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That would be impossible. I don't live with anyone else and I'm the only one on this computer. Y'all can be 100% assured that nobody else from this IP attempted to even go on Southperry, period. The only thing that happened that was strange was when I first attempted to answer the questions was this:Quote:
Originally Posted by KhainiWest
1. I put in my email address.
2. I answered the 5 questions and hit the button.
3. It refreshed the previous page, as though I had never answered the questions.
4. I realized the cookie handling for this site had the cookie blocked.
5. I went into the privacy settings and allowed cookies from southperry.
6. I put in my email again and answered the questions, getting 5/5 correct.
7. It told me gratz or w/e and to come back the next day.
8. I got on today and got "We're sorry, you have been determined inelligible for this contest based on prior participation or other criteria."
I didn't cheat, only used this one IP address, and there's nobody else here. Now I cannot participate unless I cheat. I could easily just proxy, change my IP, and use other email accounts, milking the event for chairs.
That's not what I'm trying to do. I just want to know why I was restricted from participating, and I assure you, there's NOBODY else here. Just me using one email address from the same IP. I in no way cheated and no one else used this IP to attempt to participate.
I'm sure as a former basil mod the appropriate response isn't; "Oh, well you guy's gimped me so I'm going to cheat because I have no other way". The cookie clearing/refresh may have triggered it, unfortunately my knowledge on what triggers said flag isn't known to me, or anyone else. You'll have to wait until Eos get's backed to you to either resolve the error or explain what you did wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by xXSyKoXx
Try reading the part highlighted in yellow. http://www.southperry.net/page-handl...privacy_policyQuote:
Originally Posted by xXSyKoXx
I have no intention of cheating, no worries. I'll gladly wait for a response from Eos. The cookie handling thing is the only thing I can figure that would have triggered it, but I assure you, I did nothing wrong. Using advance cookie handling procedures for sites is something I've always done. I never had a SouthPerry account before now, so there was never any reason to store a cookie from the site. I appreciate the response and look forward to having the situation rectified. Sorry if I seem annoyed, this is just the second time I've had another site's event mess up on me. When disqualified from HS's, I was literally told, "Why complain about the error? Why don't you just cheat? Geez!", to put my statement in more perspective. I have no intentions of cheating the system. I only created the account to avoid such actions. I didn't agree with HS when I was told that was the solution, and I don't agree with that as the solution now. Tyvm for your time.Quote:
Originally Posted by KhainiWest
@Eos above: I made this SP account after it wouldn't let me use my email today already, already saying I was disqualified, and haven't even once yet attempted to even do the event with this account. At all. I have only posted on this forum with this account, and it's made with the same email that told me I was already disqualified on. The yellow high-lighted portion of that doesn't apply to this situation. This SP account was never used to attempt the event, and was made after the email had already been disqualified for no reason. Again, I only made this SP account to speak with you guys about what's happened. I have not attempted to do the event with this account. At all. The message, "We're sorry, you have been determined inelligible for this contest based on prior participation or other criteria. ", was received earlier, before this account even existed.
The instructions remain the same; Log out, clear all cookies, try again under email address.Quote:
Originally Posted by xXSyKoXx
Tyvm for your help. Idk what happened this morning. I didn't even have a SP account and it gave me that message. o.oQuote:
Originally Posted by Eos
Anyway, your help has been much appreciated. =]
I'd much rather get an issue fixed like this than get told "well, just go cheat. Geez!"
+points for SP. Thanks again. ^_^
Just got my chair. Mi vida está completa.
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/55...88278C5320B4A/
Got it today.
http://puu.sh/1SO9E
I enjoyed the quiz more than I expected. I am definitely going to start using SP's database more now thanks to this event.
Thanks, Southperry staff!
Typo in question: "You are allowed to buy/sell trade accounts in Southpery's WORLD forums?"
I got to 35 today too \o/
i'm a little rusty.
Yay, finally finished.
Awaiting my code and very excited.
Got it last night and redeemed the code just now. Literally the best chair in the universe. :love:
Would have been nice to be able to continue the quiz, though.
Too much server stress to even consider it. Gotta make room for other players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rinax
Are you going to save it for future events because with some alterations (seasons) we could definitely recycle thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Eos
Not quite sure how you get the code or what you need to get a code.. read rules but i still don't know how. :(
Read again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Minnie
http://www.southperry.net/page-handl...privacy_policy
Considering you only have 13 out of 15 questions asking about the code is rather premature.
Awesome!!! Got the chair today! If I knew how to take a SS on my new laptop, I'd show ya.. Thanks again for the awesome event!! =)
Got my chairs thanks!
Why not read the bolded section of the OP that answers that?Quote:
Originally Posted by blink182
Ugh... I decided to register after answering 1 round, and now I've lost the first 4 questions I got right. ;_; I don't suppose there is anyway to credit them, since I used the same email? :P
You can logout from Southperry before doing the quiz each day, and continue to do it as an unregistered.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitewolf
I went back and read it. Hence my edit ^_^Quote:
Originally Posted by Eos
I'm not big on sympathy for people who ignore the big colorful police tape warning them of danger then get injured.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitewolf
This far into the event with as many flashing signs, highlighted bolded texts, tweets, and even a giant dismissable announcement about it you'd have to be a special sort of willful stupid to expect a special exemption from reality.
