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Old March 18th, 2010, 04:43 PM
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Default Re: Noobs & Vets: Rise of the AI Menace. EA, BI, Running.

Players, Gandalf simply cannot fix the issues regarding the accuracy of the countdown timer as displayed on the nav_chk.cgi page to his satisfaction (the part that says "approximately x more hours").

When this became known, I warned players about relying on it and waiting till the last minute to submit turns, and left the countdown timer in as a courtesy, because without it everyone must do their own countdown math. But I did ask for a disclaimer, so Gandalf chose to put in the word "approximately".

So going forward, you have your choice of either

1. No countdown timer (you will all have do your own math as to how many hours to go)

2. Or keep the countdown timer and add a more descriptive warning and disclaimer to the effect "the countdown to the next host is approximate and not to be relied upon, it is provided as a courtesy, and the admins will not be held responsible for anyone who relies on it or stales because of it"

If I hear no responses, the countdown timer will be removed as it appears people are relying upon it despite the warnings that have been issued.
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