db1986's Christmas Forumite Competition!
Round 3

Christmas is only a few days away, so I think it's now time for the final round :)

Competition Layout

Round 1: Christmas Anagrams (55 Points)
Round 2: My Christmas Scene (35 Points)
Bonus Round: My Ideal Gift (18 Points)
Round 3: Christmas Message (60 Points)

Answer the following questions about some of our fellow forumites.
All 50 answers are forumite names.
All of these questions about forumites can be found using items around the forum and you may need some of the words stated in the questions to help you find the answer.
Once you have found a forumite name, write down the character of the forumite denoted by the red number.
For example: Name the forumite that created this competition. 2, would mean db1986, so use the 2nd character which is b.
Once you have found all of the characters, you should then form a sentence which will make a Christmas greeting.
The Christmas greeting layout and one letter has been given at the bottom of this post.

Scoring for Round 3

You will score 1 point per forumite that is correct.
You will score 10 points for the correct greeting.
The maximum score for round 3 is 60.

Round 3: Christmas Message

1. Who gave Lisa479 a picture of Lisa Simpson for her birthday? 4 - Deadpan
2. Who has a purple t-shirt that faded from blue in a thread that was started on 11 November 2008? 1 - Bellicimo
3. Name the forumite that posted the sequence of numbers "1231231237" in the Combination Game. 6 - Sunny1
4. Which forumite has the highest score in the game Helicopter? 7 - Lisa479
5. Which forumite has four numbers in their name, where two numbers are equal and individually the numbers add up to 24? 6 - gt7278
6. Name the forumite who won the Hallowe’en drawing competition in 2008. 11 - jenni939706
7. Who started the birthday thread? 3 - jewels
8. Who has won 4 tournaments, one each in Curveball, 3D Superball, DiscDash and flyplane? 8 - //Loviii--x
9. Who had hoped that Saffron would have re-opened her Fantasy Poll? 10 - ILoveMaths07
10. Which forumite uses the button F5 to cheat at iSketch? 2 - Ches Answer Location (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=67315)
11. Who has an avatar showing two citrus fruits under a rainbow? 8 - Katie.Lemon
12. Name the forumite who's worst advert is the Norton Finance advert where a man crosses a tightrope. 5 - Nexus
13. Who posted a picture of Paul Licuria? 2 - bell
14. Which forumite owns post number 87962? 3 - luvducks
15. Name the forumite who suggested a jet pack as an item of the future. 1 - El_Nino
16. Which forumite's favourite iSketch words include Harry Potter characters? 8 - marauders
17. Who’s avatar features a crocodile inside a red ellipse? 11 - paintedlady
18. Name the forumite ate their pillow while still awake? 2 - Fox
19. Which forumite has a drawing snake as their avatar? 1 - Nay
20. Which forumite quoted, “When God gives you lemons, you find a new God!!”? 7 - sketches Answer Location (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=140611)
21. Name the forumite who is in position 3 on the Who's Who competition drawing. 1 - MrsNerdinator Answer Location (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=147166)
22. Which forumite is user number 115? 4 - Jobe
23. Which forumite posted the word “chameleon" using multiple colours in The Last Two Letters thread in 2007? 6 - Fender
24. Who owns post number 111111? 1 - reecer6
25. Which forumite has a birthday on 26 June? 2 - Nyna
26. Which forumite gave db1986 a blanket for Christmas? 12 - ms_sarcastic
27. Name the forumite who explained how to customise a profile by uploading a background image? 3 - NoHints
28. Which forumite gave a link to a free sample of Hugo XX/XY fragrances? 3 - Sorsie
29. Name the person who got married on the 24 May 2008. 2 - Vik
30. Who won the 2008 Easter drawing competition? 1 - storm Answer Location (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=119400)
31. Which forumite posted the 31st post on thread number 2670? 9 - sense/net Answer Location (http://www.isketchforum.net/showthread.php?t=2670)
32. Which forumite said, "Lewis Hamilton was in his last year at my school when I joined. How exciting :)"? 1 - Mato Answer Location (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=136941)
33. Who organised an iSketch Animals party in February 2007? 3 - gracie
34. Which forumite has 2 favourite places? 6 - TempusFugit
35. Name the forumite who belonged to Team Australia that received 18 Thanks for one single post. 3 - Dean
36. Which forumite decided that the ";" key was too close to the "L" key when they typoed the word "rule"? 8 - Bad_MaNneR$ Answer Location (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=90393)
37. Which forumite posted the post count scale? 1 - db1986 Answer Location (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=144685)
38. Which forumite found the answer “Tropical papers” to an anagram given by Nyna? 2 - *AJ*
39. Which forumite is so close to the Snake record that the winner can hear her breathing? 3 - Sarah
40. Who currently has the highest number of posts? 5 - tasha
41. Which forumite gave ILoveMaths07 a badge for his birthday? 4 - Pippa
42. Name the forum ghostie who wanted to know what the favourite words were. 2 - spectre
43. Which forumite temporarily had the name Blird? 10 - Honey-Baby
44. Who made the Treasure Hunt competition? 7 - Saffron
45. Which forumite started the iSketchforum Trivia Challenge? 5 - Buffers
46. Who discovered iSketch about 2 years ago, but then thought that iSketch had discovered him? 12 - Capt_Sparrow
47. Which forumite is the current winner of Cop-for-This? 5 - Facey
48. Name the forumite who has a birthday on 6 March and whose initial matches the first letter of the answer to question 17. 4 - Peter
49. Which forumite removed a beer from the wall leaving only 505 left on the wall? 3 - Deadlock
50. Which forumite had a Crypto exam on the 6th December 2008? 8 - Alessadri

