7.27.2010 – DAMN
Well, you’ve finally gone out and made me get a DEDICATED server just for FactPile. That is awesome. Because of an affiliate site of mine is ranked #1 in google for Starcraft 2 cheats, it crushed that site’s servers. So, I thought I would post it here and all that happened was that the site would crash every 30 minutes because the server was physically getting to hot to handle the processing and had to turn itself off for 10 minutes at a time. When I talked to the hosting company techs, they told me that FactPile was eating up 6GB of bandwidth PER DAY for the past month.
Needless to say, these are good problems to have, but also means I’m gonna have to whore out the site a bit more to cover the additional hosting fees. Just wanted to let you know that during this process, we will lose some comments (when the site transfers the database from the virtual hosting to the dedicated server). So much for playing StarCraft on release day… 
5.18.2010 – Some cool things…
Well, as of this date, we have around 93,000+ comments on this site which means I think we’ll break 100,000 comments sometime in June. That in itself is an amazing stat that shows how passionate and sometimes de-railed all of you readers are to the ‘Pile. For that I say Thank YOU!
Just wanted to update on a few things. I read every email that I get. I can’t reply to every single one or else nothing else on the site would get worked on. So, while you might think it’s gone into a void, I am reading them! I know there hasn’t been any FactPile Awards given out lately – but I think something needs to change so that when a winner is announced, some message appears on the site for all to see.
Also, I’ve been making it a point to let the site run on auto-pilot on the weekends, so *typically* while I still read the emails and comments, unless something dire has come up, there most likely won’t be a response.
Currently working on a contest that I think know everyone will enjoy. Yes, we are going to get a FactPile Champion. Stay Tuned…
3.31.2010. Thinking about…
I’ve been considering getting some database dumps of information regarding certain topics. For example, I have seen places where you can buy an entire db of anime characters and shows. While I know we don’t have a ton of anime character battles on the site, it would be kinda cool to have a well of knowledge to tap into if needed. There are also movie databases (think imdb.com) that might come in handy when we are covering a certain point of contention in a match. What do you think?
3.17.2010. New functionality arriving…
Now that I have a full understanding on the how’s and what’s for the cause and effect of site functionality, some things that have been asked for will start appearing on the site. Fair warning: You all know that I am very good at breaking the site, so be patient if something isn’t working properly, but also feel free to tell me – I do read all the comments and make adjustments as I can.
3.12.2010. Server move just about completed…
Finally. Seems like all the server issues have been worked out. There are still a few new things I need to add, mostly under the hood type of stuff. Way too late to go into details, but I think it’s something that everyone will like.
3.3.2010…Been a while
As you can see, there’s been some time since I really talked about anything here, but that’s mostly because there are a ton of things going on behind the scenes. Let’s just say that I know it’s stuff all of you will like. Also, I can’t get over how many great battle requests have come in recently – new characters, great scenarios and some very strange but interesting matches as well. Be patient, I am getting to them and there is a method to my madness! FactPile is starting to get some attention from other parts of the web, and I really want this year to be the one we all look back on and think: “Remember how FactPile was BEFORE it sold out?!” – Just kidding. You know I’m not getting rid of this site. But, I am actively trying to get more attention to the site, so if anyone has any ideas, feel free to let me know.
Cripes…1.12.2010
Yes, FactPileTopia is currently down as I was trying to install some mods for some fun stuff to take place. Instead, I had to update to the latest version of the software and CRASH! fatal install. Am waiting for the hosting company to respond so that I can at least get the previous version up…
Gotta make the donuts…12.15.2009
Look out over the next day or so as I try to get to the final “tweaks” done to the site. Don’t be surprised to see something appear and then be gone when you goto the next page. I will be adding some minor items to make the site function better and hopefully, it won’t cause too much trouble…
Commenting…11.23.2009
For whatever reason, commenting decided to stop working on the site today. I’m not sure why, so I’ve been scrambling like crazy to figure it out, and have some techs looking into it now. Hopefully, this won’t last too long.
