3rd Annual Mr. and Ms. Paragon City/Rogue Isles Costume Contest
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Aliana Blue,
Posted on: 2009-12-01 19:18 in Protector
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No, no I don't have any issues whatsoever with MY side of the screenshot issue. It's the "do you want to show us your screenshot of your character keep it under 100k" requirement of the CONTEST. I have a paid photobucket account, I can upload darn near anything without worry - and even if something there didn't work, I have my own server I can put whatever else on. It just won't be acceptable by the rules of the contest, because it's too big.
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Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
Zek, that's one of the reasons I like flickr over photobucket, they give you size options. And using the thumbnail setup, you can post a medium size image as a thumbnail and have it click to a larger image.
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Let me ask our computer tech the reason why it has to be 100k, it could be the reason that she hosts that site herself... But let me double check Zek.
Even if she does, photobucket = html links 
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Ok, this is from our computer tech Zek.
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100k (actually =~ 120kb, give or take depending on connection) is how much the perl library I'm using can eat in a single chunk when using the form submission. I can re-write the script to use a different module and use buffering, but it's both more complex. Also, and equally important, that makes people actually trim the screenshots instead of sending a 1 Mb JPEG with the character taking maybe 10% of it (the main reason why I though the 100 Kb-ish limit was enough). The reason they can't put a link instead of uploading a file is because I can't use wget (or similar) in the new hosting place - commercial hosting companies that don't charge an arm and a leg have dim views of scripts that remote dowload stuff automatically. In the last year you could paste a link and my home server would download the picture no problem. That said, both limitations can be easily circumvented by firing off an email to perc.coh@gmail.com and having me doing the legwork. |
Okaaaaaaay..... >_> that made very, very little sense to me. If I have a *link* to a photobucket image, it can be used as html for any display purposes, and a link doesn't have to be *viewed* as a picture... I guess that's the problem, that the form they're using is only able to take an image instead of a link?
In general I'd recommend upgrading that service, if you cannot actually use a link... that makes *no* sense to me at all. What kind of host doesn't allow of-site links from places designed for it? weird.
Anyway, I'll see about sending images if I win
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I'm guessing its because that particular host is trying to be careful of script kiddies who will create scripts and use em for nefarious purposes. A side effect of that is not allowing scripts/utilities for legitimate reasons - they just don't want to open that particular can of worms.
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Originally Posted by Zekiran_Immortal
Okaaaaaaay..... >_> that made very, very little sense to me. If I have a *link* to a photobucket image, it can be used as html for any display purposes, and a link doesn't have to be *viewed* as a picture... I guess that's the problem, that the form they're using is only able to take an image instead of a link?
In general I'd recommend upgrading that service, if you cannot actually use a link... that makes *no* sense to me at all. What kind of host doesn't allow of-site links from places designed for it? weird. Anyway, I'll see about sending images if I win |
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That's the gist of it. It's not that I can't store links - I can easily write the form so that it will parse the link and save it somewhere. The issue is that I cannot make _my_ webserver automatically download the file from another webserver that you submitted a link to. The idea of the screenshot submission is for us to have our reference of the people who submitted screenshots (as in the file itself, not a link) that we can depend on.|
Originally Posted by StormVyxen
I'm guessing its because that particular host is trying to be careful of script kiddies who will create scripts and use em for nefarious purposes. A side effect of that is not allowing scripts/utilities for legitimate reasons - they just don't want to open that particular can of worms.
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So it's not like I can't save the link somewhere in a text file, that's trivial. The thing is that I can't make the webserver follow that link and download the image to put it somewhere in our repository - the image itself. It's an understandable limitation when it comes to security for a commercial web provider. I could do this with my own home webserver, but its reliability proved not to be as good after I moved to New Zealand (I'm out in the woods here, so the DSL I get is pretty crappy
).So, at that point, it's much better that, if someone has trouble adjusting to the size limit, to just send an e-mail with either the link or the oversized screenshot, because there's several eyes monitoring that e-mail address and it'll be a lot easier to track, whereas it'd be more of a headache to monitor the webserver and see who sent a real screenie and who sent a link. Then we can manually put it with the other screenies.
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Cool, that makes sense. Like I said I'll deal with that if I need to
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ok folks, this is tonight at 9 PM EST.
I will be on GAME ALL DAY LONG if you have any questions, comments, concerns, threats, or wish to stalk me. You can always reach me at @Healing Phoenix or I'm sometimes in the Protector Vigilance channel.
I hope to see everyone there!!!!!
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I almost forgot about this but I entered as ThePain. Well hopefully I was entered lol.
This event is now completed for Protector. We will have scores tabulated by mid next week. Winners will be posted here and I will personally contact all the winners so there is no confusion concerning having to check the forums. Thank you all for coming out, it was truely a better turn out than I expected.
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Winners will be posted soon! and not soon(tm)
We would like to thank everyone that participated in the Mr. and Ms. Paragon City/Rogue Isles Costume Contest. We would like to congratulate the Protector winners.
Mr. Paragon City Protector Asylum
Runner-Up Trickster's Jackalope
Ms. Paragon City Protector Tierce
Runner-Up Tamsyn Blackthorn
Mr. Rogue Isles Protector DR. Morpheous
Runner-Up Ice Sharman
Ms. Rogue Isles Protector Phoenix Rise
Runner-Up Sonata Volcanica
Each winner will receive a Gold Title for 6 months and 1 costume code on their choosing. The finals will be held on the Test Server, Friday the 8th of January at 9 PM Eastern, 6 PM Pacific.
The Finals portion of Mr and Ms Paragon City/Rogue Isles has a series of Question and Answers to be completed. Either Madame Pistacio or Ice Knight will be in contact with each winner with their information for the Finalist website.
Specific Rules for the finals.
1. Finalists must be present to win. If a finalist is not then they will be disqualified.
2. Finalists must have their questions answered and all finalist information completed by the 3rd of January before 11:59 PM Pacific. If a Finalist does not have this completed, P.E.R.C. will award the Runner Up from that category the spot in the finals.
3. If a finalist notifies P.E.R.C. that they can not attend the Finals, P.E.R.C. will allow the Runner Up to enter the finals.
4. In the event we have to award the Runner Up a spot in the finals, they will be given 72 hours after the deadline to complete the finalist information. If they do not, then that server will not be represented in that category.
If anyone has any questions please post them here or send a PM to Ice Knight or Madame Pistacio
I'm a tiny bit confused, but are there two names listed for each category? I think I won, but I'm not sure.
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Originally Posted by Trickshooter
I'm a tiny bit confused, but are there two names listed for each category? I think I won, but I'm not sure.
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Let me edit it, you are the server's runner up.
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Well, I was on Tierce, so it actually says I won. <.<
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Originally Posted by Healing_Phoenix
DOH!!!! >_<
Let me edit it, you are the server's runner up. |
Yeah that's what I was getting from this:
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Grats to both of us anyway, trick |
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Gratz! 
And thanks! x3
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Congrats Tricky! *keeps fingers crossed*
I made Runner-Up. That's got to count for something, right?
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Yes. It means we wait with baited breath and big clubs er.... with happy smiles, for the first placers to bow out or be no-shows 
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congrats winners!
Gratz to all the winners !!
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Zek, that's one of the reasons I like flickr over photobucket, they give you size options. And using the thumbnail setup, you can post a medium size image as a thumbnail and have it click to a larger image.
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