Alright, so as many of you now know, Mr. Dave Snider has issued a challenge. He claims that we cannot get 6,000 entries done on Halo 3 ODST contest-related pages done by October 21st, the deadline for both contests.
I say we can.
Here's the bet: if we get 6,000 entries done, Dave will have to shave his head and beard, as well as scream out random gibberish and languages during the duration...all the while, RYAN is playing barber for the event. I will also donate $100 to the charity of Dave's choice (and no, that's not the "Dave's Booze Collection" charity).
If we DON'T get 6,000 entries done, I will shave my head and beard. All of my hair will be donated to Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that helps disadvantaged children 18 years or younger who are suffering from long term illness. For those who are unaware of how long my hair it, it is my full arms-length...and that's quite a way.
So, the challenge is made. Who will win?
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Halo 3 ODST Wiki Edit: The Bet
Alright, so as many of you now know, Mr. Dave Snider has issued a challenge. He claims that we cannot get 6,000 entries done on Halo 3 ODST contest-related pages done by October 21st, the deadline for both contests.
I say we can.
Here's the bet: if we get 6,000 entries done, Dave will have to shave his head and beard, as well as scream out random gibberish and languages during the duration...all the while, RYAN is playing barber for the event. I will also donate $100 to the charity of Dave's choice (and no, that's not the "Dave's Booze Collection" charity).
If we DON'T get 6,000 entries done, I will shave my head and beard. All of my hair will be donated to Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization that helps disadvantaged children 18 years or younger who are suffering from long term illness. For those who are unaware of how long my hair it, it is my full arms-length...and that's quite a way.
So, the challenge is made. Who will win?
" Agreed that this is cool, but no way in hell you're going to win this one. "I sense an IRC boycott against jakob187 in the future...lol
Maybe I should point out that I used to wear my head shaved all the time when I was younger. Once I got fat, that's when I needed to cover everything up! lol
I tried donating my hair to Locks of Love once and they said I needed at least 12 inches of hair....
Anyways, good luck Jacob, I dunno which person people would rather see get their head shaved.
" I tried donating my hair to Locks of Love once and they said I needed at least 12 inches of hair.... Anyways, good luck Jacob, I dunno which person people would rather see get their head shaved. "Oh, mine is much longer than a foot. I don't have any photos that really show it, though.
" @jakob187: Spite. What do you take me for? "This is true. MB is like Steve Jobs when it comes to donating to charity.
On the ODST contest page it says "Each wiki contribution point you earn towards ODST related pages (including previous subs) earns you a separate entry into the contest". To me, that sounds like an easy accomplishment. All the ODST related pages have tonnes of points, surely it can't be too hard to get 6000 points on those pages entered in the contest? Or are "entries" in the context of this bet something different? Individual people? Number of edits?
Either way, I can't see you winning jakob. Dave has access to the stats so far. He knows how many entries have been received, and can make a decent approximation of how many are to come. I'm sure he knows you're going to lose.
Also, sticking my wiki moderator hat on, I want to say this to everyone - DO NOT try to attempt to abuse the system for this bet!!!!
OK poeple... it's two clicks. Go the front page, click the contest button and click enter. Very simple... and for a good cause. :)
P.S. For a individual to count, do you have to actually earn at least 1 edit point?
" @Pie: Thats what Dave's twitter was saying...so its not like 100 people can make the 6000 edits. He wants 6000 different people/users to actually contribute... "Ah, I should have thought to check on twitter. That explains everything.
Anyway, if you really want to win this @jakob187, you should try and convince Jeff, Ryan, Brad or Vinny to post about it on the front page. Realistically, that is the only way I can see you winning. Unless you have some other plan to get some massive exposure to your cause.
it will be tough to get that many people to edit. good to hear this is for charity though. i uploaded some pics a while back. that counts right? if not i'll edit something on the page.
I don't know if you can win, but it's for all pages with the ODST background skin, right? If so, consider me willing to contribute to your cause. I would like to see a picture of Dave bald.
This got anchored? I must've missed it. oh well.
Either way, I thank everyone for the comments and attention to it. As far as I know, the bet is for 6,000 people entered in the contest. That's a long haul, but there's three weeks to go for it. I also haven't heard Snide confirm that he's up for the bet.
Well, as long as I see someone's hair is gone I'm happy. But I don't know if i could ever wish anything bad upon Dave.
Yes, that's incredibly important. We'd reach that 6000 easily (perhaps we've already reached it) if you didn't have to enter. :)
Great idea, though I think it'd be more amusing for Ryan to shave his head/beard while screaming random shit.
" @BlackIrish05 said:Don't Worry I did. Anyway its awesome your doing it for a good cause." I have made a submission. DAVE WIII BE BALD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "But you've gotta make sure you enter the contests. "
" I legally can't win the contest, so I therefore can't be one of the 6000, right?*sniff* Can you smell that? I love the confidence people have in me. And folks wonder why I'm so anti-social and hard on myself. = P Anyone got a razor? Not for the beard...but to /wrists.
Ah well. Good luck with the hair loss @jakob187 "
I love how no one's noticed that I've put my hair on the line as well, and even at a much lower tally. So that's where my confidence stands on this whole affair =P
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