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dogopoly · 01-31-2005, 05:23 PM

When you see the code on TV, entering it here is just as good as entering it on Fox.

However, when Fox drops the ball and doesn't activate the code (like Panthers a few weeks ago) it causes us all a lot of confusion.

I'd like to think that their screwup will never cause penalties to members.

Similarly, before I found Apex, I would sometimes guess the code for various events and occassionally got it right after 5 or 10 tries. From the perspective of poison codes, this seems risky, but if I innocently guess at codes (which is not prohibited in their rules) then there's really no reason for my account to be jeopardized.

And you all know that I think Fox's attitude on points (i.e. keeping them to yourself) is absurd. The more we use the points, the more we're doing exactly what their advertising is about: getting attention.

If their advertisers get a bonus code up with their product name, even people who never got the code themselves are immediately getting the advertising just by entering the code.

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A bit long-winded and off-topic, but competing is fine if you don't make mistakes. This also goes for the weekly e-mail code "competition."

01-31-2005, 05:23 PM	#11
dogopoly Captain Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Near Fashion Valley in San Diego Posts: 1,848	When you see the code on TV, entering it here is just as good as entering it on Fox. However, when Fox drops the ball and doesn't activate the code (like Panthers a few weeks ago) it causes us all a lot of confusion. I'd like to think that their screwup will never cause penalties to members. Similarly, before I found Apex, I would sometimes guess the code for various events and occassionally got it right after 5 or 10 tries. From the perspective of poison codes, this seems risky, but if I innocently guess at codes (which is not prohibited in their rules) then there's really no reason for my account to be jeopardized. And you all know that I think Fox's attitude on points (i.e. keeping them to yourself) is absurd. The more we use the points, the more we're doing exactly what their advertising is about: getting attention. If their advertisers get a bonus code up with their product name, even people who never got the code themselves are immediately getting the advertising just by entering the code. -- A bit long-winded and off-topic, but competing is fine if you don't make mistakes. This also goes for the weekly e-mail code "competition." __________________ The dog days of summer are gone... my leash is broken...I'm FREE! Let's party? fleas really bug me!