[PREDICTION CONTESTS] Discussion Thread

[Henry_Leon 1,375]

For Tour contest 2017 the deadline was  - July 3rd, h. 12:25 (GMT +2)

 

Is obvious, if you enter after that deadline, or re- post your prediction (for stages) you lost points for part 1 (General Classification) and part 2 (jersey/ medal winner), according with the rule:

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Contestant will earn 0 points for finished events and the events that have started (heats included). Moment at the latest editing will be considered as the entry moment, in other words.

 

 

[Henry_Leon 1,375]

Just now, heywoodu said:

It is allowed, the deadline for the stages is the start of the stage. Which makes sense, because it would be seriously weird to have a prediction contest for a 3 week competition and then having to predict all stages even before the start  

 

Sorry,where you had read this rule?

[heywoodu 14,954]

1 minute ago, Henry_Leon said:

 

Sorry,where you had read this rule?

In the laws of logic, and I believe there was talk about it earlier in this thread and/or the Tour de France thread. It's been working like this for a long time, including in other Tour de France predictions (not sure if there was one last year, otherwise it was the year before) and with other events like biathlon world championships, where of course you're not required to predict every event before the start of the championships. 

[Henry_Leon 1,375]

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

In the laws of logic, and I believe there was talk about it earlier in this thread and/or the Tour de France thread. It's been working like this for a long time, including in other Tour de France predictions (not sure if there was one last year, otherwise it was the year before) and with other events like biathlon world championships, where of course you're not required to predict every event before the start of the championships. 

 

Ok, maybe there is a misunderstood for me, when was allowed (previous contests) in the rules was wrote  "DAY-BY-DAY ALLOWED"

 

I ask a clarify at the jury commissioner @tuniscof : Is allowed or not the day-by-day, for every stages?

(Next : Stage 12, July 13th, 2017)

 

PS: Tour prediction was 2015 but don't remember if was day-by-day

 

[dcro 10,210]

Nothing was written, so it shouldn't be allowed. Same for everybody.

[heywoodu 14,954]

5 minutes ago, Henry_Leon said:

 

Ok, maybe there is a misunderstood for me, when was allowed (previous contests) in the rules was wrote  "DAY-BY-DAY ALLOWED"

 

I ask a clarify at the jury commissioner @tuniscof : Is allowed or not the day-by-day, for every stages?

(Next : Stage 12, July 13th, 2017)

 

PS: Tour prediction was 2015 but don't remember if was day-by-day

 

I remember it was day-by-day, because I remember setting my alarm every day to enter my predictions  

 

I was convinced it was allowed, because of pure logic and because of previous contests, but alright. It'd suck monkeyballs if suddenly it's not allowed this time, there goes my main chance for a gold medal 

 

Spoiler

it's a conspiracy with a UFO against Sagan, cheater referees 

 

[tuniscof 152]

il y a 41 minutes, Henry_Leon a déclaré:

 

Ok, maybe there is a misunderstood for me, when was allowed (previous contests) in the rules was wrote  "DAY-BY-DAY ALLOWED"

 

I ask a clarify at the jury commissioner @tuniscof : Is allowed or not the day-by-day, for every stages?

(Next : Stage 12, July 13th, 2017)

 

PS: Tour prediction was 2015 but don't remember if was day-by-day

 

 

The answer is NO? Otherwise It would have been written something like " Day-by-day predictions are allowed" but since nothing was written it is NOT ALLOWED

and people why don't you ASK ME for any question OR doubt about the contest ?? and Read the rules please !

There was a Tour de FRANCE 2015 but since we lost the data of the old forum, I don't remember if it was Day-by-day prediction or not, but in the present one it's not allowed so that everyone has to put his predictions from the beginning once and for all not so there is no possible editing after the beginning of Stage 3 (the new deadline for the contest on July 3rd at 12:25). 

@heywoodu you could have asked me !!!  and my answer would have been the same it's a NO ! Day-by-day prediction are NOT ALLOWED !

[tuniscof 152]

Sur 05/07/2017 at 18:40 , bestmen a déclaré:

you have to forget the prediction of the tour de france , you didn't approval the 1rst stage , everybody saw the level of each cyclist during this time trial which is CHEATING , and Sagan/ Valverde /cavendich....... are out

 

so this prediction has nonsens, totally garbage

 

Garbage,?? what are you talking about?? I thought I'd give EQUAL chances to everyone to enter the prediction at the same level since no more than two 4 players could enter their prediction in time (of course i've posted the prediction design late but it's the best i could do...)  other wise those 4 or 5 players would be  advantaged and it wouldn't be fair !

And yes if everybody saw the level of each cyclist so everybody has the SAME CHANCE before posting their prediction (they could have edit it until Stage 3 if they wanted)

I dunno how you call it CHEATING ???  there is absolutely no cheating here. You have to choose better words. Honestly I couldn't understand your attitude 

And is it my fault that Sagan / Valerde and Cavendish and others soon are or will be out??

[tuniscof 152]

Sur 06/07/2017 at 20:29 , George_D a déclaré:

when wil we have the first prediction results for Wimbledon and tour de france predictions?

Don't you worry i'm working on both of them

[Dunadan 1,103]

Just a thought: breaking a prediction design to post day-by-day is completely equivalent to editing your predictions every day, after the deadline. It wouldn't make much sense to forbid the latter and allow the former.