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DaveOno

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lol i was laughin I was like hmmmmmmmmmmm I think ECF might crash once this hits 499 and 5 million juiceheads all post at once ahahahahahaha
Actually it brings this point up.

Halo used to run a similar "Whoever posts on this number" contest. When multiple people posts at very close times, the winner is hard to determine. If you view the thread at 40 ppp (posts per page), number 500 might be by someone different than if you view it at 10 ppp. And I think it also differs based on the device you are viewing it.

What we (Halo) did was state the official winner is based on a standard (forum default) 10 ppp and on a standard pc.

Just a thought.
 

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Actually it brings this point up.

Halo used to run a similar "Whoever posts on this number" contest. When multiple people posts at very close times, the winner is hard to determine. If you view the thread at 40 ppp (posts per page), number 500 might be by someone different than if you view it at 10 ppp. And I think it also differs based on the device you are viewing it.

What we (Halo) did was state the official winner is based on a standard (forum default) 10 ppp and on a standard pc.

Just a thought.
I concur! Excellent suggestion.
 

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I'm back. Went to record a vocal demo. Trying out to be the vocalist of a local band.
Hey, Prophet. Hope it went well.

(nosey questions, Did you bring your own mic? Do you have your own? I have my trusted Shure SM58 HiBall, unless the gig has a better one. They usually don't)
 

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Actually it brings this point up.

Halo used to run a similar "Whoever posts on this number" contest. When multiple people posts at very close times, the winner is hard to determine. If you view the thread at 40 ppp (posts per page), number 500 might be by someone different than if you view it at 10 ppp. And I think it also differs based on the device you are viewing it.

What we (Halo) did was state the official winner is based on a standard (forum default) 10 ppp and on a standard pc.

Just a thought.
The disparity in posting order is due to hosting on multiple servers and the propagation of the data between them. When the database has multiple posts with the exact same time stamp, it simply adds it to the list as the hosting server receives it. The changing order occurs as the data is reconciled between all of the servers. I don't know if that makes a lot of sense, but I'm multitasking right now and.... it's time for dinner. I'll check back later... someone will probably have won by then.
 

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The disparity in posting order is due to hosting on multiple servers and the propagation of the data between them. When the database has multiple posts with the exact same time stamp, it simply adds it to the list as the hosting server receives it. The changing order occurs as the data is reconciled between all of the servers. I don't know if that makes a lot of sense, but I'm multitasking right now and.... it's time for dinner. I'll check back later... someone will probably have won by then.
True. And it does make sense. I saw disparity even with posts just under 2 seconds apart.

And unless you are having a seven course, it prolly will still be on.

(Watch the Count's post after dinner be #500)
 
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