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Was this market settled too early?
This concerns the market, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, George Bush, Eliot Spitzer- How many will have their picture on Al Jazeera's frontpage on Wed. March 19, 2008?, that was settled earlier today as "one" -- as Barack Obama's photo did, indeed, appear on the front page.
However, today (still Wed, March 19, 2008), John McCain's photo appears on the front page [WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008, 20:04 MECCA TIME, 17:04 GMT], with a caption of McCain makes Iran gaffe making the correct answer, as of the moment, "two of them".
I've commented in other threads about the difficulty of questions such as this, using on-line media outlets as the definitive settlement source, as their "front page" isn't static.
Some on-line newspapers, such as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and others, do offer a static snapshot of their published front page for the day -- however that was not what was referenced here (nor do I know that it's available).
In my view, the accurate answer won't be known until the end of the day, Mecca time, and depends on a HD editor to constantly monitor the site for changes.
Should this be resettled?
However, today (still Wed, March 19, 2008), John McCain's photo appears on the front page [WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008, 20:04 MECCA TIME, 17:04 GMT], with a caption of McCain makes Iran gaffe making the correct answer, as of the moment, "two of them".
I've commented in other threads about the difficulty of questions such as this, using on-line media outlets as the definitive settlement source, as their "front page" isn't static.
Some on-line newspapers, such as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and others, do offer a static snapshot of their published front page for the day -- however that was not what was referenced here (nor do I know that it's available).
In my view, the accurate answer won't be known until the end of the day, Mecca time, and depends on a HD editor to constantly monitor the site for changes.
Should this be resettled?
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Inappropriate?Hi NewsWrangler,
Well, I think the question is whether to void it or not. If it is true that the front page is updated throughout the day, it would make it extremely difficult to monitor.
I'm looking at the Al Jazeera page right now and there isn't a way to see the front page history--it also is unclear when the page is updated.
Sadly, you can very well be right about the McCain image, but I can't look at the website's front page history to see when that happened. This might lead to some more rules clarification.
We will look into this.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention!
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Inappropriate?Diana,
The image of John McCain is still there -- as of a few seconds ago.
It's the third image down -- smaller than Obama's was -- but on today's front page nonetheless. -
Inappropriate?Disclosure: I am not in this market.
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Inappropriate?These questions have been problematic in the past, and it seems clear that this particular one should be voided.
I have discussed this with the Hubdub team and we feel strongly that these types of questions should not be allowed. Unless any users vehemently disagree, then the rules will be updated to reflect that and any future such questions will be voided.
Let me know if anyone disagrees.
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Inappropriate?I think any question that doesn't have clear settlement details should be voided. Maybe these questions should be allowed only if they say at a particular time of day and a screen shot could be taken.
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Inappropriate?Lesley -- I'll post a link in the comments thread for this market, as you're considering voiding and looking for input.
Destry, only as FYI/meh ... I took a screen shot of the front page with McCain on it. I can send it to "whomever" if anyone wants it. -
Inappropriate?Screen shots are problematic for several reasons, such as editing, etc.
However I think the biggest negative is that they can't be readily viewed by all users.
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