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March 30, 2014 at 5:46 pm #21056
Joelsim
Discuss. I for one, think that is taking the piss.
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Gkam84
Wig_Billy wrote:My
Wig_Billy wrote:My position.This is a competitive game and I try to do as well as possible in it. I always compare the deadline times with the race start times because I know from experience that mistakes happen. I do this to give myself an advantage and I’m unapologetic about that. There is no rule that all transfers have to be made before a race starts, so to call it cheating is ridiculous.
When I started playing this game it was just for fun, but these days I play to win. Unfortunately it seems this attitude is incompatible with the forum, so I think it’s probably time to say goodbye.
I enjoyed my time here. Farewell road.cc forum. :H
I have pretty much come to the same conclusion. I’m sick of bitching and moaning about this, that and the other.
I don’t get paid to run the game (nor have I ever asking to be paid), I do it because I used to enjoy it and thought I was helping for the greater good of others. Lately it is just taking up time that I could be doing better things with and its the same people day in day out moaning about something.
I now have a business to run, so my time is money. I can ill afford to be sat on here doing rosters, sorting stages, points, finding startlists. Checking them every day before a race to make sure they are as correct as I can make them.
Emailing, tweeting and phoning race organisers to see if I can get information about races….etc
It’s the same as doping.
It’s the same as doping. Competition to win, bending the rules. As I’ve said on BR many times I have no doubt that I would dope too under the circumstances.Wig_Billy this isn’t against you or anyone else who took advantage, that is only human nature, but the UCI shouldn’t just turn a blind eye. Yours just happened to be the first name on the rankings.
Next year I will do the same as you, now I know that it is allowed.
johnny2names
I’m with Simon F on this one.
I’m with Simon F on this one. Jeez, it’s only a game, no one died. I do remember it happening last year at some stage, and I remember hesitating, and deciding no, I want to be scored on my position pre race. However, it isn’t cheating. You can argue about the spirit/letter of the rules, but it ain’t cheating. Still, gkam was clearly trying to stir the pot today 🙂 certainly got the forum going. It also tells you that getting the break away guys in one day races without sprint/mountain points is not where the big money is.backflipbedlem
Wig_Billy wrote:My
Wig_Billy wrote:My position.This is a competitive game and I try to do as well as possible in it. I always compare the deadline times with the race start times because I know from experience that mistakes happen. I do this to give myself an advantage and I’m unapologetic about that. There is no rule that all transfers have to be made before a race starts, so to call it cheating is ridiculous.
When I started playing this game it was just for fun, but these days I play to win. Unfortunately it seems this attitude is incompatible with the forum, so I think it’s probably time to say goodbye.
I enjoyed my time here. Farewell road.cc forum. :H
Don’t go Wig_Billy you’re my inspiration! I want to win too!!!
But still have fun at the same time!!I think in the morning everyone will have calmed down and we can all have a weeks break ready to come back and fight it out again over the Women!!
Wig_Billy
My position.
This is a
My position.This is a competitive game and I try to do as well as possible in it. I always compare the deadline times with the race start times because I know from experience that mistakes happen. I do this to give myself an advantage and I’m unapologetic about that. There is no rule that all transfers have to be made before a race starts, so to call it cheating is ridiculous.
When I started playing this game it was just for fun, but these days I play to win. Unfortunately it seems this attitude is incompatible with the forum, so I think it’s probably time to say goodbye.
I enjoyed my time here. Farewell road.cc forum. :H
enrique
Joelsim wrote:Just click on
Joelsim wrote:Just click on his name and see that he added 2 of the breakaway riders after the race had started.That’s pretty cool. Well, Wig Billy has always seemed like a decent person here on the forum. I’m sure he didn’t mean to cheat per se. He just noticed a loophole and used it to his advantage. If he did do it deliberately, well, of course, that’s not right. But, at any rate, let him give his version of the events.
I just don’t know if Dave and company should become detectives and pursue this like it was a major crime. I think it’s bad enough to be ‘outed’ here. I’m pretty sure they won’t doing that (!) again (!). Not after this (!) Look at how rabidly G defends himself. It wasn’t right, but, what to do now? I agree with Twy:
Twybaydos wrote:… chalk it up to experience… and… ensure it doesn’t happen again next yearAnd I wonder if they come down hard on these people, well, crap, doesn’t it take away from the ‘camraderie’ here? :/
They’re ‘outed’ already. Now what? I guess let them address the issue and wait to see what Dave thinks…
Veelers Wheel
Queens Park
Veelers Wheel
Queens Park Riders
Call me maybe?That’s just a cursory look at the top few on this stage.
enrique wrote:Joelsim
enrique wrote:Joelsim wrote:This has implications on today’s races, and for the rest of the season too.Joelsim wrote:Wig_Billy has made a killing.You think he did it, too? Where are you looking? Is the only reason you first noticed was that G put his team up on the forum?
Just click on his name and see that he added 2 of the breakaway riders after the race had started.
northstar
Gkam84 wrote:It cannot be
Gkam84 wrote:It cannot be done, not can individual penaltiesMaybe it can’t, either way, something has to be done.
enrique
Joelsim wrote:This has
Joelsim wrote:This has implications on today’s races, and for the rest of the season too.Joelsim wrote:Wig_Billy has made a killing.You think he did it, too? Where are you looking? Is the only reason you first noticed was that G put his team up on the forum?
Wig_Billy hasn’t “made a
Wig_Billy hasn’t “made a killing” he’s gained about 20 points.Also, what are you saying about Wig and Gilbert? Call me Maybe?
Not of that makes sense
simon F wrote:Meanwhile, and
simon F wrote:Meanwhile, and more importantly, when are we going to get the Volta Catalunya final scores – I really want to know how far I fell in the FS league.I think TER is on the scores for this, I can go do them now though.
Actually, I think someone is already on them
It cannot be done, not can
It cannot be done, not can individual penaltiessimon F
What a load of bollocks. It’s
What a load of bollocks. It’s just a game. If a few people got a small advantage in a competition that lasts for months, really who cares. Some people will have made legitimate transfers close to the deadline – how will you separate them out from your revenge? What’s the prize – a pair of sunglasses. Not really worth this amount of arguing, especially if whoever wins them didn’t make any disputed transfersMeanwhile, and more importantly, when are we going to get the Volta Catalunya final scores – I really want to know how far I fell in the FS league.
Ok, all transfers involving
Ok, all transfers involving riders who were in the break after the ride/race started removed? (if that can be done of course) -
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