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Santa Claus is Coming to SP!

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by Taluntain, Dec 23, 2007.

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  1. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Remove all ads!
    [​IMG] In celebration of the upcoming Christmas and very productive last few months here at SP, I'm holding a little competition that all the members can enter.

    The prizes are three 6-month SPS Account subscriptions. (3x $20 value).

    Three winners will be drawn randomly from the list of all the participants and announced here, as well as notified via PM that they have won.

    Here are the rules:

    1) Only one entry per person. More than one entry per person either from the same account or via posts from duplicate accounts will disqualify you from the competition and likely bring about even more severe sanctions.

    2) Every registered member of Boards o' Magick can enter the competition, regardless of their status or registration date. If a current SPS Account holder wins, their subscription will simply be extended for 6 months.

    3) The contest runs from the moment this thread is made and up to December 28, 2007, 11:59pm GMT+1. Any subsequent entries will not be included in the draw.

    4) The winners will be announced in this thread and notified via PM shortly after the end of the competition.

    How to enter the competition?

    1) Make a single (1) post in the Santa Claus SP Competition Entries thread with the text: "This is my competition entry."

    No further action on your part is required.

    2) Please DO NOT include any additional personal information about you in the thread (such as your name, e-mail, etc.). We DO NOT NEED THIS INFORMATION and strongly advise you never to post any such information in any publicly accessible place on the web unless you don't care about your e-mail being spammed.

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    If anyone has any questions or comments about this competition, please post them in this thread.

    Good luck! ;)
     
    Taluntain, Dec 23, 2007
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  2. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Great idea, Tal!

    Of course, the winner will probably be ticked off when (s)he finds out this is a taxable benefit.

    j/k of course.

    :p
     
    Splunge, Dec 24, 2007
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  3. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    I think I'm going to have to enter 'cause the front page says I only have 8754 days left in my SPS account. That 6-months would sure come in handy! :lol:
     
    Blackthorne TA, Dec 24, 2007
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  4. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Yea, 8754 days go by before you know it... :p
     
    Taluntain, Dec 24, 2007
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  5. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    What's crack then, 3 names picked out at random, or winners decided by the moderators?
     
    Barmy Army, Dec 24, 2007
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  6. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Winners are picked via a nice algorithm that has been created by Mystra, and allows for ± 5% chance of winning based of your BoM reputation, and an additional ±5% chance of winning based of the Admin's decisions. So if the mods hate you and your BoM rep is low, you'll have a -10% chance of winning. :p

    That's the way *I* would do it. But chances are, the drawling is 100% random. :rolling:
     
    Kitrax, Dec 24, 2007
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  7. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    OK, so maybe I'm just a dumbass (well, no "maybe" about it), but where exactly do I go to see how many days I have left in my SPS account?
     
    Splunge, Dec 24, 2007
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  8. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Main SP front page right hand side box that says Supporter Status.
     
    Blackthorne TA, Dec 24, 2007
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  9. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    "Three winners will be drawn randomly from the list of all the participants and announced here, as well as notified via PM that they have won."

    Third line in the first post.

    You need to be logged into your SPS account there to see it, of course.
     
    Taluntain, Dec 25, 2007
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  10. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    OK, so why doesn't the login section on the main page recognize my password?
     
    Splunge, Dec 25, 2007
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  11. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] It's not necessarily the same as your board pass now; it is as you've specified it on sign-up. The login systems are still separate at the moment. If you can't figure it out, you can use the "Lost Login Info?" link there to retrieve it. If all else fails, just PM me and I'll look it up for you.
     
    Last edited: Dec 26, 2007
    Taluntain, Dec 25, 2007
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  12. Urithrand

    Urithrand Mind turning the light off? ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    9631 days left so I think I'll pass ... BTA needs it more than I do anyway :p
     
    Urithrand, Dec 26, 2007
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  13. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Well, I figured out the password thing. It turns out that it's the same password, but whereas on the forums, it has to be all upper case, on the main page it has to be all lower case. :rolleyes:
     
    Splunge, Dec 27, 2007
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  14. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    It is as you've specified it at account setup, but you can always change it.
     
    Taluntain, Dec 27, 2007
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  15. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] Less than 24 hours to go on the competition!
     
    Taluntain, Dec 28, 2007
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  16. Enagonios Gems: 31/31
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    come on lucky rogue stone... papa needs a brand new SPS account...
     
    Enagonios, Dec 28, 2007
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  17. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] And the winners are.... *drumroll*

    1) Dinsdale
    2) The Magpie
    3) Apeman

    Congratulations! You will be receiving SPS Account setup info via PM shortly.

    Thanks to all who have participated, and better luck next time!

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    In case you are wondering how the winners were selected - fittingly enough, via a roll of an electronic d26 in our chatroom, where 26 was the number of posts in the contest entries thread. Here's the procedure:

    <Taluntain> !roll 1d26
    <Mystra> Taluntain, 1d26: 16 (Total: 16, Avg: 16.00)
    <Taluntain> !roll 1d26
    <Mystra> Taluntain, 1d26: 2 (Total: 2, Avg: 2.00)
    <Taluntain> !roll 1d26
    <Mystra> Taluntain, 1d26: 13 (Total: 13, Avg: 13.00)
     
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    Taluntain, Dec 29, 2007
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  18. chevalier

    chevalier Knight of Everfull Chalice ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    You mean I can switch my nick back to chevalier now? :p
     
    chevalier, Dec 29, 2007
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  19. Barmy Army

    Barmy Army Simple mind, simple pleasures... Adored Veteran

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    I demand a recount.
     
    Barmy Army, Dec 29, 2007
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  20. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Congratulations to the winners!


    If a recount shows that George W. Bush won along with Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice, I will be mighty suspicious! :D

    Please, do keep this out of the US Supreme Court!! ;)
     
    Montresor, Dec 29, 2007
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