Subeta -

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thank you, Jade. Seriously, if you ever have any questions, you can always mail me; I rarely bite. XD I might get involved in a chatty conversation with you, as I have a tendency to run off at the fingers XD, but that's about it. On the multiple answers point, yes, it used to accept them, however, the last time I tried, it didn't work. Which really wouldn't have mattered one way or the other in this particular case, as, as I said, I hadn't even noticed the typo until well after the Trivia had posted (I had lost my glasses in Wal-Mart about a month or so ago, and whoever found them kept them, so things are all a bit blurry for me on here), and we cannot change the answers after it has already been added.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

It's not a cop out, misspelled and correct are mutually exclusive terms. If something is misspelled, then it isn't correct. I personally cannot access some of the edit pages where there are misspellings. Also, as I said, I didn't even notice that it was misspelled there, as I type in the answers, and never copy and paste them.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

As I've said, if it were ONLY misspelled on the site, then that would be a different issue. However, it is spelled correctly more places than not, including on the explore map. so it obviously cannot be an intentional misspelling.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

And, despite that post, I like you too, actually. XD

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Once again, minno, I have NEVER said take it as it's on the page in general, ONLY that, in the SPECIFIC case of Advent Calendar only, it was spelled correctly on the page. That was never, ever a rule, as you've stated. If you are going by what anyone else has said regarding this, such as posts in the Help Forum, then they are simply wrong. I've caught a lot of answers by users posted there that were incorrect and corrected them in the past. It's pretty basic, misspelled words would never be counted as correct anywhere, not just here. No, deliberate misspellings are not used. Actually, Book of Doom had had a corrected spelling, DB/HQ had had erroneous information in that particular case; it was spelled correctly on the actual site. And I've always said to NOT copy and paste answers, as there are inadvertent double spaces on the site, which will also result in an incorrect answer if copy and pasted. If you actually type out an answer, you're far more likely to spell it correctly.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

"Your prize's value won't be deprived Thanatoast"

Of course it will, like it has so many times before, when I had answered correctly the first time around!
I was given a Walker as a present, still I believe, that, if ever a trivia needed to be repeated, it's this time!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Dang it i spelled it as artic frost... DX

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I figured the typo was on purpose! GAH.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

dang I put polar ice fields for the last one but it was Arctic frost. Im confident I have this one though I didnt even have to think that hard on it.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Ahhh...typo. (smacks head on keyboard) Usually copying in the answer directly from the page it is found is the way to go, I should've thought more about it. I just thought perhaps the trivias were suddenly becoming case sensitive. 0_0
Better luck next time!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

For what it's worth, when I saw the misspelling, I sMailed DebiLee right away to get some clarification and she answered pretty much immediately. I know that fact doesn't help the ones who answered with the misspelling, just throwing it out there as info.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

After reading through this, I realize I had the right answer afterall and the site had a typo (which I copy/pasted without knowing it). I feel even more cheated by that because I got it right, like a lot of other people did, and lost because the site has a typo.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

"I'm sorry, but your answer of artic frost for the trivia was incorrect."

I beg to differ. It was right there on the page. I'm getting sick of these trick trivia questions. I knew I should've put polar ice field. I'm rather peeved about this.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I figured that since it was spelled artic frost ON THE SITE, then it had to be the correct answer.
I'm sorry for targeting the staff, but you really should have checked where the answer was and if it was misspelled, then correct it (or ask someone else to).

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Event!
I'm sorry, but your answer of polar ice fields for the trivia was incorrect.

Whaaat? I guess I need to pay more attention.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I have to jump in here again too. Common sense tells us that if we copy and paste the answer directly from the site where the clue is located then it should be the correct answer. Often times on pet sites names are purposly misspelled just to be different. I did notice it was spelled in two different ways in two different spots on the site so there was no way to know which one was the intended spelling.
If we cannot get it from quoting the exact saying from the site I'm adding my request to the others that this prize is reused.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I would have copied and pasted my self had I found the answer... But I didn't find it, so I didn't even have a 50/50 chance of the prize... I would like to add my vote to the "please reuse this prize" pile... I need him for my gallery...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm sorry, but your answer of artic frost for the trivia was incorrect.

Why is it incorrect? I copied and pasted directly from the quote in the polar ice fields. I thought it was a trivia question because it was a misspelled answer.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

so eaaaaasy ----

didnt got last one

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

If common sense tells us that Artic Frost is not the correct spelling but Arctic Frost is then the same common sense would tell us that 1 + 2 does not = pig but it equals 3.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Hopefully DebiLee knows this frustration is not directed at her, but at the technicality involved. But I have to jump in too. This is a site that has made up names for made up lands (items, species, etc). I would think 'common sense' would dictate that the answer should be verbatim where the answer is found, regardless of how a dictionary would spell it, but how Subeta has spelled it. Even if it is spelled differently elsewhere on the site, numerous times even, it is still spelled 'artic frost' where the clue was. "You start to remember all the stories you were told as a kid about people never returning from the artic frost..."

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm sorry, but your answer of polar ice field for the trivia was incorrect.

I kind of knew it.
I don't really care though, since the Walker isn't one of my favorite minions. ;p

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This is true, Minno.

