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06-02-2008, 12:21 PM
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Blithe Spirit
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Downs time - what is real time, after all?
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06-02-2008, 12:46 PM
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Flame of the Ainulindalë
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves
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06-02-2008, 01:32 PM
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Flame Imperishable
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Anyway... Edit: in my original post I was going to say that I changed my mind but no I stick with my previous thought.
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06-02-2008, 12:47 PM
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Silver in My Silent Heart
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: the great beauty
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++Real time.
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06-02-2008, 01:14 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Someday, I'll rule all of it.
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I vote for Downs Time.
If we go with real time, we have no way of knowing whose clock says what. I know for a fact from Nogrod's posts about time that my clock is 3 minutes faster than his. The Down's clock is a universal standard that is easy for everyone to see, and with each post being time-stamped, it's even easier to compare to the Downs clock to see which votes made it by deadline. Otherwise we could have arguments starting, "Well my clock said it was 10:56 GMT! My vote should count!" and so on and so forth. Using the Downs Clock avoids this kind of thing all together. Honestly, this game is going to be crazy enough with out everyone trying to figure out what time it is and whose clock is fast or slow. Best to avoid extra confusion.
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06-02-2008, 01:49 PM
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Besides, there was often someone who posted late, even when the clock was okay, and on the other hand, I am sure there were times when the clock was not okay but no one had any problem. I think we may be making too much off a fuss of nothing (so I should shut up, right  ).
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06-02-2008, 02:15 PM
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Reflection of Darkness
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull.
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++real time (with some leniency)
As mentioned, we never know how off this clock is going to get and if it becomes more than a few minutes, things will get pretty confusing. I know I hardly ever check the Downs clock anyway, so if we did go by Downs time I'd probably still go by real time out of habit. If Nogrod is lenient by a few minutes, I don't see why real time should be a problem. Besides, it's not always necessary to vote to the very last minute anyway. If you're worried about missing the deadline, just vote earlier...
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