Design and Cache…10.20.2009
I’ve FINALLY seen a design that I like for the site that hopefully makes it easier to navigate and find what you’re looking for. I’m going to condense the topics in the hopes of making battles easier to find, and I am considering the retirement of the “MC vs” category. Also added a “cache” feature which should help the site run faster as it will serve up static pages where needed instead of hitting the server every time a page is called. And Finally, congrats to Jwlynas for finding the Easter Egg here on the site. I have some cool schwag ordered and once I get it, I’ll be shipping it across the pond…
Hackrz…10.14.2009
I know there is no absolute way to prevent hackers from hitting the site, but before the new look arrives, I wanted to make sure the infrastructure of the site was better built. I feel foolish for waiting this long, but there is finally a daily db backup in place so that the next time a hacker hits this site, at the most we’ll only lose a few hours worth of data. I’ve also been working on cleaning up the database to make it easier to work with, and had to create some new tables for some of the new things on the horizon.
Pagination…8.24.2009
So I tried to add it and it blew up the site. I know this sucks, but for the time being I have to take it off since nothing I try gets the pages to function normally. The re-design is now in my hands to move forward and since I have the results of the survey to shape the layout, I’ll be working alot on it. What does that mean? Hopefully it won’t impact the site too much but I’ll have to spend less time monitoring to get it done. The poll question has a benefit of allowing instant posts to go through – the downside is that since I won;t moderate them, I won’t be able to see the “pulse” of this site. And instead of answering through the comments, you’ll most likely have to contact me via email to get your questions through.
More info – 8.21.2009
The survey is going well, getting some great feedback, will talk more of that in the future. Since I’m always tinkering with ways to build up this site, I had a “happy accident” in which I stumbled upon something that will greatly increase the size and content of this site. Will keep it under wraps until the re-launch, but let’s put it this way – you could spends days at a time and never see the end…
What’s in store…8.15.2009
First thing – permalink structure was updated. So instead of “factpile.com/samus-vs-darth-vader” it’s now going to show “factpile.com/samus-vs-darth-vader.htm”. It’s a stupid thing done only to please Google, but it’s time for this site to grow.
Speaking of which, as some of you know, I’ve been tasking everyone’s favorite person to hate, ExpertImp, to make a new design for the site. The hold up has been on my part since there are some server issues that need to get resolved. On top of that, I’m going to re-structure parts of the site to give some sections more personality, and you’ll know what I mean when it happens. But, this is going to take some time to get it done right. I am actually having an IA (Information Architect) review this site to see how we can improve navigation, easy to get understand sections, and help define the “brand” that has become known as “Factpile”.
Hopefully, by next week, I will have a survey asking all readers for input on what they want this site to evolve into. Nothing is considered too crazy at this point, I want any and all suggestions.
WTF! Why was/is Factpile down!? – 7.12.2009
Ok, here’s the low-down. There was/is something going on with the database powering the site, and there were some server load spikes due to this site. Being that the site currently shares it’s hosting with other sites, ALL the other sites were being impacted. So the hosting provider had to turn off FP so that the other domains could operate normally. So, consider it “growing pains” as this site continues to evolve and get bigger. So now I’m in the process of getting Factpile it’s own server so that it can run on it’s own without affecting other sites.
“My God…It’s full of Stars!” – 6.8.2009
What movie is that from? First one to EMAIL me gets some schwag. I’m going to bet that Matapiojo gets the answer first. Anyways, changed the value of a star to 50 posts for each star on the site, that should reduce the number that appear next to some people…
Whoring out the site…5.18.2009
Today we added video game and movie trailers to the “playlist” at the bottom you’ll see affiliate links to buy or get the media shown in the post. This is a test that’ll run over the summer to see if it’s worth keeping or not (the affiliate part) – Otherwise, I think there is enough interest from the readers here to watch a few clips of upcoming and past games and movies. So, it won;t just be for the new releases, but as we find older ones that are classics, we’ll place them there too.
