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"Guess the Artist" - Details

+Samatar
05/20/04 12:17 AM GMT
The "Guess the Artist" contest is now running. Please note that this is not an official caedes contest, just a bit of fun. The mystery artists will begin uploading their images shortly, under the username "guesstheartist" please go here to veiw the images. Once all eights images are uploaded, they will be allocated a number 1 - 8. On the profile page, you may leave your guesses by simply matching the images to the artist's name. If it is a success, we may have another round after someone guesses all eight correctly.

Contributing artists note: Upload images to the "Etc" gallery... Please refrain from leaving any comments on the images as this may give the game away. Also, don't make any guesses yourselves! Remember, mum's the word! Anyone caught accepting bribes will be severely punished in the form of a fine, comprising 50% of the bribe amount, paid directly to myself...
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+Samatar
05/20/04 1:51 AM GMT
PS I have made a $3.00 donation under the "guesstheartist" user name, so now we can upload 4 images per day.
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::kjh000
05/20/04 6:41 AM GMT
Shoot, I should have read this first before starting to post guesses... ^_^ Do I need to remove the comments I made?
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+Samatar
05/20/04 6:50 AM GMT
Meh... suit yourself. I doubt I'm going to be able to stop comments now, so there's probably no point trying. As to whether you're correct, at this point your guess is as good as mine.. ;-)

Remember though, that it's the first person to guess ALL images correctly... so by letting people know what your thoughts are, you may inadvertantly assist them in beating you!
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::kjh000
05/20/04 7:03 AM GMT
Sorry... I took back the guesses anyway. But I don't think I were that wrong. :) We'll see. Very cool idea I must say.
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PuMa
05/20/04 12:32 AM GMT
Awesome idea :)
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Nobody's Perfect, And I'm nobody :p
bjb
05/20/04 6:36 PM GMT
Klas, I did the same thing. First image that came up I thought it was a "test". Didn't think to come here first and check. But, Sam's right. We better have all 8 images under our belt or we'll assist someone else in their guessing, or completely throw them off track one. Lots of curve balls could certainly be thrown here.
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B.J. ;)
::kjh000
05/20/04 8:35 PM GMT
Hehe... Excactly my thought BJ. I guess I was a bit uncertain too about at least one of the three pieces that were up at that moment. It's going ot be fun to see if one is good enough to tell who made a certain piece. It happens all the time when you watch the new image gallery that you think "That has just got to be a shot from Joost" or Pierre or a piece from Sam... Sometimes you get surprised when you click for a closer view, but oftenly it's not all that wrong first impression one gets...
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+ppigeon
05/21/04 2:49 PM GMT
Good job, Sam. Thanks for the 3 $... Sure it will be a good investment... ;-)
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"Violence is the last resort of the incompetent" (I. Asimov)
::kjh000
05/21/04 4:20 PM GMT
All pieces are up now... This is going to be harder than I thought... ^_^ We'll I'll make a try at least.
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bjb
05/21/04 4:33 PM GMT
Were there any rules the authors themselves had to follow? Such as not getting help from another author, or anything along those lines or other lines for that matter?
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B.J. ;)
+ppigeon
05/21/04 9:15 PM GMT
No rules, BJ :-)
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"Violence is the last resort of the incompetent" (I. Asimov)
bjb
05/21/04 10:13 PM GMT
Thanks Pierre. Now that didn't help one bit! lol
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B.J. ;)
+Samatar
05/22/04 12:11 AM GMT
Okay, can all the artists PM me with a the numbers of their images so I know who did what (I'm going to have a look first and see if I can get them right myself).
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+Samatar
05/22/04 1:23 AM GMT
Are ther any artists who want to be involved if we have a second contest?
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::Joby
05/22/04 2:29 AM GMT
I'd love to be involved!
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-Joby
::kjh000
05/22/04 5:40 AM GMT
Hehe. =) I'm up for it I guess.
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+Samatar
05/22/04 7:33 AM GMT
For the record, Mimi5947 has also registered her interest.
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::JOHANNA
05/22/04 9:31 AM GMT
Ok, for the second contest,Sam.
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carpe diem.
PuMa
05/22/04 10:50 AM GMT
hmm I would like to join a contest like this ;)
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Nobody's Perfect, And I'm nobody :p
mum42
05/22/04 1:49 PM GMT
yep
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never give up
::CaptainHero
05/22/04 5:29 PM GMT
I'm up for a 2nd contest
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." Bertrand Russell
+Samatar
05/23/04 12:39 AM GMT
Well we have an excellent selection so far; Depending on how quickly this one is solved, we may include more artists this time to make it harder, say about 12; so if anyone else is interested, please say so.
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+Samatar
05/23/04 1:22 AM GMT
Newsflash: The first round has been won by CaptainHero!! (some of you may disagree, but hey, I can make up the rules as I go along...) The correct answer was:

1.Cain
2.cc_beowulf
3.ppigeon
4.bigjon
5.cemkarahan
6.Samatar
7.noobguy
8.Marideath

I am going to start PMing the artists we have so far for the next round. If possible it would be nice to get about four more volunteers. Thanks.
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+camerahound
05/23/04 1:46 AM GMT
Dang, that was fast.
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"Success is getting what you like. Happiness is liking what you get." -anonymous
bjb
05/23/04 1:53 AM GMT
Wow. Congrats Captain!! I thought there were more tricks being played here than there actually were. lol. Whoever made Sam's image (which turned out to be Sam himself) I was going to strongly encourage more in that direction as I felt the talent was quite comparable to Sam's. Same with Mary's but I thought it was a "spoof". A couple of other surprises and another couple that made me kick myself for not going with first instinct. This was fun. Thanks Sam.
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B.J. ;)
::JOHANNA
05/23/04 6:51 AM GMT
Congrats Captain!! You have a good eye.
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carpe diem.
mum42
05/23/04 8:33 AM GMT
congrats captain!
(and as Get Smart used to say - "missed it by *that* much")
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never give up
PuMa
05/23/04 10:23 AM GMT
Congratulations Captain!
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::CaptainHero
05/23/04 11:22 AM GMT
Thanks everyone. I am feeling lazy, so I have pasted the response that I put on the guesstheartist user profile below:

I had good fun trying to guess them all - I think I had repositioned bigjon three times before I settled on my final list! I was scrutinising the artists galleries to try and find similar images.

Some of them I got straight away - Samatar, Marideath, Cain - and I just knew Pierre had to have taken that excellent picture. The others I just played around with until it looked right.

Oh, and congrats to Pim, who also got the right answers.
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts." Bertrand Russell
+ppigeon
05/23/04 2:20 PM GMT
++++++ and congrats to Samatar for this funny unofficial contest++++++
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"Violence is the last resort of the incompetent" (I. Asimov)
::JOHANNA
05/23/04 8:28 PM GMT
Yes Pierre,Agree with you--Congrats Samatar for all this work!!!-
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carpe diem.
::Marideath
05/23/04 9:37 PM GMT
Kudos to CaptainHero on a great job, and I'll also add my congratulations for Samatar to those of Pierre and Joost. Thanks for a really fun idea, Sam! :)
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Mary in Montana
+Samatar
05/24/04 12:37 AM GMT
You're welcome! BTW Joost I like your new avatar!
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+Samatar
05/26/04 1:33 AM GMT
Mayne has confirmed his involvement. Three to go...

Update: Reese and Camerahound are also involved. Just one more and we can begin.

Oops! I mean 2 more, I must have miscounted. Artist List: Reese Camerahound Johanna Captainhero Mum42 Puma kjh000 Joby Mimi5947 Mayne

Add Torque to the list...

Final artist is confirmed. See "Round 2" on the discussion board from now on.
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speedy_10
06/07/04 9:41 AM GMT
and me
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