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#1182726 - Thu Nov 30 2017 12:13 AM Questions in mixed quizzes
dee1304 Offline
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In the Gold Madness tonight was an isolated question taken from a "Common Bond" quiz with no further reference to the other questions, it was impossible to get the right answer. Too often questions are taken out of context and placed in Mixted quizzes. How can this be corrected?

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#1182728 - Thu Nov 30 2017 12:28 AM Re: Questions in mixed quizzes
maninmidohio Offline
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This happens occasionally - we have been instructed to send a correction not just saying that the question does not stand alone. An editor will flay it so it does not come up in a future game. (I had the same question and did send the correction note).

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#1182798 - Thu Nov 30 2017 11:47 AM Re: Questions in mixed quizzes
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These things happen now and again. Sometimes it is just a word that the system picks up on.

In our team Thursdays are Animal questions in our team game.

Today it included this question, obvious put in the Animal category because of one word in the question. Just have to accept it happens now and again.

This was the question in the Animal category I refer to.

. With the most recent set of Mars rovers, the NASA engineers were very concerned about squidding. What, pray tell, were they afraid of?

Made me laugh anyway.
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#1184574 - Fri Dec 15 2017 10:09 AM Re: Questions in mixed quizzes
dee1304 Offline
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In the Gold Member Madness today, there was another question from a Commom Bond quiz from player 480154st which merely asked, "What is the common bond?" In a mixed quiz, the question makes no sense and waste time. Can the question be removed before other players have to try to answer the random question?

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#1184589 - Fri Dec 15 2017 12:23 PM Re: Questions in mixed quizzes
CmdrK Offline
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Originally Posted By: dee1304
Can the question be removed before other players have to try to answer the random question?


Probably not that quickly but if you send a correction notice mentioning that it appeared in a mixed quiz an editor will exclude it from the list as soon as they can.


Edited by CmdrK (Fri Dec 15 2017 12:24 PM)
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#1184747 - Sat Dec 16 2017 09:43 AM Re: Questions in mixed quizzes
agony Offline

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Man, I've taken that one out of the list three times already. Send another note on it, and I'll try again.

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#1184750 - Sat Dec 16 2017 11:27 AM Re: Questions in mixed quizzes
dg_dave Offline
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Originally Posted By: agony
Man, I've taken that one out of the list three times already. Send another note on it, and I'll try again.


I played all four and sent a CN on just the last question on each one, as the original poster did not mention which quiz it was from.


Edited by dg_dave (Sat Dec 16 2017 11:28 AM)
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#1184766 - Sat Dec 16 2017 06:09 PM Re: Questions in mixed quizzes
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OK, I'll go deal with them.

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