Something bigger in the works 5.5.2009
Besides fixing the above db error (which should be gone soon!), a decision has been made to “take it up a notch” and put this site on the same playing field as ign. Now we’re not claiming to be anything like them other than having more content on the site and hopefully not as cluttered. So the posting schedule won’t be interrupted as this happens, and some hints that were dropped before will soon come to pass. We’re looking to have everything ready by mid-June. This should be fun.
Tinkering with new design 3.31.2009
Currently experimenting with a new design that includes a new layout – don’t expect anything anytime soon as it’s causing some havoc on everything tested so far…
$#@!&* Filter off 3.26.2009
You know, I was trying to keep comments clean for the sake of advertisers, but since none of them pay for shit, I am letting loose on the language. Some obvious things will remain, as if you drop nothing but f-bombs that will be edited, otherwise, we’re forgoing the advertisers for the readers.
Blowin Stuff Up – like links – 3.5.2009
I know this will cause some trouble in the comments section, but we had to change the naming structure of the urls for seo reasons. So, what used to be something like: factpile[.]com/archives/60, it will now be: factpile.com/master-chief-vs-boba-fett
Forum Integration – 1.14.2009
We’re starting to work on a forum section so that more communication can take place without the ‘Admin’…
…and it’s proving to be more difficult than anticipated…
Site is acting wonky 12.11.2008
That happens as we upgrade, it’ll look ‘off’ but everything still works. promise.
Winner Award! (11.5.2008)
The first ‘official’ and decisive victory goes to the Star Wars universe over Halo. Congrats for the idea and as others clearly emerge, we’ll award this rare trophy.
POLLS! (10.14.2008)
So, polling ability has been added. Depending on your response, we’ll see if we include them in the battles to help determine the winner…
UPDATE: (10.1.2008)
We’ve been listening and are going to be starting a series where each character will have their most ‘Badass Moment’ or ‘Heroic’ or just flat out ‘Coolest’ moment that makes you like the character. We’re looking for suggestions as to naming this new section, so if you have any ideas, we’d love to hear them!
So, we realize we need to install some better ways to get the site organized, and it’s always an issue when you have a ton of information stored in a database.
We’ve heard your suggestions about a better site design, polls, ranking/rating systems, to even voting on which of the matches you want to see published.
We are listening and making changes. As hinted before, we are testing a new design and a part of that is how all the current site data ports over to the new look. In the past we just push it live and work through the kinks live. That’s still probably going to happen, so if you visit the site and it’s acting a bit wonky, that’s why.
Since there are soo many MC battle requests, we’re thinking about having a week full of nothing but Master Chief battles – about 3-5 a day – is that something you’d be interested in seeing?
That way we could even up the ‘Battle Request’ list and have a more even rotation of all the series.
Post your comments below:
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February 17, 2010
#1
@Diana – you nailed it!
February 18, 2010
#2
@Admin
Sad to say admin but Halo Reach will be the final of the Halo franchise. Bungie should have at least make a final Halo for MC.
February 18, 2010
#3
@Diana – I know, and I have to admit that I am a bit concerned about whoever takes over and produces the next installment in the series. I think it might be a good idea to wait a few years so that people will get an appetite again for MC. Maybe 10 years from now Bungie will come back into the fold and bring back MC. It’s practically like writing a blank check if they did so…
February 24, 2010
#4
@Onward!
Fitting.
February 25, 2010
#5
@admin,
not to whine about the site… but, could you move the news feed to the bottom…
February 26, 2010
#6
@admin, you the haxor hero!
March 8, 2010
#7
Ahhhhh…
Gotta love behind-the-scenes machinations.
