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The original "This Thread is Currently About" is back! Yes, it's Count to 100!
HOW TO PLAY
1. Count by ones from 1 to 100 in 100 consecutive posts according to the Core Rules.
2. Restart the count from 1 after:
a. a Moderator (or an Administrator) makes a stopping post (post without counting) if users and Knights are counting..
b. a user or Knight or Warden makes a stopping post (post without counting) if Moderators and Administrators are counting.
c. breaking a core rule, spamming, or cheating.
d. reaching 100.
3. Announce why you restart the count so other counters don't get confused.
NOTE: For the time being, Moderators are allowed to help Users count, so as long as the other rules are observed you do not need to restart the count if you see a mod count. However, if a Moderator makes a stopping post, i.e. a post without counting (not the same as a non-count post since they're technically different teams), it is considered an interruption and the count will restart.
CORE RULES
No mistakes. A count must start from 1 and increase by ones up to 100, save for exceptions noted.
No double-counting. No counter may count two consecutive numbers.
No back-to-back counting. No two counters may alternate for more than three consecutive numbers.
Okay: P1 P2 P1 P3
Not Okay: P1 P2 P1 P2
Okay: P1 P2 reset P1 P2
No editing. No counter may edit their post. If an edit tag shows on a count, the attempt is forfeit.
ADDiTiONAL RULES
No "spamming". Please don't post only the number and please don't post gibberish, either.
Multiple one- or two-word counts may also disqualify a count.
No "cheating". This shouldn't need to be said. Counting to 100 doesn't count if you cheat.
This is an exercise in teamwork, not rule bending.
No "spoiling". Don't mess with the count. Posts should start with the correct number.
Posts with no numbers should be ignored. See also: No non-counts.
Posts with intentional mistakes should be ignored.
No "spilping". If this is your first post in this thread, please post "I'm new and here to count to 100!"
No non-counts. No counter may post without a counting number or make a post without bolding that number if that counting number is not at the start of the post.
COMPLETE SET OF RULES
Please refer to the complete set of rules for additional information and examples of what is valid or invalid.
DiSCUSSiON THREAD
Please also check out the discussion thread for new gameplay or rule proposals or general discussion on the gameplay and rules of "Count to 100".
END GAME
Once you reach 100, you start this Sisyphean task all over again back at 1. Users should notify the Commissioner of the Count (HahiHa) that the count reached 100 and the Commissioner will review it to make sure there were no mistakes or cheating. If there were no mistakes or cheating, then the users who took part in the successful count to 100 will get a shiny new Quest!
SCOREBOARD
bold = counted 100, italics = previous winning participant, [#] = # of total wins, (#) = # of times counted 100
FULL SCOREBOARD
MODS - 2 WINS
Highest Count: 15!
1. 9! - 3865 (2533) pages / 286 days, Feb 13, '15 at 5:49pm, 3 users, 6 minutes.
Gantic, Ferret, weirdlike
Note: Earned by handicap.
2. 14! - 2135 pages / 937 days, Sep 08, '17 at 1:25pm, 3 users, 6 mins.
Moegreche, nichodemus, UnleashedUponMankind
Note: Earned by handicap.
USERS - 51 WINS
1. 100! - 537 (355) pages / 94 days, Aug 6, '14 at 9:28pm, 16 users, 14 hrs 33 mins.
apldeap123, Azywng, Crickster, Chryosten (as Darkfire45), Darktroop07, evilsweetblock, JACKinbigletters, kalkanadam, Loop_Stratos, MPH_Complexity, Omegap12, Patrick2011, R2D21999, Snag618, Tactical_Fish, Voyage2
LAST TWO WINS
50. 100! - February 12, '24, 11 users, 52 days.
sciller45 (5)[17], HalRazor [5], saint_of_gaming [5], JimSlaps (1)[2], TheMostManlyMan (1)[14], Solas128 [3], nichodemus (2)[9], Widestsinger [5], SirLegendary (2)[22], skater_kid_who_pwns, disastermaster30 (3)[5]
51. 100! - March 17, '24, 11 users, 35 days.
JimSlaps (1)[3], sciller45 (5)[18], saint_of_gaming [6], TheMostManlyMan (1)[15], Strop, skater_kid_who_pwns [2], GhostOfMatrix [4], WidestSinger (1)[6], HalRazor [6], SirLegendary (2)[23], Solas128 [4]
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3. I see your reasoning. That does make sense. Long story short, my "essay" was pointless, it was kinda fun to write though.
5. It's perfectly legal, I restarted the count after the fact. :P
1.
I honestly think that they don't wanna call them "mutations" because of the negative connotations, but in fact, having, for instance, blue eyes (or any other color) is a mutation. We only call mutations the "bad" things: Down syndrome, cancer...
I think the difference does make sense. Mutations being erratic, the chance of a very specific mutation occurring in more than 1% of the population is very low. Polymorphisms on the other hand qualify discrete variations of a trait where each variation is established in the population. To quote this article,
"Mutations by themselves do not classify as polymorphisms. A polymorphism is a DNA sequence variation that is common in the population. A mutation, on the other hand, is any change in a DNA sequence away from normal (implying that there is a normal allele running through the population and that the mutation changes this normal allele to a rare and abnormal variant.)"
2. So the low frequency of brain-in-a-jar amongst the target population means that I'm a mutant, rather than a polymorph. Good to know!
2. Instructions unclear, blew up Madagascar with a pastry bomb.
3.
@kalisenpai
Maybe that’s not the case in every situation, but I’ve got some knowledge about radioactive mutations (and probably not all of it is credible). I’ve read that the origin is important: mutations originate from the damage in DNA that couldn’t be regenerated. So it would be things like deletion or insertion of some segments of DNA and lesions/replication errors caused by mutagens (or just some spontaneous event). So a mutation is in my reasoning a physical event that takes place within just a single person or a group of cells – then it might rise to a polymorphism, a whole population genetic attribute due to… mixing of genes. And such kind of inherited mutation, a variation of chromosomes shouldn’t be called “mutation allele”? Isn’t that the type of mutation that you meant (inherited and not originated in an individual)?
This reasoning leads me to a conclusion that a mutation is a group of polymorphisms, that: like you and then @HahiHa mentioned usually has low frequency, then like you said brings defects of biological functions of individuals and like I added originates de novo at some point (like also @LordLazyLeopard mentioned in case of a sunburn). The 1% frequency criterion seems not enough…
All in all I think that's more an issue of nomenclature and sorting phenomenons - at least it didn't interrupt me with understanding the subject.
4. This is a very interesting conversation but I feel like if I attempt to continue it I'll just waste time and make a fool of myself anyways...
5. Filler post. Pretend that this is some sort of silly courtroom drama.
6. I honestly didn't think polymorphs would be a good topic XD. Glad to know you guys (all of you) tried to write something.
And, @PLGuy, yes, you're right there. I was talking about mutant alleles (that's to say, less tha 1% of the population having it), not about adquired mutations, which, as you said, you can get by radiation or errors during DNA replication.
Polymorphisms on the other hand qualify discrete variations of a trait where each variation is established in the population.
HahiHa, wouldn't this be a definition of mutation? As I said, the only difference between both concepts is the frequency of the characteristic they determine.
@LordLazyLeopard Why you say so? I don't think you'll make a fool of yourself: you informed yourself before responding to me! That seems quite intelligent for me
1. I suppose I could clarify and say that if I attempt to continue it I'll end up making a false assumption because of how little I actually know about polymorphism at present. Sorry that was kinda a run-on sentence...
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