IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS/WINNERS IN THE RIO/SKYBOOK "WEEKEND WARRIOR" CONTEST.....

[bucsfan67]

GUYS, I AM SORRY TO HAVE TO SAY THIS, BUT I HAVE DISCOVERED SOME IRREGULARITIES WHILE CHECKING THE ACCT NUMBERS AND EMAILS OF THE PLAYERS IN THE CONTEST....

I HAVE FOUND A DUPLICATE IP ADDRESS OF 2 PLAYERS IN THE CONTEST, AND A DUPLICATE NAME OF ONE OF THOSE PLAYERS WITH ANOTHER PLAYER...

USUALLY IN A CONTEST WHERE THE PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE ACCOUNTS AT THE BOOK, YOU DONT HAVE TOO MUCH TROUBLE WITH GHOSTING, HOWEVER THESE SIMILARITIES SEEMED TOO MUCH TO ME...

THEY ALSO INVOLVE AT LEAST ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WON MONEY THIS WEEK, AND ONE PERSON WHO WON ONE OF THE PAST WEEKS....

I HAVE NOTIFIED SKYBOOK, AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT, THEY HAVE WAYS OF CHECKING ON IT, AND WILL LET ME KNOW TOMORROW MORNING....

UNTIL I HEAR FROM THEM, NONE OF THE ACCOUNTS FOR THIS WEEK WILL BE CREDITED YET, DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF 1 OR MORE PLAYERS ARE DQ'D, THEN OBVIOUSLY THE OTHER PLAYERS WOULD MOVE UP, AND SOME OF THE PLACES WOULD CHANGE.....

I WILL HAVE MORE INFO TOMORROW, SO PLEASE BE PATIENT.....

AS IN ALL CONTESTS, FREE OR NOT, WE LIMIT ONE IP ADDRESS ENTRY PER CONTEST....SO WE HAVE THAT PROBLEM FOR SURE......

I HOPE WE DONT HAVE GHOSTS TRYING TO CHEAT IN THE CONTEST, BUT WE WILL KNOW TOMORROW....

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR IP, ETC, U CAN CONTACT ME AT

BEW47710@AOL.COM

BUT UNTIL THEN, I WONT RELEASE ANY NAMES, DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL PLAYERS ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.....

SORRY FOR THE BAD NEWS GUYS, BUT WE GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES.....

 

[DarrylParsons]

That's pretty depressing. Taking a shot at not just a book but also the Rx and fellow posters. That's lower than low -- downright dispicable! I hope there will be a greater punishment than just a d/q from this contest. Maybe d/q from all contests for a year!? That sounds appropriate. Alternatively, there is the guillotine:

 

[bucsfan67]

well we dont know for sure yet, but we will know more tomorrow...

The book is looking into it....

But it doesnt look good....

and regardless, i have ip matches, and those are not allowed in contests....

 

[vinividivinci]

Maybe we could have a sub-contest to guess the identity of the low-life scammers (giving them the benefit of doubt, of course) who are willing to put their own gain ahead of honesty, decency and self-respect.

A one year off is not enough.


VVV

 

[blueedwards]

 

[bucsfan67]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by blue edwards:

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

my sentiments exactly...

 

[vinividivinci]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bucsfan67:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by blue edwards:

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

my sentiments exactly...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Is this related to my post?

Thanks!


VVV

 

[blueedwards]

no. its related to the people who would:

a) try to scam on a free contest
b) think they will get away with it
c) a & b

 

[vinividivinci]

Blue

Could not agree more! Let's string 'em up by their balls (as if a low-life scammer has any).


VVV

 

[bucsfan67]

^

 

[bucsfan67]

UNFORTUNATELY, 5 PLAYERS HAVE BEEN DQ'D FROMT HIS CONTEST.....

DUE TO IP MATCHES, NAME MATCHES, ETC.....

THE RX HAS A STRICT RULE WHERE 1 ENTRY PER IP ADDRESS IS ALLOWED IN CONTESTS, AND I CONTACTED THE BOOK, AND THEY CHECKED INTO SOME THINGS, AND THERE IS NO DOUBT IN OUR MINDS THAT THESE 5 PLAYERS ARE THE SAME PERSON, OR AT BEST THEY ARE 2 BROTHERS, GHOSTING AS 5 PEOPLE....DUE TO NAMES, IP'S, ADDRESSES, ETC.....

THE FOLLOWING PLAYERS HAVE BEEN DQ'D FROMT HIS CONTEST, AND WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO PUT PICKS IN....

EAGLES WIN BOWL
WEEBS
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PETE54

 

[PO69]

Sounds like some BSKILLER followers to me.

Here is a classic BSKILLER sentence describing him and his exploits.

"BKILLER= The man, the myth, the legend! THe brother, the other brother, the uncle, the nephew, the laptop, the other laptop, the library, the gardner, the cable guy, the other cable guy, etc."


Well you get the picture

 

[DarrylParsons]

I don't know which is more unbelievable...that someone would be such an a-hole to screw us over like that, or that he would be such an idiot as to think he could get away with it.

Is there any discussion at the Rx board level about what to do with contest cheaters in general!? Surely it has to go beyond just a d/q from this contest because we can't send the message that screwing over your fellow players, contest sponsors and organizers is tolerated.

 

[RIOSHILL]

We are deeply saddened by this, and are sorry that this has affected all of you decent and honorable people out there. We are confident that the moderators here will do everything in their power to mitigate this from happening in the future, and would like to really thank the majority of you here who are wonderful and really contribute to this great site.