Big Time Rocky

[MikeG]

 

 

 

We used to be real good at this stuff, even had a member automate voting. I can't remember who that was.

it was a different voting application that needed a little programming -- but hell, this one just needs someone to make their own macro to keep pushing the vote button

 

 

here is the simple way to do itin FireFox iMacros:

 

the macro----

 

VERSION BUILD=8300326 RECORDER=FX

TAB T=1

URL GOTO=http://capitalonebowl.com/#/standings/rocky-the-bull/1

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

WAIT SECONDS=5

TAG POS=1 TYPE=A ATTR=ID:mascots_vote_btn_2

 

or as long as you want to make it (you can do it with one simple record and then use the play loop for how ever many iterations

 

I wonder if they have a way of detecting scripts or certain macros. It would be easy to catch if you had a macro that clicked every 5.0 seconds or whatever. What may be harder to catch, is if it's randomized. 5.2 seconds, then 7.6 seconds, then 6.1, 8.3, 4.5, 6.9, 5.9, 7.2, 8.1, 5.4,etc...

 

They make programs that record the positon and action of the mouse. You could use this to simulate like 1-2 minutes of you actually sitting at the computer clicking, then just replay it. Looks way less automated.

 

Just trying to explain why we may be losing ground if you've voted so many times.

 

I'm sure ESPN has their crack IT team working on thwarting this -- oh wait-- they could have done that on the page itself.

 

nope-- what ESPN wants is to say-- look how many people voted for this! Our page count is huge! not to mention that you are parked on that page the whole time which is another webpage stat advertisers drool over.

 

you can alter the numbers throughout the script if you want-- I adjusted mine to cick every three seconds instead and set the loop at 3000. - current run is at 1908 (x 15 iterations). I may have underestimated my total voting so far. Who cares-- not like there aren't 20 MSU fans doing the same exact thing-- I just wonder how many of ours are doing it other than me. I'm guessing not too many-- thus the loss of ground (also as the total number of votes goes up, the difference becomes less percentage wise - i.e. we started out at 7500 to their 2500. Both groups add about 100,000 at the same time frame-- now it is 107,500 to 102,500-- not that it is that close yet)

[TheBullies]

[libby_arts]

Simple, the other team stole your script.

[MikeG]

Simple, the other team stole your script.

yeah-- because it was so hard to create that (clicked on three buttons, edited in one line of "code" and copied it)

 

the only thing I had to add was the WAIT part

 

maybe I should stop and see what happens

 

holding steady at 61% to 39% USF

[crambone]

Go Rocky!!!

[Brad]

Expect a full on rush of votes at end.

Speaking of, when does it end?

[Ghost]

Started voting yesterday and I havent seen it change from 61-39 the entire time. I have probably voted a couple hundred times.

[MikeG]

somehow they have caught up very quickly -- it is only 55 to 45% now

 

it was 60 to 40 just this morning.

 

this contest is bs and or fixed

[DC]

When does this match up end? Seems like the longest "week" ever...

[Cow Pie]

somehow they have caught up very quickly -- it is only 55 to 45% now

 

it was 60 to 40 just this morning.

 

this contest is bs and or fixed

 

Its fixed... the contest is supposed to be for one week, and for whatever reason its lasting for two weeks. Also you can vote like a million times... if this was legit it would last for one week, and only allow one vote per email address.