The (Epic) Fail Thread

Post by **Stuart** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:06

Here is how it works.

If another forumite does something that you consider to be remotely stupid, you may nominate that person for a fail.
If another forumite does something that you consider to be highly stupid, you may nominate that person for an epic fail.
If another forumite does something that you consider to be remotely intelligent, you may nominate that person for a win.
If another forumite does something that you consider to be highly intelligent, you may nominate that person for an epic win.
Minus points are given for (epic) fails, plus points are given for (epic) wins. Once nominated you make it onto the official list, and points are added/subtracted from your total as nominations by other members flow in.
All nominations require a second by another member of the forum before the person nominated makes it onto the list. Seconds must be given within 24 hours or the nomination falls away.
Administrators and moderators have the right to veto nominations, or to nominate without the need for a second, but they must make this clear in their post. If they do not state clearly that no second is needed, a second will still be required.
You may appeal your nominations if you wish. All appeals will be taken to the Tribunal and decided there. Three votes from forumites must be given in order to have your appeal approved. Moderators and Administrators have the authority to approve appeals without second and third votes, should they decide to do so and make this clear in their post.
Only members of the forum may be nominated for a fail/win, or an epic fail/win. Nominations for non-PCF members will be ignored.
You may not nominate yourself for a fail/win, or an epic fail/win. All self-nominations make it to the Official Tard List. No second is needed to make it to this list. No points will be kept in the Official Tard List, only names will be listed.
You may only nominate for a fail/win or epic fail/win. There is no such thing as semi-epic fail, or triple epic fail.
Please understand that this is all in the name of fun. No one is trying to be vindictive (unless QBM posts here), so have a good laugh at yourself and then move on with life.

Here is how the point system will work:

Fail: -1 point
Epic Fail: -5 points
Win: +1 point
Epic Win: +5 points
Self-Nomination: Immediate addition to the Official Tard List

I will try to keep track and update the list, but feel free to PM me if I miss someone.

Right ... everyone get the idea?

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THE OFFICIAL (EPIC) FAIL/WIN LIST
-38 Points killerbyte
-24 Points DAE_JA_VOO
-14 Points Firestrm
-10 Points capanno
-10 Points DeeVeeDee
-8 Points g0ldback
-8 Points Sykomantis
-7 Points ADT
-7 Points NealeDeadlyAlien
-7 Points Prime
-5 Points ACiD_Omega
-5 Points chowzen
-5 Points DarkStar
-5 Points DJT
-5 Points fish_man
-5 Points HuNtingGoof
-5 Points LinkX
-5 Points Pieterpan
-5 Points Pieter Wentzel (and banned)
-5 Points poesneus03 (and banned)
-5 Points PureFire
-5 Points R3D
-5 Points Ryan_Cooper
-5 Points Seuna-K
-5 Points Synthesis
-5 Points Zana
-4 Points KatrynKat
-4 Points TheModDoctor
-3 Points djwez
-3 Points Lancelot
-3 Points THE_STIG
-3 Points Tribble
-2 Points DeathStrike
-2 Points japie_my_skapie
-2 Points PingPong
-1 Point andrekruger
-1 Point cyberduke
-1 Point D3PART3D
-1 Point dad_hator
-1 Point dammod
-1 Point dawid22
-1 Point Dr_Jung
-1 Point Drakonis
-1 Point freeloader
-1 Point JollyJamma
-1 Point Koko_Lion
-1 Point Kronos
-1 Point Nab
-1 Point neon_chameleon
-1 Point OnlyOneKenobi
-1 Point Parabuthus
-1 Point Prometheus
-1 Point Puento
-1 Point Rajiv
-1 Point sektor-05
-1 Point SoulBlade
-1 Point StarBound
-1 Point Stuart
-1 Point Y0da
0 Points Bladerunner
0 Points c0d3r
0 Points fallen_angel
0 Points Kennyisalive
0 Points RuadRauFlessa
+1 Point DeathPing
+1 Point jee
+1 Point Siemens
+2 Points WiK1D
+3 Points doo_much
+3 Points UrBaN
+4 Points Anthro
+4 Points maxxis
+4 Points ryanrich
+4 Points wizardofid
+5 Points Ahzure
+5 Points boerenooi
+5 Points CC001
+5 Points GDI_Lord
+5 Points Halo
+5 Points Judas
+5 Points Richard_
+7 Points jamin_za
+13 Points Anakha56
+20 Points rustypup
+40 Points Ron2K

THE OFFICIAL TARD LIST
boerenooi
1derboy
capanno
DAE_JA_VOO
DarkStar
djwez
GDI_Lord
GreyWolf
JollyJamma
Mclaren
Prime
R3D
StarPhoenix
Stuart
UrBaN
warmachine

NOMINATIONS (requiring a second)

THE TRIBUNAL (three votes required in order to rescind any (epic) fails, or remove your name from the Official Tard List)

Post by **Stuart** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:08

I nominate g0ldback 1 fail point for trying to run F.E.A.R. on his EEE PC.

Do we have a second?

pok · Post by **pok** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:15

schase wrote:I nominate g0ldback 1 fail point for trying to run F.E.A.R. on his EEE PC.

Do we have a second?

I second that

Firestrm_ZA · Post by **Firestrm_ZA** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:15

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:21

I nominate M&B in Centurion for an Epic fail. Been there twice and both times they have had bad service, food has been wrong - and they wait until you finish your first beverage before they bring the food. This forces you to add a second.

