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Boo_Mario 11/19/18 7:19:51 PM #1:	Entry: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/ Results: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/bop.php I'd like to humbly ask @Ngamer64 & @NowItsAngeTime for permission to run the Board 8 Contest as well ... are you okay with this? I can promise there will be no more data entry errors ;-) <cite>Boo_Mario posted [p:912700362] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Entry: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/ Results: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/bop.php I'd like to humbly ask @Ngamer64 & @NowItsAngeTime for permission to run the Board 8 Contest as well ... are you okay with this? I can promise there will be no more data entry errors ;-)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NowItsAngeTime 11/19/18 7:22:03 PM #2:	Definitely all for it! Especially since NGamer doesn't seem to want to do a Guru for Second Chance brackets --- ISFJ Big on Visual Novels, Anime, Video games. Twitter: superange128 Planned 2018 Fighting Game Mains: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgH4MCHVMAAKV9l.png <cite>NowItsAngeTime posted [p:912700478] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Definitely all for it! Especially since NGamer doesn't seem to want to do a Guru for Second Chance brackets</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LusterSoldier 11/19/18 9:01:14 PM #3:	Boo_Mario posted... Entry: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/ Results: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/bop.php Although a BOP for the Second Chance Contest is good to have, some of the brackets that people submit won't be the same as their final bracket. So you will have to start up a second topic after entries close so people can submit their final bracket and we can see how things have changed from the original BOP. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ \| ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BK_Sheikah00, Guru Champ! <cite>LusterSoldier posted [p:912706204] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Mario posted...</cite> <quote>Entry: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/ Results: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/bop.php</quote> Although a BOP for the Second Chance Contest is good to have, some of the brackets that people submit won't be the same as their final bracket. So you will have to start up a second topic after entries close so people can submit their final bracket and we can see how things have changed from the original BOP.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jacko_vdz 11/19/18 9:22:17 PM #4:	Done! --- Congrats BKSheikah, BYIG Guru champion! FFBE: 216 082 611 <cite>jacko_vdz posted [p:912707513] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Done!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NowItsAngeTime 11/19/18 11:51:34 PM #5:	Entered my bracket in --- ISFJ Big on Visual Novels, Anime, Video games. Twitter: superange128 Planned 2018 Fighting Game Mains: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgH4MCHVMAAKV9l.png <cite>NowItsAngeTime posted [p:912716251] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Entered my bracket in</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZeldaTPLink 11/20/18 7:47:03 AM #6:	Done. <cite>ZeldaTPLink posted [p:912728316] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Done.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tennisboy213 11/20/18 8:00:52 AM #7:	submitted <cite>tennisboy213 posted [p:912728693] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>submitted</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
charmander6000 11/20/18 11:29:09 AM #8:	bump --- CBX - Today's Winners: Mega Man X and Sephiroth Score: 196/256 <cite>charmander6000 posted [p:912736559] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>bump</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SwiftyDC 11/20/18 2:35:27 PM #9:	tag I'll do this in the next few days --- Dilated Chemist <cite>SwiftyDC posted [p:912746328] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>tag I'll do this in the next few days</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Mario 11/20/18 4:08:38 PM #10:	LusterSoldier posted... Although a BOP for the Second Chance Contest is good to have, some of the brackets that people submit won't be the same as their final bracket. So you will have to start up a second topic after entries close so people can submit their final bracket and we can see how things have changed from the original BOP. Sure, I'll do that... what's annoying is the parser for the bracket submission page actually isn't compatible with the "View Your Bracket" page (presumably due to differences in underlying HTML), so I'll either have to write a separate parser or ask people to resubmit as close to the deadline as possible. <cite>Boo_Mario posted [p:912751365] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>LusterSoldier posted...</cite> <quote> Although a BOP for the Second Chance Contest is good to have, some of the brackets that people submit won't be the same as their final bracket. So you will have to start up a second topic after entries close so people can submit their final bracket and we can see how things have changed from the original BOP.</quote> Sure, I'll do that... what's annoying is the parser for the bracket submission page actually isn't compatible with the "View Your Bracket" page (presumably due to differences in underlying HTML), so I'll either have to write a separate parser or ask people to resubmit as close to the deadline as possible.