler: Don't hold your breath.

[Jeff 801]

410

[Kristian Calhoun]

420.
J comes before K ;)

[Wayne Doenges]

425 GO A-Team!!

[Chris is me]

430! Team A!

[Molten]

By my tally we should be at 470.(Feel free to check my math. Not sure how it went this long without anybody noticing it.)

Some how we jumped 50 points between page 3 and page 4. Also, somebody posted a 10 point change instead of 5.

So, for my post I am making it:

475

[Justin Montois]

440

[NorviewsVeteran]

435

New rules to follow!:ahh: Read them!

[drumfreak]

430

[EricLeifermann]

440

[ATannahill]

390

[Dan Petrovic]

395

[EricH]

400 even!

[Chief Pride]

405



Please! Do not ruin this topic by posting before you read the first post!

[Chris is me]

410!

[Travis Hoffman]

405

[DonRotolo]

400 even, Go Team B


(Note: the 10 point jump was correct, as was the 50 point jump. The rules...)

[tdlrali]

395

[bellpride]

390

[NickE]

385

[Wayne Doenges]

390. Come on Team A!!!

[sgreco]

395

[Travis Hoffman]

385

Is it every 16 posts or the very first post in the page? They don't always coincide...

[Chief Pride]

390



Top of each page...

Wayne! I'm tryin!

READ THE FIRST POST!

[FRANK(WGH)]

385































































<:)

[Kristian Calhoun]

435

[NorviewsVeteran]

430

Make sure you read the rules!

[ATannahill]

425

[NickE]

420

[AndyB]

425

[tim_reiher]

420.

[Molten]

425

From now on, lets make a post within the thread stating the rules have been changed. If there are future changes to be made.

[Chris is me]

I agree with Molten.

430

[EricLeifermann]

435

[drumfreak]

430

[DonRotolo]

425

The rules DO state that the top post is worth 50 only if that fact is mentioned in the post.

[Jeff 801]

415

(D comes before J)

[ebmonon36]

EDIT:

425

Wow. I thought I was at the end of the thread when I posted....I guess not.

[Chris is me]

Jeff, that's not the intent of the rule apparently, please use 420.

ebmonon... I'm nut sure how you derived that. So I'll go with 430.

[Wayne Doenges]

435

[Jared Russell]

385

(1st on page...)

[Chief Pride]

390

Please read the first post!

[ATannahill]

385

[Ericgehrken]

380

[EricLeifermann]

385

[AndyB]

390

[NorviewsVeteran]

385

[EricH]

390.

/makes mental note to tell the rest of the H family about this one to get another team member or two...

[Chris is me]

395

[drumfreak]

385

[ebmonon36]

395

d comes before e, +10 points.

Looks like the A team needs to call in reinforcements.

[SamC]

400

[Cynette]

405

[Justin Montois]

410

[smurfgirl]

415

[sgreco]

465

Gettin back to even...(first post on page)

[Travis Hoffman]

465

Gettin back to even...(first post on page)

Which underscores the need for even more scoring bonuses...

455 S before T

[tim_reiher]

450

[Chief Pride]

455

Good job Team A, we seem to be pulling it back together!



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[Molten]

Which underscores the need for even more scoring bonuses...

I already have to count the posts on a page and check the name of the person before me. I really don't care to have to do any more research for this thread. Besides, I think it should go back and forth a few times before anyone wins. It isn't interesting if first score always wins.

460

[DonRotolo]

455

[EricLeifermann]

465!

D before E

[Jeff 801]

455

E before J

[Burmeister #279]

455
because e is before j, but i believe the rules meant directly before as in i is before j. 455 would be 5 fore both me and jeff subtracting 5 each from eric.

can the rules get specified so that its only the letter DIRECTLY behind yours?

also, i was thinking that since team B is trying to go down, have team B get double if the letter goes say E[team a] posts, D[team b] posts, because the letter progression is downwards and the opposite for team A, they'd get double if the letter goes D[team b] posts E[team a] posts for upward progression. And What about when the same letter posts?

obviously it could get way difficult but random points rules would also be funny =)

[Chris is me]

465, b is before c

[Wayne Doenges]

470
How often will I see a name beginning with "V"?

[Chief Pride]

475

The rule IS meant to be the letter directly before yours.

