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Scarface

06-16-2008, 12:42 PM

Yes you read right, we got a lottery!

And yes, I finally found something useful for our credits, gambling!

Click here to get your GG-LOTTO ticket

http://www.gamers-gateway.com/vb/credits.php?do=manage

Lotteries will be help once a week, winner gets all, if there is no winner .... JACKPOT!

If 2 or more people have the same number, the money will be split evenly.

Tickets are 100 creds each, limited to 10 ticks per member, you can choose your own numbers, or go with the randomly chosen numbers.

Good luck and you gotta be in to win!

Rizzano

06-16-2008, 04:08 PM

Damn, here I go falling off the wagon again. Damn you scar.

ORANGECRUSH

06-16-2008, 04:10 PM

The thud tbat can be heard around the World as I fall off the G.A. wagon. Sound like fun AND something to do with the credits....:thumb:

Ok..I just looked at the tax on the winnings..45% there Shylock? Are you sure that you are not a closet American legislator?

Loop

06-16-2008, 04:13 PM

Wow!
So I get to chance my useless digits on winning more of said useless digits?!

Talmon

06-16-2008, 04:19 PM

Ok..I just looked at the tax on the winnings..45% there Shylock? Are you sure that you are not a closet American legislator?

It's true that kind of captial gains tax is going to cripple our economy.

I think we need a wager system.

3rd party moderated bets - money held in esgrow.

So when caren pops off at the mouth - I can bankrupt her crazy menopausal ass.

Eldandoerino

06-16-2008, 06:19 PM

45% tax! rip off!

Scarface

06-16-2008, 10:14 PM

Ok..I just looked at the tax on the winnings..45% there Shylock? Are you sure that you are not a closet American legislator?

It's a display error, the real figure is 4.5%.

ORANGECRUSH

06-16-2008, 11:29 PM

There you go, that is more like it.

Scarface

06-16-2008, 11:33 PM

The next step is to get a GG-LOTTO button on the forum home page, with a live Jackpot display.

ORANGECRUSH

06-16-2008, 11:40 PM

So we can bet (play the lottery) with the credits earned, but ultimately, what will be the pay off? Can a "peon" cash in credits to delete or alter another's post. You know, "A Mike for a moment prize."
Perhaps a non "salaried' member could create a quiz that if it stumps all of the members, they accrue extra credits to be used to buy the afore-referenced mod for a post option.

Talmon

06-16-2008, 11:47 PM

You think I'm the only one who deletes your posts?

I'd say I mop up 10% max.

PS I like this lotto thing.

Scarface

06-16-2008, 11:50 PM

ORANGECRUSH

06-16-2008, 11:52 PM

Do not be paraoid, I just cited you as an example.

It was just another idea as to how to use the credits won/earned, etc.

Loop

06-17-2008, 01:53 AM

A stupid idea, to be sure.

Adam

06-17-2008, 02:27 AM

And yes, I finally found something useful for our credits, gambling!

Sweet! I like gambling! :thumb:

Scarface

06-17-2008, 04:49 AM

Ok, we got a button up now, well three actually, but the other two are just place holders as I intend to have a quizzes and arcade button there as well.

If anyone wants to make me some buttons I would appreciate it (contact me by PM for deatils), but i'm resigned to the fact I will most probably end up bumbling me way around photoshop myself to make some.

ALthough the jackpot amount is being displayed, its a cheaty one as its not actually dynamic, I have to edit the style template every time it changes. But at some point I will see if adam is able to code it in a way that makes it dynamic. I might even have a go myself :)

Although my coding ability is sub-par at best.

Eldandoerino

06-23-2008, 08:40 PM

What time today is the draw being made?

Scarface

06-23-2008, 10:30 PM

Thats a very good question, one I have no answer for.

When setting it it doesn't ask for a time, only a date.

As this is the first one we have done we will have to wait and see what happens.

Catbert

06-24-2008, 03:17 AM

How much does a ticket cost?

Scarface

06-24-2008, 03:25 AM

100 Gredits

Catbert

06-24-2008, 03:28 AM

For a 1 in 1,000,000 (or something) chance of winning 6,200 Gre....... nope cant do it...... Credits? Seems like a tax on those of us that are bad at math. Or maths, or whatever.

Scarface

06-24-2008, 03:30 AM

The idea of a lottery is the chances of wining are slim so that the total jackpots, until someone wins a huge amount.

Catbert

06-24-2008, 04:06 AM

But if no one chips in does the amount still build up?

Scarface

06-24-2008, 04:07 AM

nope, people have to but tickets before the jackpot goes up.

Catbert

06-24-2008, 04:13 AM

Well then I figure we're going to have a very stable jackpot.

Alexandros

06-24-2008, 07:55 AM

The chances of winning are really like 1 in 20 if you buy the max number of allowed tickets, ten.

Scarface

06-24-2008, 07:58 AM

Thats what I thought, but then I thought that doesnt sound right and my math skills are virtually non-exsistent.

But hey you're asian so it must be right.

By the way, are you not talking to me now because I swore at you on MSN?

Alexandros

06-24-2008, 08:03 AM

Nah it's cuz I haven't been in the mood lately. Those long convos cut into my gaming and sleeping time. Might also be your stench.

Scarface

06-24-2008, 08:05 AM

Well isis asks me every day when is alex going to be on MSN again, think of the children!

BTW there was no winner in this weeks lottery.

JACKPOT!