March 8, 2010
#8
I just need to verify, at the end of Halo 3 was the war over?Because thats the general idea I got, but it still felt like the war was still commercing somewhere
March 8, 2010
#9
@Admin
Actually, Bungie split from Microsoft and handed all rights to make Halo stuff to a newly created company, 343 Industries. I’m not sure if Bungie’s still a game company, but I know Halo will be handled by 343 now.
March 15, 2010
#10
Hey, boss…
The Archives are coming up as a complete blank.
March 15, 2010
#11
@ admin all the category’s lead back to the home page I’ve been seeing this for a while is this just some more of those growing pains you frequently mention or is this a problem you weren’t aware of?
March 15, 2010
#12
@Matapiojo – thanks for the heads up. I know what I need to do, but currently, my plugin menu in the backend is completely blank. As soon as I can get it back online, I will fix.
@PaPPa JUDAS – Do you mean in the drop down box? I just tested all of them and I am going to the correct pages…
March 15, 2010
#13
@ admin I just tested them again and I still only get the main page on the drop down box and at the top of the page. Am I the only one with this problem.
March 15, 2010
#14
@PaPPa JUDAS – What browser are you using? Do you have javascript disabled?
March 15, 2010
#15
I have the same thing happenning as PaPPa since forever. I think I was trying to explain that to you previously, but failed miserably. Its possible this is something to do with the browser used (I neglected to try it at home with any other, though.
As of right now, all the categories hyperlinks simply show the collective “Recent Posts” instead of the recent posts from that category. I see the same thing under Duels, Mecha, Swordfighters, etc, than the main page.
As if that was not enough, I see no pagination whatsoever in the pages with no comments. Meaning that if I do an MC search, I get a few results and that is all I am able to see as I cannot see multiple result pages.
With the archive being blank, and the categories not behaving propperly, there is no way of seeing older content except from remembering the battle title to put into the search feature and crossing your fingers it comes up in the “first” page of results.
March 15, 2010
#16
I don’t know I’m computer illiterate this is one of the few machines I don’t fix by kicking.
March 15, 2010
#17
javascript disabled – Ah that could explain it. No java at work.
March 15, 2010
#18
@ admin I have checked. Java enabled – Browser internet explorer – Problem still exists. I’m still assuming the problem is on my end any other Ideas?
March 15, 2010
#19
@PaPPa JUDAS – The site still has some issues internally, so that might be it as well. Other than that, I’m afraid that I don;t know what else might cause it. Mata mentioned that he has the same issue, I’m looking into all these things now.
March 15, 2010
#20
@ admin thanks I’ll keep trying on my end to see if it’s just because I have no finess with computers.
March 16, 2010
#21
The pages are back thanks admin
March 16, 2010
#22
@admin
yay my computer can finally choose which page to go too….sooo happy
March 17, 2010
#23
Good job on the pagination of all content, and the category sections working propperly, Admin. The site flows so much better now.
March 17, 2010
#24
Glad to finally get some of that stuff working. Now on to the next part…
March 18, 2010
#25
@admin
im not sure if its just my comp but every match works except for the superman vs goku thread
March 25, 2010
#26
What is wrong with FPTopia… i went to lunch came back and its the old site again….
March 25, 2010
#27
I’ve contacted the hosting company, they need to make a switch in their database to get the site back up, shouldn’t be all that long…I hope.
March 26, 2010
#28
@admin,
Before I leave…
If we have two conflicting sources of Canon…
such as:
Halo the games(came first) and halo the books.
or
AvP the comics(came first) and AVP the movies.
which holds true to our debates???
My guess would be original sources…
March 26, 2010
#29
I will always lean towards the original source. I think we as a community should determine the order in which the sources are categorized. For example, in the Halo universe, technically, the latest release is the Halo Legends dvd. There are some interesting stories that take place that due to the nature of the story telling (Anime) give MC some powerful upgrades. But, come in May, the Beta for Halo Reach will be here which according to our typical rules, says that becomes the ‘source’.
One could argue that since Reach takes place before Halo 3 in the timeline of the Halo Universe, perhaps all that occurs can’t be used since it’s supposed to be before all the events in Halo 3.
