Comments on: Last mention of the Sketchbattle Bull$hit http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/ We are your overlords. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:35:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: sopitikoj http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-92087 sopitikoj Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:09:32 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-92087 Hello So interesting site, thanks! G'night Hello

So interesting site, thanks!

G’night

]]> By: Richard http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4729 Richard Sat, 29 Oct 2005 08:57:33 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4729 Sketchbattle is a great idea, and a great community. I'm a part of the whole thing, and have been since I followed the link from Urban Myth, by the co-creator. However, I do agree, as someone that has been active in their forums, and chatted in the IRC channel, that Sambro is an asshat and control freak at times. However, I think he will have learnt his lesson now. Sketchbattle is a great idea, and a great community. I’m a part of the whole thing, and have been since I followed the link from Urban Myth, by the co-creator. However, I do agree, as someone that has been active in their forums, and chatted in the IRC channel, that Sambro is an asshat and control freak at times. However, I think he will have learnt his lesson now.

]]> By: RGE http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4697 RGE Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:50:13 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4697 It makes sense from the perspective of a control freak. He thought that DJ would rally his readers in case he was losing, so in order to lull DJ into a false sense of security, he claims to have removed 45 votes from DJ's opponents so that it would look as if DJ was winning when he was actually losing, and therefore DJ wouldn't mention the sketch battle in his blog an extra time in order to get a few crucial extra votes from loyal readers. Though by that reasoning he might as well obscure the vote results completely until the battle is over. But that would make it even more evident that the result can be manipulated at will by the admin. It makes sense from the perspective of a control freak. He thought that DJ would rally his readers in case he was losing, so in order to lull DJ into a false sense of security, he claims to have removed 45 votes from DJ’s opponents so that it would look as if DJ was winning when he was actually losing, and therefore DJ wouldn’t mention the sketch battle in his blog an extra time in order to get a few crucial extra votes from loyal readers. Though by that reasoning he might as well obscure the vote results completely until the battle is over. But that would make it even more evident that the result can be manipulated at will by the admin.

]]> By: Garen http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4664 Garen Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:30:05 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4664 Really sad to read all this. That story about the votes (in the IM) is astonishing... whay take out votes and add them again later? It makes no sense. I think you handled it pretty well, and your incredulity comes across. Who'd have thought cartoons could be so *dramatic*! Really sad to read all this. That story about the votes (in the IM) is astonishing… whay take out votes and add them again later? It makes no sense. I think you handled it pretty well, and your incredulity comes across. Who’d have thought cartoons could be so *dramatic*!

]]> By: DJ http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4645 DJ Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:51:39 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4645 Anonymous posts are the greatest defenders of your cause! hahahhaha... I think any normal minded person can read the transcripts, and what happened and know it was very unethical to do. I take it that the guy is going around telling his friends I'm twisting his words, when all I did was paste them in! hah.. Anonymous posts are the greatest defenders of your cause! hahahhaha…

I think any normal minded person can read the transcripts, and what happened and know it was very unethical to do.

I take it that the guy is going around telling his friends I’m twisting his words, when all I did was paste them in! hah..

]]> By: Eddie http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4644 Eddie Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:30:37 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4644 I love the "I completely trust him." anonymous posts on that Comixpedia site. I think there should be some comments should be posted there so it doesn't look like DJ is the one that is at fault. I love the “I completely trust him.” anonymous posts on that Comixpedia site. I think there should be some comments should be posted there so it doesn’t look like DJ is the one that is at fault.

]]> By: Grumblin http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4639 Grumblin Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:54:08 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4639 The one thing I don't get about the whole thing is how the sorry teenager that set up the contest failed to : a) realise <i>beforehand</i> that bringing in DJ would bring in a lot of people, and as such might skew the results because of popularity factor. b) utterly and completely to see this was <i>not</i> happening, given that if people coming from here simply voted for DJ because "he's mr. Yirmumah, ya know" , the results would have DJ's sketches winning by a frigging landslide every time he was up. Elementary statistics and stuff... It's supposed to be a simple one-gag diss on your opponent, which means you have to come up with something good every single time. The field in that respect is <i>even</i>. DJ can have a bad day, and a completely unknown "little one" could come up with a whopper, you never know.. Ah well... maybe someone can come up with a better version with less ego and more SPAK! ;) The one thing I don’t get about the whole thing is how the sorry teenager that set up the contest failed to :

a) realise beforehand that bringing in DJ would bring in a lot of people, and as such might skew the results because of popularity factor.

b) utterly and completely to see this was not happening, given that if people coming from here simply voted for DJ because “he’s mr. Yirmumah, ya know” , the results would have DJ’s sketches winning by a frigging landslide every time he was up.

Elementary statistics and stuff…

It’s supposed to be a simple one-gag diss on your opponent, which means you have to come up with something good every single time. The field in that respect is even. DJ can have a bad day, and a completely unknown “little one” could come up with a whopper, you never know..

Ah well… maybe someone can come up with a better version with less ego and more SPAK! ;)

]]> By: Iryngo Nan Ma http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4637 Iryngo Nan Ma Thu, 27 Oct 2005 05:12:31 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4637 Do comics 'till you die. I feel like playing that old suck-ass game, 'skate or die'. Aside from that, there should be a silencer for babies-shakers-analogy. Do comics ’till you die. I feel like playing that old suck-ass game, ’skate or die’.

Aside from that, there should be a silencer for babies-shakers-analogy.

]]> By: Lord of Funk http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4636 Lord of Funk Thu, 27 Oct 2005 03:45:25 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4636 Adam... just one word for you: "Bravo". *claps* Adam… just one word for you:

“Bravo”.

*claps*

]]> By: Calypso http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4633 Calypso Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:39:48 +0000 http://yirmumah.net/last-mention-of-the-sketchbattle-bullhit/#comment-4633 Adam Black Says: October 26th, 2005 at 8:37 pm I love how (in his own forums!) Sambro more or less repeats the phrase, “I didn’t cheat! I just altered the votes!” That’s like saying, “I didn’t kill the baby! I just shook it till it stopped crying!” Good Lord I LOVE your analysis Adam!! I just can't stop laughing!! Adam Black Says:
October 26th, 2005 at 8:37 pm

I love how (in his own forums!) Sambro more or less repeats the phrase, “I didn’t cheat! I just altered the votes!”

That’s like saying, “I didn’t kill the baby! I just shook it till it stopped crying!”

Good Lord I LOVE your analysis Adam!! I just can’t stop laughing!!

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