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Beezler replied on April 15, 2008 02:04 to the problem "Delta and NWA merger settlement" in Hubdub:

I can announce I'm going to the moon tomorrow - doesn't mean I'll do it.

Mergers in this environment are not guaranteed to be completed, especially with the way the airline industry is going. Unless it's announced as complete by June 1, this should settle NO.

Beezler replied on April 14, 2008 14:45 to the question "Proposed rule amendments" in Hubdub:

FYI...Not every player here games TV shows I made predictions a week in advance and held them waiting for settlement. My reward? A voided question, costing me 6K.

Beezler replied on February 22, 2008 14:32 to the problem "Wrong settlement" in Hubdub:

That was fast - Thanks!

Beezler reported a problem in Hubdub on February 22, 2008 14:18:

Wrong settlement

The following question was settled improperly

http://www.hubdub.com/e/Market/Will_D...

In the settlement details, the claim is that "No major news has reported this."

Meanwhile all it takes is one Yahoo search to find the following

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news;_ylt=AhfFJheMxs6bUZ13yF9ib_Lov7YF?slug=ap-nascar-daytonapenalties&prov=ap&type=lgns

The last I checked, the AP is a fairly major news source. Is this going to be fixed or am I out $4500+ because someone didn't do their homework?

Beezler started following the problem "Incorrect Settlement" in Hubdub.

Beezler replied on February 18, 2008 00:14 to the problem "Individual stock questions" in Hubdub:

Smidge is correct. Here is what I get when I click the notice on the main page

2. Rules At Hubdub we don't really like rules, but we thought we needed a few to keep things fair and fun.

Like the rules of any game, they will evolve. We're relying on you, our users, to help fill the gaps so that over time there will be fewer disputes. If you believe these rules should be amended please make your proposal here. You should title your post “Proposed rule change:

That's it.

Beezler replied on February 16, 2008 04:10 to the problem "Individual stock questions" in Hubdub:

Can you also post the full rules link? I can't seem to find it.Thanks.

Beezler replied on February 16, 2008 03:56 to the problem "Individual stock questions" in Hubdub:

So does that mean the question will be settled as intended?

Beezler replied on February 15, 2008 15:25 to the problem "Individual stock questions" in Hubdub:

If the rule was introduced "last night", then the question was valid and should have been settled instead of voided 15 minutes after the market closed.

Also, the link you posted makes no mention of the alleged rule change.

Beezler reported a problem in Hubdub on February 15, 2008 04:04:

Individual stock questions

There were two questions on indiviual stocks this week. I played a third one today only to find out it was voided 15 minutes after the market closed.

http://www.hubdub.com/e/Market/Will_F...

The reason for the question being voided was as follows

Voided in accordance with rules 2.3.4, questions about individual stocks

Where/what exactly is this rule? The link on the main page today doesn't have this. What gives?

Beezler replied on February 11, 2008 02:24 to the idea "Sports Questions Suspend Time Issue" in Hubdub:

The two questions in, uh, question are:

What will be the result of the US-Mexico soccer friendly on February 6, 2008?

Who will win the Missouri Democractic Primary on super tuesday?

Thanks.

Beezler reported a problem in Hubdub on February 11, 2008 00:22:

voided question = loss of dollars?

Why did I lose dollars on a question that was voided? Shouldn't any and all predictions have been refunded? This happened to me twice this week.

Beezler replied on February 10, 2008 21:38 to the idea "Sports Questions Suspend Time Issue" in Hubdub:

The length of time doesn't matter. If intraday trading is allowed for one market, it should be allowed for the other.

I'd suggest using the TV timelines for sporting events. For example, college basketball games are scheduled for 2 hours. So if a college game is scheduled to start at 5pm PT, accept trades until 6:30 (or some other time between 5-7). Makes more sense than being locked out completely while the financial markets can be traded for 99% of their available time.

Beezler replied on February 10, 2008 16:59 to the idea "Sports Questions Suspend Time Issue" in Hubdub:

Unless a question states that no bets can be taken after the game starts, ALL bets made within the course of the game should be accepted. Most games have ebbs and flows and just because a bet is made in the first half/period does not mean itis going to win.

I made a wager last night during the second half of a game that according to the rules of the question was legal. I had to sweat it out thinking I would lose. I didn't "game" the system by trying to bet after the game was over. Instead, I wke up this morning and see ut was voided.

If the Dow can be bet intra-day, so should sports. If not, this type of inconsistency will all but guarantee you drive players away.