Considering you have in fact four accounts you've tried participating on and still aren't clear why they keep banning despite the aforementioned numerous signs, warnings, clue alerts and other people who've posted and been told the same thing, over and over and over, I think it may be best if you just resign yourself to not being up to this contest.
Four accounts? wtp? I do not have four accounts, I would appreciate you not accusing me. Can you please pm me what the e-mails of these four accounts are, since they are supposedly mine?
Also... I do not know why you used "keep getting banned"... I only noticed the message once. However after checking the event page just now, I noticed it again. >.<
Because you have 4 accounts 3 of them are banned. Just as has been explained over and over.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitewolf
I'm not accusing you of anything, I am telling you right out that there are 4 distinct attempts at participation from your location.
If that were not a fact you would not seeing the ineligible notice.
Since you claim they're not you I have to assume they're someone else at your location who is participating, thereby disqualifying you from participation, and in accordance to the privacy notice will not share those addresses with you, because they're potentially someone else's private data.
@ EOS. I didn't mean to be premature I just didn't fully understand.. Sry for the inconvenience.. I will try to figure stuff out for myself from now on : )
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eos
Okay... so I've told my husband he can not try to get the chair as well, which seems a tad unfair... we are adults and because we are married we both do not get a chance to try for this.
Can you tell me, then, why I was able fill out the questions yesterday, then shortly after I was getting the disqualification notice again... when NO ONE else was even home to make an attempt??
Because participation counts ever. If your husband, or anyone else in your location, already started playing every account created after their attempt is going to automatically ban after attempting to play too. Only the first very attempt per location gets to continue playing. It's not someone after you participating that disqualifies you. Your participation is null and void before it ever begins because someone else got there ahead of you.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitewolf
So I CAN still do this? I don't know what to use then. The very first attempt in my house was when I tried before I registered... which technically I didn't even attempt, all I did was view the questions. THEN I decided to register and that's when I submitted answers for the first time. My husband tried some time later in that day. I've already tried clearing cookies/cache and it won't let me try again logged in or out.
The account that answered 10 questions already, 5 on the 19th and 5 on the 25th, is the one that is eligible to continue.Quote:
Originally Posted by whitewolf
Looking at questions doesn't count as participating, answering does. If he answered before you did, he's the one who's still in the game even if you were here first.
Huzzah! I got my award code ^^
...I forgot I could take this quiz! Anyway, 4/5 right now and I'm sure I got the Wizet question wrong. Thank goodness I randomly clicked on that link!
...
I should get on this. Do tell if it isn't too late for me to nab the chair. :c
It's until February 15th so there's plenty of time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
...I don't know why I suddenly forgot the date and thought it ended on like, the 2nd. /go me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Curtiss
Anyway, 10 more questions to go! At least, 10 more correct ones. I like doing these quizzes without looking for the answers; it's kind of fun! :'D
4 over 5 again! I think I know which one was wrong and self, I am disappoint.
Thanks EOS and other contributers for a fantastic event. I really like the chair. :f2:
(And this event teaches me some humility, plenty of answers I don't know and can't even find.)
5/5 finally. :f3: I've also found that this database loads much faster than HS so guess which one I'll be using from now on for most things.
I copped a database error when I submitted my questions. I'm pretty sure I aced that set easily...
Then I clicked back and submitted again as per instructions...
Then I saw that the answers to the questions got RANDOMIZED, but my choices remained the same...
... which means I only ended up getting 1 correct instead of 5...
Why save the state of the page?
L>explanation.
I'm not @Eos; but I'll attempt an explanation:Quote:
Originally Posted by CroM
What your browser does when you hit BACK is not entirely under the website's control. Especially when there was a database error which apparently prevented the program from saving which questions were assigned to you.
Should have glanced over the questions before hitting Submit again.
The questions were the same, choices remained the same, but answers got randomized.Quote:
Originally Posted by SaptaZapta
Of course... why handle for user stupidity right... I should have taken the event more seriously yeah?
Again, your situation is not something the website could control. Because of the database error, it didn't know you'd submitted anything. It's your browser that saved the selections you'd made.Quote:
Originally Posted by CroM
Plus, we do handle for user stupidity (or carelessness), in that you only need to get 35 correct answers out of (potentially) 140 questions. Still almost two weeks to go. All today did to you was delay the day you get your chair. No need to take it too hard.
Of course, delays are inevitable. I'm not chasing after spilled milk. Its the reason behind it I'm after.Quote:
Originally Posted by SaptaZapta
Having never run these websites before, I thought the way it works would be when form loads (as back button pressed), the form gets reloaded, hence losing its state as the answers were randomized; but if the form never reloaded, then the questions must have gotten reshuffled at the client side. Question is what sort of script changed it, or was it the multiple choice control which caused it...