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:24

schase wrote:I nominate g0ldback 1 fail point for trying to run F.E.A.R. on his EEE PC.

Do we have a second?

g0ldback - 1 point

Definitely. Sorry jeff... You. Fail

I'd like to nominate Killerbyte for running out of petrol. I think that that one should be an Epic fail though

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:25

I nominate schase for selling his mobo WAY before the P45's arrived, and sitting around like a cake waiting for it

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:26

DAE_JA_VOO wrote:
schase wrote:I nominate g0ldback 1 fail point for trying to run F.E.A.R. on his EEE PC.

Do we have a second?

g0ldback - 1 point
Definitely. Sorry jeff... You. Fail

I'd like to nominate Killerbyte for running out of petrol. I think that that one should be an Epic fail though.

I can see this is gonna go on for a while

QFT with KB running outta petrol

Epic Fail for sure

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:28

We should have Win points too. Like... um...

I nominate Bertus (WiK1D) for passing his driver's yesterday.

Post by **Stuart** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:31

DAE_JA_VOO wrote:We should have Win points too. Like... um...

I nominate Bertus (WiK1D) for passing his driver's yesterday.

Win points will go down as minus points to counteract fail points. So if we get a second for WiK1D, he'll have -1, but then if he gets nominated for an epic fail, he ends up with 4. You see? I'll put that in the rules.

Post by **Stuart** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:34

Lol, this thread is going to keep me busy if it stays alive! CTRL-D FTW!

Firestrm_ZA · Post by **Firestrm_ZA** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:35

DAE_JA_VOO wrote:
I'd like to nominate Killerbyte for running out of petrol. I think that that one should be an Epic fail though

+1 for epic fail

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:56

I second Wik1ds success

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 02 Jul 2008, 11:57

schase wrote:Lol, this thread is going to keep me busy if it stays alive! CTRL-D FTW!

If you do a good job - there is an epic success in it for you

DAE_JA_VOO · Post by **DAE_JA_VOO** » 02 Jul 2008, 12:03

schase wrote:
DAE_JA_VOO wrote:We should have Win points too. Like... um...

I nominate Bertus (WiK1D) for passing his driver's yesterday.
Win points will go down as minus points to counteract fail points. So if we get a second for WiK1D, he'll have -1, but then if he gets nominated for an epic fail, he ends up with 4. You see? I'll put that in the rules.

Yeah, sounds perfect.

This thread is awesome

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 02 Jul 2008, 12:24

OpenTracker Admin wrote:Message received from opentracker.co.za on 2008-07-02 10:19:32 GMT.
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Okay

Here are some things we can upload!

Patches be that for apps or games!

Game Cheats / Trainers / SaveGames

There are lots of things people want that we can share that is legal!

Lets think out side the box - there are some things we can not upload! IE: Movies, Cracked Games, Copy Right Applications!

I am not sure about Games for BackUP? but I am going to find out!

Regards
Admin

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opentracker.co.za

OpenTracker = EPIC FAIL!!!

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 02 Jul 2008, 12:27

Careful GB - someone was just banned for promoting piracy

LinkX · Post by **LinkX** » 02 Jul 2008, 12:28

DAE_JA_VOO wrote:We should have Win points too. Like... um...

I nominate Bertus (WiK1D) for passing his driver's yesterday.

+1

DarkStar · Post by **DarkStar** » 02 Jul 2008, 12:29

I nominate myself for a fail (not epic) for starting an XP install on a machine without partitioning it to the right sizes first.

WAJeff · Post by **WAJeff** » 02 Jul 2008, 12:32

Tribble wrote:Careful GB - someone was just banned for promoting piracy

OpenTracker is a legal torrent site

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 02 Jul 2008, 12:47

DarkStar wrote:I nominate myself for a fail (not epic) for starting an XP install on a machine without partitioning it to the right sizes first.

Seconded

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 02 Jul 2008, 12:48

g0ldback wrote:
Tribble wrote:Careful GB - someone was just banned for promoting piracy
OpenTracker is a legal torrent site

Ah but you are asking about games for backup - according to law - you are not allowed to make copies of your own CDs for backup or safety reasons at all.

WiK1d · Post by **WiK1d** » 02 Jul 2008, 12:49

DarkStar wrote:I nominate myself for a fail (not epic) for starting an XP install on a machine without partitioning it to the right sizes first.

That's not really a fail as you can change partition sizes with software..

SoulBlade · Post by **SoulBlade** » 02 Jul 2008, 13:20

Tribble wrote:
g0ldback wrote:
Tribble wrote:Careful GB - someone was just banned for promoting piracy
OpenTracker is a legal torrent site
Ah but you are asking about games for backup - according to law - you are not allowed to make copies of your own CDs for backup or safety reasons at all.

I'm pretty sure you can with your own legal games. It was discussed 1 year ago in the Piracy Thread. DJV and Rayne argued about it i think

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 02 Jul 2008, 13:34

SoulBlade wrote:
Tribble wrote:
g0ldback wrote:
Tribble wrote:Careful GB - someone was just banned for promoting piracy
OpenTracker is a legal torrent site
Ah but you are asking about games for backup - according to law - you are not allowed to make copies of your own CDs for backup or safety reasons at all.
I'm pretty sure you can with your own legal games. It was discussed 1 year ago in the Piracy Thread. DJV and Rayne argued about it i think

I guess I could be in error. The last article I read said that it was illegal - that was a few months ago.