Here's an update because I just love updating. Holy shit do I love it. Updating, I mean, it's like shooting crack. Or at least what I imagine shooting crack must be like. I'm way too suburban for that. Do you even shoot crack? Who knows, ask Rich.
I would have thought everyone loves writing updates but as it turns out, The Adventurists don't! I can tell because they have not changed their website since the lotteries went live. They also haven't given us another email since the one about the waiting list. Was it something I said? Did everyone there die of bird flu? I hear that's an issue in Europe. Either way, the moral of this story is I have absolutely nothing new to write about. Like a porno that cuts off in the middle of foreplay, this update has no climax, no point to it. My bad!
- Tony
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
It's a wonderful world
So, the latest late email came from our friends at The Adventurists. As you'll recall from our last episode, we didn't get in either draw, and thus our names will be entered into the waiting list. Well, those results came, and we did make it onto the waiting list.
In position 1. That is, the moment a spot opens up, we get it.
So we are pretty much in.
In position 1. That is, the moment a spot opens up, we get it.
So we are pretty much in.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Round Three - This Failure Train has no brakes
Well, we got the results from the third and final lottery - still no place for Team WOOOOO.
So what happens now? Do we pack up (so to speak) and go home, disappointed in our failure to secure a spot? NO! Failure is what we excel at! We hunker down and wait. Here's the situation:
In round 1, we made an entry. Other teams made approximately five hundred entries each. 200 places were rewarded; some of them confirmed, some of them didn't, because they were dummy entries that had already won on another entry. We don't get in.
In round 2, the process is repeated. Our entry from the first round carries over; so do a bunch of dummy entries that still hadn't won. In addition to this, more entries are made, many of them duplicates. Another hundred places are awarded; some confirm, others don't. Team WOOOOO still fails to get in.
Then we get the unplanned Round 3. Seeing the places that hadn't been confirmed had thrown their system out of whack, the rally organizers decide to make a third lottery, open only to carryovers from the first two rounds, with no more registrations. As you may see from the pattern, many of these entries are still fake entries that have been floating around since the first or second round. Extra places are assigned, filling the gaps from the first two lotteries.
So now, the third lottery is over, and we still haven't got a place. Since the third lottery was meant to fill the places left over by dummy entries in the first two, it may appear that all is lost; however, you have to remember that many winners of the third lottery are fake entries that are still clogging the system. Third-round winners have until Monday to confirm their win. Some will, others won't. On comes the waiting list.
On Monday, a waiting list is randomly generated for team entries that are still in the system, and an email is sent out to (I think) the top 75 places to let them know their status. Now, my theory is that at this point, a number of empty places are already going to exist, caused by third-round dummy winners. Then the system will start going down the waiting list. Presumably, each position will have at least 24 hours to confirm a spot before forfeiting and moving on the next entry in the waiting list. Many will forfeit, because even the waiting list will be clogged full of fake entries. Unfortunately, moving past these fake entries will take time, since each one will have to expire before moving down the list. However, this is when all the fake entries finally get weeded out; when the final places are assigned, everyone with a spot will be an actual team.
So, in conclusion to this massive essay about absolutely nothing of any importance, I still think we are going to get in. It's just going to take a while. Even if we get in the list at position 30, a fairly good result, that's still a month of waiting time. But we'll see how it works; I retain hope.
We'll update on Monday when we find out more about the waiting list.
- Tony
So what happens now? Do we pack up (so to speak) and go home, disappointed in our failure to secure a spot? NO! Failure is what we excel at! We hunker down and wait. Here's the situation:
In round 1, we made an entry. Other teams made approximately five hundred entries each. 200 places were rewarded; some of them confirmed, some of them didn't, because they were dummy entries that had already won on another entry. We don't get in.
In round 2, the process is repeated. Our entry from the first round carries over; so do a bunch of dummy entries that still hadn't won. In addition to this, more entries are made, many of them duplicates. Another hundred places are awarded; some confirm, others don't. Team WOOOOO still fails to get in.
Then we get the unplanned Round 3. Seeing the places that hadn't been confirmed had thrown their system out of whack, the rally organizers decide to make a third lottery, open only to carryovers from the first two rounds, with no more registrations. As you may see from the pattern, many of these entries are still fake entries that have been floating around since the first or second round. Extra places are assigned, filling the gaps from the first two lotteries.
