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User of the day has zero credits?
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EclipseHA Send message Joined: 28 Jul 99 Posts: 1018 Credit: 530,719 RAC: 0 |
I don't usually check out the "user of the day", but I did today... How can a user become "user of the day" with total credits=0 and RAC=0? I guess it's just a random thing and has no meaning! Can I be the first "Jackass of the Day"? :) |
EclipseHA Send message Joined: 28 Jul 99 Posts: 1018 Credit: 530,719 RAC: 0 |
> Well she's crunched Classic in the past. <a> So... is this a valid reason be be "user of the day" in Seti/Boinc? Just seems that "user of the day" should include things like credits for seti/boinc, but then again, I'm running for the "SNAP sponsored Jackass of the Day" :) (Heck, they didn't sponsor a working DB, so I'll settle for JA of the day!) |
Pascal, K G Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2343 Credit: 150,491 RAC: 0 |
> I don't usually check out the "user of the day", but I did today... > > How can a user become "user of the day" with total credits=0 and RAC=0? > > I guess it's just a random thing and has no meaning! > > > Can I be the first "Jackass of the Day"? :) > > You have my vote ;o) My name is Pascal and this message has no meaning, but still has my approval... It is 10 oclock, do you know what your WUWUs are doing tonight... |
EclipseHA Send message Joined: 28 Jul 99 Posts: 1018 Credit: 530,719 RAC: 0 |
> You have my vote ;o) Pascal.. Thank you, but you must realize that you and Giudo are far ahead of me in the polls.. I'm the underdog here! :) |
STE\/E Send message Joined: 29 Mar 03 Posts: 1137 Credit: 5,334,063 RAC: 0 |
guess it's just a random thing and has no meaning! ========== Exactly, thats why I pay no attention to them, I used to check them out & I've noticed a lot of them have no Credit & I've found a few that didn't even have a Computer assigned to the project, User of the Day my Arss... ;) |
texasfit Send message Joined: 11 May 03 Posts: 223 Credit: 500,626 RAC: 0 |
The user of the Day is just who gets the votes. It obviously does not have anything to do with time spent, wu's completed or any other Seti@Home dedication. Argentum = User of the Day SETI@home member since 26 Oct 2000 14:37:39 UTC Country Finland Total credit 0.00 Recent average credit 0.00 SETI@home classic workunits as of 14 May 2004 1,835 ---------- Join the Overclockers.com SETI Team! |
Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238 |
I believe the random selection of "User of the Day" is really the only logical way to do it. Think about it.... If they went by the credits or number of WUs done, one person would always be "User of the Day". I don't know who that person is, but s/he has left all the rest of us choking on her/his dust. I'll get the info on this person and edit this post. Those of us, such as myself, with only 1 PC to donate crunch time with will never be "User of the Day". 1 PC just does not have the power that a bank of PCs does. EDIT: I'm back with the info: #1 - Richard Smith w/79 computers #2 - Team Jolt Cola w/52 computers See what I mean? There's no competing against banks of computers of this magnitude! L8R.... --- Rick A. - BOINCing right along now.... It can only get better! "There is no fate except that which we create for ourselves." Live Long and Prosper.... |
Captain Avatar Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 15133 Credit: 529,088 RAC: 0 |
I appreciate beauty and the brains:::: Question Would we even have this thread if the UOTD was an older male? mmMMM..Lets be honest, ARGENTUM IS A BABE, Not only is she a babe she's a babe that has a brain! I have seen many UOTD (mostly male) who have crunched nothing and no puters listed.... So There, Smiling in Vermont {:=) Middle aged male who has not been a UOTD </img> |
1202 Program Alarm Send message Joined: 16 Jun 99 Posts: 239 Credit: 19,164,944 RAC: 38 |
> Can I be the first "Jackass of the Day"? :) If it helps Woody, I will always think of you as Jackass of the Day. ;) Craig SetiUK - The Offical UK Seti Site - Team Lookers The Space Directory Visit Seti.org.uk SETI News Mailing List S@h Berkeley's Staff Friends Club © [/url] |
bjacke Send message Joined: 14 Apr 02 Posts: 346 Credit: 13,761 RAC: 0 |
User of the day should be a person who works for the project (forum, wu's,...). The whole is more then the sum of its particles. Aristoteles Best wishes from Berlin(52°35'N,13°23'O), Basti S@h Berkeley's Staff Friends Club © member |
Scott Brown Send message Joined: 5 Sep 00 Posts: 110 Credit: 59,739 RAC: 0 |