470
How often will I see a name beginning with "V"?
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/memberlist.php?ltr=V&pp=0&sort=username&order=asc
294 times.





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[EricLeifermann]

480

I don't know the letter BEFORE yours is pretty cut and dry i don't know how people are getting confused about their alphabets. I know that when i say the alphabet J never comes right after E.

Please read the rules and understand them before posting, if you have questions pm Chief Pride first!!!

[Josh Drake]

475

[Burmeister #279]

470

[Travis Hoffman]

420

Top post! Go B!


Since I can't post anew.....


http://jameskiefer.com/img/avsb.php

Note the reference to "*THE* letter that comes before yours", meaning only one letter, meaning the most relevant one out of all that came before it, inferring the one that comes directly before yours.

I think the rule is clear if people take the time to read and comprehend.

[Molten]

425

The real confusion is the fact that for me, L is before M. But A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J, and K are all before M too. So, as the rule is written, if the person before me has a name starting with any of these, I should use 10 points. I know this isn't how it is intended. That is why we request the rules be modified to say the letter that comes 'directly' before. This would limit me to just people starting with L.

Please change the way the rule is written, or change the rule intention. I honestly don't care which, just one or the other but not both. Thanks.

[NorviewsVeteran]

Either way, 415.

or, CDXV.

And the rule says "the letter that comes before," not a letter that comes before

[AndyB]

420

[Chief Pride]

425

Molten, I clarified the rules a bit... Sorry about that.



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[EricLeifermann]

430!

[tim_reiher]

425 let's go B!

[Jared Russell]

420

B! B! B!

[delsaner]

415
^_^

[Chris is me]

420

[whytheheckme]

425

[Burmeister #279]

420
Team B

read the rules at the first post before you post, or read the rules here:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=864101&postcount=121

[Mike Schreiber]

425

Question, every 16th post is more accurate because the amount of posts shown per page is determined by user settings...so is it just posts that are multiples of 16? because I display 100 posts per page, so I have no way to tell.

[sgreco]

430

[tim_reiher]

420

S before T!

[Travis Hoffman]

370 - top post again!

B pwns j000000000000000

[rsisk]

365

[Chief Pride]

470

425

Question, every 16th post is more accurate because the amount of posts shown per page is determined by user settings...so is it just posts that are multiples of 16? because I display 100 posts per page, so I have no way to tell.
There is a setting that can set it back to the forum defualt.



Please! Do not ruin this topic by posting before you read the first post!

[EricLeifermann]

475

[NorviewsVeteran]

FOUR SEVENTY!!!1!! WOOO!!

[Justin Montois]

475

[EricH]

Ummm... James, what's that about reading the rules before hand? I don't see anything about getting 105 points out of the blue, and you didn't give a correction...

Most people (I think) view at 15 posts per page. So posts 16, 31, 46, ... are the tops of the page. So a post that divides evenly by 15 with a remainder of 1 is a "top of the page" post.

Taking the "on error, goto" part of the rules as follows:If anyone makes a mistake, go back to the post previous to the mistake,...

we go to rsisk's post, and team A sets the score to 370.

[DonRotolo]

365

Yeah I was wondering where 105 came from. Is Team A resorting to underhanded dealings in an effort to win? :p

[Barry Bonzack]

Why not. 360

[Wayne Doenges]

365

[rsisk]

360

[tim_reiher]

355. we're getting closer B!

[Burmeister #279]

350

[read the first post before you reply]

[Chief Pride]

360

Sorry about the typo guys... Also, B before C.






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[whytheheckme]

365 - MOE

A-TEAM!!!!!

[Molten]

415

Top of the page.

[Wayne Doenges]

420

[sgreco]

425

(BTW, Jason, I love the new avatar, I didn't recognize you at first when you posted)

[rsisk]

420

[tim_reiher]

415

[DonRotolo]

410



Sorry about the typo guys...Ah, that explains it. No problem.