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Advokaiser 11/20/18 5:13:50 PM #11:	Uh, I think I submitted it. I only copy-pasted the HTML into the box, but it doesn't show neither my username nor my tiebreaker. --- Here lies the sig of BK_Sheikah00, who swore fealty to the Gurus of Board 8. <cite>Advokaiser posted [p:912754710] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Uh, I think I submitted it. I only copy-pasted the HTML into the box, but it doesn't show neither my username nor my tiebreaker.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Mario 11/20/18 7:27:02 PM #12:	Advokaiser posted... Uh, I think I submitted it. I only copy-pasted the HTML into the box, but it doesn't show neither my username nor my tiebreaker. something went wrong... did you copy the entire html? are you using a custom css/stylesheet? <cite>Boo_Mario posted [p:912761439] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>Advokaiser posted...</cite> <quote>Uh, I think I submitted it. I only copy-pasted the HTML into the box, but it doesn't show neither my username nor my tiebreaker.</quote> something went wrong... did you copy the entire html? are you using a custom css/stylesheet?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Advokaiser 11/20/18 7:37:18 PM #13:	Boo_Mario posted... Advokaiser posted... Uh, I think I submitted it. I only copy-pasted the HTML into the box, but it doesn't show neither my username nor my tiebreaker. something went wrong... did you copy the entire html? are you using a custom css/stylesheet? I don't know, I don't have a way to say. Are there specific steps to follow or is it just copy-pasting the URL into the box? --- Here lies the sig of BK_Sheikah00, who swore fealty to the Gurus of Board 8. <cite>Advokaiser posted [p:912761987] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Mario posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Advokaiser posted...</cite> <quote>Uh, I think I submitted it. I only copy-pasted the HTML into the box, but it doesn't show neither my username nor my tiebreaker.</quote> something went wrong... did you copy the entire html? are you using a custom css/stylesheet?</quote> I don't know, I don't have a way to say. Are there specific steps to follow or is it just copy-pasting the URL into the box?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Mario 11/20/18 7:39:16 PM #14:	Go to view-source:https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/cbx_2c_entry Select All (or ctrl+A) Copy/paste everything into the box on http://fghj.pw/cbx2/ and press Submit <cite>Boo_Mario posted [p:912762081] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Go to view-source:https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/cbx_2c_entry Select All (or ctrl+A) Copy/paste everything into the box on http://fghj.pw/cbx2/ and press Submit</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NowItsAngeTime 11/20/18 11:33:28 PM #15:	bumpo --- ISFJ Big on Visual Novels, Anime, Video games. Twitter: superange128 Planned 2018 Fighting Game Mains: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgH4MCHVMAAKV9l.png <cite>NowItsAngeTime posted [p:912773908] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>bumpo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tennisboy213 11/21/18 2:56:52 AM #16:	NowItsAngeTime posted... bumpo <cite>tennisboy213 posted [p:912781106] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>NowItsAngeTime posted...</cite> <quote>bumpo</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
STElNER 11/21/18 3:40:27 AM #17:	Advokaiser posted... Boo_Mario posted... Advokaiser posted... Uh, I think I submitted it. I only copy-pasted the HTML into the box, but it doesn't show neither my username nor my tiebreaker. something went wrong... did you copy the entire html? are you using a custom css/stylesheet? I don't know, I don't have a way to say. Are there specific steps to follow or is it just copy-pasting the URL into the box? :joy: <cite>STElNER posted [p:912782096] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>Advokaiser posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Mario posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Advokaiser posted...</cite> <quote>Uh, I think I submitted it. I only copy-pasted the HTML into the box, but it doesn't show neither my username nor my tiebreaker.</quote> something went wrong... did you copy the entire html? are you using a custom css/stylesheet?</quote> I don't know, I don't have a way to say. Are there specific steps to follow or is it just copy-pasting the URL into the box?</quote> :joy:</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Mario 11/21/18 5:05:09 AM #18:	Advokaiser posted... I don't know, I don't have a way to say. Are there specific steps to follow or is it just copy-pasting the URL into the box? You copy & paste the contents of the URL, not the URL itself. So what you paste into the box should start with something like `<!doctype html> <html lang="en" class="js no-touch" itemscope> <head> <title>Character Battle X - Second Chance Bracket Entry - GameFAQs</title>` and it should be quite long with some 600+ lines of code. I see one database entry with tiebreaker 778932 and empty username. Was this you? <cite>Boo_Mario posted [p:912783641] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>Advokaiser posted...</cite> <quote> I don't know, I don't have a way to say. Are there specific steps to follow or is it just copy-pasting the URL into the box?</quote> You copy & paste the contents of the URL, not the URL itself. So what you paste into the box should start with something like <quote> <!doctype html> <html lang="en" class="js no-touch" itemscope> <head> <title>Character Battle X - Second Chance Bracket Entry - GameFAQs</title> </quote> and it should be quite long with some 600+ lines of code. I see one database entry with tiebreaker 778932 and empty username. Was this you?