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    Reconsider How Ties Receive Points

    in HWBOT Rev.5

    Posted · Edited by PAQd

    Unfortunately, that's a poor comparison.

     

    Overclocking is not run in annual competitions. It is an ongoing single competition. There is no 2003 winner or a 2013 winner. Any submission you make competes directly with those submissions from last year and all of the years prior. There is only one gold medal held at a time, even if it was submitted back in 2003. In sports, there is a gold medal handed out every year, so the only time you're competing with previous years is for world record. If you tie the world record, you will receive recognition, even if it was set 10 years earlier. You will be listed as a co-holder of the world record; you won't be listed in second place or as runner-up.

     

     

     

     

    Speaking of sports, if two people tie, they both receive the best position, even if one person received the score earlier in the competition.

     

    For example:

     

    1st: 5:00 - Gold medal

    2nd: 5:01 - Silver medal

    3rd: 5:03 - Bronze medal

    3rd: 5:03 - Bronze medal

    5th: 5:05 - (no medal)

     

    Both people with the bronze medal would take the stand.

     

    Agreed it is ongoing - thus time recognition is easy as we have a clock.

    Records are set to be broken, be they Olympic, Guinness or Benching. If you don't break it - you are second, and if we have multiple, the clock dictates the prizes!

     

    World Record - an "unsurpassed" accomplishment or statistic (hence second, or any equal, cannot make the claim to the "record")

    Reconsider How Ties Receive Points

    in HWBOT Rev.5

    Posted · Edited by PAQd

    Guys,

     

    Is this thread serious - why are we trying to reinvent the wheel?

     

    Will any sport hand out Gold medals for the 2003 world champinships in 2013 (10 years later)? No, they will hand out a Gold medal as the 2013 champion.

     

    If the 2003 champion had set a world record, will that sport call the 2013 Gold medallist a World record holder if the time/score is equalled? No

     

    Therefore - first up best dressed.

     

    You must better the encumbents performance to claim the prize. (and thus time does matter)

     

    Nuff said..........

    Feature requests : Please check Mobo

    in Support

    Posted · Edited by PAQd

    Ticket ID: 1668

     

    Priority: Low

     

    A7N8X2.0 will search OK and is in the system however cannot load during mobo sub - only A7N8X board available as option is the -X, and there are many others which do not show up.

    Cheers

    Democritise HWBoints

    in HWBOT Development: bugs, features and suggestions

    Posted · Edited by OverPAQ'd

    Some great thoughts and thought provoking comments here, however the last release of new benchmarks was poor to say the least. When we can manage the work associated with robust (secure as mentioned numerous times) and clear (rules and submission page) implimentation, then perhaps reconsideration of this thread intent should take place.

     

    With the utmost respect, from what I read and see generally this "sport" and our beloved HWBOT is still attempting to run before we have learnt to crawl properly.

     

    Yes some have a single focus on the boints, but others have a focus on cups, additionally, some focus on older hardware for no other reason than the pleasure and nostalgia. Does this mean that the poor get the picture? We must continue to offer benchmarks for all comers (age, race, knowledge or wealth/social status).

    Some people spend thousands on new hardware, others thousands on old hardware, and for some their only desktop is it, but it means thousands to them. Plenty bench on the older benchmarks because they know that attempting without cold will be fruitless. The greatest advantage we have is the possibility to make our pleasure available to a diverse group of participants as possible.

     

    Ask yourself what you/your team last did to attract new players to our wonderful game, and how would they view a sport/interest where the current rulebook is inconcise and ambiguous. Perhaps someone can check the real numbers but I would be surprised if more than 30% of the reistered HWBOT members in teams are active. What does this tell you?

     

    We aren't selling the game well!

     

    Lets devote our efforts to polishing the great that has been created in the past years before we go down this very generalistic thinking path. A working group should attack 2D and 3D sperately for a start, let alone the hardware points discussion.

     

    As stated in this thread earlier the Pro League has very different drivers - let's make sure we don't confuse things. ....and keep up the good work :)

     

    PAQd

    username links

    in Support

    Posted

    Massman, after considering the issues the apostrophy causes I have decided to change username to simply "PAQd" without the apostrophy.

     

    I have changed in our team homepage/forum so all is aligned. This will solve problems for many!

     

    Please change for me as the option in my user account page got disabled with your last ammendments.

     

    Many thanks :)

    username links

    in Support

    Posted · Edited by OverPAQ'd

    please correct my username as all my links in the BOT are incorrect

    "OverPAQ'd" required not "OverPAQ" as per links in team pages etc.

     

    Cheers guys :)

    LOGIN Error!

    in HWBOT Development: bugs, features and suggestions

    Posted · Edited by OverPAQ'd

    Gents,

     

    I have had this issue on and off for over 3 months now.

    When logging in the page diverts and shows me as logged in but within 5 seconds the page bounces back and I am logged out again..

     

    This is very, very frustrating.

     

    Pieter, you'll recall a few PM's re this issue in early June.

     

    Do you have some sort of automated load shedder for the server or do we simply have a bug? Three other of our team have also experienced the same issue. Last 2 days have been really poor.

     

    Some attention to this would be appreciated when you get some time.

     

    Cheers,

     

    Additionally, a "Remember Me" tickbox feature on the Home login page would be very helpful instead of having to relog in 10 times a day.

     

    Thanks guys :)

    I can't log in my account

    in HWBOT internationalization

    Posted · Edited by OverPAQ'd

    Tried numerous times on the test.hwbot page, and just as random - sometimes in, sometimes bounced back to log-in page????

     

    On both test and standard pages in gets half way through "...redirecting" me to the new page and then bounces back as if nothing happenned. Randomly (75+% of the time) as I said.

     

    When you have some time.....many thanks

    I can't log in my account

    in HWBOT internationalization

    Posted

    No, it simply pops up the screen as though all is good and log on is successful, but within 2-3 seconds it reverts back to the screen showing me as not logged in. It happens on the team page, home page, and submit score page (probably others as well??). Info gathering is simply manual searches within hardware.

     

    Hope you can help Fred :)

     

    Cheers,

    I can't log in my account

    in HWBOT internationalization

    Posted

    Fred, I sent Massman a PM ealier in the day as my Bot log-in bounces out almost instantly when I enter. Happens on all different pages and randomly for the last 2 days. Very frustrating and prevents subs and info gathering as I cannot get logged in. Forums are fine.

     

    Please help... Cheers,

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