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kruijs replied on August 12, 2008 19:03 to the idea "A lesson in converting odds to percentages" in Hubdub:

can we make a permalink to this thread so it is one of those always available to new users?

InfernalMachine replied on August 12, 2008 11:00 to the idea "A lesson in converting odds to percentages" in Hubdub:

I have noticed, though, that you often can only get odds-reports on games that day and tomorrow. So questions that are created earlier than 2 days before the game might not have sufficient information to use this method.

Bayoubear replied on August 12, 2008 00:43 to the idea "A lesson in converting odds to percentages" in Hubdub:

Thanks so much for this info....sports is one area where we definitely have a way in which to truly determine odds at the start.....glad to see a way to convert some of them.

Nigel Eccles replied on August 03, 2008 19:53 to the question "Any objections to me making predictions?" in Hubdub:

That is an interesting idea but might be tricky to implement. One thing we have done is linked to everyone's profile from the About Us page. That way is should be easier to keep track of all of us.

letmewinplees replied on August 03, 2008 18:02 to the question "Any objections to me making predictions?" in Hubdub:

Is there a way the "admin team" can have their own seperate leaderboard? Where you just compete with each other and its available for common hubdubbers to view? Something that would keep track of your "Staff Cash" and not let it intermingle with hubdubbers. Not sure if this is possible, but its just an idea.

jimbo replied on August 01, 2008 19:12 to the question "Any objections to me making predictions?" in Hubdub:

Ladylara - well the dog thing is covered by Jenniandboys. She has a two headed dog from Hades. Photograhic evidence and testimony from concerned neighbours point in that direction. Anyway, please go for the cat thing though. Hub needs some cat people, it's very dog-like at the moment.

I like Russian Blues, Ladylara, and that's a very pretty name, BTW. Where do you live? I'm 39, live in Japan and and am single, but so far it hasn't been anything to do with the drinking problem. I mean being single, not living in Japan, although people do like a beer now and then here, especially during the summer. Which it is now. Where was I?

Anyway, I think everybody should bet on everything. Go Hubdub!!

!

hubdubbob replied on August 01, 2008 12:13 to the question "Any objections to me making predictions?" in Hubdub:

I personally believe all category editors, Hubdub admins, and Hubdub super users should be able make predictions on all market questions, including ones they create. However, it should be required all predictions they make, whether on their own created questions or not, should be made public.

So far, I haven't seen any evidence of any editors, admins, nor super users using their position to their advantage, etc. regarding predictions, but do believe it will best serve Hubdub if all of their predictions are required to be public.

lady lara replied on July 31, 2008 22:48 to the question "Any objections to me making predictions?" in Hubdub:

Sounds good- as usual. I think you do a mighty fine job at making things work.. BTW, is there a CAT editor opening? I am an expert on that topic- teeheeteehee.

Nigel Eccles replied on July 31, 2008 21:59 to the question "Any objections to me making predictions?" in Hubdub:

Yes, category editors can make predictions on their category provided all their predictions are public. In hiring category editors wanted to bring on the most enthusiastic users in that category. Having someone passionate about the category I believe is best for everyone.

Also, as all cat editor predictions are public all their actions can be scrutinised. We also have a clear escalation path should it be felt the rules have been broken.

Nigel

NewsWrangler replied on July 31, 2008 21:51 to the question "Any objections to me making predictions?" in Hubdub:

Just after we launched we placed the limitation on category editors that they couldn't place predictions on questions in their category. That was to ensure that there was no hint of a conflict of interest when settling questions.

Nigel,

Have these limitations on category editors making predictions within their category been changed?

tisha replied on July 10, 2008 10:38 to the question "Re-opening voided questions" in Hubdub:

Actually it wasn't, Markov was dealing directly with the Category Editor.

If the Get Sat forum and Contact Us forms are getting ignored, we would definitely like to know.

A comment on the question "Re-opening voided questions" in Hubdub:

What to use if you feel the GetSat forum and the Contact Us form gets ignored - which was obviously the case here :( – kruijs, on July 10, 2008 10:36

tisha replied on July 10, 2008 09:03 to the question "Re-opening voided questions" in Hubdub:

Hi all,

Thanks to the Supers for being so vigilant about monitoring this site. I have emailed Markov directly; he explained the situation to me and I think we reached some sort of resolution.

We are very concerned when users complain they have not received a response from us, so please use Get Satisfaction or the Contact Us form if you feel your comments have been ignored.

Cheers,
Tisha

NewsWrangler replied on July 08, 2008 04:27 to the question "Re-opening voided questions" in Hubdub:

@Markov ... I just read your comment in the market thread.

I don't know why you haven't received a reply to your flags or emails.

I'm confident your post here will result in a response -- which in no way suggests that your prior messages via other means shouldn't have been responded to.

Markov replied on July 08, 2008 04:06 to the question "Re-opening voided questions" in Hubdub:

I,too, fell victim to overzealous voiding on my question:
http://www.hubdub.com/m9328/MLB__End_...
and despite my protracted efforts was unable to find resolution to my appeal to the voiding authority. I remain convinced the question was improperly voided on a whim and my pleas for supporting reason fell on deaf ears. Frankly, it kind of sucked the wind out my sails for creating new questions.

A comment on the question "Re-opening voided questions" in Hubdub:

Good point – InfernalMachine, on July 04, 2008 21:02

anaverageamerican replied on July 04, 2008 20:47 to the question "Re-opening voided questions" in Hubdub:

onedave,

I wanted to apologize for contributing to the voiding of your question about the dolphins, and would like to encourage you to recreate it. I recommend adding an Other option in case the dolphins decide they like Jersey and don't go back out to sea.

But if you repost the question without an Other option, I won't flag it again (I reserve the right to comment though 8^).

Regards,
AnAverageAmerican

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Donal replied on June 20, 2008 07:50 to the question "How do I "appeal" if I feel a question was settled wrong?" in Hubdub:

Atrane; you are right in that the question was settled incorrectly, but not precisely for the reason you state.

When doubleheaders occur as a result of a postponement and scenarios such as this arise, we settle questions on the results of the game originally scheduled when the question was created. The originally scheduled game was the first game that the Rangers won but the question was settled by one of our admins on the results of the second game which the Mets won.

anaverageamerican replied on June 20, 2008 01:04 to the question "How do I "appeal" if I feel a question was settled wrong?" in Hubdub:

Nigel's reply suggests that you already took the appropriate action. When I think a question has settled incorrectly, I usually send either a "Settlement Request", or "Flag this Question", explaining my point of view to the Category Editor. Those text boxes appear pretty small, but you can enter in, or cut-and-paste, a considerable explanation there.

Opening a topic here at GetSatisfaction alerts all the _real_ Hubdub employees and we superusers to the fact that someone has an issue, so it works too. In general, GetSatisfaction is the forum of "last resort" for settlement issues. OTOH, it's a great forum for ideas about how HubDub can be improved and reporting bugs with the site.

Thanks for your thoughts,
AnAverageAmerican