The OP of this thread says the following;Quote:
Originally Posted by CroM
"If you do not answer and come back on the same day you will have the same questions. Answer order will change each time the page reloads. Answers can not be changed once submitted."
The average browser back button returns to a locally cached copy of the page, how the browser remembers it being. We have no control over yours exhibiting the unusual behavior of actually going to the address it was previously at and reloading the page instead. In most browsers one would have to have gone out of their way to explicitly force that behavior.
Since in that circumstance you would've had to manually redo all the checks on the page before you could resubmit it you shouldn't have re-answered based on the ordinal position of your answers, and I guarantee your browser did not retain the ordinal position of each answer if it reloaded the page, if it retained anything whatsoever from a previously loaded form it would've retained the selected values themselves, not their position on the screen. That's why a refresh of an attempted form submission in most browsers resubmits the exact same form.
Thanks for my Chinchillin chair! =) :chin:
Cool event and by far the coolest chair in the game. Thanks SP and Nexon.
do you get the token for each question you answered correct or only after you answered 35 questions correctly?Quote:
Originally Posted by snowie72
cannot wait for a chinchilla chair too :f5:
Are you serious? You think every single person who enters could possibly get 35 chairs?Quote:
Originally Posted by ayumisatou
no i was just wondering if i need 35 tokens to get the chair or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lozmaster
It's a single token you receive after you answer 35 questions correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by ayumisatou
I still need to get it, I just finished it. When do you guys resend it to us? :f3:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kuraitou
If only more than once character could have it. :f4:
http://www.southperry.net/page-handl...privacy_policyQuote:
Originally Posted by Kepia
http://www.southperry.net/page-handl...page=event_faq
I AWSNER 35 QUESTIONS WHY DON T I HAVE CHAIR?
Have you considered;Quote:
Originally Posted by TisBigKaiser
A) Reading the rules. http://www.southperry.net/page-handl...privacy_policy
B) Reading the FAQ. http://www.southperry.net/page-handl...page=event_faq
C) Reading the instructions on the event page. http://www.southperry.net/spquiz.php
Not to the mention the big yellow announcement you dismissed as read after registering that clearly warned you registering after participating would not change how you were participating and that you would have to continue while logged off or be disqualified.
Got my chair tyvm :)
I somehow lost all my correct answers... I'm down to 2 again now D= Now I will never get the chair :/
There is no such thing as "losing all your answers". That would be called "starting a new account"Quote:
Originally Posted by Karnat
Read the very first paragraph of the rules - http://www.southperry.net/page-handl...privacy_policy
Well there obviously is. I have not made a new account and went from 27~ correct answers to 0.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eos
Did you maybe start without a southperry account, just an e-mail?
If you answer questions on an email only account then register and answer questions on a Southperry account the southperry account will be disqualified because you will have tried to participate on more than one accountQuote:
Originally Posted by Karnat
Derp.
Considering your account join date is 1/31, and your first question was answered on 1/30, your problem is indeed quite obvious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Karnat
Since following the hyperlink was apparently too much of a bother maybe this will help;
http://www.southperry.net/images/per...eNumberOne.png
The solution hasn't changed just because you don't understand the problem.
Hey Eos, quick question...Quote:
Originally Posted by Eos
I need to get 5 answers correct tomorrow AND the 15th to get my chair. I am DIEING for this chair and want is so bad. What time (EST) will this event be ending at on the 15th? I get home at 2:30 PM EST and will not be able to answer my last 5 and get them right till then on the 15th. When is the deadline? I really hope it will be midnight on the 15th going into the 16th or something. Thanks a lot Eos in advanced..
--Nick
Anyone who has participated prior to that will have until March 31st, when the tokens expire, to complete the quiz and receive their token.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicky_Lanzz
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???
The thing that got me confused was....Quote:
Originally Posted by KhainiWest
"The quiz will be available from the start of January 18th till the end February 15th, central time as determined by the Southperry server, at this address - http://www.southperry.net/spquiz.php"
Well then, that's an answer too. End of February 15th is when it turns into the 16th.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicky_Lanzz
Okay, thank you for the clarification =].Quote:
Originally Posted by SaptaZapta
Hey, I believe all the answers on these questions were right, unless you're allowed Mults?
http://i45.tinypic.com/1z65pnl.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/33o5f9s.png
Why don't you look over the rules and find out for yourself?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nicky_Lanzz
http://www.southperry.net/showthread...%202011-05-30]
Yeah I just checked FML, i read a post wrong that said they are NOT allowed for voting and such. Awh well, so much for my chair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirov
You're failing to read, again; http://www.southperry.net/page-handl...page=event_faqQuote:
Originally Posted by Nicky_Lanzz
I never noticed that pages existence , thanks for showing me =]. I never read such on forums, I do not know why, been a habit since I was little like most. But I did read the first post and all I saw was February 16th. Thanks for the info though Eos :). Greatly appreciated haha, hopes are up now =].Quote:
Originally Posted by Eos
I am damn proud to have received this chair. Thanks, SP! I'll be happy knowing that I'll be representin' our chinchilla website.
I also love how they are already all over basilmarket screenies. Propaganda much hahahhaa