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O.P. RE: Contest 2009: Week 3 & 4 Results
You doubt it?  Do you know where were the link to the rules? In a realy bad place.

I don't care if you doubt it or no. I'm just saying to respect the rules. And if the rules says that if you play nice and find a prize you'll gain it, it needs to be respected. And if the rules says nothing about a person who started cheating and stoped cheating to play nice, it can't be created now when the game finished.
08-15-2009 04:42 AM
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RE: Contest 2009: Week 3 & 4 Results
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In those rules was "writen":
If you cheat you'll gain nothing. If you play nice you'll gain a prize if you find it. (i just simplified the text)
Wait, but you did cheat. Your very own paraphrasing says nothing about having to be cheating at the moment that the prize is won, "If you cheat, you'll gain nothing".

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RE: Contest 2009: Week 3 & 4 Results
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You doubt it?  Do you know where were the link to the rules? In a realy bad place.

I don't care if you doubt it or no. I'm just saying to respect the rules. And if the rules says that if you play nice and find a prize you'll gain it, it needs to be respected. And if the rules says nothing about a person who started cheating and stoped cheating to play nice, it can't be created now when the game finished.
Dude its just a toy, get over it
You have the intellect comparable to that of a rock. Be proud.
08-15-2009 06:28 AM
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RE: Contest 2009: Week 3 & 4 Results
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And if the rules says nothing about a person who started cheating and stoped cheating to play nice, it can't be created now when the game finished.
No. The rules don't say "If you cheat you will gain nothing* however if you then play nice again you will be back in with a chance if winning again" They say "If you cheat you will win nothing. If you don't cheat you can win." Meaning once you cheat, the contest is over for you, indefinitely.



*Definition of nothing: Nothing is a concept that describes the absence of anything at all.

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As for your argument that you "didn't know the rules", that's a silly argument, cheating is never accepted in a competition and you know this[hence why you got scared and decided to check the rules]. Secondly, as for not seeing the rules, aren't they shown when you first start the contest?

I'm sorry but I think you're trying to play everyone for a fool, and even if you're not rules are rules, and they're not debatable.

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RE: Contest 2009: Week 3 & 4 Results
Its just sad how this happens every time.
If you have problems, simply stay away.. I'm pretty sure Patch had a clause in the rules stating his decision on this whole thing is final and he is a pretty fair guy so he wouldn't have kicked someone off the winners list without having a good reason :)

So lets just move on, shall we? :)
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RE: Contest 2009: Week 3 & 4 Results
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And I didn't see in the rules that if a player starts cheating he/she will gain nothing anymore, even if he/she stops cheating.
That's common sense IMO, but if you really do want it spelled out:

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"all winnings", that includes before and after you were cheating.

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OK. I didn't know there were rules about not driving drunk, so I went out and drove drunk and got pulled over by a cop. I told him I didn't know there was a rule about not driving drunk so there was no way I could have broken that rule, and so he didn't arrest me! zomg!

(And here comes another analogy...)
I'll brush for you guys that I'm not here to play with analogies.
(but ok, let's answer him too...)

Kotjze, you drove drunk and got arrested. Now you can't drive anymore because you already drove drunk and broke the rules. Isn't it fair?


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(...) Using any kind of automated mechanism to play for an extended period of time will automatically result in the cancellation of all winnings. (...)


And what period of time is it?
08-15-2009 02:25 PM
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RE: Contest 2009: Week 3 & 4 Results
The point is that you're not getting a prize. If you want you can sue him and have a judge make a fool of you, not that you need much help with that.

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RE: Contest 2009: Week 3 & 4 Results
YOU ARE NOT GETTING A PRIZE
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And what period of time is it?
Long enough to get noticed, like you did.
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