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Getting a Kodak Zi8

Al Gilman — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:35:57 +0000

Raffle #7

Al Gilman — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:51:12 +0000

Its that time again! Raffle #7 !!!

Read the entire post before, replying. Failure to do so may result in disqualification!

The prize:
1 x AdventureQuest Worlds Game Card Code

Who is eligible to enter?

All members of aqworldswiki.com OR epicduelwiki.com who have made at least 15 edits between 00:01 AM Thursday June 17th 2010 and 00:01 AM Sunday July 18th are eligible to enter. I will verify this when I assign ticket numbers.

The aqworldswiki.com server time is used to determine the exact cutoffs for the dates.
Limit one entry per person.

Deadline for raffle entry period:
Sunday August 8th 2010, 11:59PM MNT Time.

Prize assignment method:
All entries will receive a number, these numbers will only be posted in the second post of this topic. After the raffle entry period is over, a random number generator. Likely random.org will be used to select a number that will correlate to someones entry number. That person will be deemed the winner.

Prize delivery method:
I will email the winner using the address they registered on aqworldswiki.com
Make sure you have a valid email registered and you have “Enable e-mail from other users” enabled in the wiki preferences.
This prize has no cash value.

Prize substitution:
No prize substitutions will be made.

Entry Method:
To enter add a comment to this post with the following:

* The first line of your comment should be “I want to enter the raffle”

* You must clearly indicate your aqworldswiki.com username OR your epicduelwiki.com username. You must make the distinction from which wiki you come.

* Assuming you are about to have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich (hopefully your not allergic to peanuts). What kind of jelly would you put on the sandwich? Would you put anything else on the sandwich?

A few things to consider:
The rules of this raffle may change at any time and it is your job to keep informed. Changes will be made available here.
Also if it is illegal in your country to enter a raffle such as this, don’t do this under threat of prosecution by your local law authorities
Odds of winning are determined by how many eligible entries are recieved.
I WILL NEVER ASK FOR YOUR ACCOUNT PASSWORD, IF SOMEONE DOES CLAIMING IT IS FOR THE RAFFLE TELL ME I WILL GIVE YOU A COOKIE!

Raffle #6 – Winner #8 Solarandrack

Al Gilman — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:58:05 +0000

I made a mistake in the video and read that Pinsad was the winner, however Pinsad’s number was 18 and not 8. After reviewing the results I found that Solarandrack held ticket #8 and was the winner. I apologize for the discrepancy in the video.

I went through all the entries and found 19 were valid. To check whether you had the necessary number of edits I just plugged your listed user name into http://aqworldswiki.com/index.php/Special:Contributions . As always if your name is missing from the list or you feel your entry is valid please do contact me through the comments section of the post or otherwise and I will try and correct the error. Also this time I allowed two entries which met the edit requirements but originated from epicduelwiki. This will be allowed from now and will be noted in the future rules.

You must contact me before Midnight Sunday July 11th if there is a mistake I made in the listing.

The drawing will be held live at 2:00 PM Mountain Time on Monday July 12th. The location of the drawing will be right here in this blog post. A recording will be made just in case you miss it.

Ticket Number aqworldswiki/epicduelwiki username

2   -   Brian 556
9   -   Darkblade14
1   -   Drake
7   -   exodiadinosaur
3   -   Extreme speed
19   -   firdrak
10   -   Genj0709
17   -   jlaz123
14   -   Masum k
5   -   NafetsTheGreat
18   -   Pinsad
11   -   shadow force
13   -   SirVivorofsilver
12   -   skaet
15   -   SMGS
8   -   Solarandrack
4   -   T_Man999
6   -   The Doctor
16   -   White tiger

