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2003-08-19

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-08-19 11:55|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 IMHO this doesn't work very well without the money, for Penguinâs reasons and others. Anyone can vote his* preference or his optimism, consciously or sub. People won't necessarily vote their real predictions if there are no repercussions (of their vote) that effect them. Many people wonât even think it through if there is nothing in it for them. Why should they?

It's the market again.

*Please, no protests about sexist adjectives. As Winston Churchill said, âMale embraces female, which is just as it should be.â.

Posted by Lynwood 2003-8-19 12:42:58 PM|| 2003-8-19 12:42:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Fred, thanks for all your work. I think this is a fascinating thing, and I appreciate you giving us all a chance to participate.

Posted by Lynwood 2003-8-19 12:45:19 PM|| 2003-8-19 12:45:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "It's kind of like polling, only using an informed base. The wider the opinion range among informed readers, the more checks and balances we get"

Wait a minute....since when do I have to stay informed to post? It hasn't been a problem to date ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-19 1:19:19 PM|| 2003-8-19 1:19:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e14'

[MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver][mysqld-3.23.32]You have an error in your SQL syntax near '' at line 1

/pgFutureItem.asp, line 47

Posted by mojo 2003-8-19 1:22:14 PM|| 2003-8-19 1:22:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Fred-

The aging algorithm based on post history is the best idea so far. Especially if troll posts are culled by you or assistant moderators.

The ony problem will be for the spouses and family of hardcore Rantburgers. Since the hardcore will refuse to take a vacation if they think their status will drop. :D

Posted by Penguin 2003-8-19 1:47:37 PM|| 2003-8-19 1:47:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 not as pithy as your usual comments, Mojo

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-19 1:47:58 PM|| 2003-8-19 1:47:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Quite a bit more informative, though, eh?

Posted by mojo 2003-8-19 2:02:54 PM|| 2003-8-19 2:02:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Mojo...

Ignore the occasional error message. I'm messing with it right now...

Posted by Fred 2003-8-19 2:06:13 PM|| 2003-8-19 2:06:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 And we should now be running, probably for the rest of the day...

Posted by Fred 2003-8-19 2:31:29 PM|| 2003-8-19 2:31:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 just got a similar error, but I know you're on the ball, Fred. BTW - I like the graphics

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-19 5:05:50 PM|| 2003-8-19 5:05:50 PM|| Front Page Top

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