Would you guys vote for me for Cowboys Contest to Thousand Oaks *Contest Over*

[Ren]

I'll keep voting for you until this ends kinda strange how there seemed to be one ~5min surge in votes for some of the others and that's about it. Even if you spread the word to friends, family, on forums and who knows what else, what are the chances that they ALL vote at the same time?

 

[cowboyjoe]

i know, thats what im saying, even one of the moderators i think, Hostile, said it sure is weird the way that happened, how in the world can 5 people jump up from 200 votes or less to 2400 votes or more. How can I lose 1100 plus votes too.

Again, either someone has used a bots or some program to raise their level or some virus has attached itself to the site.

Thats what it seems like, I am not totally sure, but sure seems fishy about something. AGain, all i can say is guys, keep voting, maybe they will see something weird going on.

I do know from taking a class in networking, you have security that shows you if someone has attacked your computer, and did something illegal. Or, like say a virus attached itself to the polling. It should show up when they run their antivirus protection. So, all we can do right now, let them see it, make copies like I am of my votes, and if it does go up again on my votes, and then i lose them again, I have that info for them if need be.

Yet, best thing I have found about in life, let it work itself out through the Lord's help. He knows all things and brings light to things if something is wrong.

I do appreciate your voting guys, and i am continually voting, if any of you guys know of any sites that show dallas cowboys trivia, where it asks you questions about the cowboys past and present history, would be appreciated, thanks joe

 

[Joe Realist]

I voted again. I see what all of you are talking about. Somebody is cheating.
:bang2:

 

[cowboyjoe]

something is weird, maybe some kind of virus or something,

 

[JonCJG]

Another one in for the day.

 

[cowboyjoe]

thanks kd

 

[JonCJG]

Sent an email to the site Joe and told them that I thought it was rigged. I also told them how I saw how people's vote count go from nill to over 3000 in mins. Here's what he sent me in response.

Hi David,

Please be assured that the voting, which has gotten to the comic level,
will play little to no real part in the actual decision. We realized that
a few were blowing out the poll so we decided to try to even it up a bit -
hopefully to their chagrin.

Comments and/or suggestions can be directed directly to Smoaky if you
would rather - smoaky@ktbb.com

Thanks
Daf


Edit

I wonder what he plans to do about the contest now?

 

[Ren]

Sent an email to the site Joe and told them that I thought it was rigged. I also told them how I saw how people's vote count go from nill to over 3000 in mins. Here's what he sent me in response.

Hi David,

Please be assured that the voting, which has gotten to the comic level,
will play little to no real part in the actual decision. We realized that
a few were blowing out the poll so we decided to try to even it up a bit -
hopefully to their chagrin.

Comments and/or suggestions can be directed directly to Smoaky if you
would rather - smoaky@ktbb.com

Thanks
Daf


Edit

I wonder what he plans to do about the contest now?

wow, just wow

Why even have a vote if they're just going to rig it and throw away the result

 

[JonCJG]

Can't have cheaters winning I suppose.

 

[cowboyjoe]

thats not what smoaky told me, sure he said the voting was alittle bit, but he also said at the final end or a tie situation, the voting could put you over,

so why rig it, when seems like your not doing what you said your going to do, make it fair, and get fans to visit your site,

now thats not right, especially for you guys that have been voting for me, makes me alittle ticked off,

 

[big dog cowboy]

I knew I smelled a rotten egg.

 

[Sarge]

Done...........good luck!

 

[cowboyjoe]

ok guys, for right now, keep voting, i dont know if the voting polls are going to be fixed like they were suppose to be done, but keep voting for right now,

smoaky says the voting does matter in a tie etc, so keep voting and lets see what happens, i have found out some other things too, cant go into detail on that right now, but keep voting, joe

again i appreciate your votes, joe

 

[superpunk]

I voted again, and you appear to have lost several thousand votes.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

I voted for you Joe, FWIW.

 

[Longboysfan]

What happened???? You were way ahead the other day.....:bang2:

 

[cowboyjoe]

best to my understanding, this is what KD found out in an email letter back from smoaky;
Hi David,

Please be assured that the voting, which has gotten to the comic level,
will play little to no real part in the actual decision. We realized that
a few were blowing out the poll so we decided to try to even it up a bit -
hopefully to their chagrin.

Comments and/or suggestions can be directed directly to Smoaky if you
would rather - smoaky@ktbb.com

Thanks
Daf

smoaky does say now the votes as i explained to you, do count, say your in a tie or going into finals, thats what smoaky originally told me, thats where the votes comes in

what i understand on the email posted by KD, after asking in an email, that KTBB says we decided to even it up a little bit, thats where the others got seems like to me the big votes, and i was left at the next to last bottom;

another friend told me, i had at one time 2400 plus votes, and they dropped to 1100,

geez, if your not going to fix that, and say a tie does come into play, then im not where i was, where you guys voted for me, now that isnt right,

i was really really ticked off when i read what KD posted back from KTBB, i really posted guys on this site, others to get votes so if i did win, i could give you some good cowboys coverage, now that something was fixed in the polls, has upset me, and thats not right either,
joe

 

[cowboyjoe]

i forgot to add, to my mind, i had gotten most of you guys to trust smoaky, listen to his podcasts, his coverage on the cowboys is good, even now DC, Theebs does his podcasts,

but now this happened, and all the time you guys spent voting, now seems like doesnt really count, because when someone adjusts the voting, drops your votes, thats like to me, all of the time you guys have spent voting etc, was in vain seems like, and the votes that i lost, still havent been fixed,

just right now im not too happy, i am trying to forgive and move on, and guys i did try hard to, to get the votes, i just want you to know, smoaky did tell me eaerlier that the votes can come in if your in a tie, or like you get in finals or going into finals, in a tie, the voting can put you over,

so, i went to about 6 other cowboys forums and yahoo groups clubs, even posted some of smoakys stuff in them and dc's so i did try to guys,

sorry it has happened the way it has, to me, its just not right and fair, for me nor you, all i can now, just keep voting if you feel like it, and i will still try to study more to see if i can win, joe

 

[BigDFan5]

pretty crappy of KTTB to rig their own poll because they didnt like the way it was going. Why even have the poll if you plan on "evening it up"

 

[DFWJC]

okay Joe.