I’m starting to get off course, so let’s just go back to the original source as the default starting point!
March 26, 2010
#30
I think it is dependant on whether or not the topic in question has already established the source’s continuity despite materials being published separately and at different point in time.
In the case of Halo, the games may have come first, but Bungie established that the novels are in fact canon. Therefore, all mediums are considered to be valid canon material.
That said, the Predator/Alien stuff gets very tricky as those are separate franchises that were brought together to satisfy fan demand. In fact, the upcoming Predators is said to be ignoring the events that took place in Predator 2, AVP, and AVP:R. However, the franchise will consider it canon. Like I said. Tricky.
Should there not be any sorting entity for the topic in question, I would indeed consider the original source to hold true, but in this particular case, it will cause a lot more confusion than clarification. Cases such as AVP should be addressed individually on a case-by-case scenario where admin or a subsequent party make a desicion for what would be the valid source.
My .02 anyways.
March 26, 2010
#31
This is how Fox is looking at the canon for these three franchises.
Predator Cotinuity
Predator
Predators
——————————————————-
Alien Cotinuity
Untitled Alien Prequel
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien Ressurrection
——————————————————-
Alien vs Predator Cotinuity
Alien vs Predator (10,000 BC)
Predator
Predator 2
Alien vs Predator (2004 AD)
Aliens vs Predator Requiem
Predator: Concrete Jungle
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien vs Predator (Atari Jaguar)
Alien vs Predator (PC)
Alien vs Predator 3 (Set 30 years after Alien 3)
Aliens vs Predator 2 (Set 50 years after Alien 3)
Alien vs Predator: Prey
Aliens: Berserker
Aliens vs Predator: Duel
Aliens vs Predator: War
Aliens vs Predator: Hunter’s Planet
Alien Ressurrection
March 26, 2010
#32
welll that was really no help at all
March 26, 2010
#33
That is probably because you are looking for a deffinitive answer where there is none.
March 26, 2010
#34
i knew you would say that…
March 26, 2010
#35
“i knew you would say that…”
Ah! Your Kung Fu is strong.
March 26, 2010
#36
“Ah! Your Kung Fu is strong.”
you have no idea
/judo chop!
April 7, 2010
#37
I like the idea of establishing our own database pertaining to relevant items within topics. I mean, how much would we really need to have the entire production team of Saving Private Ryan taking up server space (IF that’s how that would work)?
That said, it would still be an asset to us in our quest for stacking facts pertaining our selected topics. Certainly worth looking into.
If I may ask, which DBes are you looking to dump?
April 7, 2010
#38
I already have an Anime db and looking to get a movie db.
April 8, 2010
#39
Good deal. These are some other db topics I think would benefit us.
- T.V.
- Video Games (one of the most important and possibly the most complex with all the different systems to consider IF there is such a thing as a combined DB)
- Book Genres; Fatasy, Science Fiction, Fiction, Teen, Horror
- Comic Books (pretty much same as VGs. May have to find them individually)
- Other Games; RPGs, Card Games, Miniatures, Board Games
- Perhaps a Hollywood Celebrity (if such a thing exists)
- Sports; Pro Leagues, Martial Arts
- Science (not many things get argued here more than physics)
- Theology / Mythology
- Folklore
We may be able to use some others outside of those, but I can’t think of them right now. I know that the knee-jerk reaction to that is “That is way too much”, and I would agree, but you would be surprised how often elements from those points actually surface within the actual discussions. I think that the ones I listed pretty much make up over 95% of the current site content.
April 8, 2010
#40
Forgot to include an entry for History.
April 13, 2010
#41
Sorry to say it Diana and Admin, but I’m happy Halo is ending, I think it should’ve ended quite a while ago, personally I thought the game was too hyped, it never really gave much other games a fair fight.
April 20, 2010
#42
Just noticed this.
