October Sploofus Standings

[Peter5858]

[quote="WheresFanny
I should test this by changing my exemption from Science to Geography, since I got my one and only Physical Science question correct (my very first QOD ever and a completely blind stab that, if I recall, less than 10% got right).[/quote]


What is this about an "exemption"? You can do that?

[kayrharris]

I can't believe I'm still on the list and it's the 22nd of the month.
A banner month for me.

[littlebeast13]

I can't believe I'm still on the list and it's the 22nd of the month.
A banner month for me.

Unless there are 60 days this month, I doubt I will make it....

lb13

[Ritterskoop]

I should test this by changing my exemption from Science to Geography, since I got my one and only Physical Science question correct (my very first QOD ever and a completely blind stab that, if I recall, less than 10% got right).

What is this about an "exemption"? You can do that?

You can choose to exclude one category of questions from your QOTD options.

Or you used to could.

I just looked for it, to tell you where to go to exercise the option, but they may have done away with it on the recent upgrade. But I am still not getting the category I opted-out of, so maybe we were grandfathered in.

[frogman042]

If you do find out about an exemption, please let us know.

Also, unbelievable as it seems (at least to me) at the 23rd day of the month I just hit #10. So I made it to the top ten at least until Trevor answers his question.

---Jay

[Estonut]

References to the exemption option appear to have disappeared, except for one through the help pages. When you click on the link on the "Problems with exemption option" page, you get a 404 error. They are either getting rid of it, or there is currently a problem with it.

Surely, people here aren't using it, are they? I thought that option was for wussies!

[NellyLunatic1980]

I got a question that was once used on PTBAM. Only 16% got it right. And I did, too.

For now, I'm in the top 50.

[peacock2121]

I have become more stoopid than sploofus.

[Ritterskoop]

References to the exemption option appear to have disappeared, except for one through the help pages. When you click on the link on the "Problems with exemption option" page, you get a 404 error. They are either getting rid of it, or there is currently a problem with it.

Surely, people here aren't using it, are they? I thought that option was for wussies!

I turned on the option after I saw a geography question that only someone who lived there could have known (some town in Wales that has zero significance except to the people who live there, and there was no help in the spelling or word origins). Yep. My reasoning was that everyone had the option, so it was not an unfair advantage. Now I am not so sure, since the option was disabled or hidden, but I can't put it back.

[WheresFanny]

References to the exemption option appear to have disappeared, except for one through the help pages. When you click on the link on the "Problems with exemption option" page, you get a 404 error. They are either getting rid of it, or there is currently a problem with it.

Surely, people here aren't using it, are they? I thought that option was for wussies!

The option is also for people who don't give a crap about what they don't give a dam about (that would be me).

Although I guess I won't be able to do my exemption experiment now.

[JBillyGirl]

I had no idea there was an exemption option. If I'd known about it, I'd have readily used it on "Sports Soup." Figures that now that I know about it it's gone!

[frogman042]

I had no idea there was an exemption option. If I'd known about it, I'd have readily used it on "Sports Soup." Figures that now that I know about it it's gone!

For me, Sports Soup is as appitizing as Bon Vivant's Vichyssoise - which I always think of when I hear the phrase 'revenge is a dish best served cold' and Bon Vivant's version sure would work for that!

If I thought I would learn something that would retain I wouldn't mind keeping it, but if they ever bring back the exemption, sports gets my vote...

---Jay (Publicly declaring himself a member of the set of girlie men)

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

I had no idea there was an exemption option. If I'd known about it, I'd have readily used it on "Sports Soup." Figures that now that I know about it it's gone!

I got rid of the sports questions and I have been a much happier person.

[gsabc]

I had no idea there was an exemption option. If I'd known about it, I'd have readily used it on "Sports Soup." Figures that now that I know about it it's gone!

I got rid of the sports questions and I have been a much happier person.

I have no exemptions, on the reasoning that I'll learn something in those weak areas. My weakest is probably "Music and Musicians", and in truth I still get many correct. When they don't ask "Which is not a {artist's name} album?", that is. Today, I got an opera question that I actually knew, though my initial panic made me slow to respond.

[gsabc]

A question: what is a "sploofactor", and is a higher or lower number better? I found it in my directory listing.

[silvercamaro]

I had no idea there was an exemption option. If I'd known about it, I'd have readily used it on "Sports Soup." Figures that now that I know about it it's gone!

I got rid of the sports questions and I have been a much happier person.

I have not minded the sports questions so much, despite the fact that I am a certified Igsportsnoramus. More of my Qs have had something to do with minor sports such as curling or the hammer throw than "who won the Super Bowl" kinds of things.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

For me, Sports Soup is as appitizing as Bon Vivant's Vichyssoise - which I always think of when I hear the phrase 'revenge is a dish best served cold' and Bon Vivant's version sure would work for that!