Christmas Message:
db1986 wishes everyone A merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Entering

Please use full forumite names when entering.
PM your answers to me for this round by 1:00pm on Thursday 25 December UK and Ireland (UTC)
This equates to:
5:00am on Thursday 25 December Western USA (UTC-8:00)
7:00am on Thursday 25 December Central USA (UTC-6:00)
8:00am on Thursday 25 December Eastern USA (UTC-5:00)
6:00pm on Thursday 25 December India (UTC+5:00)
10:00pm on Thursday 25 December Western Australia (UTC+9:00)
12:00am on Friday 26 December Eastern Australia (UTC+11:00)

Good luck, and Merry Christmas! :razz:

Lol wow. This musta taken you a while to set up :P
And it's going to take me a while to do xD A long while ;)

Wow DB!!!!! No rest for the wicked I suppose :twisted: :razz:

wthhhh?? only 4 days to complete 50 questions n solve a xmas msg?? seriously? :S ?? i think this is a little rushed..

EDIT ... if there're underscores or periods in a forumities name, do we count it as a "letter" ???

That was an unbelievable round...

I can't really find #36 though... so the chance that my guess is right is..
1 out of (3670-49) that's less than 0.03%
But I need to have got the other 49 right :eek:

(Actually it comes to around 33.33% i think, but yeah)

if there're underscores or periods in a forumities name, do we count it as a "letter" ???

Yes I think
or some of my answers are wrong :(

oh goodness :( i dunno if i wanna do this one...sorry db, life getting to be a butt...even with no work -_- *hugs* looks lovely though, i'll try it if i feel up for it.....

EDIT ... if there're underscores or periods in a forumities name, do we count it as a "letter" ???

Yes. If you encounter a symbol or punctuation, you do count it towards the number of letters, as it is still classed as a "character".
For example: The 7th character of sense/net would be n --> sense/net.

I have one entry already :eek:

Reading those questions made me realise that some other poor soul is from the same town as I am :P

ahhh. these questions bring back memories :) btw, does that mean we have to unscramble all of these letters? :( i'd rather unscramble some forum names plz.

btw, does that mean we have to unscramble all of these letters? :(

Nope, but the word search might help :razz:

It also allows people to look at old threads, maybe as an inspiration for new threads and a bit of chatter :)

HOLY GUACAMOLE - I've just seen this round. :eek:
Deebs, what a fantastic idea......but ouch, it will take a while.
I really like the way you have incorporated the forum members and looking through the forum into this comp. Super, super job!

Oh lol - "Saffron's fantasy poll" sounds a bit wrong....:embarrassed:

Deebs, what a fantastic idea......but ouch, it will take a while.

Haha, thanks. Ironically this was the first idea I came up with, and so I thought I would leave it until last. Due to the over-running of Round 2, you guys have fewer days to complete this. I originally planned to start this a couple of days ago. However, it shouldn't take too long to complete, as long as you follow the clues in each question.

Having said that, I've had one entry already :eek:
Some people are super fast :o

... you guys have fewer days to complete this.

Even fewer when you spend your morning here (http://www.savoybaths.com.au/pano.html)
Hehe.
Recommended sequence - Warm pool, dry heat room, steam room, cool shower, hot spa, warm spa, cool spa, warm pool.
Massage.
:D

Edit: Oh Poo - I just tried a search for the first question using "Lisa479" and "birthday" as the keywords, and the only match was this thread :embarrassed:

hehe. I haven't got 17 yet, so I thought number 48 ("Name the forumite who has a birthday on 6 March and whose initial matches the first letter of the answer to Question 17") would help me narrow it down. Turns out the 4th letter of both people who have a birthday that day is the same letter! Hmm.