“Sorry to say it Diana and Admin, but I’m happy Halo is ending, I think it should’ve ended quite a while ago, personally I thought the game was too hyped, it never really gave much other games a fair fight.”
Who said it was ‘ending’? 343 Studios is handling everything Halo.
And I like to believe halo ended when the Encyclopedia came out. Before then you could at least think about the canon as ok without bursting into flames.
April 27, 2010
#43
Swifter, the game is the end of the series, don’t be a retard, we all know it. There is nothing more to tell about the story, which I frankly find old, pathetic and just annoying.
May 4, 2010
#44
WTF happened to Master Chief?
May 18, 2010
#45
MC was a chicken and left reach.
May 18, 2010
#46
“Swifter, the game is the end of the series, don’t be a retard, we all know it.
I’m sorry to bring the bad news but they are hiring for a new halo game
http://www.bravenewgamer.com/2010/01/microsoft-hiring-for-new-halo-project/
And they currently got a 6 year plan for it:
http://www.edge-online.com/news/microsofts-halo-plan-goes-out-at-least-six-years
“There is nothing more to tell about the story, which I frankly find old, pathetic and just annoying.”"
The guy who is annoying here is you
May 18, 2010
#47
“WHAT!!!! NO HALO GAMES ANYMORE???? BAD NEWS FOR THE HALO FANS. DAMN WHY BUNGIE WHY !!!!!!!!!!!!”
May 18, 2010
#48
NO MC???
http://www.bravenewgamer.com/2010/01/microsoft-hiring-for-new-halo-project/
And they currently got a 6 year plan for it:
http://www.edge-online.com/news/microsofts-halo-plan-goes-out-at-least-six-years
“6 YEARS WOW. THIS IS A FALSE PROOF OF HALO 4, AND I THINK THAT Swifterdeath IS RIGHT WILLE THEY BURN THEIR OWN FANS??? WHYYYYYYY DAMN IF HALO HAS NO MORE GAMES THAN JOIN SW!!!!! OR ELSE THEY WILL BECOME A GROUP OF RAIDERS AND MERCENARIES OF THE GE WEBSITE.DO NOT BECOME LIKE THE TREKIES OR OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE EXTINCTION I FEAR. AND YOUR GLORY IS OVER AND THE KILLZONEFANS WILL LAUGH AT ALLE OF YOU JOIN US!!! AND WE WILL MAKE MAYBE ANOTHER HALO-UNION”.
OMG.
May 19, 2010
#49
What?It doesn’t says that they stop over 6 years but they have a plan for the next 6 years.
And halo 4 comes,
http://xboxfanforce.blogfaction.com/article/111093/bungies-frank-oconner-talks-master-chiefs-return
And no we won’t become like those asshole trekkies,NEVER
May 19, 2010
#50
What?It doesn’t says that they stop over 6 years but they have a plan for the next 6 years.
And halo 4 comes,
http://xboxfanforce.blogfaction.com/article/111093/bungies-frank-oconner-talks-master-chiefs-return
And no we won’t become like those asshole trekkies,NEVER
YEAHA and battlefront 3 will come also, and more sw games.(plan for the next 6 years) more worser than 6 years waiting within that time bungie will be complete
shutdown or will not make halo games no longer. That is bullshit news I knew it.
And halo 4 comes
Like swbattlefront 3 here a vid of swb3:http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x81j95_trailer-gameplay-star-wars-battlefr_videogames sry about the language I can find no English.”This—this is your secret, isn’t it? So save your Halo—but who’ll save halo from bungie who is making the dead of halo?”
May 19, 2010
#51
“YEAHA and battlefront 3 will come also, and more sw games.(plan for the next 6 years) more worser than 6 years waiting within that time bungie will be complete
shutdown or will not make halo games no longer. That is bullshit news I knew it.”
