Posted by theKiwi at 206.190.138.29 on August 09, 2002 at 20:42:38:
In Reply to: Quick thought on posted by Fry on August 09, 2002 at 20:39:21:
it sure picked up, but not so much that it was questionable. I got 9,999,998, so i know that there was no-one out there blocking off all the hits.
: While there may have been some people who are guilty of hitting the refresh button
: a wee bit too much in the final minutes, I don't think that this is cause to cry foul. As
: long as the person who actually hit 10,000,000 is not one of the offenders, it seems
: we had a fair contest. I think rolling back the counter would cause many more
: problems than it would avert.
: Then again, maybe there really were that many people competing. I'm sure we'll all
: find out soon enough.