User talk:Caboose/Contests

Details, Please
I'm honored to be invited (not to mention getting a page I worked hard on featured, yay for me!), but I'm a little confused. Are we supposed to act like Cortana, be like a Cortana v2, or what? Respect them Grunts, --Mouse among men 21:13, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * No, you just answer some questions, and whoever gets the most right wins an award for their userpage. Five bucks says I win. ;D  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 21:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

All times are UTC (aka GMT)? (EDIT: Never mind)- TheObviousOne 15:56, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Don't act like Cortana! Just be yourself and answer the questions and prove yourself to be as smart as Cortana. Good luck!-- Caboose   Orange Juice  and  Cookies  00:53, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Confirming Contest Session
Will be there, unless I forget, which is all too likely. I have a memory like a goldfish. 5 seconds til I forget. Err... What am I talking about? -- TheObviousOne 13:52, 14 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Actually, goldfish have pretty good memory; it's possible to train them to ring a bell, or swim through a maze to get food.  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 00:48, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Six?
I can only think of five... TFoR, TF, FS, GoO, HGN. What's the other one?  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 01:12, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The Art of Halo, The Halo Graphic Novel, Halo Fall of Reach, Halo First Strike, Halo The Flood, and Halo Ghosts of Onyx.-- Caboose  [[Image:Caboose.jpg|35 px]] Orange Juice  and  Cookies  01:17, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * But the question said "not including pamphlets or bonus material." Since Art of Halo isn't an actual novel with canon story-related information, I counted it as bonus material, so I think any answers that say five instead of six should be accepted. But there aren't any that say five instead of six, since we all got that one wrong, but you might want to be a little more careful with questions like that. Also, why is 4 "Correct!" for Vamis but wrong for everyone else? I know, once again, it doesn't really affect very much, but you give them an inch and before you know it they've got a foot. Pretty soon they'll have your whole leg!  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 01:30, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

176 pages of "bonus material" is a lot. And how come some people got marked correct for the answer four, while others were marked off? Isn't the HGN basically the same as the AoH?
 * --RotBrandon 01:36, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Hey, Hey, that was probably an error on either my or RR's part, it will be fixed. Everyone just relax...this isn't the end of the world. We will sort this out.-- Caboose   Orange Juice  and  Cookies  01:37, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Results
Great try everyone! Me and RR will now do some decision making on stuff but even if you didn't make it, if you got even any of those Qs right, you know more than anyone at my school other than me. Conratulations to all! Although that it is odd that only a few people made it...-- Caboose   Orange Juice  and  Cookies  01:25, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes. Very good job, even though I PWNED YOU ALL!! OHH!!! SHNIZZLES! OWNED! =D Cheers, My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) [[Image:CortanaRR.jpg|15px]] 01:33, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

You can't pwn if your answers aren't even there.
 * --RotBrandon 01:34, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Hey, just kidding, man. It's all in good fun, even though I got 10/11. =D ;D Cheers, My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) [[Image:CortanaRR.jpg|15px]] 01:36, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

RR, what do you have to say about the Halo Books question?-- Caboose   Orange Juice  and  Cookies  01:36, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Question 10
I'd like to dispute question 10 (How many Halo books are currently out not including pamphlets or bonus material?). One person put four, and was marked correct. All other fours were marked incorrect. Also, the question is phrased in a way that makes it seem as if some books included extra material (that's why I put one, I thought the first three might have had extra stuff at release or something). But my main thing is this: There are four novels. There are six books (FoR, TF, FS, GoO, HGN, and the Art Coffee Table Book). Thus, the question was too vague to be answered (even the judges seem to disagree).
 * --RotBrandon 01:30, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * eh? Oh HELL. uhh..Caboose...umm...did we mark the questions conflictingly? Anyways, I'm not sure if striking Q10 from the record would be appropriate, seeing that no one but "6", the TECHNICALLY correct answer. =S Rot brings up a good point, however. The REAL answer is 6...ummm...yeah...Cheers, My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) [[Image:CortanaRR.jpg|15px]] 01:38, 15 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I think that either that question should be struck from the list, or ANY integer between four and six, inclusive should be counted, because, based on how you interpret that question, they're all correct.  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 01:41, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

'''Question #10 is being struck from the record because of its ambiguity. RR and Caboose sincerely apologize for this unfortunate occurence.''' Cheers, My Name is Helen (Talk) (Contribs) (Helen) 01:44, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I am per RR. But everyone listen to me, we are fellow Halopedians for goodness sake! Are we going to let a little contest turn us against each other? Hell No!

This is all fun! That's why I made it, I thought it would be fun to have. But we are becoming very petty! Yes I apologize for my formatting, but next time read carefully! Had I said novels your answers would have been correct, but I said books.-- Caboose   Orange Juice  and  Cookies  01:52, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

This is all in good fun, but I want to make sure the contest goes well. One thing I'm doing with my Halo Test I'm running at another site is I have all the questions and their answers already written (mine, of course, is multiple guess...and if you'd like to take it, email me at brebuga4@gmail.com and mention Halo Knowledge Test...v1 is a tad too soft, but v2 will be tougher). Also, the reason I put one is because the question led me to believe that some books were released with extra materials included. My mistake, however. I totally phased out there and I realized it immediately upon rereading the question (I memorized my answers after the second rewrite).
 * --RotBrandon 04:34, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Also, if we're striking out the question, shouldn't the negative point be taken out too? Like, I had an 8/11, which is minus 3. Now I have a 7/10, which is still -3. My score actually went down percent wise. I think I'll fix this, and if I'm not supposed to...woops...just tell me and I'll undo the fixes.
 * --RotBrandon 04:37, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Basically, what I am saying is that even if you scratched Q10, I still got 8 right.
 * --RotBrandon 04:44, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

One little correcting mistake
Kalmiya is also an AI, but I didn't want to edit that, since it's not my contest. She's in FS, working with Halsey. Also mentioned is Araqiel, Ackerson's "personal watch dog."  guesty - persony - thingy  I too am an AI... my owner's name is Supreme Honcho. 01:47, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, we can add that to the answers, but no one put those anyway. Good eye though.-- Caboose   Orange Juice  and  Cookies  01:48, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Someone did say Cortana's sister or something along those lines, which would be Kalmiya, but ya, no one got the name.
 * --RotBrandon 04:31, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

A Couple Things
- Ares.117 8:41, February 15 2007
 * 1) I am sorry i didn't make it i only found it today
 * 2) When is the next one ?
 * 3) How often do you do the contest ?
 * 4) What is UTC ? ( I see it every where )


 * 1) I'm not in a position to accept your apology, but if I could, I would.
 * 2) I want to know as well.
 * 3) See #2
 * 4) Its a standardized time zone...somewhere in the UK I think. Basically, most people sign ike this: ~ which automatically displays your name and the time by UTC standards.  is just your name, and  is just the time. You can change how your name is displayed in your preferences.
 * --Master Gunnery Sergeant Hank J Wimbleton IVCOM 06:20, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Forgotten AI
Araqiuel(sp?) Ackersons personal AI and Kalmiya Cortanas "older" sister--UNSC AI 23:34, 18 February 2007 (UTC)