The 'user of the day' is a random draw of participants with profiles. As far as I know, there has never been any voting that puts someone in that position. The reason that 0 credit/0 RAC persons show up is that the database includes those participants who were brought over in the Classic snapshot. I imagine that this will be cleared up after the more important features are fixed (e.g., pending credit, etc.) |
slavko.sk Send message Joined: 27 Jun 00 Posts: 346 Credit: 417,028 RAC: 0 |
100% agree, she even didn't send any result for more then a year. So it's really random select from database. I really think that there is missing something like instead of select * from users where id = getrandomid() something like select * from users where id = getrandomid() and last > today() - 14_days If not, then we are "Jackasses" already. ;o))) > User of the day should be a person who works for the project (forum, > wu's,...). |
Papa Zito Send message Joined: 7 Feb 03 Posts: 257 Credit: 624,881 RAC: 0 |
I'm going to put a picture of Lucy Liu in my profile so I can be User of the Day too! ------------------------------------ The game High/Low is played by tossing two nuclear warheads into the air. The one whose bomb explodes higher wins. This game is usually played by people of low intelligence, hence the name High/Low. |
bjacke Send message Joined: 14 Apr 02 Posts: 346 Credit: 13,761 RAC: 0 |
I'm not sure that Lucy Liu will help you ;-). The whole is more then the sum of its particles. Aristoteles Best wishes from Berlin(52°35'N,13°23'O), Basti S@h Berkeley's Staff Friends Club © member |
Papa Zito Send message Joined: 7 Feb 03 Posts: 257 Credit: 624,881 RAC: 0 |
> I'm not sure that Lucy Liu will help you ;-). Aww. You hurt my feeling. That one right there. heh And, cripes, Lucy Liu could help ANYONE. Even azwoody. I mean, she's Lucy Liu. ------------------------------------ The game High/Low is played by tossing two nuclear warheads into the air. The one whose bomb explodes higher wins. This game is usually played by people of low intelligence, hence the name High/Low. |
Captain Avatar Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 15133 Credit: 529,088 RAC: 0 |
I rest my case see the new UOTD. hmmmupf http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/show_user.php?userid=71501 Timmy :) </img> |
taltamir Send message Joined: 30 Jul 99 Posts: 96 Credit: 51,791 RAC: 0 |
They could make user of the day the person who crunched the most that day.... with each person limited to being a user of the day one time only. Or they could randomise it from the people who had the most time contributed that day from a single machine (so, on most days it would be between all the people who had it running for 24 hours). Also, who said user of the day has to actually mean anything? its not an award, its more of a community thing. |
Papa Zito Send message Joined: 7 Feb 03 Posts: 257 Credit: 624,881 RAC: 0 |
> > Also, who said user of the day has to actually mean anything? its not an > award, its more of a community thing. > Bingo. Therefore, it should come from people who are active in the SETI community. And it is an award, kind of. ------------------------------------ The game High/Low is played by tossing two nuclear warheads into the air. The one whose bomb explodes higher wins. This game is usually played by people of low intelligence, hence the name High/Low. |
Siran d'Vel'nahr Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 7379 Credit: 44,181,323 RAC: 238 |
> They could make user of the day the person who crunched the most that day.... > with each person limited to being a user of the day one time only. > > Or they could randomise it from the people who had the most time contributed > that day from a single machine (so, on most days it would be between all the > people who had it running for 24 hours). > > > Also, who said user of the day has to actually mean anything? its not an > award, its more of a community thing. > > There's one major problem with your suggestion above. Consider this: I run 1 (one) PC 24/7 running SETI. Richard Smith runs 79 PCs more that likely, 24/7. (Oh, he's the #1 contributer, by the way.) By your thinking, who is going to be "User of the Day"? Sure as hell ain't me! He'd have to shut down 78 PCs just to give me a running chance at UOTD. See my post #32479 for my thoughts on how UOTD should, and most likely is being selected. L8R.... --- Rick A. - BOINCing right along now.... It can only get better! "There is no fate except that which we create for ourselves." Live Long and Prosper.... |
EclipseHA Send message Joined: 28 Jul 99 Posts: 1018 Credit: 530,719 RAC: 0 |
> And, cripes, Lucy Liu could help ANYONE. Even azwoody. I mean, she's Lucy You found me out - I really am Lucy Liu. azwoody is only my pen name! :) |
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