What?Look you like many people are confused,bungie isn’t making halo games anymore but 343 industries does,bungie is gonna make new games
http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/343_Industries
.””This—this is your secret, isn’t it? So save your Halo—but who’ll save halo from bungie who is making the dead of halo?”
”
What are you talkin about?Bungie doesn’t control halo anymore,343 does.They will make new halo games.I don’t know why you keep calling halo “dead game”
May 20, 2010
#52
Improving header I see Admin.
Diablo 3 & Assassin’s Creed on Silk Road
May 20, 2010
#53
FactPile Champion.
/intrigued
May 24, 2010
#54
Admin, what I’d really like to see in place is some form of system for informing of a match with a decided outcome. Its understandable that you can’t read every comment saying “+1 nomination for X”, but many battles have been drawn to a conclusion again and again with no award given, especially as the site grows.
Take a look at Space Marine vs MC or Superman vs Goku for example. Both have had all the argument sucked out of them at least 4 times, only to get started up again every month or so by someone stating a point already refuted several times before. A voting system is out, as people not involved in the thread will jump in and vote for someone based on a glance, but perhaps a messaging system would work?
May 24, 2010
#55
I’ve discussed this in the past with Admin, and the only real alternative I found was to implement the piler profile/log-on system that most of the folks here and in the forums disagreed with.
A voting system via log-on makes perfect sense to me.
May 24, 2010
#56
@JoshMcFace – In a perfect world sitch, all of these things would be in place. But, as it stands right now, the only way to really track votes and what people are doing is to have the login system. I’ve been looking into a few different ways to do this without being too intrusive. It all comes down to what do we want more – a voting system to easily count the nominations for the awards, or the ease of being able to stop by without commitment and have your say.
If I can find a solution that allows for comments without a login, that could work, but I am thinking a better way would be to have a voting system in place for every match on the site, and at any point, someone could click on the Vote Total and see who’s winning.
May 24, 2010
#57
“but I am thinking a better way would be to have a voting system in place for every match on the site, and at any point, someone could click on the Vote Total and see who’s winning.”
My Advice watch out for…………….THE FLOOD!!!
May 24, 2010
#58
“but I am thinking a better way would be to have a voting system in place for every match on the site, and at any point, someone could click on the Vote Total and see who’s winning.”
What stops the fanboys from abusing this system and use several email addresses and create a false vote
May 24, 2010
#59
@Megaraptor18 – That is part of the problem. One idea I have would be to count members who have proven themselves to have more weight in the vote. So, as an example, your vote might have a “weight” of 5, compared to a new user who would only have a “weight” of 0.5. Another idea is to only have registered users who have been active on the site (50 posts or more) could vote. That way a spammer would have to really work hard to get a vote counted…
May 24, 2010
#60
Having voting available only to registered users with a certain amount of posts seems like a good idea, that way anyone who truly cares about the match can have their say.
Either way, I’m sure Admin’s techwizardary would alert him of any suspicious voting.
May 24, 2010
#61
Let me have a word in matches kk.
Sounds like a good idea but have you tested it yet?
June 24, 2010
#62
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Factpile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make a battle of Sasuke Uchiha vs Anakin Skywalker.
June 27, 2010
#63
It wouldn’t be fair for new users to have less weightage. Why not advertise the site?
June 28, 2010
#64
I’m the only one who voted to watch Twilight Eclipse. Cool…
June 28, 2010
#65
@Diana – Shocking! Luckily for me, my wife has a few friends that she’s going to go see it with so that I can be spared…
June 30, 2010
#66
@Admin
Spared from what?
June 30, 2010
#67
@Diana – At having to watch the movie in any capacity. I have a lot of friends who were forced to watch the first two.
June 30, 2010
#68
“of friends who were forced to watch the first two.”
Yet another reason why girls are evil…
June 30, 2010
#69
I might watch the last air bender.the Graphics were pretty good though.
June 30, 2010
#70
@Admin
Why forced? Intimidated by their better-halves?
@Sapper007
And yet boys like getting the hang of it.
