Yahoo's monumental fark-up of OzTips and our Tipping Comp

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Considering how Yahoo has farked a perfectly great site, what do we want to do moving forward?

Poll ended at Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:22 am

Persevere with OzTips until the end of the season
7
54%
Ditch OzTips and run manually for the rest of the season
6
46%
 
Total votes: 13

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Post by red_dave »

Option 1 would involve putting up with constant tipping fark-ups, changes to cut-off times and scoring issues.

Option 2 would involve everyone PMing me tips and me basically calculating everything manually.


I'm happy to go either way and we can look at next season closer to the date.
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Happy either way........... I am already being called Dave for the rest of this year ;)
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If it's not too much trouble would much prefer if you did it.

Ditch them mate...something that is run on a computer SHOULD be seamless. :?

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Not fussed either way mate. I haven't had any real drama's with it though.

To do it manually will be a pain in the arse though I reckon
It's really all about standing around drinking Dave's beer.
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Blurr wrote:Happy either way........... I am already being called Dave for the rest of this year ;)
With a newborn in the house, chances are the name Dave won't be uttered at your place at all for the rest of this year :lol:


....and I'm with Glen, I haven't really had any issues yet so I'm not fussed either way :kuda:
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Post by Bogan »

I swear I was winning, I know it doesn't look like I'm even registered but I was six points ahead before the latest system screw up. I vote for a manual system for the rest of the year so I can continue to extend my lead...

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Post by fireyrob »

Put the tips in a week before. Edited them 2 days before and the edits didnt work. Yahwhatever it is shithouse.

red_dave ya poor bastard have fun sorting it out :lol:
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Post by JPaddo »

I may be able to help. I'm a software engineer, and basically I'm the tipping guru here in the office. I've written my own version of oz-tips for lack of a better explanation. (read: cleaner, better) Basically due to the same issues you are having now.

Would need somewhere to host it, and spare time for me right now is non-existent, but it's certainly piqued my interest. Too late for this season but perhaps next season's superbike/motogp if there is enough interest I may put my hand up to produce a KSRC tipping site.
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JPaddo wrote:I may be able to help. I'm a software engineer, and basically I'm the tipping guru here in the office. I've written my own version of oz-tips for lack of a better explanation. (read: cleaner, better) Basically due to the same issues you are having now.

Would need somewhere to host it, and spare time for me right now is non-existent, but it's certainly piqued my interest. Too late for this season but perhaps next season's superbike/motogp if there is enough interest I may put my hand up to produce a KSRC tipping site.
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Madkaw??
cvan we host it somewhwere??
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Wattie wrote:Madkaw??
cvan we host it somewhwere??
When it breaks we can all go to his garage, drink beer and watch him fix it :kuda:
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Six Addict wrote:
JPaddo wrote:I may be able to help. I'm a software engineer, and basically I'm the tipping guru here in the office. I've written my own version of oz-tips for lack of a better explanation. (read: cleaner, better) Basically due to the same issues you are having now.

Would need somewhere to host it, and spare time for me right now is non-existent, but it's certainly piqued my interest. Too late for this season but perhaps next season's superbike/motogp if there is enough interest I may put my hand up to produce a KSRC tipping site.
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Post by Jonno »

JPaddo wrote:. I've written my own version of oz-tips for lack of a better explanation.
awesome :kuda:

I voted for manual if Paddo's software gets used.
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Post by laidback »

I prepared to do it manually for a trial (Excel) and would suggest running it side by side the farkyu one for a couple of rounds to see how I go. I would then forward it to Dave for checking - especially my score 8) .

All I would need is the points balance atm. :kuda:
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Post by JetPilot »

I gave up on this when it changed over what a bloody nightmare. Missed tips due to cut off times wrong, no reminders and cant log in now anyway. OVER IT>
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