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It was a fantastic contest with just about every cape with different votes. We had 4 tie breakers! Your Winners are: [*:2ipu72sd]Team(39): Warrior_B666 [*:2ipu72sd]Attack: Darkjab [*:2ipu72sd]Defence: Holly9205 [*:2ipu72sd]Strength: Komodo_Jo [*:2ipu72sd]Hitpoints: Kingofthecav [*:2ipu72sd]Ranged: TexasMd91 [*:2ipu72sd]Prayer: State_owned [*:2ipu72sd]Magic: xSxqPowerx [*:2ipu72sd]Cooking: allrace1337 [*:2ipu72sd]Woodcutting: Psycho_Robot [*:2ipu72sd]Fletching: pbdude [*:2ipu72sd]Fishing: bloody_scife [*:2ipu72sd]Firemaking: Intervention [*:2ipu72sd]Crafting: veyron27 [*:2ipu72sd]Smithing: Master_Smither [*:2ipu72sd]Mining: Plugpoint92 [*:2ipu72sd]Herblore: CampbellMC [*:2ipu72sd]Agility: AilsaCraig [*:2ipu72sd]Thieving: Rahila [*:2ipu72sd]Slayer: Kolin [*:2ipu72sd]Farming: Dragons_Might [*:2ipu72sd]Runecraft: Shadowolf [*:2ipu72sd]Hunter: Julius47108 [*:2ipu72sd]Construction: Junkie_Joe [*:2ipu72sd]Summoning: CampbellMC [*:2ipu72sd]Quest: GaVaTi Good job and thanks to everyone who entered! =D>

Topic Cleaned. For reference to old missions check here. Thanks to everyone for the fantastic work and data that has resulted from effort of you all! =D>

I did not see where the mushroom was repeated. :/ I did add a space however. Credit is not givin for these types of corrections. ~~* HOW TO SUBMIT INFO - READ *~~ As it states, it wouldn't be fair. Use the sticky If you want credit make a list. DO NOT HARASS CREW Thank You

My thoughts exactly... people tease to gain an advantage over you. If you enjoy it and are not ashamed then it will go away. Every person has different likes and when in school people for some reason think that everyone should be the same, screw them and be yourself. Wow is a great game for its own reasons. I had many friends that play wow and it is crazy how many similarities there are in the games. When a new game comes out, try it and have your own say at the game. I tried warhammer, wow, City of Villians and such and still enjoy RuneScape because of the basic gameplay. I like it for the simplicity when I need a simple game. Just because Rs does not allow you to build your own virtual/only girlfriend does not mean the graphics suck. ;)

PLEASE USE THE APPROPRIATE STICKY! That is what is there for, stickies tbh get updated just as fast. It is all on the crewbies scheduals and will power!

I don't think any of the past Editors revealed themselves... I know I have always wondered as well. :| Even as Crew I don't know lol! Could be I have only been on crew for since June tho.... :?

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It is Mini Game. It is a very time consuming request. If you find individual occurrences then feel free to post an exact list on the appropriate sticky.

:| That 1337 one must be cowman_133 and you edited in your name.... :shame: :lol:

It seems the Times is very mysterious on how it works to many. :-# I just want to cover some things more as an FYI to those making suggestions. :thumbdown: :thumbdown: The Tip.It Times is produced by the Editorial Staff. Only one crew member, is assigned to the Times as it needs to be added to the website and such. An admin or 2 usually are part of the Administration of and are active in discussion. A schedule is made every few months assigning weeks to different writers leaving a few slots open for guest submissions. So if you submit a article bear in mind, we are scheduled 2 months in advance unless a writer is unable to write his submission due to sickness ect. After the article is written it is then reviewed by members of the editorial panel, who look for spelling errors and such. Once this process it is coded into html and a forum and website announcement is prepared and released shortly thereafter. It is a multiple step process that takes a lot of time on everyone's part. When a guest article is received it is then reviewed and decided if it can be backed by Tip.It. If so, it is approved and then put on the To be Scheduled list. Guest articles are greatly appreciated as it does give a new view to the Times, something that can be hard with a smaller staff. So please feel free to submit them. There have been a few suggestions thus far on this thread that are awesome and can be expected in the near future. :thumbup: :thumbup: Keep up the good work! ~N_odie

Sorry, I wasn't trying to be mean or anything... It was just a small joke because it seems like it takes a really long time for admins to reply in this forum, and I didn't want to problems to be ignored. Good to finally know that you're at least aware of the problems now. Crew handle site matters tbh. Admins are occasionally called for administrative decisions. ;) Errdoth is really the only one Crew that is working on the Microhelper as it is his baby. :P If you feel a topic has been missed feel free to give a friendly "Bump," a crew member will lock the thread if it is not needed or corrected. We are humans to and miss things. :o N_odie