[Burmeister #279]

405

we can forgive you chief =)

[Chris is me]

415 (c->b)

[EricLeifermann]

420

[SamC]

425

[Travis Hoffman]

425

415 s before t

Who wants to track individual scoring stats? :-)

[tim_reiher]

410

[Molten]

415

[whytheheckme]

420

[AndyB]

425

[Jared Russell]

375 (first on page)

[smurfgirl]

380

[tim_reiher]

370- s before t!

[rsisk]

365

[Wayne Doenges]

370

[NorviewsVeteran]

365

[demosthenes2k8]

360

[Travis Hoffman]

355

[Chief Pride]

360





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[DonRotolo]

350
C before D

[EricLeifermann]

360
D b4 E!

[Molten]

365

Just a thought, what if the person before you has the letter before you and your at the top of the page? 100 points anyone?

[EricH]

365

Just a thought, what if the person before you has the letter before you and your at the top of the page? 100 points anyone?370, and that's already taken care of by the rules--the double can't be combined with the 50 points.

Speaking of the rules, they're on the first page for those that haven't read them yet.

[Jeff 801]

365

[Chris is me]

370

[ATannahill]

320

first post

[Burmeister #279]

315

please read the first post!!

hey tim, is this the closest we've been?

[tim_reiher]

310

I can't believe it, we might actually do this!


*And yeah, this is as close as we've been so far...*

[rsisk]

305

[Wayne Doenges]

310

[Chief Pride]

315











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[Josh Drake]

310

[sgreco]

315

[Travis Hoffman]

315

305 S before T

[tim_reiher]

300

[rsisk]

295

Yeah, under 300

[smurfgirl]

300

[demosthenes2k8]

295

[sgreco]

300

[tim_reiher]

290 s before t.

[Travis Hoffman]

240 Top Post (third time!)

All your A's are belong to us.

[Jared Russell]

240 Top Post (third time!)

All your A's are belong to us.

235

B all that you can B!

[rsisk]

230

C we are at 230 ::ouch::

[Chief Pride]

235

!! I just noticed these two posts:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=864486&postcount=186
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showpost.php?p=864487&postcount=187





Please! Do not ruin this topic by posting before you read the first post!

[Chris is me]

240

C after C = 5

[Burmeister #279]

235

b after c = 5

read the first post before you reply!!

[Molten]

240

[Wayne Doenges]

245

[Josh Drake]

240

[demosthenes2k8]

235

[EricLeifermann]

245

d before E

[rsisk]

240

[RMiller]

235

[tim_reiher]

230

[Chris is me]

235

[Kristian Calhoun]

285!
[First post on the page.]

[sgreco]

290

Gettin' back uo there :)

[SushaK]

295

Go S! oh... i mean A :P

[Burmeister #279]

290

[Molten]

295

[Travis Hoffman]

290

[Ericgehrken]

285

[DonRotolo]

280

Go team C!:ahh:

[EricLeifermann]

290 d before e

[rsisk]

285

[tim_reiher]

280

read that first post!!!

[ATannahill]

275

[Wayne Doenges]

280

[Josh Drake]

275

[EricLeifermann]

285 D before E

[Chief Pride]

335

FIRST POST!





Read the first topic please.

[jmanela]

Team B with 330!!!

[SushaK]

335!!! :)

[rsisk]

330

Edit due to overlapping posts....

[tim_reiher]

325

[Molten]

330

Wouldn't it be surprising if Team A actually won? Also, Why doesn't anyone make a user name starting with L?

[RMiller]

325

[DonRotolo]

3 2 0

Go Team B!

[EricH]

330, D before E.

[sgreco]

335,

Eric, kind of ironic you got 330...

[NorviewsVeteran]

325

[tim_reiher]

325

(adjusted for simultaneous posting)

[smurfgirl]

330

[rsisk]

325

[Burmeister #279]

320

PLEASE READ THE FIRST POST POR FAVOR =)

[ATannahill]

270

first post

[EricLeifermann]

275

[Chris is me]

280

[Wayne Doenges]

285

[Travis Hoffman]

280

[EricLeifermann]

285

[rsisk]

280

[AndyB]

285

And spam reported.

[NickE]

235

[Burmeister #279]

nick E dropped 50 for no apparent reason

back to andyb's post

a-->B

275 =)

POSTING FROM MARC WOOO!