Who thinks up these questions anyway?

mostdom

In the past I have quite enjoyed the competition questions here as they require a little searching on the internet to find! That and a little study is alway good for the soul. But where in Homers name did this months question come from? Even DennisN won't have any probs with this one!

This new found commercialism that PGPSW now enploys might have gone a little too far this time, as I almost expected to see a premium rate number to call to submit my entry! Laughing

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Darren · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject:

The question may be simple for many of you but there are also a great many for which the answer may be far from obvious.

Were we charging £1/min to enter then complaints about making the question too simple may be justified but as we're not I don't see the problem, all that changes is that more people may enter and be in with a chance of winning.

Of course it could be argued that with more entrants the chances of winning may be less but it doesn't mean more cash for us!
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GPS_fan · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject:

Ah yes, but last month's competition was a trick question, which didn't contain the correct answer until after I'd contacted the powers that be and got the question corrected...funny thing is, I still didn't win - even with all those other members obviously submitting the wrong answer.

Let's just see the competition as a little bit of fun from which you might win something - otherwise, it's like the forum where the majority of topics aren't relevant to everybody but we make use of the ones which are appropriate to our needs. We should be grateful to the team members for their efforts in continuing the quiz and maintaining a supply of prizes.

If people only submitted speed camera details when they were going to qualify for free membership, the database would soon fall apart...it's not the winning, it's the taking part which should appeal to members Wink

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mostdom · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject:

I echo your obsevations GPS_Fan and suggest a nice easy queation for next month too...

Whats the colour of Supermans cape... ...ahh! Look! :D
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DennisN · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:01 pm Post subject:

mostdom · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject:

Well they are giving away two of something shiny, and thats two of me and one of you, so no one else need enter!
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MaFt · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject:

mostdom - it's free, so stop moaning or i'll have to revoke your lifetime subs ;) Laughing

MaFt

DennisN · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject:

'Ere, where did SuperDom get lifetime subs from? Last time I heard, he was desperately trying to find cameras in Andorra or Lichtenstein or somewhere equally unlikely, to try and fiddle lifetime subs out of you. Free lifetime subs, now two shiny somethings, what next? (No don't tell me, I'll only get depressed).
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Two of them are obesiting!!

mostdom · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject:

good job this is the 'off-topic' forum then...

GPS_fan · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject:

Yes, well I want to know why I didn't win last month when I had to tell the team that the correct answer wasn't listed Wink

I'll have to take this to the European Court of Human Rights...I don't know why, but that just seems to be what everybody else does all the time Rolling Eyes

I haven't got my free subscription yet either - so that must be a case of discrimination Laughing

It can't be easy coming up with these questions and prizes month after month, so keep up the good work team.

Would it be worth suggesting that the team allow members to submit questions for these competitions? Or would this be too complicated bearing in mind that it would be difficult to police a member entering a competition with a question they provided?
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Darren · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject:

Far too difficult to police if those eligible to enter are permitted to submit questions.

Much better if we cock it up all by ourselves Smile

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DennisN · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:14 pm Post subject:

GPS_fan · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:09 am Post subject:

Which animal has the most neck bones, a mouse or a giraffe??

What licence do Californians need before they can trap mice?

A tad taxing, but probably a little too far off topic

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