Below is the list of all entries I recieved,

aqworldswiki username   Eligiblility
The Doctor   -   Valid – EpicDuel Wiki
SMGS   -   Valid – EpicDuel Wiki
T_Man999   -   Valid
Darkblade14   -   Valid
White tiger   -   Valid
jlaz123   -   Valid
Solarandrack   -   Valid
Masum k   -   Valid
skaet   -   Valid
shadow force   -   Valid
Drake   -   Valid
NafetsTheGreat   -   Valid
SirVivorofsilver   -   Valid
exodiadinosaur   -   Valid
firdrak   -   Valid
Pinsad   -   Valid
Brian 556   -   Valid
Genj0709   -   Valid
Extreme speed   -   Valid
Sargent Grevious   -   Invalid – No Edits
MT   -   Invalid – No Edits
ShadowMaster9990   -   Invalid – No Edits
dario ridder   -   Invalid – No Edits
Reaval   -   Invalid – No Edits
Shakhy11   -   Invalid – No Edits
mepro282   -   Invalid – No Edits
chronomancer101   -   Invalid – No Edits
assasin_me   -   Invalid – No Edits
Raphael52004   -   Invalid – No Edits
HeatwaveX   -   Invalid – No Edits
brendantruong   -   Invalid – No Edits
2moomoo11   -   Invalid – No Edits
kent 08   -   Invalid – No Edits
dragonsl000   -   Invalid – No Edits
Zuren Garcia   -   Invalid – No Edits
Guardian Lord 10598   -   Invalid – No Edits
The Aphasic   -   Invalid – No Edits
diwatah    -   Invalid – No Edits
gazzerman    -   Invalid – No Edits
Guh T.   -   Invalid – No Edits
Zeruelit0x   -   Invalid – No Edits
snyperz000   -   Invalid – No Edits
matanui 11   -   Invalid – No Edits
RELZ VALZ   -   Invalid – No Edits
N 99   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
Awesome_Sauce   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
Felkaranos   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
toruya   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
Tamara Kaye   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
RisingPhoenix   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
jegaggin   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
Draconlith   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
Cyberbakio ryugan   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
supacrap   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th
Njin   -   Invalid – Does not have 10 edits between May 18th and June 17th

G20 Protests

Al Gilman — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:44:48 +0000

Wow my view of how protests are portrayed has just changed. For some reason my first thought of a protest is one that has gone bad. Where the protesters have started getting violent. However after watching some alternative press videos, it can definitely be seen that the police, may want the protesters to get violent. So that the mainstream media can focus on the violence of the protests rather then on the message by the protesters.

This is a frightening way of silencing the public. Watch the video below as it shows Police Provocateurs trying to get people to break the rules. Watch as the plain clothed people disappear behind the line of police.

If you are still interested or have 20 minutes to spare check out these two videos by PRESS FOR TRUTH covering some of the police activity in the area. Including what they believe is allowing a police car to get smashed up and burned, just for the graphic images that it would create.

Isn’t it sad that we let the actions of few overshadow the message of many?

Daily Dose of Cute

Al Gilman — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:06:31 +0000

So your shooting wildlife and then the wildlife decides to come and assist you. This is one lucky and super adorable photo!

Play Session – Heavy Rain

Al Gilman — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:13:41 +0000

So I have this whole week off work, so I got to do some video gaming. Borrowed Heavy Rain from my friend, and managed to beat it in about a day. I know the game came out ages ago but I just now got around to playing it. It was actually the first game I played in a while.

The game is a murder mystery and you take on the perspectives of various characters as the story unfolds. The game is very cinematic and riddled with quick time events. It was lots of fun, to be honest I was surprised at who the killer turned out to be.

I would definitely recommend that you give this game a play, or if you already have let me know what you thought of it?

Raffle #6

Al Gilman — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:31:50 +0000

Raffle entry is over. Tickets will be assigned soon.

What comes after Raffle#5??? Raffle #6!!!!

Read the entire post before, replying. Failure to do so may result in disqualification!

The prize:
1 x AdventureQuest Worlds Game Card Code

Who is eligible to win?

All members of aqworldswiki.com who have made at least 10 edits between Tuesday May 18th 2010 and Thursday June 17th 2010 are eligible to enter. I will verify this when I assign ticket numbers.

The aqworldswiki.com server time is used to determine the exact cutoffs for the dates.
Limit one entry per person.

Deadline for raffle entry period:
Sunday July 4th 2010, 11:59PM MNT Time.

Prize substitution:
No prize substitutions will be made.

