Someone finally figured out how to play with the timestamps.
Just a few thoughts on winning this thread and timestamps, etc.
This thread is named: “Last post wins!!!!!”
Here are the rules:
“Copy pasting any part of your response is cheating and you automatically lose.”
So now we get into some questions:
a) Is it last post to this thread that wins?
b) Is it last post to this forum that wins?
c) Is it last post to any forum or social media site that wins?
Let us assume it is A - last post to this thread wins.
Now we need to ask: What does it mean to post last?
Last - coming after all others in time or order.
This forum sorts all posts within a thread chronologically. Therefore, the last post is the post that appears at the end (or bottom) of the thread. I think it can be argued that the official date/time stamp that is assigned by the forum is the only date/time that counts. If someone changes the date/time stamp for a post, the post will not be at the end of the thread. It will remain in the position it was when it was actually posted - way behind my post. And those that want to change date stamp to infinity – well that’s just silly. Your post will remain in the position it was when it was actually posted – way behind my post.
Now we need to ask: When do we determine the final winner of this contest?
a) When this thread is closed?
b) When this forum is closed?
c) Immediately after I posted this post you are reading now?
I say we go with C, but I’m pretty sure others will say this is not the rule. Lostinidlewonder might object, for example. I’m hoping we can all agree on A: the final winner will be determined when this thread is closed. But what if the thread is reopened later? Let's forget this question - too complicated. Let's just assume when this thread is closed it will not be reopened.
Now we need to ask: What do we get as a prize if we are the final winner? .
a) $1 million USD
b) $10 USD
c) 3 Japanese yen
d) Bragging rights
Let’s assume the answer is D.
Now we look at 2 cases:
1) This thread closes when the forum closes. Question – what will bragging rights be worth? Maybe I'll post on Twitter and Facebook telling everybody after I win.
2) This thread closes before the forum closes. Now the bragging rights may have more meaning. When this happens – I will be sure to post every day in a new Pianostreet thread that I won the BIG Last post wins contest. – This I look forward to.
