To keep the main giveaway thread clean, this thread is for any question/comments you might have about the sweepstake. :)

Getting quite a few new members like this - seen lots of 1 post people in that thread!

lets just hope they stick around, and dont leave after this

It's only been like a day...6 more days of possible entries.

/me weeps as the chances dwindle.

I'll help everyone's chances by not entering since I already have the game. That means everyone owes me! :D

I'll help everyone's chances by not entering since I already have the game. That means everyone owes me! :D

Me too... I suppose that I don't really need two copies! :sad:

I recommend an IP scan all those with 10 posts and less.

It's been great pub for the CFC and I assume GalCiv2. It'd be cool if even a portion of the newbies stuck around. That thread has taken off!

yeah, I'm staying out since I already have a copy, although my brother could use one...

I have a question: Why did I think it was a good idea to order the game less than 24 hours before the sweepstake was posted? :rolleyes: :lol:

because this way you dont have to wait 6 extra days to order it, since your chances of winning are rather small

Does the "threads with 1000 posts get closed" rule apply to that thread ??
And if not; is there a maximum number of replies a thread can technically have on CFC ?

Yeah, the thought of multiple accounts from one person crossed my mind. :\

Does the "threads with 1000 posts get closed" rule apply to that thread ??
And if not; is there a maximum number of replies a thread can technically have on CFC ?

The most I've seen is somewhere over 4000 that Fall from Heaven has in the CivIV modpacks section and it's still going!

edit - 4155 replies!

So many entries.... We may need to shorten the sweepstake a bit from the current 7 days. :)

The most I've seen is somewhere over 4000 that Fall from Heaven has in the CivIV modpacks section and it's still going!
The longest thread we have is Rhye's Civilization modpack (for Civ3) thread, which is 6000 posts when it's closed for posting.

I think this contest should reward members who contribute to the site. I suggest weighting all entries by postcount.

Non-Spam post count of course....

I, for one, have been a member for a while... just never had anything useful to post, so I didn't. Until now, that is. It was worth a shot.

Weighed by post-count to reward frequent posters? Might as well send the things to the users with the most posts and be done with it, then - that way, no dirty sub-10-post newbie can get their filthy paws on the shiny games however lucky they are.

I think this contest should reward members who contribute to the site. I suggest weighting all entries by postcount.

Great idea! :p

I think this contest should reward members who contribute to the site. I suggest weighting all entries by postcount.

Hey, such contests are never fair. It happens often that the guy who participates ones in the lottery wins the big jackpot, while there are people who buy there whole live every week a lottery ticket and never win... That's just live, you know ;)
By the way, over 21,000 posts :eek: that's, ...uhm... a lot

I think this contest should reward members who contribute to the site. I suggest weighting all entries by postcount.
:lol:

Maybe an inverse weigthing... so people with higher postcount have a smaller chance of winning? :mischief:

How about weighting based on join date ;)

I also realized there are lots of people with one post participating in the sweepstakes and a lot of them probably created accounts only for that. A simpler way to discard them would be to ignore accounts created after March 6. I bet many of those accounts are from people who already have another account and want to increase their chances of winning.

I still have another question: Is this contest restricted to the USA or would you ship anywhere in the world?

I am asking because I am Canadian, but I know there are lots of Europeans in CFC as well.

I still have another question: Is this contest restricted to the USA or would you ship anywhere in the world?
No, it's not restricted to the US. If it is, we would have mentioned it in the rules.

Non-Spam post count of course....
It's a good thing none of my posts are spam :smug:

Weighed by post-count to reward frequent posters? Might as well send the things to the users with the most posts and be done with it, then - that way, no dirty sub-10-post newbie can get their filthy paws on the shiny games however lucky they are.
I could go with that.

:lol:

Maybe an inverse weigthing... so people with higher postcount have a smaller chance of winning? :mischief:What would the sense be in that?

How about weighting based on join date ;)
Well, that's better than nothing, but I still say postcount is the best judge.

It's a good thing none of my posts are spam

:mischief:

I would take your word for it but you are prone to exaggerate yourself....

Maybe an inverse weigthing... so people with higher postcount have a smaller chance of winning?

What would the sense be in that?


I would post the reason, but if inverse weighting indeed would be implemented then my chances would go down :)

edit: err.....

I would have liked a join-date restriction. Only the members registered before Day 1 would have been able to participate.

But of course, that's my biased pov of regular and participating user. :D It's a great opportunity for the board admins to gain new users. :)

Edition:

And thanks to Rik for keeping me eligible :)

I know I was reading this site for over a year before I created an account, and then it took me another year before I had 30 posts. You shouldn't punish people that aren't as talkative as other posters. I think a simple ip check should be used to stop double entries, and that's it.

You shouldn't punish people that aren't as talkative as other posters.
It's not a punishment for you, in fact you get more votes than would before. Rather, it's a reward for posters like me.

What I understood from the rules:
No restrictions on location
No restrictions on postscount
No restrictions on fourm-registration date

Of course, standard forum rules apply; especially double registered members (= with multiple accounts) will be disqualified upon discovery.

I'm pretty sure most everyone is joking around in good fun, at least I hope so. If not I'm going to post even though I already have the game just to screw someone else! :evil: ;)

So how exactly is the winner going to be picked?

Why of course by the bane of all people in Civ3.The RNG!

So how exactly is the winner going to be picked?
Well you get a big hat...

I'd imagine that TF will simply lock the thread ask random.org to spit out a number between 1 and n where n is the number of entrants. And correspond the results with post numbers. It would be pretty simple.

The sweepstake will end on March 14, 12 AM ET. I was considering ending the sweeptake 2 days early, so people don't need to wait too long, but I guess we could just let it run full 7 days. :)

Good.But do IP scan those people....far too many 1 post accounts.

It's pretty obvious that people have created multiple accounts to increase their chance of winning. Before the sweepstake, the GalCiv2 sub-forum didn't have nearly as many posts as it has now. Just take a look: over 1800 posts :eek: since the creation of the sub-forum which was about 10 days ago!
How crazy is that?

It isn't a proof of multi-account. A lot of lurkers have registered for the occasion. Anyway, when admins will pick up the winning numbers they will probably make an IP check on the winners. It's a matter of second to see that.

Looks like the tide is weakening. The number of post/day is less than a few days ago.

Less than 40 minutes left for the giveaway... :band:

Its closed! I hope i win...

Pray to the RNG god, MjM! :D

Will that really help?!? Oh well! Better not take the chance!

:worship: RNG God :worship: