User of the day!?!

Author	Message
TeamDGC Send message Joined: 27 Oct 99 Posts: 19 Credit: 7,091,042 RAC: 0	Message 666870 - Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 9:09:15 UTC How the hell are they choosen????? Just look at todays for example User of the Day -- October 26, 2007 Stain Igor My name is Igor. I like play chess Could they not find anything better? All time #1 M.U.R.C. Cruncher! ID: 666870 ·

Al Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 5832 Credit: 401,935 RAC: 0	Message 666873 - Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 9:12:19 UTC Who maybe you? Its picked totally at random. Scorpions - Wind Of Change ID: 666873 ·

Pawly Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jan 07 Posts: 2694 Credit: 1,049,945 RAC: 0	Message 667076 - Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 17:21:29 UTC I would wager to say that the SETI UOTD is one of the harder one's to win. Given the amount of users here. That is when it's chosen at random. You may also vote for user profiles you like. For example Click here Thanks! lol DONATE TO SETI ID: 667076 ·

TeamDGC Send message Joined: 27 Oct 99 Posts: 19 Credit: 7,091,042 RAC: 0	Message 667077 - Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 17:21:55 UTC - in response to Message 666873. Who maybe you? Its picked totally at random. OK! Just thought that if someone was choosing them they would pick users with good profiles, donors, active in the forums etc. etc. No offence was ment to "Stain Igor". All time #1 M.U.R.C. Cruncher! ID: 667077 ·

Qui-Gon Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11	Message 667081 - Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 17:34:30 UTC - in response to Message 667077. Who maybe you? Its picked totally at random. OK! Just thought that if someone was choosing them they would pick users with good profiles, donors, active in the forums etc. etc. No offence was ment to "Stain Igor". You are new here, so it is expected you might not know how some things around here work. But be warned, when you post an opinion here you can expect others to react with sometimes opposing opinions. And overall (minus blatant flaming), other opinions and views are a good thing. ID: 667081 ·

Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0	Message 667155 - Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 21:32:03 UTC - in response to Message 667076. Last modified: 26 Oct 2007, 21:41:06 UTC For example Click here Thanks! lol You sneaky little devil! ;) (That aught to be a punishable offense. But it's not. ) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . ID: 667155 ·

Beethoven Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Jun 06 Posts: 15274 Credit: 8,546 RAC: 0	Message 667170 - Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 21:58:01 UTC - in response to Message 666870. How the hell are they choosen????? Just look at todays for example User of the Day -- October 26, 2007 Stain Igor My name is Igor. I like play chess Could they not find anything better? You got something against Chess Players? LOL...just kidding. Someone should tell you: they're chosen randomly, so it has nothing to do with merit. The fuss and congratulations is like an excuse to enjoy some good luck with friends. :]] ID: 667170 ·

GalaxyIce Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 May 06 Posts: 8927 Credit: 1,361,057 RAC: 0	Message 667179 - Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 22:16:44 UTC - in response to Message 667170. How the hell are they choosen????? Just look at todays for example User of the Day -- October 26, 2007 Stain Igor My name is Igor. I like play chess Could they not find anything better? You got something against Chess Players? LOL...just kidding. Someone should tell you: they're chosen randomly, so it has nothing to do with merit. The fuss and congratulations is like an excuse to enjoy some good luck with friends. :]] There are other things chosen with nothing to do with merit. And goble-dee do blah blah it's not a good thing. flam ing balloons ID: 667179 ·

Fuzzy Hollynoodles Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0	Message 667279 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 0:47:20 UTC - in response to Message 667076. I would wager to say that the SETI UOTD is one of the harder one's to win. Given the amount of users here. That is when it's chosen at random. You may also vote for user profiles you like. For example Click here Thanks! lol I have two Seti main UOTD's in my belt, one even on my birthday. :-D I guess a lot of people had voted for me. ;-D "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ID: 667279 ·

Qui-Gon Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 2940 Credit: 19,199,902 RAC: 11	Message 667295 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 1:24:20 UTC - in response to Message 667179. There are other things chosen with nothing to do with merit. And goble-dee do blah blah it's not a good thing. It depends on your point of view . . . ID: 667295 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 667297 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 1:28:35 UTC So is it a voting thingy or a random thingy? Does anybody know for sure? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 667297 ·

Dominique Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 3 Mar 05 Posts: 1628 Credit: 74,745 RAC: 0	Message 667310 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 1:51:13 UTC - in response to Message 667297. So is it a voting thingy or a random thingy? Does anybody know for sure? Why ask us? Ask the admins. ID: 667310 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 667311 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 1:54:12 UTC - in response to Message 667310. Last modified: 27 Oct 2007, 1:54:30 UTC So is it a voting thingy or a random thingy? Does anybody know for sure? Why ask us? Ask the admins. I am asking anybody who knows what the facts truly are. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 667311 ·

Captain Avatar Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 May 99 Posts: 15133 Credit: 529,088 RAC: 0	Message 667316 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 1:58:47 UTC - in response to Message 667311. So is it a voting thingy or a random thingy? Does anybody know for sure? Why ask us? Ask the admins. I am asking anybody who knows what the facts truly are. The facts used to be that it was computer generated But If you click on the profile you can vote and I think the admins has a hand in it as well. ID: 667316 ·

Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0	Message 667332 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 2:13:17 UTC - in response to Message 667279. I have two Seti main UOTD's in my belt, [snip] I guess a lot of people had voted for me. I have one Seti main UOTD's in my belt, who in their right mind would have voted for me... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . ID: 667332 ·

Toby Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 Oct 00 Posts: 1005 Credit: 6,366,949 RAC: 0	Message 667334 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 2:13:30 UTC - in response to Message 667311. Last modified: 27 Oct 2007, 2:14:48 UTC I am asking anybody who knows what the facts truly are. function default_uotd_candidates_query(){ if (profile_screening()) { $query = "SELECT * FROM profile,user WHERE profile.userid=user.id "; $query .= " AND verification=1 "; $query .= " AND expavg_credit>1 "; $query .= " AND uotd_time IS NULL "; $query .= "ORDER BY RAND()"; } else { $query = "SELECT * FROM profile,user WHERE profile.userid=user.id "; $query .= "AND expavg_credit>1 "; $query .= "AND uotd_time IS NULL "; $query .= "ORDER BY RAND()"; } return $query; There are the facts - straight from the BOINC php code :) All UOTDs must have a RAC of over 1 and they can't have been UOTD before and it is chosen at random (ORDER BY RAND() does that). If profile screening is enabled in the project config then the profile has to be screened. Otherwise it ignores the screening. Screening has to be done by the admin. A member of The Knights Who Say NI! For rankings, history graphs and more, check out: My BOINC stats site ID: 667334 ·

blarg Send message Joined: 12 Mar 03 Posts: 319 Credit: 7,805,171 RAC: 9	Message 667352 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 2:28:35 UTC and here I thought all along the mods/admins were simply throwing darts at our pics ;) like take off eh! to The Great White North ID: 667352 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 667359 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 2:37:22 UTC - in response to Message 667352. and here I thought all along the mods/admins were simply throwing darts at our pics ;) I think that's how it's done actually. I got hit in the eyeball once. It was a nasty bit of business. Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! ID: 667359 ·

GalaxyIce Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 May 06 Posts: 8927 Credit: 1,361,057 RAC: 0	Message 667558 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 9:31:51 UTC I wonder if anyone feels silly for putting themselves on a pedestal and assuming that people voted for them to get a UOTD, even on their birthday? flam ing balloons ID: 667558 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 97,085 RAC: 0	Message 667566 - Posted: 27 Oct 2007, 10:06:11 UTC - in response to Message 667558. I wonder if anyone feels silly for putting themselves on a pedestal and assuming that people voted for them to get a UOTD, even on their birthday? I wouldn't think so. I've never been seti uotd and I'm supercilliousnessness. Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing! ID: 667566 ·

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