---Jay (Publicly declaring himself a member of the set of girlie men)

Ya don't hear references to Bon Vivant vichyssoise very often, the BoTox of cold soup.

[trevor_macfee]

If you do find out about an exemption, please let us know.

Also, unbelievable as it seems (at least to me) at the 23rd day of the month I just hit #10. So I made it to the top ten at least until Trevor answers his question.

---Jay

You don't have to worry about me. I got a science question that me and 98.3% of others missed.

Well done to get into the top ten at this late date.

[OCDer]

as of 2:10pm edt 10/23/08

30229 Plasticene
29098 Ritterskoop
29013 Jbillygirl
28740 Mrkelley23
28286 Gobobbygo
27950 Juliannars
27017 Frogman042
26909 Gsabc
26560 Killertomato
26339 Nitrah55
26273 Trevormcphee
25551 Tmitsss
25140 Silvercamaro
24955 Weyoun
24712 Foosesb
24592 1000aire
24282 Nellunatic1980
24258 Thecalvinator
23667 Vadame
23617 Ggossage
23435 Peter5858
23379 Estonut
23134 Rexer25
22603 Ne1410s
22086 Mikehardware
21946 Clem21
21762 Njwizard
21495 Andrewjackson
21125 Earendel100
21025 Ulysses5019
20976 Gotribego26
20863 Theconfessor
20549 Backintex
19757 Eyegor
19663 Kusch
19297 Christie1111
19147 Jarnon
19066 Panicindetroit
19038 Imace
19016 Bumpa
18960 Betwixt
18920 Winegreg
18722 Kayrharris
18429 Revdodd

[kayrharris]

Yikes! I'm still on the list and I have 2 questions waiting to be
answered.

[trevor_macfee]

If you do find out about an exemption, please let us know.

Also, unbelievable as it seems (at least to me) at the 23rd day of the month I just hit #10. So I made it to the top ten at least until Trevor answers his question.

---Jay

You don't have to worry about me. I got a science question that me and 98.3% of others missed.

Well done to get into the top ten at this late date.

Whoops, that should have been 88.3%.

I should be a pollster.

[frogman042]

If you do find out about an exemption, please let us know.

Also, unbelievable as it seems (at least to me) at the 23rd day of the month I just hit #10. So I made it to the top ten at least until Trevor answers his question.

---Jay

You don't have to worry about me. I got a science question that me and 98.3% of others missed.

Well done to get into the top ten at this late date.

Whoops, that should have been 88.3%.

I should be a pollster.

Well, Trever, I let you ahead of me in the queue - I got a dreaded Sports Soup question today with a question regarding in what sport did so and so win a number of medals in the winter olympics ... ugh.

---Jay

[PlacentiaSoccerMom]

Sploofus has been very good to me this month.

[ToLiveIsToFly]

Sploofus has been very good to me this month.

Me too, but I can't help feel lucky. I've had a long streak of "things Bobby happens to know" mixed with a couple of lucky guesses.

Last month (which was my first full month playing) I finished #50, which I think is more likely my true level.

[OCDer]

as of 2:50pm edt 10/24/08

30671 Juliannars
30369 Ritterskoop
30229 Plasticene
29905 Gobobbygo
29013 Jbillygirl
28740 Mrkelley23
28182 Gsabc
27897 Killertomato
27690 Trevormcphee
27604 Nitrah55
27017 Frogman042
26836 Tmitsss
26689 Silvercamaro
25585 Thecalvinator
24955 Weyoun
24836 Vadame
24732 Peter5858
24712 Foosesb
24619 Estonut
24592 1000aire
24282 Nellunatic1980
24017 Ne1410s
23840 Gotribego26
23617 Ggossage
23390 Clem21
23294 Mikehardware
23134 Rexer25
22985 Njwizard
22817 Andrewjackson
22205 Ulysses5019
21373 Panicindetroit
21125 Earendel100
21043 Eyegor
21018 Kayrharris
---500---
20863 Theconfessor
20647 Christie1111
20549 Backintex
20389 Jarnon
20172 Betwixt
19804 Revdodd
---1000---
19663 Kusch
19038 Imace
19016 Bumpa
18920 Winegreg
18713 Kroxquo
18204 Megaaddict
---1500---
17679 Starfish1113
17505 Barbotte
16810 Dunadan
16503 Sportsfan
16467 Loudmouthlee
16365 Peacock2121
16070 Slipkid
15952 Ma0217
---3000---