At 8/14/09 01:57 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote:
So yes, everyone, PREPARE YOURSELVES. And if it's your first Clock Day, REALLY PREPARE YOURSELF,
Prepare food that is easy to reheat and eat in front of the computer. If this does mean having to swivel away from the monitor to shovel, then so be it.
Make sure you have a comfortable work station to sit in front of. The key word is ergonomics, as by the end of a 15-18 hour marathon, your neck will be sore. You can take the occasional breaks from the computer for comfort / resupplying and bathroom requirements, but check the portal before you go and as soon as you return.
Finally, remember to keep a steady intake of fluids. I would not recommend high-caffiene energy drinks, like Red Bull, as that will only make you piss more. The same with any carbonated, sugary drinks. Squash, fruit juice or water have the best results, though I will be having a steady stream of tea punctuating my day :P
and try to limit your save-intake to only mildly insane levels. No one in the EGB will be punished for getting huge hauls of saves on this official NG holiday, but I still encourage a basic level of discretion.
Yes, Clock Day does not render the 0 or 1 button completely useless, though if you vote 1 on a flash and get a Blam for your troubles, it will be more by luck than judgement.
I will be striving to make sure that I get at least 1 Blam this year, even if it does cost me several hundred points which inevitably get saved. Points aren't everything and this is not an amnesty that allows all manner of shit through.
As always, watch the flashes (don't just vote without watching). And remember, you get a protect point from voting a 2-5 on a flash that passes, so you don't have to vote five on everything and help skew the scores any more than they already will be...
As Slash said, vote what you think the flash is worth, not what you think it will end up with a score of.
If you feel like leaving reviews, do not make them abusive - I will be watching. Open the link in a new tab and review that way, so that you can still keep an eye on the portal.
At the end of the day, have fun, don't be a douche and share the good flash with the EGB at the end of the day, we always like to see the better stuff. I'll personally be on the lookout for StrangeClock, as he makes some funny stuff ;)