Pictures are easy to add, it is finding an appropriate one to the article that is difficult... that will be a cool thing to make an effort on my part! :P

Staff is currently voting... prob announce winners Wed to Fri. :D

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That is always a hard thing for an author to find. Do you have a suggestion, such as allowing people to submit ideas for articles to The Editor? I enjoyed those particularly myself! I think the problem is getting in contact with some that the entire community would enjoy. If you are in contact with someone that you may think the community would be interested in (or are the person) feel free to PM me as that would be a blast. Once we are in contact with the player WE will extend the invitation.

This week's poll asks: How often do you read the Tip.It Times? [*:valupia4] Every Issue! (100%) [*:valupia4] Often (75%) [*:valupia4] About Half (50%) [*:valupia4] Rarely (25%) [*:valupia4] Never (0%) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Special Discussion: As of late there has been some who have thought that the Tip.It Times has lost its touch. In my opinion that is bluntly rude only to reply such feelings on a thread when a lot of work goes behind every issue. This has even gone to the point of author bashing! :evil: Everyone has an opinion however, that is why this weeks poll asks how often you read the Tip.It Times? If you feel the Times has lost its touch (or if you love it), I ask everyone what suggestions you have for improvement? Do you have an idea for a feature, similar to the Letter to The Editor? Would you like to see a times cover a special topic? What do you think can help? Constructive criticism if needed can be Pm'ed to me. ;) The Editorial Staff works hard to release the Times. The past few article where designed and written to be controversial. As of late, some have had the most discussion then the Times have had for some time. We have many Guest articles in the near future that are to be published that will add a new view point to the Times. Overall, the Editorial staff has some great articles coming up for everyone to look forward to! Also bear in mind, just because something is suggested, doesn't mean it is going to happen. Every suggestion will be considered however so feel free to post them. =D> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> Vote Now! <> View the Results <<< Still see the old poll? Press [F5] or [Apple+R] to force a full reload of the page. Remember, you can also submit your ideas for future polls here. ~N_odie Crew Public Relations Leader

=D> Sorry for my lack of discussion when this thread has so much value. Fantastic research and put in a very easy to understand format! :thumbup: :thumbup: Off Topic: For some reason Dragonforce was playing in the back of my head while reading this thread... that song is freakin impossible on guitar hero... :roll:

Die is singular for dice. ;) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/die I did a minor change to the notes for clarification. ;)

Another Tip.It Times for you! This week's article, Completing the Triangle by Ts_Stormrage, covers the skill Magic. Do you use it for skills or combat? Be sure to read the article for a balanced view of the skill. >>>Completing the Triangle<<< ~odie

Tbh, call me a nerd but if people did that for Rs, it would be the number 1 online game. :thumbup: :thumbup: Have fun with what you do! And make sure to look good while you are at it! :lol:

A double edge sword my friend. ;) It would be a constant battle between people "thinking" that they should be added. I disagree with Jem about the Mods being honored members group. They are fantastic but there are many who turn down the invitation. I think this is another, "I honor and respect users that deserve it because they have earned it in my eyes." No badge needs come with this. Mods, Admins, Crew, Tet, Editorial staff all have the Tip.It logo because of the position and the work that comes with it. It is really needed for what we do. There are many users around the forum I respect and honor, but what says my reasons are the same from every other person on the boards. If someone deserves it, they already have it from the people that matter. This is just my opinion and in no way that of staff. Odie edit: I re-read my post and want to make sure you know I am not dissin on you guys and gals.... I <3 you all!

The Crew member (crew handles anything having to do with site and not forum) who takes care of a submission for the most part will not put there name in at that time. If we do a major edit requiring a substantial amount of time then it would be appropriate. One thing you may notice is the amount of crew names at the bottom of the page, this is because of the amount of research and testing that goes into every guide. Another thing that happens quite often is when a new update comes a crewbie goes and takes a look at what needs to be changed, then edits the guide and comes onto the forum and look, a submission. At that point there is dilemma of, should I add as I already did the correction and didn't use this post.... most of the time we go ahead because we want to encourage users to use the forum and submit things we miss, thousands of eyes are better than the 2 that the few crewbies have. So thanks! I changed the quest to members only, and credited. Hope that made sense, Odie

Contest Closed! ;) What a great turnout and I really enjoyed many of these outfits! Cowman and I will announce the winners as soon as possible! Feel free to discuss your thoughts on the entries! =D>

Fixed and thank you! 8-)