Deathray 2,940 Posted January 2, 2019 2 hours ago, gcreptile said: Golden banana for me with Tyler Trent Or maybe not! Neither you nor anybody else chose him! Remains quite round here to everyones satisfaction. On further investigation, he's on your public team posted on the previous page after the deadline, but not the one you sent to me before the deadline and shown in the masterlist on Page 2. As no requested change was made before the deadline the points - or lack thereof - won't be awarded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Deathray said: Or maybe not! Neither you nor anybody else chose him! Remains quite round here to everyones satisfaction. On further investigation, he's on your public team posted on the previous page after the deadline, but not the one you sent to me before the deadline and shown in the masterlist on Page 2. As no requested change was made before the deadline the points - or lack thereof - won't be awarded. Woops...I must have made some last minute changes.... I might have made the decision not to pick him anywhere then... edit: Oh yeah, because you ruled out the unfamous picks. So I removed him myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Woops...I must have made some last minute changes.... I might have made the decision not to pick him anywhere then... edit: Oh yeah, because you ruled out the unfamous picks. So I removed him myself. Perhaps a bit hasty with declaring him not famous there gcreptile! He's certainly and obscure and minor celebrity by this pools standards, but his fundraising and activism would have got him in. He would have made it through the FFBI filter under the Tom Attwatter rule (one of the original rules) as he raised over $100,000 for charity. Probably in your interest to have removed him this year , but in future feel free to submit names like this if you think they're borderline for a ruling. I'm not sure why you'd want to though given they normally die by March. Quote Celebrities are disqualified if they are a celebrity because of their impending death. For clarification Tom Attwater - fundraiser dying of cancer was an eligible pick for his fundraising. This man who became critically ill after being hit by a trolley in M&S would not be an eligible pick if his identity were known for a game held in 2013, if the man were to recover, his extremely dubious claim to fame as the man hit by a trolley in M&S would be sufficient to see him eligible as a pick if he garnered the required obit. [[Some picks have really tested the limits of this rule and the game-runners patience this year).] The FFBI Filter in full from my notepad, in slighty neater forum numbered form rather than scrawl: Opener: Are they a household name or famous name I recognise from here: Accepted. (Check if there's two people with same name and clarify if so) Checking: Are they another name? Google them! 1. Are they notable for anything outside of illness at least locally*? Acceptable (usually involves finding articles on them) 2. Are they primarily notable for being ill at least locally? Go to Question 4/5. 3. Are they in no way notable at all? Ask the player who the fuck they are and evidence of fame, then returning to this. If still Yes then reject. 4. Have they done (off their own accord not kind strangers) any fundraisers or activism of note at least locally? Accept them. 5. Is they're illness only notable for the illness itself not their actions? Reject them, whilst providing opportunity to player to advocate for No. 4. *locally: within at least a area that has a local rag (major city, town, county, state, university with paper) (will they fucking obit, essentially?) Thankfully only No. 3 got used this year. I might put the filter in the OP for ease of use next year. It's fair to say rejections are bloody rare. It's pretty much to stop people picking the absolute bottom of the barrel for their picks like people with a long term illness/terminal illness/disability who had no intention of sharing it with the world, but the local press are hounding or people who get stabbed and rushed to hospital on new years eve and folk who are in the press selling their death, but have done nothing beyond that of note. Virtually everyone qualifies under Opener, 1, or 4 we had a handful of 3 then 1 or 4 this year, most of which were mis-spellings, and the one which wasn't won the Who the Feck Are They? award. I'm pretty sure there's been rejections in the past but they're not logged and those PMs are long since deleted by moth me and YW at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted January 2, 2019 On 29/12/2018 at 13:21, Deathray said: Predictor Muricy Ramalho (WC) Bob Sheridan Charlie Davis Chen Shui-bian Christopher Berneck Dan Raulerson Decca Aitkenhead Donna Britt Donna Edwards Drica Moraes Edwin Kosik Fernando del Valle Gregg Ottenbreit Jerry Howarth Jessica St. Claire Johnny Canales Johnny Ellis Leon Redbone Maria Chaput Nicolas Leoz Richie Kavanaugh Robin Jackman Rod Gantefoer Ted Poe Tony Norman Deathray, could you please copy the quoted text into the masterlist? Made a few spelling corrections, as well as adding "WC" to my wildcard. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, Predictor said: Deathray, could you please copy the quoted text into the masterlist? Made a few spelling corrections, as well as adding "WC" to my wildcard. Thanks! Done. Cheers (After a quick check to make sure your names were the same, of course!). 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 3, 2019 The slow race gets off the mark... Phantom of the Midway nets 1 point with the death of Kevin J. McIntyre yesterday (2nd Jan)- FERC(that's the Federal Energy Regulatory Comission) attorney general. The specialist energy and environment news org E&E news providing the qualifying obit. Phantom of the Midway - 1 points (1 hit) Everyone Else - 0 points 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,940 Posted January 8, 2019 CaptainChorizo and YorkshireBanker had Lessie Brown, 114 year old believed to be the oldest person in the U.S and another one to cross of that ridiculously long picture post in World's Oldest. 