Re: EOG's Grand Challenge [Timely Hero is January's contestant]
I know I'll get buried for my opinion as TheManeJ (TimelyHitting) seems to have support from some of the regulars here but you should never add contest plays to your regular record. I was at the RX before this site existed and handled a hundred of these things, it's amazing how many people would attempt to fudge their record, even more amazed at how many others not involved would even care. Eventually we had simple rules you followed for plays to be counted in your regular posting record.
- Contest plays were not counted. The problem was if they did poorly the contestant would argue these were only contest plays. I had to make plays under certain contest rules, doesn't mean I wagered on them. No way that 2-11 record counts! If they won of course suddenly they should be counted. Hell yeah I'm counting that 23-2 run, why shouldn't I? In the end it was real simple, if you want your contest plays to count post them in the same manner as you did the other plays that made up your record to that point. If you started a thread stating plays that counted on your record, continue to do so in the same manner if you want them to count. If you didn't and just listed them for a contest then if you did good or bad it's not going to count for anything but the contest you are entered in.
- Plays must be listed on that forum. At first we would count records brought over from another forum. Say a player was 12-2 at MW, if he showed the record we would allow him to continue it at the RX. Why not, glad he joined us! Later we found out from others that yeah he was 12-2 at MW but here's 4 other forums he posted at where his record was horrible. Of course the player would forget to mention those records. In the end it was established, only plays that were posted on that forum would count. There were other rules we had to establish as we reviewed hundreds of this type of kiddie shit but it made it easier for us and the posters to know what was legit and what was not going forward. In short, there were no freerolls.
As far as this, good run so far, you're doing great in the contest. Obviously extremely small sample but 5-0 is 5-0, nothing wrong with that. And regardless of whether or not you're allowed to use contest plays now in your regular hoops record it provides insight into some of the other records you go around gloating about. I always wondered if they were legit, I think I got my answer. I'll move along and let the butt kissers do their work now. Good luck the rest of the way.