Entry Method:
To enter add a comment to this post with the following:

The first line of your comment should be “I want to enter the raffle”

You must clearly indicate your aqworldswiki.com Username

Tell me your favorite type of music (optional)

Deus Ex 3 Trailer

Al Gilman — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:59:01 +0000

You have probably never played the first two games but let me tell you. The first game was awesome. The second was ok, but not as great. The third…. the trailer looks unbelievable. Probably because the trailer was made by Square Enix. Check it out you wont be dissapointed!

Raffle #5 – Winner T_Man999

Al Gilman — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:41:19 +0000

Note: There was a reshuffle in ticket numbers at 12:49 PM Sat June 9th as I had to add skaet to the raffle, because he was originally marked as an invalid entry due to providing an incorrect username.

I went through all the entries and found 22 were valid. To check whether you had the necessary number of edits I just plugged your listed user name into http://aqworldswiki.com/index.php/Special:Contributions . As always if your name is missing from the list and you submitted an entry please do contact me through the comments section of the post or otherwise and I will try and correct the error.

You must contact me before Midnight Friday June 11th if there is a mistake I made in the listing.

The drawing will be held live at 2:00 PM Mountain Time on Saturday June 12th. The location of the drawing will be right here in this blog post. A recording will be made just in case you miss it.

Below are all the entries, as well as ticket numbers for those entries which were valid.
Ticket Number       AQWorldswiki.com username       Entry Status
15   -   Awesome_Sauce   -   Valid
5   -   Azahaniel   -   Valid
1   -   conway1996   -   Valid
10   -   DerkomaiWing   -   Valid
16   -   Drake   -   Valid
13   -   elle lawliette   -   Valid
12   -   exodiadinosaur   -   Valid
3   -   Felkaranos   -   Valid
21   -   Gamefreak776   -   Valid
14   -   Izargeco   -   Valid
9   -   Jlaz123   -   Valid
22   -   knight revenger   -   Valid
23   -   lady invis   -   Valid
2   -   Masum k   -   Valid
20   -   Njin   -   Valid
19   -   Pinsad   -   Valid
8   -   Sethar119   -   Valid

17   -   SirVivorofsilver   -   Valid
6       skaet   -   Valid – Changed Status 12:45 MNT Time June 12th, 2010
18   -   Solveig   -   Valid
4   -   T_Man999   -   Valid
11   -   visorak741   -   Valid
7   -   white tiger   -   Valid

shadow force   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits dating prior to Tuesday May 18th
yoyo4535    -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits dating prior to Tuesday May 18th
Zaibatsu7   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits dating prior to Tuesday May 18th
Dragonian Titan777   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits dating prior to Tuesday May 18th
Aerlis   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits dating prior to Tuesday May 18th
NocromancerBaltor   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits dating prior to Tuesday May 18th
Toruya   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits dating prior to Tuesday May 18th
Darkblade14   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits dating prior to Tuesday May 18th
fitzgerard   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
katana678   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
James Tran   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
marmorix   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
kim lois   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
the1genie   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
lazzuri    -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
Sargent Grevious   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
Kualajohn   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
Galmon12   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
superrobotechboy   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
34moles   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
Em Parat   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
fadzil369   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
zanclaw   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
sphinx401   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
james hawkins99   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
barjin    -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
Jepopo23   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
qaedi   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
hongfei   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
mynam3ism3r   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
nekon253   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
The Sage Lord   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
ozey99   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
raphael52004   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
ViniBello   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
Zuren Garcia   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
randor estences   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
berzekerLT   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
aremixx06   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits
Pawner 23   -   ineligible – Doesnt have 5 edits

Codifying Clan Engagement

Al Gilman — Fri, 28 May 2010 05:55:12 +0000

While wars are not allowed to be waged through the vandalism of Clan wiki pages, I see no reason from forbidding discussion of such wars to occur on the wiki. Also I think there should be a code of conduct that each clan on the wiki should abide by. This code would include the proper procedures for initiating a war with another clan. The code would also differentiate between a ‘war’ and an ‘attack’, where the defending clan did not accept the war. Such attacks may even be regarded negatively by other clans.

Let me know your ideas for such a code, or let me know that you think this idea sucks. Either way I want to hear from you!