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post #1
27 December 2004, 20:15 UTC#1
Hello to everyone !

I'm writing here to inform you I'm planing to organize a competition starting at beginning of january 2005 and ending about 2 months later. This will be named "The Hardcore Contest" (or "THC").
I'm curently setting up a special website to explain the rules and let teams join the Contest.
Like in "The Hunt", there will be some tasks to perform (not a lot, but with precise rules), and you will be able to submit individual videos by email or FTP on a dedicated server (I will host them). Very precise rules will decide how many points you will get for each of the tasks.

For now, 10 tasks have been written, but there might be more to come...
More information on my website as soon as it is online !! (should be done in the next few days)

Probably most of you don't know me :) And I admit I never wrote in that forum before... Please note I'm not a member of any team, I'm just a real fan of most of your teams, and I was thinking it would be a good idea to keep you entertained during the winter, give you some "work", and check how good you are on some special hardcore tasks (either stupid or painful, but always daring) biggrin.gif

Of course I'm NOT AT ALL trying to do as well as a great event like "The Hunt" or "the Face-Off", but I'm just trying to set up a (kind of) "serious" competition between any team that wants to join. THC is a kind of diary of stupid (but precise) painful tasks... and we will see what Team is the best at it External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/html/emoticons/Copy of diablo.gif
A price may be granted to the winner if enough teams join the competition :) (but I'm still thinking of what that could be, lol blink.gif )

For now, who may be interrested ? External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/html/emoticons/yu.gif


** Last minute news **
As far as I know, the "Face-Off" (Fragile) is also supposed to start on January 9th. I will soon decide if The Hardcore Contest is delayed for that reason or not. According to me, both contests could run at the same time, but I may make THC last longer if you consider you can't do both before end of february.

** News : Dec 29th 2004 **
Wesite is open now : http://thc.frenchdoc.com

** News : Jan 2nd 2005 **
THC will start on January 3rd, 2005 !
You can register your team at any time !
post #2
27 December 2004, 20:20 UTC#2
Lol, sounds cool.

About the dedicated, you mean you got a dedicated server to host a few movie files, or......

Anyway, good luck pulling it off, get coding biggrin.gif
post #3
27 December 2004, 20:26 UTC#3
sounds cool. you should put in some of the dares you gave us so it'll give us more of a reason to do them cool.gif
post #4
27 December 2004, 20:30 UTC#4
Thanx, gazaa :)

To asnwer your question : yes I should be able to allow teams uploading unedited videos on my dedicated FTP server (I will also allow email for videos below 5MB) ...and then host them myself (after editing) on another dedicated server, to allow everyone to download them and enjoy the work :)

As for coding, the website should be up in a few days, I already built the database and a few scripts. But I'm zero in design, so message for everyone : please don't be too picky about the graphical outlook, it will just be a functionnal website External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/html/emoticons/Copy of wacko.gif
post #6
27 December 2004, 20:36 UTC#6
QUOTE (Doc @ Dec 27 2004, 08:30 PM) Thanx, gazaa :)

To asnwer your question : yes I should be able to allow teams uploading unedited videos on a dedicated server (through FTP) ...and then host them (after editing) on another dedicated server, to allow everyone to download them and enjoy the work :)

As for coding, the website should be up in a few days, I already built the database and a few scripts. But I'm zero in design, so message for everyone : please don't be too picky about the graphical outlook, it will just be a functionnal website External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/html/emoticons/Copy of wacko.gif

Awesome! Just get some nice looking template =)

If anyone needs FTP accounts for this I can supply them if you get stuck on bandwidth.

Good luck
post #7
27 December 2004, 20:37 UTC#7
I'll be entering
post #8
27 December 2004, 20:39 UTC#8
QUOTE (Hansen @ Dec 27 2004, 08:37 PM) I'll be entering

Thats cos your asian
post #10
27 December 2004, 20:58 UTC#10
W3rd.
post #12
27 December 2004, 23:39 UTC#12
yeah I will wait before it's going to be "crap on a team mates head and lick it" :)
post #13
28 December 2004, 09:26 UTC#13
QUOTE (socalpranks)when will that happen?