So now, the third lottery is over, and we still haven't got a place. Since the third lottery was meant to fill the places left over by dummy entries in the first two, it may appear that all is lost; however, you have to remember that many winners of the third lottery are fake entries that are still clogging the system. Third-round winners have until Monday to confirm their win. Some will, others won't. On comes the waiting list.
On Monday, a waiting list is randomly generated for team entries that are still in the system, and an email is sent out to (I think) the top 75 places to let them know their status. Now, my theory is that at this point, a number of empty places are already going to exist, caused by third-round dummy winners. Then the system will start going down the waiting list. Presumably, each position will have at least 24 hours to confirm a spot before forfeiting and moving on the next entry in the waiting list. Many will forfeit, because even the waiting list will be clogged full of fake entries. Unfortunately, moving past these fake entries will take time, since each one will have to expire before moving down the list. However, this is when all the fake entries finally get weeded out; when the final places are assigned, everyone with a spot will be an actual team.
So, in conclusion to this massive essay about absolutely nothing of any importance, I still think we are going to get in. It's just going to take a while. Even if we get in the list at position 30, a fairly good result, that's still a month of waiting time. But we'll see how it works; I retain hope.
We'll update on Monday when we find out more about the waiting list.
- Tony
Friday, November 9, 2007
Posting from home! In underwear!
Rich is correct in that I also did not get in on the Tuesday lottery. I hadn't written a blog update about it because I wanted to connect with Rich and make sure he didn't either, but he's avoiding me to hide the massive crush he has on me. So, the pieces are together now: Team WOOO didn't get in. But let me elaborate on Rich's statement about the elusive third drawing:
Our ever-astute friends at The Adventurists have noted that many places awarded in the first and second lotteries were not taken, due to people signing up more than once (cough). To attempt to remedy this, they are holding a third and final lottery; however, this one isn't actually open for registration. The only entries into the third lottery are carry-overs from the first and second lotteries, which should help clear out some of us that have been in from the start. There's still going to be carry-over fake bids, too, so we'll see what happens. After the third one, they start the waiting list, which is randomly assigned. Rally organizers claim that we'll get an email letting us know our status on Friday evening, their time, which is hopefully pretty soon, my time. So pretty soon we'll know where we stand.
LONG LIVE TEAM WOOOOOO
- Tony
Our ever-astute friends at The Adventurists have noted that many places awarded in the first and second lotteries were not taken, due to people signing up more than once (cough). To attempt to remedy this, they are holding a third and final lottery; however, this one isn't actually open for registration. The only entries into the third lottery are carry-overs from the first and second lotteries, which should help clear out some of us that have been in from the start. There's still going to be carry-over fake bids, too, so we'll see what happens. After the third one, they start the waiting list, which is randomly assigned. Rally organizers claim that we'll get an email letting us know our status on Friday evening, their time, which is hopefully pretty soon, my time. So pretty soon we'll know where we stand.
LONG LIVE TEAM WOOOOOO
- Tony
Posting from work!
Tony obviously hasn't been around to update, so heres the news.
I didn't get in in the second sign up, and im assuming Tony didn't either, HOWEVER, today they are holding a 3rd lottery just for people who are still in the list from the second attempt.
So hope is not lost!
-Rich
I didn't get in in the second sign up, and im assuming Tony didn't either, HOWEVER, today they are holding a 3rd lottery just for people who are still in the list from the second attempt.
So hope is not lost!
-Rich
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Third in a series: Really short updates
Today's the day for Rally sign-ups, round 2. I'm automatically entered from last time, and this time we've also got Rich signed up for a place. There's 100 places being assigned, as opposed to 200 places last Thursday, and the team multi-signing is probably going on harder than ever. That said, I'm still not hopeful about getting in today, and still feel we'll get in sometime this week off of the waiting list. But if we get lucky and make it in, hey, great, congratulations us, party all night. We'll be letting everyone know if we got in sometime tomorrow afternoon.
- Tony
- Tony
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Not a real boy yet
Well, we got the email. And the verdict is... no dice, yet. Here's hoping for next Tuesday!
Here's my personal theory: next Tuesday will come and go and we won't get in, and we'll go on the waiting list. Then, dozens of winning teams will drop out, because they were duplicate entries by guys that entered in fifty accounts to the original two windows, and the waiting list teams will get on. I'm optimistic.
Here's my personal theory: next Tuesday will come and go and we won't get in, and we'll go on the waiting list. Then, dozens of winning teams will drop out, because they were duplicate entries by guys that entered in fifty accounts to the original two windows, and the waiting list teams will get on. I'm optimistic.
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