And now, reading my response, I see how completely and utterly unintelligible it is. Way to win, me.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

On the other hand... didn't the trivia used to accept multiple answers? I recall it had. o.0

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I would hazard a guess that most of the people who entered artic frost as the answer know how to spell Arctic. I feel strange on here when I speak about not answering a trivia the correct way. I don't want to come across as angry or manipulative in that "oh if I complain enough the prize will get reused" but I have the choice of saying what I feel or silence. Debi's feelings are important to me too and I don't want her to feel attacked or come read this and feel bad afterwards. So .... yeah I spelled it artic but know how to spell Arctic =D

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Your prize's value won't be deprived Thanatoast. You'll just have to sit on it awhile to sell it high, is all. Like my second Reindeer Calf. Price deflate, I wait. It goes high, I sell. Some people just need to learn to wait and hoarde if they want big dollars. I think, if the trivia for a reprize was easy, that'd mean bigger bucks for you because, in addition to getting a second one, you could possibly buy a few more that you could sell for several mill. in the future. And trivia prizes generally inflate in worth sooner than retired holiday items.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

It's doubtful that there is any way for the staff to reimburse all of you who don't know how to spell "arctic". I, for one, think that the prize should NOT be reissued, and, if it is, at least for a very difficult trivia. In the same way that it is not fair that a typo on the site prevents people from getting the prize, it's not fair to deprive those who DID win of their prize's value.

I don't know if that made any sense. I just woke up. hadkajshd harbl.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

So I suppose foreign members should have a perfect english vocabular, cause I answered 'artic frost' and had no idea even where to search for the misspelling issue. I wanted the Walker and now i'm really angry.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm sorry, but your answer of polar ice field for the trivia was incorrect.

Crap. My own fault, but I still really wanted that prize ;_;

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I spelled it as it was in the text for the answer for the trivia and as it is spelled in the URL and I thought it would be best to answer as it is found on the site - especially when it is that way twice - I also remember from some trivia that we should always use Subeta related answers for Subeta specific trivia not general knowledge trivia - now I will remember to correct the site's misspelled words which I thought was called that on purpose because the writer wanted to call the place they were describing with that particular spelling to set it apart from real world spelling. I think it was a great minion.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Event!
Your answer arctic frost for the trivia was correct! Youve been given an Walker and 25sP [x]

I noticed that it was misspelled on the actual page, but corrected it.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Well I feel stupid. I spent hours searching and that is the one place I didn't look. I rarely manage to get past the first click. I really wanted that prize too. It will be surely missed in my minion gallery.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm sorry, but your answer of polar ice field for the trivia was incorrect.

Gahh! So close xD well I'll get this one...I hope

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I also don't think that trivia was fair. In that part of the Polar Ice Field where it first mentions the people never coming back that is how arctic frost is spelled. If it spelled correctly farther on that shouldn't count because some of us never get past one or two clicks. But specifically, like I just said, when it first mentions people not coming back is where it is mispelled. I think the response "nothing misspelled would ever be accepted as a correct answer, as was said multiple times on a past Trivia" is a cop-out.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I don't think the trivia was fair. If nothing misspelled could ever be counted as correct then it shouldn't have been misspelled on the site. I noticed it was spelled incorrectly, but thought I should answer it the way it was on the site. Its very disappointing because I really wanted that minion and I had the right answer.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I didn't even know what the last one was, so, I didn't answer it. o_o
I found the new one easy.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

could someone please tell me where the answer was I'm not seeing it

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

"I'm sorry, but your answer of polar ice field for the trivia was incorrect."
I too was close.. oh well.. it doesnt move and we cant wear it.. so I am happy.. congrads too all that got it..

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Never mind, I looked through the comments more closely.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

That Banko is as good as mine x3

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Eh, now that that's out of my system. You're still awesome and my favorite staffie, Debi. And it would be great if the prize was re-used since clearly there was an issue with the answer.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This time's ambiguity is not a valid excuse, while the reindeer or owl issue was?

Definitely no need to apologize, Debi, but for fairness sake, Walker should also be reused!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Oh that stinks. >.< It's always been "take it as it is on the page", I've never heard this "answers are never misspelled" crud before. Debi, you're my favorite staffie but this is like presidential elections here. I know most certainly that past trivias were misspelled or miswritten answers because of how they were written on the page. What was that last one that had issues over spelling... Book of Doom? Something. And there was a big fuss over that one because of a misspell or some such issue. I put "artic frost" because I was confident that it was always to be put as it was written on the page. That was the rule. But now the rules are just... cut open and dragged around in dirt. Now if the answer isn't easily straightforward I'll have to jump on the 50-50 bandwagon and just guess which answer is right. So not what I want to wake up to on the weekend... putters

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

-scratches head- So where exactly was the last one? -still can't find it- LAWLZ.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Oooops, that should say how many people WON this one LOL. Sorry for the double post

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Smile DebiLee! Most of us still love you because this whole spelling issue isn't an issue at all and certainly isn't your fault.. But to answer your other question.. I know that I would LOVE for this one to be re-used... I didn't get it... Thanks!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I'm sorry, but your answer of artic frost for the trivia was incorrect.

I too just copied and pasted I never even realized it was spelled wrong until now. I even went back and looked, only after receiving the notice that my answer was wrong

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Your answer arctic frost for the trivia was correct! Youve been given an Walker and 25sP!

Oh yeah, oh yeah...does happy dance

How many people one this one Debi?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Your answer arctic frost for the trivia was correct! Youve been given an Walker and 25sP

Thank you! I never copy and paste so I guess that's why I wrote it corectly lol.
And this new one is easy as pie, YAY for simple trivias!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Well thank God this one was easy.. though I almost spelled it wrong.. I would have been NOT happy.

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