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Advokaiser 11/21/18 10:49:06 AM #19:	Oh, thank you. Boo_Mario posted... I see one database entry with tiebreaker 778932 and empty username. Was this you? No, it wasn't me. --- Here lies the sig of BK_Sheikah00, who swore fealty to the Gurus of Board 8. <cite>Advokaiser posted [p:912792977] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Oh, thank you. <cite>Boo_Mario posted...</cite> <quote>I see one database entry with tiebreaker 778932 and empty username. Was this you?</quote> No, it wasn't me.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MetalmindStats 11/21/18 11:54:19 AM #20:	Done. <cite>MetalmindStats posted [p:912795841] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Done.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PSI_NESS 11/21/18 3:14:42 PM #21:	Done. --- Congrats to BKSheikah, winner of the BYIG Guru Contest! <cite>PSI_NESS posted [p:912806769] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Done.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZenOfThunder 11/21/18 4:04:21 PM #22:	tag thanks for doing this! --- drooling while eating <cite>ZenOfThunder posted [p:912809424] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>tag thanks for doing this!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cloyenne 11/21/18 5:04:24 PM #23:	Boo_Mario posted... I see one database entry with tiebreaker 778932 and empty username. Was this you? That's my entry btw, sorry. --- Q: What's the difference between an actor and a baker? A: An actor has roles, a baker has rolls. [I'm Abomstar.] <cite>Cloyenne posted [p:912812603] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Mario posted...</cite> <quote>I see one database entry with tiebreaker 778932 and empty username. Was this you?</quote> That's my entry btw, sorry.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jcgamer107 11/21/18 5:12:30 PM #24:	25 of 26 people have Link winning it all as of now, with the 26th person still having him reach the finals. it would be hilarious if he somehow didn't win it. --- SeabassDebeste BK_Sheikah00 Grand_Kirby WAY TO GO THERE BOIYS, GOOD GAMEFAQS BOYS <cite>jcgamer107 posted [p:912813032] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>25 of 26 people have Link winning it all as of now, with the 26th person still having him reach the finals. it would be hilarious if he somehow didn't win it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Natwaf_akidna 11/21/18 9:03:53 PM #25:	Done --- No more Waifus, just Wife for me thanks. <cite>Natwaf_akidna posted [p:912824489] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Done</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tennisboy213 11/22/18 2:04:26 AM #26:	a little surprised someone has Auron but not Tifa <cite>tennisboy213 posted [p:912836351] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>a little surprised someone has Auron but not Tifa</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
azuarc 11/22/18 8:20:08 PM #27:	entered. --- Video Game Music Contest 12 winner: Ys 8 - Sunshine Coastline <cite>azuarc posted [p:912874674] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>entered.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Advokaiser 11/22/18 9:43:13 PM #28:	Great! Successfully entered. --- Here lies the sig of BK_Sheikah00, who swore fealty to the Gurus of Board 8. <cite>Advokaiser posted [p:912878180] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Great! Successfully entered.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tennisboy213 11/23/18 6:41:09 AM #29:	bump <cite>tennisboy213 posted [p:912892819] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>bump</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
STElNER 11/23/18 6:49:17 AM #30:	jcgamer107 posted... 25 of 26 people have Link winning it all as of now, with the 26th person still having him reach the finals. it would be hilarious if he somehow didn't win it. hilarious and very satisfying for me <cite>STElNER posted [p:912892959] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>jcgamer107 posted...</cite> <quote>25 of 26 people have Link winning it all as of now, with the 26th person still having him reach the finals. it would be hilarious if he somehow didn't win it.</quote> hilarious and very satisfying for me</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
azuarc 11/23/18 11:35:45 AM #31:	But there's nobody left who's going to beat him. Link only loses to rallies. (And 2003 Cloud.) --- Video Game Music Contest 12 winner: Ys 8 - Sunshine Coastline <cite>azuarc posted [p:912900643] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>But there's nobody left who's going to beat him. Link only loses to rallies. (And 2003 Cloud.)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Mario 11/23/18 7:30:34 PM #32:	The original pre-contest BOP is still here: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/bop.php After accounting for eliminated characters, not much has changed, except Mario is now more heavily favoured & Snake is now less favoured. (See Battles 142, 146, 148, 149.) The vast majority of brackets still have Link winning and the top 8 winning all of their respective Round 5 matches. <cite>Boo_Mario posted [p:912921788] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>The original pre-contest BOP is still here: http://fghj.pw/cbx2/bop.php After accounting for eliminated characters, not much has changed, except Mario is now more heavily favoured & Snake is now less favoured. (See Battles 142, 146, 148, 149.) The vast majority of brackets still have Link winning and the top 8 winning all of their respective Round 5 matches.