A sudden platinum upgrade raffle has appeared!
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Platinum Upgrade Raffle (October 2024)

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nonamethanks said:

We're giving away 20 platinum account upgrades. Read on for the details on how to enter the raffle and improve your chances of winning.

Who can enter the raffle?

Anyone that fulfills these criteria:

  • your account was created before the day of creation of this topic (2024-10-25)
  • your account is member level
  • you have never been banned before

What can I win?

A platinum upgrade for your account. Here are the differences between user levels.

How long does the raffle last?

From the moment this topic is posted, until 72 hours have passed.
This topic will be locked once the entry period is over, so if you can post here, the raffle is open.

How do I enter?

Post in this topic. That's it.

How can I improve my chances of winning?

  • Every post you upload that gets approved gives you one extra entry in the raffle. The more you upload, the more chances you get.
  • Only posts uploaded during the raffle's entry period will be counted.

Make sure to read the Upload Rules and Sourcing Guidelines first if you decide to increase your chances this way. Remember: posts have to be approved to count. See help:upload for a general overview of how uploading works.

If you have no idea where to find uploadable content, this topic is a great place to start. You can also ask for help in the official Discord server.

Why?

Due to the ongoing payment processor outage and the impossibility of upgrading accounts in any way other than becoming an active contributor, we've decided to start giving away platinum account upgrades every few months, in order to give our users a chance at upgrading their account when no other way is available.

What if I don't win?/What if my account was created today?

We'll be having these raffles regularly, so better luck next time. You can also just contribute regularly to the site by uploading, tagging, translating or participating in discussions on the forums, which will eventually get you promoted to Builder (equivalent to Platinum).
Read howto:contribute if you're interested in contributing.

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Statistics problem came to mind. If I randomly select 30 pages amongst the population of 133 pages for an approximate normal distribute. Then count how many comments there are. I can find the average of replies per page and then multiply it by 133 pages to see how many participants are in this Raffle.

That way I can just multiply the probability down from 20 raffles...

BARRY:
Wow! I'm out!
:
I can't believe I'm out!
:
So blue.

:
I feel so fast and free!
:
Box kite!
(Barry flies through the kite)
:
Wow!
:
Flowers!
(A pollen jock puts on some high tech goggles that shows flowers similar to
heat sink goggles.)
POLLEN JOCK:
This is Blue Leader.
We have roses visual.
:
Bring it around 30 degrees and hold.
:
Roses!
POLLEN JOCK #1:
30 degrees, roger. Bringing it around.
:
Stand to the side, kid.
It's got a bit of a kick.
(The pollen jock fires a high-tech gun at the flower, shooting tubes that
suck up the nectar from the flower and collects it into a pouch on the gun)
BARRY:
That is one nectar collector!
POLLEN JOCK #1==
- Ever see pollination up close?
BARRY:
- No, sir.
POLLEN JOCK #1:

(Barry and the Pollen jock fly over the field, the pollen jock sprinkles
pollen as he goes)
:
I pick up some pollen here, sprinkle it
over here. Maybe a dash over there,
:
a pinch on that one.
See that? It's a little bit of magic.
BARRY:
That's amazing. Why do we do that?
POLLEN JOCK #1:
That's pollen power. More pollen, more
flowers, more nectar, more honey for us.
BARRY:
Cool.
POLLEN JOCK #1:
I'm picking up a lot of bright yellow.
could be daisies. Don't we need those?
POLLEN JOCK #2:
Copy that visual.
:
Wait. One of these flowers
seems to be on the move.
POLLEN JOCK #1:
Say again? You're reporting
a moving flower?
POLLEN JOCK #2:
Affirmative.
(The Pollen jocks land near the "flowers" which, to the audience are
obviously just tennis balls)
KEN:
(In the distance) That was on the line!

POLLEN JOCK #1:
This is the coolest. What is it?
POLLEN JOCK #2:
I don't know, but I'm loving this color.
:
It smells good.
Not like a flower, but I like it.
POLLEN JOCK #1:
Yeah, fuzzy.
(Sticks his hand on the ball but it gets stuck)
POLLEN JOCK #3==
Chemical-y.
(The pollen jock finally gets his hand free from the tennis ball)
POLLEN JOCK #1:
Careful, guys. It's a little grabby.
(The pollen jocks turn around and see Barry lying his entire body on top of
one of the tennis balls)
POLLEN JOCK #2:
My sweet lord of bees!
POLLEN JOCK #3:
Candy-brain, get off there!
POLLEN JOCK #1:
(Pointing upwards)
Problem!
(A human hand reaches down and grabs the tennis ball that Barry is stuck
to)
BARRY:
- Guys!
POLLEN JOCK #2:
- This could be bad.
POLLEN JOCK #3:
Affirmative.
(Vanessa Bloome starts bouncing the tennis ball, not knowing Barry is stick
to it)

BARRY==
Very close.
:
Gonna hurt.
:
Mama's little boy.
(Barry is being hit back and forth by two humans playing tennis. He is
still stuck to the ball)
POLLEN JOCK #1:
You are way out of position, rookie!
KEN:
Coming in at you like a MISSILE!
(Barry flies past the pollen jocks, still stuck to the ball)
BARRY:
(In slow motion)
Help me!
POLLEN JOCK #2:
I don't think these are flowers.
POLLEN JOCK #3:
- Should we tell him?
POLLEN JOCK #1:
- I think he knows.
BARRY:
What is this?!
KEN:
Match point!
:
You can start packing up, honey,
because you're about to EAT IT!
(A pollen jock coughs which confused Ken and he hits the ball the wrong way
with Barry stuck to it and it goes flying into the city)
BARRY:

Yowser!
(Barry bounces around town and gets stuck in the engine of a car. He flies
into the air conditioner and sees a bug that was frozen in there)
BARRY:
Ew, gross.
(The man driving the car turns on the air conditioner which blows Barry
into the car)
GIRL IN CAR:
There's a bee in the car!
:
- Do something!
DAD DRIVING CAR:
- I'm driving!
BABY GIRL:
(Waving at Barry)
- Hi, bee.
(Barry smiles and waves at the baby girl)
GUY IN BACK OF CAR:
- He's back here!
:
He's going to sting me!
GIRL IN CAR:
Nobody move. If you don't move,
he won't sting you. Freeze!
(Barry freezes as well, hovering in the middle of the car)
:
GRANDMA IN CAR==
He blinked!
(The grandma whips out some bee-spray and sprays everywhere in the car,
climbing into the front seat, still trying to spray Barry)
GIRL IN CAR:
Spray him, Granny!
DAD DRIVING THE CAR:
What are you doing?!
(Barry escapes the car through the air conditioner and is flying high above

the ground, safe.)
BARRY:
Wow... the tension level
out here is unbelievable.
(Barry sees that storm clouds are gathering and he can see rain clouds
moving into this direction)
:
I gotta get home.
:
Can't fly in rain.
:
Can't fly in rain.
(A rain drop hits Barry and one of his wings is damaged)
:
Can't fly in rain.
(A second rain drop hits Barry again and he spirals downwards)
Mayday! Mayday! Bee going down!
(WW2 plane sound effects are played as he plummets, and he crash-lands on a
plant inside an apartment near the window)
VANESSA BLOOME:
Ken, could you close
the window please?
KEN==
Hey, check out my new resume.
I made it into a fold-out brochure.
:
You see?
(Folds brochure resume out)
Folds out.
(Ken closes the window, trapping Barry inside)
BARRY:
Oh, no. More humans. I don't need this.
(Barry tries to fly away but smashes into the window and falls again)
:
What was that?

(Barry keeps trying to fly out the window but he keeps being knocked back
because the window is closed)
Maybe this time. This time. This time.
This time! This time! This...
:
Drapes!
(Barry taps the glass. He doesn't understand what it is)
That is diabolical.
KEN:
It's fantastic. It's got all my special
skills, even my top-ten favorite movies.
ANDY:
What's number one? Star Wars?
KEN:
Nah, I don't go for that...
(Ken makes finger guns and makes "pew pew pew" sounds and then stops)
:
...kind of stuff.
BARRY:
No wonder we shouldn't talk to them.
They're out of their minds.
KEN:
When I leave a job interview, they're
flabbergasted, can't believe what I say.
BARRY:
(Looking at the light on the ceiling)
There's the sun. Maybe that's a way out.
(Starts flying towards the lightbulb)
:
I don't remember the sun
having a big 75 on it.
(Barry hits the lightbulb and falls into the dip on the table that the
humans are sitting at)
KEN:

I predicted global warming.
:
I could feel it getting hotter.
At first I thought it was just me.
(Andy dips a chip into the bowl and scoops up some dip with Barry on it and
is about to put it in his mouth)
:
Wait! Stop! Bee!
(Andy drops the chip with Barry in fear and backs away. All the humans
freak out)
:
Stand back. These are winter boots.
(Ken has winter boots on his hands and he is about to smash the bee but
Vanessa saves him last second)
VANESSA:
Wait!
:
Don't kill him!
(Vanessa puts Barry in a glass to protect him)
KEN:
You know I'm allergic to them!
This thing could kill me!
VANESSA:
Why does his life have
less value than yours?
KEN:
Why does his life have any less value
than mine? Is that your statement?
VANESSA:
I'm just saying all life has value. You
don't know what he's capable of feeling.
(Vanessa picks up Ken's brochure and puts it under the glass so she can
carry Barry back to the window. Barry looks at Vanessa in amazement)
KEN:

My brochure!
VANESSA:
There you go, little guy.
(Vanessa opens the window and lets Barry out but Barry stays back and is
still shocked that a human saved his life)
KEN:
I'm not scared of him.
It's an allergic thing.
VANESSA:
Put that on your resume brochure.
KEN:
My whole face could puff up.
ANDY:
Make it one of your special skills.
KEN:
Knocking someone out
is also a special skill.

nonamethanks said:

We're giving away 20 platinum account upgrades. Read on for the details on how to enter the raffle and improve your chances of winning.

Who can enter the raffle?

Anyone that fulfills these criteria:

  • your account was created before the day of creation of this topic (2024-10-25)
  • your account is member level
  • you have never been banned before

What can I win?

A platinum upgrade for your account. Here are the differences between user levels.

How long does the raffle last?

From the moment this topic is posted, until 72 hours have passed.
This topic will be locked once the entry period is over, so if you can post here, the raffle is open.

How do I enter?

Post in this topic. That's it.

How can I improve my chances of winning?

  • Every post you upload that gets approved gives you one extra entry in the raffle. The more you upload, the more chances you get.
  • Only posts uploaded during the raffle's entry period will be counted.

Make sure to read the Upload Rules and Sourcing Guidelines first if you decide to increase your chances this way. Remember: posts have to be approved to count. See help:upload for a general overview of how uploading works.

If you have no idea where to find uploadable content, this topic is a great place to start. You can also ask for help in the official Discord server.

Why?

Due to the ongoing payment processor outage and the impossibility of upgrading accounts in any way other than becoming an active contributor, we've decided to start giving away platinum account upgrades every few months, in order to give our users a chance at upgrading their account when no other way is available.

What if I don't win?/What if my account was created today?

We'll be having these raffles regularly, so better luck next time. You can also just contribute regularly to the site by uploading, tagging, translating or participating in discussions on the forums, which will eventually get you promoted to Builder (equivalent to Platinum).
Read howto:contribute if you're interested in contributing.

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