Alexandros

06-24-2008, 08:07 AM

I'm gonna teach her to say "So's your face" next time you tell her to do her homework. :D

Scarface

06-24-2008, 10:25 AM

... :wtf:

ORANGECRUSH

06-24-2008, 02:23 PM

No winner. The GG lottery will sever me to better than the NY one. Go figure.

Alex...baby...I am all for you abusing the Scar man, but think of poor little cute Isis..Doe eyed at the PC..sniffleing....'Daddy, where is Aunt Alex? Why doesn't she love us anymore?"...

Eldandoerino

06-24-2008, 06:06 PM

Seriously why would you want your kid talking to alex?

Catbert

06-24-2008, 07:54 PM

Obviously there's some bad parenting going on here.

Talmon

06-24-2008, 08:26 PM

Seriously that little canadian is up to no good always.
She has a lot of evil in a tiny tiny package.

Also the next time you think of questioning somebody's parenting publically.
Kindlyshuthe****up.

Not cool.

What was the winning number?

Scarface

06-24-2008, 10:49 PM

Unfortunately it doesnt say, we just have to take its word for it that it wasnt a number that someone was holding.

Catbert

06-24-2008, 11:31 PM

So the forum could be lying and it could be rigged?

Scarface

06-24-2008, 11:32 PM

Could be.

Alexandros

06-25-2008, 07:30 AM

Seriously why would you want your kid talking to alex?
...:wtf:

Talmon

06-25-2008, 01:24 PM

Thats not a full thought :thumb:

ORANGECRUSH

06-25-2008, 02:00 PM

What the **** is more of a statment, but expressive none the less.

Talmon

06-28-2008, 01:32 AM

I want to know that damn number.

Scarface

06-28-2008, 02:38 AM

Well then I figure we're going to have a very stable jackpot.

Looks like you were wrong then.

Catbert

06-28-2008, 03:31 AM

Just wait. It's like the quizzes.

Scarface

06-28-2008, 04:11 AM

Wait for what?

And what's like the quizzes?

Catbert

06-28-2008, 05:34 AM

After the initial outpouring, production slowed down.

Scarface

06-28-2008, 05:36 AM

and this proves what exactly?

ORANGECRUSH

06-28-2008, 02:34 PM

Perhaps he is going for the "novelty has worn off" logic.

Scarface

06-28-2008, 11:52 PM

It doesnt take a genius to work out any new feature is going to be used the most when it is first introduced and then the usage drop off, you people make the mistake of thinking I do this stuff for you, I don't, I do it so that when new members join they have something to hopefully keep them interested.

Believe me when factoring in the amount of help and support I get from (most) of the established membership here, I have little to no desire to do much at all for them.

ORANGECRUSH

06-28-2008, 11:59 PM

^It is lonely up at the top there dude...

I must say that between the period when I left then came back I have noticed a huge amount of changes/revisions, etc. New ideas, links, new games to come in the Arcade,the lottery, quizzes, well..new hierarchy, new style.

There is actually extremely active and innovative participation from the 'Powers that be" on this board.....There was not the effort in the past. Status quo was getting GG nowhere. Hopefully the efforts will serve to bolster the membership rolls in the form of active posters.

Alexandros

06-29-2008, 08:43 AM

Believe me when factoring in the amount of help and support I get from (most) of the established membership here, I have little to no desire to do much at all for them.
Yes but what do you expect (most of) us to do really.....
Most of us are not in a position to help out with hardly anything with this site, other than making graphics and that is not something that everyone here is interested in.
It's amazing enough that we put in the time to come here and post, really.
No other forum of this type is going to be any different.
I like to do what I can but only if it's something I can do and if I have the time, I'm sure that's the case for everyone here.

Catbert

06-29-2008, 07:28 PM

And it's not like we dont appreciate what you do Scar. This forum really does look new and revitalized :) (But still plasma free :mad: for the love of phatbowser!) so keep up the good work :D.

Scarface

06-29-2008, 10:53 PM

When you learn php you can fix and it i'll put it back.

Deal?

Loop

06-30-2008, 02:12 AM

Feel up to teaching?

Scarface

06-30-2008, 02:29 AM

I dont know **** about php.

Yes but what do you expect (most of) us to do really.....
Most of us are not in a position to help out with hardly anything with this site, other than making graphics and that is not something that everyone here is interested in.
It's amazing enough that we put in the time to come here and post, really.
No other forum of this type is going to be any different.
I like to do what I can but only if it's something I can do and if I have the time, I'm sure that's the case for everyone here.

That's a bunch of bull****, any one of you could take 30 minutes a week to write a small article for the blog but how many have offered?

When adam was setting it up he asked how many members I thought we would get willing to do it, I said knowing this lot absolutely zero. At least I wasn't disappointed.

You expect the forum to be here all day everyday but are not prepared to do anything to ensure its continued success.

And as soon as GG goes off line, my MSN is going crazy with people asking what's going on and when its going to be back.

30 minutes a week ....

ORANGECRUSH

07-01-2008, 03:13 PM

I will wrtie a BLOG. Why not? I do technical writing for a living and am actually very good at it. What I would need is for someone to feed me info. as to what to use in the said blog. A little direction if you will.

Scarface

07-02-2008, 01:02 AM

Well spelling and grammar need to be perfect for a start.

All I do is do a google search for gaming news, find a relevant article, extract the information from it and re write the article including the information, and its done. For copyright reasons copy/paste is totally out of the question.

But as long as it is significantly different from the source it is ok.

I'll tell you what, PM me a test article that you have constructed, and if its up to scratch your in, if not I can let you know what's wrong with it and we can go from there.