09/12/2014: My previous attempt at renaming the directory to foil the spambots did not work. I'm trying now to change the login information for the SQL database. There may be a little bit of downtime but it shouldn't take long.
09/11/2014: I've been having problems with spambots preventing legit users from being able to sign up correctly. I've tried changing the directory from bbs to forums. Hopefully that will stop them and I can remove the retrictions stopping real users from signing up. Sorry if some of your bookmarks have become broken. They can be fixed by replacing bbs with forums in the properties.
Isis came really really really really really close to knocking me off this month.
So come on, join the fun!
FYI's about the game:
1) We do NOT get the same questions everyday for all players. What I mean is, your game on a given day will be completely different from another player's on that day. Questions are chosen from a pool (of likely equal "weight" but I am not sure).
2) Scoring: Each question is worth 100. There are 10, so points come from a possible 1,000 (it is IMPOSSIBLE to get 1,000). Miss one, and your score is 900. Time is also counted (this is why you cannot get 1,000). If you take 60 seconds to play, even if you get 10 correct, your score is determined minus the seconds. So your score would be 940 (a really good score btw). If you miss one and take 60 seconds, your score is 840 (subtracting from the possible 1,000).
3) Sometimes people will finish with identical scores, yet one will be listed atop the other. This is probably because they do count fractions of a second, but do not display those.
4) The most important things are wins and points. Points are the most important because that's what determines the final ranking in the standings. Wins are just nice to have.
The top finishers are recorded in a "Hall of Fame" there. We've never had a problem with (a lot of) players being exluded, however, since we've never had enough players for that to happen.
Give it a try. Sometimes the quizes are pathetically easy, sometimes, they aren't.
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