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"Why didn't I win gameday?"
"I've been here for 3 days and haven't won yet"
So what?
Who cares?
Sorry to sound harsh, but I'm fed up with reading moan after moan about "how it's not fair" and "my post was better".
If you didn't win, that's because someone else posted something better than you did.
Get over it.
It's been said over and over by so many people, don't post merely because you want to win.
It shows. Lengthy, dry and impersonal posts that read like a news bulletin.
Where as the ones that do win are personal, have something to say or are reviews/cheats.
I appreciate that you may have spent an age on a post, but that should be because you had something you wanted to say, not because you thought "Ha! That'll win"
And yes, I am aware that I have won a number of filmadays.
But twice I have had to be told I've won.
Why?
Because it never enters my head to try and win a bloody DVD or game, I don't bother to check the lists.
I've written lengthy posts that have taken me an age, but that's because I've had an opinion I wanted to share with people.
Take my last filmaday win for bullying.
Cooldogs posted his experience, someone else started a thread about bullying because of video games and Wookie added his thoughts.
I had something to say about it, and stuck it in the life forum to try and help someone that was going through the same thing, to try and make them realise that it was ok, that they shouldnt be suicidal or depressed.
I didn't think "Excellent, a worthy topic! I'm sure to win now!".
I understand that some people might be too young to buy their own games.
I've been there too, but now I'm 28 and can buy what I want, when I want.
But you know what?
When I couldn't, when it had to be my mum pay for one?
I waited.
Don't be so bloody greedy and start screaming when you don't win.
It even says in the rules "No complaining, nobody likes a whinger"
This forum has many, many articulate, amusing and interesting people. They win more than once.
Not because of any favouritism but because they post interesting stuff.
Meka and Grix post a lot of long, decent topics each day.
Do you hear them sob when they don't win?
No.
Learn a lesson from those that have the grace and dignity to realise that GAD and FAD are a privilege, not a right.
Thank you, rant over.
"I've been here for 3 days and haven't won yet"
So what?
Who cares?
Sorry to sound harsh, but I'm fed up with reading moan after moan about "how it's not fair" and "my post was better".
If you didn't win, that's because someone else posted something better than you did.
Get over it.
It's been said over and over by so many people, don't post merely because you want to win.
It shows. Lengthy, dry and impersonal posts that read like a news bulletin.
Where as the ones that do win are personal, have something to say or are reviews/cheats.
I appreciate that you may have spent an age on a post, but that should be because you had something you wanted to say, not because you thought "Ha! That'll win"
And yes, I am aware that I have won a number of filmadays.
But twice I have had to be told I've won.
Why?
Because it never enters my head to try and win a bloody DVD or game, I don't bother to check the lists.
I've written lengthy posts that have taken me an age, but that's because I've had an opinion I wanted to share with people.
Take my last filmaday win for bullying.
Cooldogs posted his experience, someone else started a thread about bullying because of video games and Wookie added his thoughts.
I had something to say about it, and stuck it in the life forum to try and help someone that was going through the same thing, to try and make them realise that it was ok, that they shouldnt be suicidal or depressed.
I didn't think "Excellent, a worthy topic! I'm sure to win now!".
I understand that some people might be too young to buy their own games.
I've been there too, but now I'm 28 and can buy what I want, when I want.
But you know what?
When I couldn't, when it had to be my mum pay for one?
I waited.
Don't be so bloody greedy and start screaming when you don't win.
It even says in the rules "No complaining, nobody likes a whinger"
This forum has many, many articulate, amusing and interesting people. They win more than once.
Not because of any favouritism but because they post interesting stuff.
Meka and Grix post a lot of long, decent topics each day.
Do you hear them sob when they don't win?
No.
Learn a lesson from those that have the grace and dignity to realise that GAD and FAD are a privilege, not a right.
Thank you, rant over.
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Will that work?
I've been posting in these forums for such a long time now, and sometimes use many words, often in the correct order and other people win with better posts than mine.
I know that they are BETTER POSTS THAN MINE but I feel that I deserve a game because...er...I have nice feet.
I've been posting in these forums for such a long time now, and sometimes use many words, often in the correct order and other people win with better posts than mine.
I know that they are BETTER POSTS THAN MINE but I feel that I deserve a game because...er...I have nice feet.
Go to www.gamefaqs.com and copy some cheats then.
But I havent won a game in months, it's not fair
Goatboy wrote:
> but I'm fed up with reading moan after moan
Oh, stop moaning you bloody whinger!
;-)
> but I'm fed up with reading moan after moan
Oh, stop moaning you bloody whinger!
;-)
Ant wrote:
Take the stories. A lot of us (myself, Grix, Meka, YH,
> FM, Goatboy etc) have written stories-really good ones! And most of
> them don't win GAD.
It's just nice to entertain people, and even
> better when you get good feedback!!
Damn right! I enjoy writing stories as i know most of the people on here like reading them! Even if hardly anyone liked reading them, i'd still write them as i enjoy it. I've written 1 short story (working on another) and i've contributed to the big FoG ones as well. I've never won GAD for any story related post, yet i'm still writing them as i enjoy it!
Take the stories. A lot of us (myself, Grix, Meka, YH,
> FM, Goatboy etc) have written stories-really good ones! And most of
> them don't win GAD.
It's just nice to entertain people, and even
> better when you get good feedback!!
Damn right! I enjoy writing stories as i know most of the people on here like reading them! Even if hardly anyone liked reading them, i'd still write them as i enjoy it. I've written 1 short story (working on another) and i've contributed to the big FoG ones as well. I've never won GAD for any story related post, yet i'm still writing them as i enjoy it!
Yup.
I post shorter stuff in the games forums because I dont really have much more to offer. Sometimes one of you will start a topic and I think "Yeah.." and add my own stuff.
Movies and music, I post often and long.
Not in any attempt to win, but because music (especially) plays a huge part of my life.
If I win, great. If not, great.
I still get to share info and swap views with people.
But whether I win ever again, doesn't matter one little bit to me, I'll still be there posting stuff and arguing the toss with others.
That's what a forum is about, winning free stuff is an added bonus.
I post shorter stuff in the games forums because I dont really have much more to offer. Sometimes one of you will start a topic and I think "Yeah.." and add my own stuff.
Movies and music, I post often and long.
Not in any attempt to win, but because music (especially) plays a huge part of my life.
If I win, great. If not, great.
I still get to share info and swap views with people.
But whether I win ever again, doesn't matter one little bit to me, I'll still be there posting stuff and arguing the toss with others.
That's what a forum is about, winning free stuff is an added bonus.
Getting things back on track here *cough cough*, i agree with the initial post.
I've said evert since i started on here, and it's still true, that i'm not here to win, i'm here to post my opinions and read others opinions.
Having said, i'm still going to post long posts. But just because a post is longer than a couple of paragrpahs, doesn't mean it's a "GAD attempt". It just means the author can't get their point of view across in less words.
As Goatboy said, winning isn't a right, it's a reward for writing the best thing of the day. If you don't win, it doesn't matter, it's not the end of the world.
I've said evert since i started on here, and it's still true, that i'm not here to win, i'm here to post my opinions and read others opinions.
Having said, i'm still going to post long posts. But just because a post is longer than a couple of paragrpahs, doesn't mean it's a "GAD attempt". It just means the author can't get their point of view across in less words.
As Goatboy said, winning isn't a right, it's a reward for writing the best thing of the day. If you don't win, it doesn't matter, it's not the end of the world.
Mushrooms are natural.
Pot is a herb
Alcahole is a drug
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