I do think it's gone out of control. Good idea tharoux, how about we make this a monthly competition? So first competition would be something like Phee described above, then the second one could be a score sending one/trophies one. And perhaps somebody could design some snazzy thing to stick into their signature if they win.
good idea or maybe an award if hally's up to it as for general guidelines for the nps making competition (from what i've read so far) 1. account must be made after the start of the competition (newb accounts will level the playing field, making things harder) 2. account names must to given to whoever's going to organize it (tharoux?) 3. new accounts can only be made after proof of the old one's freezing (so people don't transfer nps, then do idiotic things with the old one) i'm willing to dump a few mill into the prize pool =D
I don't mind doing it but I'd like to have someone with me to control and check everything. Do the "Events" section still exist ? (from the previously dead-before-it-was-even-started halloween 2008 activities) Would be nice to keep the names of the accounts and everything but it should be protected by a password. Don't want anybody outside of this contest to see all this. And I don't want to give TnT such an easy way of freezing multiple accounts. As for the rules: (Add if you want !) 1. account must be made after the start of the competition 2. account names must be given to whoever's going to organize it 3. new accounts can only be made after proof of the old one's freezing 4. prohibited: buying nps, transferring nps/pets/items (no external source of nps) Tharoux's np-making competition - first edition's trophy for siggy (will need a graphic xpert) 1. Most nps made 2. Most profitable item SOLD (need screenies) 3. Biggest donator to the prize's pool Prize: Spliting the prize's pool to the first three places like this: 65%-25%-10% If you have anything to add, it's time... I'll probably post the official contest later today with the start date... BTW, Do we start on a week-end (Sunday) or at the beginning of the week (monday) ?
Hey tharoux, i'll be happy to check along with you. How long were you expecting the competition to run again? And the events section is still up, pm me if you don't have the password. And, heh heh heh, we could make bets in the betting section on whose going to win.
I think a month should be good.... Don't want to make too long. A month is enough to get ice more than once XD Pm coming.
As much as I want to, I don't wanna join this competition for security reasons. I got IP banned once (when I first came here and got the programs who were almost useless because of that). frozen once and currently plan on staying semi-legit and accomplish some of my neo-dreams. Good luck guys, Stay as Secure as possible and May the best win.
Ok, last question before opening the competition... Since we want to keep track of what's happening, I can easily create a small program that each users will run let's say, once a week (or everyday), that will gather information like account name, nps on hand, in bank, in shop till, etc and will send it to my private server using a simple PHP post (I might use a public web service for security reason). Me and Commy will then be able to access this file (and probably everyone if you know what you are doing) and will update a thead every now and then so that everyone will know how much nps we made and currently owns. What do you think ?
Euh, why ??? YOU run the program with the IP you're using to log into neopets (the program is proxy ready), and this program simply send the information to a site like 100freewebs.com Nothing to be iced about. :|
well it would require you to log in so ur ip would be on all the accounts so all it takes is one chain iced with all ip attached and everyone is gone
Dark... :nope: You missread my post YOU run the program. Not me... the program than takes the informations and send it to a freeweb page. TnT can't see what you're doing outside neopets :arf: I won't never need to log into your account that way and nobody will ever know your password. I also added proxy so if you're using a proxy for your account linked to the competition, you'll be able to use it. So far, the program collect those informations: -AccountName -NPS on hand -NPS in till -NPS in bank -Value of stockmarket That's it. The only 2 persons that will have access to this file is me and Commy. 1 time a week or more, I'll post an update, removing the account name and putting the NF username instead and I will round down the amount of nps to give a rought estimate of everyone's fortune. I leave this post overnight incase someone need to say something, and 2morrow morning, I'll finalize everything. I'm so excited ! XD
Yess I think that's a great idea!! 'Check ins' at least once weekly, via the program only, should be required? I don't think that's too ridiculous since the competition's only a month long, so it's only four required check-ins and users can run the program as often as they'd like. We can post updated stats of all the entrants every Wednesday and Saturday, does that sound fine? I like the sound of a one month long competition. Rules rewritten and with a few additions: 1. You may only use one account. 2. Accounts must be created no earlier than the starting day of the competition. 3. Once created, entrants must pm Tharoux the name of their account the same day the account was created. 4. You make nps via any and all methods you like. However, it is strictly and absolutely forbidden to scam, hack, or crack other accounts; You are not allowed to buy or sell neopoints, items, or pets from or for your account. In other words, all profit must be begotten internally. 4. If your initial shell is frozen midway through, you are allowed to create a new account; however, you may only do so after your first account has been frozen. You must follow rule 3 with newly created accounts. Failure to follow any of these rules will result in instant disqualification! No ands, ifs, or buts about it. Trophies: 1. Most nps made 2. Most profitable item sold (screenies required) ....isn't the biggest donator prize a bit moot? You donate prizes so you can win prizes? Maybe we could just do those two, and have first and second place prizes for most nps made? We can also distribute 'honorable mention' prizes as deemed fit. Also, perhaps you could make include a scan of the items on the account and a total value summary of them? I happen to know of an IDB, not JN, that's updated automatically and accurately.
Fine with me. On point #3, I'll add Commy's name too. And about the biggest donator, it was just a way to get a nice prize for the winner. Imo, 2 trophy ain't enough... 3 would be just perfect. Anyway, as soon as I can see the "Event" section, I'll be able to start this ! BTW, my program is now done. Proxy ready, and it will only collect those infos. I'll attach the program with the final post. -AccountName -NPS on hand -NPS in till -NPS in bank -Value of stockmarket Edit: Thanks Phee for re-writing the rules... You did it ALOT better than me XD
I like grammar lol. Commy too! And yeah, I agree with the whole 3-trophy thing. Three is just such a necessary number xD Do you think you could possibly add the item value totaler? I've pmed you about it.
perhaps add something to the rules about you not being able to self freeze your acct (all icings must be due to tnt)
Ooh I like that rule! Check the private events forum for the updated rules. PM'd all mods the password as I'm sure you've all forgot
Haha, funnily enough my computer still remembered the password anyway. But Zer0 has removed the password <3 so only certain people can see it anyway