Welcome to "Sleuthing 2013"

Originally posted by lemon lime
Thing: link to players profile?

Ballpark +

Thing: personal (private) message?

Originally posted by lemon lime
Thing: personal message?

Meaning access to the personal message link in a player's profile?

N

Still B.

Thing: thumbs up/down boxes?


Me running out of gas... Reveal Hidden Content

Originally posted by lemon lime
Thing: thumbs up/down boxes?

"Thing: link to players profile?

Ballpark +"

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Originally posted by lemon lime
Thing: thumbs up/down boxes?


Me running out of gas... [hidden]I'll come back to this later. 😴[/hidden]

Ok.

is the situation that you think the forum is dying?

Thing: emoticons?

Thing: a players (chess) rating?

Originally posted by empovsun
is the situation that you think the forum is dying?

... relates less to 6. situation, than to one of the other mysteries.

Originally posted by lemon lime
Thing: emoticons?

N

Originally posted by lemon lime
Thing: a players (chess) rating?

"Welcome to "Sleuthing 2013" As soon as our newest game is started, an email containing the correct/locked answers will be sent to kiki46 (my brother, who won't be eligible to play) at his home about a thousand miles away from my own. There are eight (8) mysteries to be solved before December 8, 2013, nine weeks from today when the winners will be named."

Mysteries: 1. Person: “You” (as the hopeful winner of the Gold Prize); 2. Partner: “First Person to post to this thread (or the second if you’re the first to post); 3. Place: RHP’s General Forum in October-December, 2013 ; 4. Thing: Your Average RHP Chess Rating for 5 Years; 5. Time: Date you joined RHP; 6. Situation: Playing Welcome to “Sleuthing 2013” (to enjoy conversation with others while trying to solve the eight mysteries to win); 7. Condition: The overall context of the highly competitive online correspondence chess sites in which Red Hot Pawn competes for market share; 8. Motivation: To stimulate interest in site members to participate in/contribute to this centerpiece public forum (to enhance the viability of the site in attracting and retaining new members). (Tie Breaker: Date: Date Russ Joined (February 20, 2001).)

How to Solve: Ask as many closed ended True or False Questions as you'd like, one question per post (to prevent the possibility of confusion and to simplify reply). All Sleuthing 2013 related questions will be answered in the order asked at least once each day with one of the following letters: Y (Yes); B (Ballpark, close); E (Explain); or N (No) or a comment.

Winning: Detective/Player being the first to solve each of the eight mysteries will have 3 points awarded to his or her score. If two players tie with 12 Points Each, the closest answer to the (Tie Breaker: Date) mystery will break the tie.

Will There be A Prize? Yes, three: Gold, Silver and Bronze. Details are included in the email to my brother and will be announced a week from today. Why not now? To keep focus on getting our newest game underway by minimizing sidebars. (I’ll email the details later this week when I’ve received answers to a few administrative questions from Russ.

Best wishes for success to all! Get creative. Piece the mysteries together. Enjoy each other while playing our game. -Bob (OP)
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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby (previous page)
Mysteries: 1. Person [disclosed]; 2. Partner; and 3. Place [2 points awarded to lemon lime];
4. Thing; 5. Time; 6. Situation; 7. Condition; 8. Motivation. 9. New Location of RHP's Server.
(Tie Breaker: Date)

Mysteries: 1. Person: “You” (as the hopeful winner of the Gold Prize);
2. Partner: “First Person to post to this thread (or the second if you’re the first to post);
3. Place: RHP’s General Forum in October-December, 2013" (email to kiki46)

Originally posted by HikaruShindo
"Sounds interesting. When does it start?" (1st post)

lemon lime: 2

Next to score: ?

Yes, lemon lime. Good Sleuthing! Two down, six to go...
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"8. Motivation: To stimulate interest in site members to participate in/contribute to this centerpiece public forum (to enhance the viability of the site in attracting and retaining new members)." (email to kiki46, Sunday October 6, 2013)

Well done, lemon lime. Three points earned... one of five to go.

Footnote: At least Welcome to "Sleuthing 2013" has contributed 40 posts a day to this struggling forum (200 Posts/5 Days).
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Originally posted by lemon lime: Thing: a players (chess) rating?

Yes, lemon lime, you've won: "4. Thing: Your Average RHP Chess Rating for 5 Years;" (email to kiki46 last Sunday)

Note: Part one of two-part post (second to follow after breakfast... lol). Well done!

From: .... [mailto:bob@.]
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 4:33 PM
To: .... [k...@.]
Cc: Bob
Subject: Correct Answers (RHP General Forum). Thanks.

Welcome to "Sleuthing 2013". As soon as our newest game is started, an email containing the correct/locked answers will be sent to kiki46 (my brother, who won't be eligible to play) at his home about a thousand miles away from my own. There are eight (8) mysteries to be solved before December 8, 2013, nine weeks from today when the winners will be named.

Mysteries: 1. Person: “You” (as the hopeful winner of the Gold Prize); 2. Partner: “First Person to post to this thread (or the second if you’re the first to post); 3. Place: RHP’s General Forum in October-December, 2013 ; 4. Thing: Your Average RHP Chess Rating for 5 Years; 5. Time: Date you joined RHP; 6. Situation: Playing Welcome to “Sleuthing 2013” (to enjoy conversation with others while trying to solve the eight mysteries to win); 7. Condition: The overall context of the highly competitive online correspondence chess sites in which Red Hot Pawn competes for market share; 8. Motivation: To stimulate interest in site members to participate in/contribute to this centerpiece public forum (to enhance the viability of the site in attracting and retaining new members). (Tie Breaker: Date: Date Russ Joined (February 20, 2001).) [Note: Portions in Bold identify the one mystery that was disclosed and the four lemon lime successfully solved.]

How to Solve: Ask as many closed ended True or False Questions as you'd like, one question per post (to prevent the possibility of confusion and to simplify reply). All Sleuthing 2013 related questions will be answered in the order asked at least once each day with one of the following letters: Y (Yes); B (Ballpark, close); E (Explain); or N (No) or a comment.

Winning: Detective/Player being the first to solve each of the eight mysteries will have 3 points awarded to his or her score. If two players tie with 12 Points Each, the closest answer to the (Tie Breaker: Date) mystery will break the tie.

Will There be A Prize? Yes, three: Gold, Silver and Bronze. Details are included in the email to my brother and will be announced a week from today. Why not now? To keep focus on getting our newest game underway by minimizing sidebars. (I’ll email the details later this week when I’ve received answers to a few administrative questions from Russ.*

Best wishes for success to all! Get creative. Piece the mysteries together. Enjoy each other while playing our game. -Bob"

* Feedback Questions to Russ and follow-on email unnecessary due to lack of serious interest, despite numerous off-topic posts; multiple mystery focused questions were posted by HandyAndy and lemon lime only. I thank you both.
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Congratulation, lemon lime! You've won the Gold Prize: A Complimentary Annual Subscription to Red Hot Pawn. I'll message you early next week after site feedback reply with procedural details on this third party transaction. -Bob

Note: Silver and Bronze Prizes (merchandise gift certificates in the amounts of $25 and $15 redeemable at the Red Hot Pawn/CafePress Inc. Site Store) will not be awarded due to the lack of serious interest in participating in "Sleuthing 2013".

For All Intents and Purposes, This Thread is Now Unofficially Closed.