June 30, 2010
#71
@Diana – Well, some of them are still in the “honeymoon” phase, so in order to get some action, they feel like they need to do what their women want.
June 30, 2010
#72
“Swifter, the game is the end of the series, don’t be a retard, we all know it. There is nothing more to tell about the story, which I frankly find old, pathetic and just annoying.”
Go talk to Sonic, Mario and Modern warfare about that.
“Sorry to say it Diana and Admin, but I’m happy Halo is ending, I think it should’ve ended quite a while ago, personally I thought the game was too hyped, it never really gave much other games a fair fight.”
Pshh, you only say that because you can’t appreciate the awesomeness of halo.
June 30, 2010
#73
they are hyping twilight eclipse up so much………………..geez.
“!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Factpile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Make a battle of Sasuke Uchiha vs Anakin Skywalker.”
not a good match. neither one of them has to move to win
June 30, 2010
#74
@Admin
concerning Twilight,do you not enjoy the movie but could manage staying there,or is it like my case you dislike the movie so much you left the room and payed $35:50 for the ticket,popcorn and a drinks, just to watch Iron Man 2,LOL….true story.
June 30, 2010
#75
“Pshh, you only say that because you can’t appreciate the awesomeness of halo.”
yep those open canopy tanks… so awesome…
June 30, 2010
#76
@Cjrodarte – Nope, I did not have to take the trip. My wife and her friends went to see it – and they’ll be doing that this weekend as well.
June 30, 2010
#77
@ Admin
you mean watch it Again?
June 30, 2010
#78
@Cjrodarte – no, I haven’t seen 5 minutes of the films.
June 30, 2010
#79
@Admin………………….you are truly lucky my friend.:)
June 30, 2010
#80
I have a lot of female friends, yet somehow I’ve been spared from the horror of twatlight
July 21, 2010
#81
Hey admin did you get my email?
July 21, 2010
#82
yup, it’ll be up soon!
July 21, 2010
#83
YES!!! ADMIN IS DOING A TOURNAMENT!!! I wonder if it will be like a deadliest warrior type style or everyman for themself match.
July 21, 2010
#84
The only problem with a tourney is that one could say the champion would have lost to one of the defeated.
July 24, 2010
#85
@Admin
But it would be a good bonding to go with your wife to watch Eclipse.
July 24, 2010
#86
@Diana – lol, there are many movies we’ve tried watching together and it just never works out. She’s the type that tries to figure out how it will end while the movie is playing, while I would rather sit back and just let the story be told to me. Besides, we are both huge Adam Sandler fans so there are plenty of his movies to see…
July 28, 2010
#87
@Admin,
You still have Killzone 2 correct? We must set up a time to fight bots. Since it’s objective based, it’ll be the closest thing to co-op that we will get.
July 28, 2010
#88
@Admin. which debate that I Requested will be in FactPile?
July 28, 2010
#89
“in FactPile” I meant to say was “on FactPile?”
July 29, 2010
#90
I Lol at ppl that Freaked out about their Posts Disappearing
Because right at the Top of this Page
“we will lose some comments (when the site transfers the database from the virtual hosting to the dedicated server).”
August 1, 2010
#91
Dear Administrator (Paul)
Do you have any plans on creating a Collab project for Halo Reach Forge mode?
Perhaps all members of factpile get a small portion of forgeworld to mess with.
August 4, 2010
#92
Did you transfer today?
Some postings of mine seem to be acting rather weird. All in all, great news about the server!
Now go forth and pimp us out.
August 4, 2010
#93
Hey Admin I assume you got my Email right? Was it too big or what? I’ve had a couple people bugging me about it…
August 14, 2010
#94
SDF-1 Header…
August 26, 2010
#95
@Admin
I sent request for United Federation of Planets vs Galactic Empire. What will be with that?
September 1, 2010
#96
I know I’m quite a bit late on the draw, but the way you have handled pagination and the move to the forums impressed.