I have a few questions though:

Number 24? On the front page, the stats show that there are 85,411 posts.....and you want us to say who posted 87,962 and 111,111... Edit: nvm, I figured that one out :P

Number 39? Should the red number be 5, not 3? Letter 5 of that name seems to be a better fit for the message - unless you are trying to tell us your favourite dance style. :twisted:

Holy macaroons... this is going to be some round!

2more to go... n i'm wrecking my head over those.. :(
EDIT... just ONNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE MOREEEEE!!!!!!!:mad:

Number 39? Should the red number be 5, not 3? Letter 5 of that name seems to be a better fit for the message - unless you are trying to tell us your favourite dance style. :twisted:

39. Which forumite is so close to the Snake record that the winner can hear her breathing? 3

39. Which forumite is so close to the Snake record that the winner can hear her breathing? 5

The number is 5 and not 3, thank you Saff.
I finished this round about a month ago so I was a bit unsure whether the posts you are looking for would have been edited. It seems to be OK though :)

Hey, it's a nice round!! :biggrin:
Will attempt the questions 2morrrowwwwwww!

db, you're evil. and thats all im saying. hmph


btw, comment. for number 27 (yeah, i already got it but still) there were like 10 of us that have explained that to people before..... specify please :P

btw, comment. for number 27 (yeah, i already got it but still) there were like 10 of us that have explained that to people before..... specify please :P

27. Name the forumite who explained how to customise a profile by uploading a background image? 3

OK, I'll give you a hint on this one, even though you already have the answer.
There was a helpful post by this forumite that explained how to upload and display a background image.

Um for number 44 about the treasure hunt competition there are two competitions called treasure hunt and um yeh? which one did you want the answer from?

Um for number 44 about the treasure hunt competition there are two competitions called treasure hunt and um yeh? which one did you want the answer from?

44. Who made the Treasure Hunt competition? 7

There is only one answer for this one, and it should be the most recent one. Thank you Bell, there is an ambiguity there.

do we have to unscramble some letters somewhere in the middle of tht puzzle? it doesnt seem to make sense..

I don't know how to find out a post's post number... :sad: I thought in each thread the post number started from 1... =/

SAME HEREEE!!! :mad: n i dont think its anything to do with a number of posts in a thread, as saff stated there only about 85,000 posts altogether so it cant be.. :( n i already tried searching so hard but nothingggg!! !!!!!!

Heh Heh I have that problem too.. :S But I've only done like 25 out of 50 so far... I'm probably going to do more of it tonight, then even more on tuesday :P
I was planning on leaving them for a bit as it's like GRRRR how do you get to it :P
I've tried so much :P

do we have to unscramble some letters somewhere in the middle of tht puzzle? it doesnt seem to make sense..

All you have to do is search for the answer to each question.
Every answer will be a forum member's name.
Once you have found that name, use the number to find the correct character to put into the sentence.

For example:
Name the forumite who created this competition. 2

The person who created the competition is db1986. (You would earn one point for this correct answer.)
Then you choose the 2nd character, given by the red number 2, which is b, and that's the letter to go forward into the sentence.
The 1st character is d, the 2nd is b, 3rd is 1 etc.

I don't know how to find out a post's post number... I thought in each thread the post number started from 1... =/

There is an easier way to find a post number than flicking through all the open threads. All I will say for now is that you might need some clever URL understanding.

thts what i exactly do... but all i get is sth stupid like apsrofas which doesnt make sense at all.. but i'm pretty confident my answers r correct, i have the proof...
EDIT.. k nvm db... i'm just going to try my luck, n see if i still get the xmas msg correct. n i just figured out how to find out a post num;) ty for the tip. but all i can say is its going to be a hard time searching.... D:

Finally figured it out :P even though I'd tried something similar.. -____- I just hadn't got the right url bit. :P

lol, yayyy :D ^_^ i have one left nowwww XD tbh though, before i figured it out, i guessed XD and was right ^_^
/me twirls around

Yeah I have no idea some of the names but I know what the message is. And I am so lost on how to find post numbers etc....maybe I will make my hubby help me tonight or something!

ahhhhhh XD stupid number 36 is giving me a headache XD i think imma give up :P
/me hugs db :) dont feel bad bout me headaches ;) i complain a lot XD dont really care though :P

What happens if we get the message right, but by filling in some blanks without giving you the person's name for some answers?

Yeah I have no idea some of the names but I know what the message is.

