OK, so here's a little competition I dreamt up....
Firstly, you might know that for every BOINC project, you get assigned a "User Id" which can be found on the "My account" page on each BOINC project.
So, everytime you check any specific BOINC website, take a note of your "User Id" for that specific project....there is also a slightly quicker option - go to your account on any one project and you will see, at the bottom of the page, some of your recent project stats - just run your mouse cursor over each project name and you'll see the User ID, which are the last digits in the URL link...
UPDATE:
It's been pointed out that some projects might have an exceptionally high User ID, even if you started quite early....so we have TWO methods available of calculating your "score":
Method 1)
Add up all the Project User Id's and then divide the total, by the number of Projects you have joined.
This will give you an "Average" User ID score.
and/or
Method 2)
Do the same as above, but EXCLUDE your HIGHEST and LOWEST User ID. Then divide the "User Id total" by the number of projects you have joined, MINUS 2.
This will give you your "Woodles score".
How to enter
Just post your score (and the method used) as a reply to this thread. (Note: if it looks obviously too low, then be aware that these "User ID's" are in the public domain, so you open yourself up to be humiliated, just like a "Shamed Expenses Scandal Tory MP" if you cheat
)(For any pedants, if you want to list all the projects names and the related User ID in your entry, then that's fine).
To be 100% strict, you have to take into account EVERY project you have joined...otherwise we could all cherry-pick just the lowest ID's....
And the winner is the member with the LOWEST average. There might be a prize for the winner....plus a new Forum Accolade will be assigned to your forum account ;)
regards
Tim
Notes:
1. This competition is open until such time as either people can't be bothered, or we have run out of forum members
2. To keep the thread short, I will "cut and paste" entries, into a "results page" which follows after this posting....and I may subsequently delete member postings.
3. The founder of the forum has the casting vote on all issues arising from this competition.
4. E. & O. E.
As the old adage goes - there's lies, damn lies and statistics!