Domain name has been bought yesterday.
Basic pages (explaining the rules and allowing teams to register) should be online tomorrow (I will post the URL here)...
And everything should be running in 2 days, to allow to begin THC on first week of january External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/html/emoticons/clapping.gif

QUOTE (kuffi)yeah I will wait before it's going to be "crap on a team mates head and lick it" :)
post #14
28 December 2004, 19:26 UTC#14
cool. how long will it go on for? probably longer than the face-off so at the end people will be really focused on it













like us biggrin.gif
post #15
29 December 2004, 15:03 UTC#15
THC will start January 3rd and last for about 2 months.

THC website is now online : (mostly rules and basical explanations)
http://thc.frenchdoc.com

More to come tomorrow (tasks + registration form)...
post #16
29 December 2004, 15:21 UTC#16
QUOTE (Doc @ Dec 29 2004, 03:03 PM) THC will start January 9th and last for about 2 months.

THC website is now online : (mostly rules and basical explanations)
http://thc.frenchdoc.com

More to come tomorrow (tasks + registration form)...

Looking good, thanks for the hgf plug biggrin.gif
post #17
30 December 2004, 11:06 UTC#17
Website is now fully functional, with 12 tasks online for now.
Videos will be allowed starting on January 3rd, for a duration of 2 months and maybe more.
But give a look to the rules : the faster you perform a task, the more points you get ! Therefore, no special video editing is needed, you will be allowed to send "raw" clips and spend more time on the tasks than on editing...

You can already register your Team !
More information on THC webpage (thc.frenchdoc.com).

Have fun biggrin.gif
post #19
02 January 2005, 11:30 UTC#19
I doubt we will do this as we have already enterd the Faceoff, and we suck at getting things done as it is.

Skipper
post #20
02 January 2005, 14:48 UTC#20
Is anybody here participating? This sounds kind of ripoff of ripoffs.
post #21
02 January 2005, 17:13 UTC#21
QUOTE (vode @ Jan 2 2005, 03:48 PM)Is anybody here participating? This sounds kind of ripoff of ripoffs.

I honestly think no one will participate... The tasks really suck ass biggrin.gif nice try here but.. NO cigar!
Tasks are all dirty sanchez and no cky... which sucks..
...just my personal opinion here...
An vode ! I'm the ripoff of Rip/Off !! for fucks sake !
post #22
02 January 2005, 18:28 UTC#22
I think the tasks are kinda gay, I mean non of my friends nor I are homo's and we don't really like to do that kind of shit to eachother.. it's like u'd enjoy us having a big Gay SM Party. Im sorry but Im not in to that.
post #23
02 January 2005, 18:37 UTC#23
QUOTE (j0nes @ Jan 2 2005, 06:13 PM) An vode ! I'm the ripoff of Rip/Off !! for fucks sake !

Yeah, thats right cool.gif
Forgot that.
post #24
02 January 2005, 18:46 UTC#24
QUOTE (j0nes @ Jan 2 2005, 06:13 PM) An vode ! I'm the ripoff of Rip/Off !! for fucks sake !

This newbie seems to have big mouth biggrin.gif
post #27
02 January 2005, 19:26 UTC#27
QUOTE (benCKa @ Jan 2 2005, 08:22 PM) QUOTE (vode @ Jan 2 2005, 07:52 PM) yeah, what the fuck? Who he thinks he are? Give him the flames of hell External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/html/emoticons/Copy of diablo.gif

We have to save our flames for now. He just went back to the army half an hour ago.. Where I will be going in ONE WEEK too External image not preserved — inspect source: http://homegrownforums.com/html/emoticons/Copy of sad.gif
post #29
02 January 2005, 19:33 UTC#29
Hahaha, way to go Inarinjärvi. or some. But nice way to hijack a thread biggrin.gif
post #30
02 January 2005, 19:46 UTC#30
So Cal Pranks entered.