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Boo_Mario 11/23/18 7:32:26 PM #33:	Cloyenne posted... Boo_Mario posted... I see one database entry with tiebreaker 778932 and empty username. Was this you? That's my entry btw, sorry. Can you please kindly resubmit and see if your user name appears on the confirmation screen? This shouldn't happen unless you're using a custom stylesheet or you'd submitted modified or incomplete HTML. Thanks! <cite>Boo_Mario posted [p:912921873] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>Cloyenne posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Mario posted...</cite> <quote>I see one database entry with tiebreaker 778932 and empty username. Was this you?</quote> That's my entry btw, sorry.</quote> Can you please kindly resubmit and see if your user name appears on the confirmation screen? This shouldn't happen unless you're using a custom stylesheet or you'd submitted modified or incomplete HTML. Thanks!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tennisboy213 11/24/18 3:40:04 AM #34:	up <cite>tennisboy213 posted [p:912939945] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>up</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NowItsAngeTime 11/24/18 4:45:24 PM #35:	bumpo --- ISFJ Big on Visual Novels, Anime, Video games. Twitter: superange128 Planned 2018 Fighting Game Mains: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DgH4MCHVMAAKV9l.png <cite>NowItsAngeTime posted [p:912967067] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>bumpo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tennisboy213 11/25/18 5:58:36 AM #36:	bump <cite>tennisboy213 posted [p:912997603] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>bump</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cloyenne 11/25/18 8:21:44 AM #37:	Boo_Mario posted... Can you please kindly resubmit and see if your user name appears on the confirmation screen? This shouldn't happen unless you're using a custom stylesheet or you'd submitted modified or incomplete HTML. Thanks! It's because I only submitted the bracket-relevant portion of HTML in the interest of contributing to the group odds without associating anything with a username. Have not made any changes since. You have my permission to remove the database entry, in case the blank username could affect anything. --- Q: What's the difference between an actor and a baker? A: An actor has roles, a baker has rolls. [I'm Abomstar.] <cite>Cloyenne posted [p:913000159] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote><cite>Boo_Mario posted...</cite> <quote>Can you please kindly resubmit and see if your user name appears on the confirmation screen? This shouldn't happen unless you're using a custom stylesheet or you'd submitted modified or incomplete HTML. Thanks!</quote> It's because I only submitted the bracket-relevant portion of HTML in the interest of contributing to the group odds without associating anything with a username. Have not made any changes since. You have my permission to remove the database entry, in case the blank username could affect anything.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cody11533 11/25/18 6:40:06 PM #38:	Submitted. --- "Video games are meant to be just one thing. Fun. Fun for everyone." -Satoru Iwata "11533 >>> 1001 imo" - Jeff Zero <cite>Cody11533 posted [p:913028183] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Submitted.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tennisboy213 11/26/18 5:40:35 AM #39:	up <cite>tennisboy213 posted [p:913053974] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>up</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
STElNER 11/26/18 6:04:33 AM #40:	hey someone else finally took someone other than Link in battle 150 but we all have Link in 147 <cite>STElNER posted [p:913054338] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>hey someone else finally took someone other than Link in battle 150 but we all have Link in 147</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LusterSoldier 11/26/18 8:15:51 AM #41:	Finally got around to submitting my bracket. @Boo_Mario The deadline for filling out a bracket is 6:00 PM EST, so you might want to open up a topic to accept everyone's final bracket entry soon. It would be good to see what changes the board has made as a whole compared to the BOP results. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ \| ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BK_Sheikah00, Guru Champ! <cite>LusterSoldier posted [p:913056868] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>Finally got around to submitting my bracket. @Boo_Mario The deadline for filling out a bracket is 6:00 PM EST, so you might want to open up a topic to accept everyone's final bracket entry soon. It would be good to see what changes the board has made as a whole compared to the BOP results.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LusterSoldier 11/27/18 11:27:39 PM #42:	@Boo_Mario This is the link to view your Second Chance bracket entry: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/cbx_2c_mybracket With that link, you can set up a topic to accept Second Chance bracket entries. The BOP isn't really a proper substitute for this because it may have recorded the brackets of some people who later changed their bracket before the deadline. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ \| ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BK_Sheikah00, Guru Champ! <cite>LusterSoldier posted [p:913161828] in Board Odds... [t:77219234]...</cite> <quote>@Boo_Mario This is the link to view your Second Chance bracket entry: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/cbx_2c_mybracket With that link, you can set up a topic to accept Second Chance bracket entries. The BOP isn't really a proper substitute for this because it may have recorded the brackets of some people who later changed their bracket before the deadline.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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