7 points each. CaptainChorizo 7 points (1 hit) YorkshireBanker 7 points (1 hit) Phantom of the Midway 1 point (1 hit) Everyone Else 0 points. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 8, 2019 26 minutes ago, Deathray said: CaptainChorizo and YorkshireBanker had Lessie Brown, 114 year old believed to be the oldest person in the U.S and another one to cross of that ridiculously long picture post in World's Oldest. 7 points each. Oh please DO re-post it.... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,413 Posted January 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: Oh please DO re-post it.... The mad lad did it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 11, 2019 How long the stupid cunto get banned for this time?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 12, 2019 17 hours ago, charon said: How long the stupid cunto get banned for this time?? TBH, forever would be too short. Do we need someone to pick up the slack on this DP -- I think I'm the only regular what doesn't run one.... maybe it's time (and this is one of my favourite DPs tbh). Granted the 'master list' one would work with is going to be the post on p.1. And I'd be totally unfamiliar with a number of names on those teams, so the onus would be on each player to inform that a death has occurred (at least for the first month, then maybe I could get my feet planted). And I can attempt to keep the formatting the same as DRay but I ain't making a million promises. So -- if there are no objections..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 12, 2019 Objection...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhoamI 35 Posted January 17, 2019 1 for me.....and may it be not the last one. - Carol Channing died 16 days before her 98th birthday. Don't know if she would have been celebrating or not. . .. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46878018 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 25, 2019 Well deathers.....been a few hits.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,300 Posted February 2, 2019 @Deathray @Sir Creep Shivakumara Swami died 21. January. Prophet, Wormfarmer, Death Impends, Banana, John Key, The Mad Hatter and I (theoldlady) have him on our lists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,577 Posted February 4, 2019 Sylvia Kay is a hit for me here but she died on 18th Jan so isn't going to give me much in the way of points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torva Messor 279 Posted February 7, 2019 Paul Dewar is my wildcard hit in The Hares Death Pool Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 7, 2019 On 02/02/2019 at 01:43, theoldlady said: @Deathray @Sir Creep Shivakumara Swami died 21. January. Prophet, Wormfarmer, Death Impends, Banana, John Key, The Mad Hatter and I (theoldlady) have him on our lists. I was objected to... lol thank goodness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted February 7, 2019 John Cocks a hit for me and possibly others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebless 203 Posted February 7, 2019 Rosamunde Pilcher gains my first points. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted February 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, FixedBusiness said: John Cocks a hit for me and possibly others. 14 hours ago, Torva Messor said: Paul Dewar is my wildcard hit in The Hares Death Pool Are there QOs for this pool? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted February 7, 2019 22 minutes ago, Grim Up North said: Are there QOs for this pool? Paul Dewar: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2019/02/06/paul-dewar-former-ndp-mp-dies-of-brain-cancer_a_23663449/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/paul-dewar-says-goodbye-facebook-post-1.5008897 https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/paul-dewar-former-ndp-foreign-affairs-critic-dies-of-cancer John Cocks: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12201717 https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/110440777/popular-tv-show-builder-john-cocksy-cocks-has-died https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/entertainment/television-star-john-cocksy-cocks-dies-aged-52?variant=tb_v_1 think at least one of these should be well 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted February 7, 2019 30 minutes ago, FixedBusiness said: Paul Dewar: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2019/02/06/paul-dewar-former-ndp-mp-dies-of-brain-cancer_a_23663449/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/paul-dewar-says-goodbye-facebook-post-1.5008897 https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/paul-dewar-former-ndp-foreign-affairs-critic-dies-of-cancer John Cocks: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12201717 https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/110440777/popular-tv-show-builder-john-cocksy-cocks-has-died https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/entertainment/television-star-john-cocksy-cocks-dies-aged-52?variant=tb_v_1 think at least one of these should be well Ah apologies - I've got Dewar in Death by Numbers and none of above would be a QO for that pool but I forgot this pool was a lot more QO friendly (like its host ). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted February 15, 2019 On 07/02/2019 at 17:25, Grim Up North said: Are there QOs for this pool? Yes, but anything goes, and Tanya Gendle got nothing at all! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted February 17, 2019 Can I use a sub for Tanya Gendle now? Ahem... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
