I search on the contest keyword, which brings up a list of everyone who entered that contest. I put the number of submissions into an online random number generator, let it pick a number, and then count down from the top until I hit that number. Sometimes I vary the sort, as well, so I'll list all the entries, but then sort on name, or sort on date received, etc.
But that's about it.
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Yeh i had been kinda wondering tht and then i was like well maybe he jsut picks his favourite and obvioulsy from this contest hyacinthus is his fav... JK JK
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... is for Adrian (or someone else in the drupal community) to have written a contest module. So, I just put some specific code after each item that says when to end the contest, you click it, and you're entered. At the time I set, the system automatically picks a winner and posts the result. So, I find out at the same time as everyone else.
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Hyacinthus was the first person to enter, so he was always the highest number (if sorted by date received), so if 8 people entered one, and the program picked #8, it would be him. So, after that happened like 2-3 times, I was like, this is getting strange, so I messed with the order, so sorting by name or whatever, and then it picked whatever number he was at then, too. No stopping him...
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Should I email my mailing
Should I email my mailing address to you?
- One Nation, Under Darkness
yeah
e-mail or pm
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can we say rigged?? cough
can we say rigged?? cough couch * JK JK! but um hyacinthus is REALLY REALLY lucky 6 times!
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yep yep
i feel special : D
"Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs,
Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes."
- The Iliad (bk. XX, l. 315), (Bryant's translation)
I know...
Go figure. Trust me, I have no trips to Seattle planned in the near future. :-)
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Cool!
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COntests
How do you judge for the contests? Drop names in a hat?
~~Kyle
easy...
I search on the contest keyword, which brings up a list of everyone who entered that contest. I put the number of submissions into an online random number generator, let it pick a number, and then count down from the top until I hit that number. Sometimes I vary the sort, as well, so I'll list all the entries, but then sort on name, or sort on date received, etc.
But that's about it.
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Yeh i had been kinda
Yeh i had been kinda wondering tht and then i was like well maybe he jsut picks his favourite and obvioulsy from this contest hyacinthus is his fav... JK JK
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i think hyacinthus is trying
i think hyacinthus is trying to take over the world O.o
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oh
but then i'd have to micromanage it, and that's just a pain in the arse! : P
"Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs,
Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes."
- The Iliad (bk. XX, l. 315), (Bryant's translation)
My eventual goal...
... is for Adrian (or someone else in the drupal community) to have written a contest module. So, I just put some specific code after each item that says when to end the contest, you click it, and you're entered. At the time I set, the system automatically picks a winner and posts the result. So, I find out at the same time as everyone else.
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I think I just suck at
I think I just suck at looking because I wanted to enter. I don't know how. *cries*
Usually...
You have to click "Read More" to get the details on how to enter.
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huh, maybe I can borrow those movies from david...
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hey!
Lol I think it's funny that everyone's jealous since the contest is completely random!
"Persuasive speech, and more persuasive sighs,
Silence that spoke, and eloquence of eyes."
- The Iliad (bk. XX, l. 315), (Bryant's translation)
Actually...
Hyacinthus was the first person to enter, so he was always the highest number (if sorted by date received), so if 8 people entered one, and the program picked #8, it would be him. So, after that happened like 2-3 times, I was like, this is getting strange, so I messed with the order, so sorting by name or whatever, and then it picked whatever number he was at then, too. No stopping him...
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