Contest #2 - "Ugliest Case" - Discussion Thread

Rob Williams · 03-07-2007, 10:50 PM

If you have any comments, suggestions of ill regard towards our second contest, please feel free to spit it here. You can also discuss ideas for other contests you'd like to see in the future. We are all ears.

werty316 · 03-08-2007, 12:51 AM

The first contest isn't over yet and another starts; oh snap; awesome job Rob; I am definitely gonna take a crack at this one.

I am confuse as to what this means though:

Quote:

No more than 4 photos per entrant (not 4 per entry, but per entrant).

Does this mean you can post four different "angle" pics on one case/entry?

Rory Buszka · 03-08-2007, 09:08 AM

It means that you, werty316, can only submit 4 photos in all.

This helps keep it fair, and saves disk space on the server.

MakubeX · 03-08-2007, 11:18 AM

I was looking at the rules and just out of curiosity, what the heck is this: "residents of Canada may be required to answer a simple math question."

LoL, why is that?

slugbug · 03-08-2007, 12:30 PM

Ok I get it now, a maximum of two entries with four pics total.

Sapientun · 03-08-2007, 12:57 PM

Dangg this is going to be one of the funniest contest ever

Good luck 'veryone

PUTALE · 03-08-2007, 02:07 PM

nice work, man.

Rory Buszka · 03-08-2007, 07:52 PM

I think it's because Canada doesn't allow free giveaways simply by chance, but they allow it if a simple test of skill is involved. This way, since the winner is chosen at random from the top five ugliest cases, we don't run afoul of this rule. I'm not sure if this restriction still exists, though, as I don't live in Canada.

@slugbug: Yeah. That means if you want to enter two cases, you're limited to two photos of each case, for a total of four.

madmat · 03-08-2007, 08:12 PM

Um...wouldn't it be a case of us choosing from the bottom five? I mean the top five would be the least ugly of the bunch

werty316 · 03-08-2007, 09:43 PM

Right, thx for clearing that up.

CoolAlex · 03-11-2007, 01:25 AM

werty316,cool old skool media center you've got there mate!

madstork91 · 03-11-2007, 04:29 AM

I vote the win to go to enigma for the T design.

madstork91 · 03-12-2007, 01:47 PM

Mat: laying wood since there was a smack down to be layeth.

werty316 · 03-12-2007, 07:08 PM

Rules are there for a reason and I don't see how people miss them...

(cf)Eclipse · 03-12-2007, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmat

Read the rules (cf)Eclipse,

You'll need to cull through those and pick the ones to keep so that you're within the rules.

my bad, i'm a lazy ass who never bothers to read. thanks for pointing that out for me

03-07-2007, 10:50 PM	#1
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03-08-2007, 09:08 AM	#3
Rory Buszka Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 388	It means that you, werty316, can only submit 4 photos in all. This helps keep it fair, and saves disk space on the server. __________________ Best Regards, Rory Buszka

03-08-2007, 11:18 AM	#4
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03-08-2007, 07:52 PM	#8
Rory Buszka Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 388	I think it's because Canada doesn't allow free giveaways simply by chance, but they allow it if a simple test of skill is involved. This way, since the winner is chosen at random from the top five ugliest cases, we don't run afoul of this rule. I'm not sure if this restriction still exists, though, as I don't live in Canada. @slugbug: Yeah. That means if you want to enter two cases, you're limited to two photos of each case, for a total of four. __________________ Best Regards, Rory Buszka Last edited by Rory Buszka; 03-08-2007 at 07:54 PM.

03-08-2007, 08:12 PM	#9
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	Um...wouldn't it be a case of us choosing from the bottom five? I mean the top five would be the least ugly of the bunch __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

03-08-2007, 12:30 PM	#5
slugbug Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 334	Ok I get it now, a maximum of two entries with four pics total.

03-08-2007, 12:57 PM	#6
Sapientun Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 11	Dangg this is going to be one of the funniest contest ever Good luck 'veryone

03-08-2007, 02:07 PM	#7
PUTALE E.M.I. Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 68	nice work, man.

03-08-2007, 09:43 PM	#10
werty316 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 431	Right, thx for clearing that up. __________________ Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING

03-11-2007, 01:25 AM	#11
CoolAlex Obliviot Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 12	werty316,cool old skool media center you've got there mate!

03-11-2007, 04:29 AM	#12
madstork91 The One, The Only... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 1,434	I vote the win to go to enigma for the T design. __________________ ..

03-12-2007, 01:47 PM	#13
madstork91 The One, The Only... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 1,434	Mat: laying wood since there was a smack down to be layeth. __________________ ..

03-12-2007, 07:08 PM	#14
werty316 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 431	Rules are there for a reason and I don't see how people miss them... __________________ Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING

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