that is awesome!
EVGA Retaliates
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This is entertaining watching everyone go at it. But research wins in the end, so by all means.. fold on!
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That is nice....
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Originally Posted by BinaryBird  They do it for money and prizes we at OCN do it for pride and for the cause. |
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It's enticing to newcomers.
Originally Posted by PotatoChip hmm enticing... NOT |
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What contest? Everyone qualifies and it doesn't take that much to break 1M points in a year.
Originally Posted by lemans81 I realize its for a cause but when you win a contest by proving that you have the most money is that really winning? |
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I understand your point. But the bottom line is that it does cost to fold. CPUs, Gpus, kilowatts, oh my. All the big ppd guys have all sunk a lot of money into folding. Because they obviously have more money than some to spend on folding does that make the single gpu guys points less worthy? Or for that matter does it make the big guns points less worthy? I say both are the same. The difference is the money invested. And the degree of addiction.
Originally Posted by lemans81 I realize its for a cause but when you win a contest by proving that you have the most money is that really winning? |
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Neither you or I have the 1 million badge lol.
I just think its uncool for evga to basically buy their points to first place. I don't know maybe I am wrong.
Originally Posted by DuckieHo What contest? Everyone qualifies and it doesn't take that much to break 1M points in a year. |
I just think its uncool for evga to basically buy their points to first place. I don't know maybe I am wrong.
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I agree 100%, lemans. EVGA is only doing this to increase their bottom line. While it does promote the cause in the short-term, it has the potential, in the long-run, to kill much of the good-spirited competition and therefore total production of the entire program when/if [email protected] turns into a corporate pissing contest.
If they were just trying to promote the cause and not their corporate agenda this stipulation would not have been put in their rules:
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As opposed to PNY's contest that does not stipulate that you fold for a specific team
Originally Posted by lemans81 Neither you or I have the 1 million badge lol. I just think its uncool for evga to basically buy their points to first place. I don't know maybe I am wrong. |
I agree 100%, lemans. EVGA is only doing this to increase their bottom line. While it does promote the cause in the short-term, it has the potential, in the long-run, to kill much of the good-spirited competition and therefore total production of the entire program when/if [email protected] turns into a corporate pissing contest.
If they were just trying to promote the cause and not their corporate agenda this stipulation would not have been put in their rules:
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| Only points earned for the EVGA folding team (team xxxxxx)will qualify for this promotion |
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Probably because you tried passing it off as a news article in the hardware news section when it is obvious that you are trying to recruit for team EVGA. You stopped folding for OCN in the middle of February (right when the EVGA vs OCN competition began) and started folding for EVGA, so let's not pretend that you are disinterested, okay?
Sorry to be so blunt but you asked.
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Originally Posted by Ruredee I started a thread earlier about the EVGA folding deal that this thread is about. Wonder why mine got deleted????? |
Probably because you tried passing it off as a news article in the hardware news section when it is obvious that you are trying to recruit for team EVGA. You stopped folding for OCN in the middle of February (right when the EVGA vs OCN competition began) and started folding for EVGA, so let's not pretend that you are disinterested, okay?
Sorry to be so blunt but you asked.
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Yet. A GTX260 can hit 1M running 1/2 a year. GPU power is only gonna increase over time. 1M isn't that hard anymore.
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Then why don't you yell at people who do freebies for OCN folders only?
Try to see it objectively...
Originally Posted by lemans81 Neither you or I have the 1 million badge lol. I just think its uncool for evga to basically buy their points to first place. I don't know maybe I am wrong. |
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Originally Posted by RaBidRaBit I agree 100%, lemans. EVGA is only doing this to increase their bottom line. While it does promote the cause in the short-term, it has the potential, in the long-run, to kill much of the good-spirited competition and therefore total production of the entire program when/if [email protected] turns into a corporate pissing contest. If they were just trying to promote the cause and not their corporate agenda this stipulation would not have been put in their rules: |
Try to see it objectively...
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No please do be blunt. I appreciate honesty. I can also see that being the reason. As far as recruiting that's not accurate. I did switch teams but not because of EVGA vs OCN. I had other reasons but was still gonna fold once in a while so I decided to use someones team number. Not to mention EVGA rmad a couple cards for me they probably shouldnt have and didnt have to. They earned a couple cool points in my book.
Folding and the competition is interesting for me today. But maybe not tomorrow.
Originally Posted by RaBidRaBit Probably because you tried passing it off as a news article in the hardware news section when it is obvious that you are trying to recruit for team EVGA. You stopped folding for OCN in the middle of February (right when the EVGA vs OCN competition began) and started folding for EVGA, so let's not pretend that you are disinterested, okay? Sorry to be so blunt but you asked.
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No please do be blunt. I appreciate honesty. I can also see that being the reason. As far as recruiting that's not accurate. I did switch teams but not because of EVGA vs OCN. I had other reasons but was still gonna fold once in a while so I decided to use someones team number. Not to mention EVGA rmad a couple cards for me they probably shouldnt have and didnt have to. They earned a couple cool points in my book.
Folding and the competition is interesting for me today. But maybe not tomorrow.
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Because OCNers don't do it for their own monetary gain. I am trying to look at it objectively. I understand that it will bring in new folders that otherwise wouldn't be folding. I just see it as EVGA using their vast amounts of money to bribe people to fold for their team so that "team EVGA" can jump to the top of the charts and boost their name recognition and profits. That is the only reason, if it didn't make EVGA money then they wouldn't be doing it.
I may be wrong about this but I think it will suck when all the top teams are "team Intel", and "team Microsoft" and people stop folding because it is a positive thing to do and only fold to satisfy their need for money and material things. I think in the long-run it could be detrimental to the cause.
Originally Posted by DuckieHo Then why don't you yell at people who do freebies for OCN folders only? Try to see it objectively... |
I may be wrong about this but I think it will suck when all the top teams are "team Intel", and "team Microsoft" and people stop folding because it is a positive thing to do and only fold to satisfy their need for money and material things. I think in the long-run it could be detrimental to the cause.
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