You will get 10 points if your message is correct, even if you have found all the forumite names or not. You get 1 point for each forumite name that is correct. There is no negative marking so you may as well guess if you are unsure.

ahhhhhh XD stupid number 36 is giving me a headache XD i think imma give up :P

I'm not gonna give any more hints, but as I said, you might as well guess as there's no negative marking.

Ok I have figured out all but 1...and thats # 35....Yay for hubby's who know how to search for things! =P =D

Edit: Woot found it! Finally...I thought I would never finish this round! =)

I hope this round has kept everyone amused for a while, as it took me ages to come up with these questions :D

I'm having serious trouble with 10: Who uses F5 to cheat at iSketch?

This is probably one of the most difficult ones to find, along with the post and thread number ones. After my little clue about those, it definitely makes 10 the hardest now.

Only about an hour left before I reveal the answers and the winner!

I had serious trouble with the one about the forumite who typoed rule.... That was my hardest one.

I had serious trouble with the one about one about the forumite who typoed rule....

Not that I entered the competition - 'cause I be lazy recently :( - but that's one of the ones that I knew straight away. Quite sad that I remembered who said it :|

Some of them are difficult to search for as some keywords are too short or too common.
For the questions that some people couldn't get, I will be posting the post locations for those so you can check the answers.

14 n 24 were the hardest for me!!!!! D: i was stumped n almost give up coz i was figuring it by the HARD WAY... which u all knw is, to actually browse all the threads n look for tht specific date which post 111111 would be. n i was dumb to do tht... then i kinda made sense out of everything n finally, finally, figured the damn answers.

about the rest...like no. 10 or the one tht storm said.. the typoed rule, i dont think theyre THAT hard. i admit i did almost give up on those, but i still got them in the end. so its not impossibly hard.

*runs off to PM answers to db..

This round is now closed.

Thank you to everyone who entered the competition :)

Please check the original post for the answers.

Edit:
Just as an aside to search for a post type:

www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=post number

To search for a thread type:

www.isketchforum.net/showthread.php?t=thread number

Hope this helps :D

... 36. Which forumite decided that the ";" key was too close to the "L" key when they typoed the word "rule"? 8 - Bad_MaNneR$ Answer Location (http://www.isketchforum.net/showpost.php?p=90393)...

Haha, very nice. That one was a complete guess on my part based on the fact that 'n' is the 8th letter in that name :razz:

I'm quite sure it didn't come up in search, and I think I did try 'ru;e' too. o.O

db.. for ques 29, you stated who was in position 3 of the Who's Who competition... but you couldve meant it in 2 ways :( 3rd in position was Chris_uk n i think you shouldve stated your instructions a little clearer by saying " in the picture "???

Platinium, if you manage to get the Christmas message (especially for the word 'christmas' it becomes obvious after a few letters) it becomes pretty clear that it can't be Chris.. because his letters don't fit. I had Chris.. at first too, though.

k then i guess i was a bit careless there :(...i guess i got about 4 wrong n i'm so mad at myself now..

I have the feeling it's going to be a close one...

lol, im curiouss XD but lol, i did eventually guess bad_manner$ for that cause i gave up, but at a point i thought it could've been msnerdinator. never did find that post....

/me twirls around, hope i did alright

The results (http://www.isketchforum.net/db1986s-christmas-competition-t2902.html) are up jen. The answers for this round are on the first page also.

I thought it couldn't be MsNerdinator because MrsNerdinator was already the answer for one of them, and I noticed db didn't repeat names.

ohhh, i didnt see that yet :) congrats u 2

db.. for ques 29, you stated who was in position 3 of the Who's Who competition... but you couldve meant it in 2 ways :( 3rd in position was Chris_uk n i think you shouldve stated your instructions a little clearer by saying " in the picture "???

I think you mean question 21 but here it is anyway :)

21. Name the forumite who is in position 3 on the Who's Who competition drawing. 1 - MrsNerdinator
Ah, yes, I overlooked this and I didn't see the ambiguity. As storm said, it doesn't fit in with the overall message but I could have worded it more clearly. Thank you for pointing this out to me, I will amend your score to include Chris_uk as a correct answer.

Lol, I don't even remember being in 3rd place!
Would have been funny if I entered and looked it up to find.. myself.

/me snort laughs

:P 3rd place as in number 3 in the picture XD not as in the winners :P tbh, i dont remember the winners of that competition.... sorry guys XD

Edit: Oh wait, my bad. NOW I know why Plati was confused.. lol XD

Yes, and this is why I have included Chris_uk as a correct answer.

Edit: Post number 666 :o

This is probably one of the most difficult ones to find - after my little clue about those, it definitely makes 10 the hardest now

LOL. I didn't even have to search for that one, just guessed who it would be. Really, who else *could* it be? :P