Flex Your Fingers! - $10 Steam Digital Gift Card or Discord Nitro Giveaway

[Eschew]

Flex Your Fingers! - $10 Steam Digital Gift Card or Discord Nitro Giveaway

 Test your WPMs against ‘Chew’s!

If things end up sounding like gibberish, or if things contradict each other, ‘Chew blames the Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Unfiltered Cider in her hands.

 

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Main Giveaway - To Enter

Giveaway Gift: $10 Steam Digital Gift Card or Discord Nitro. (Maximum Winners: 1)

1. Head to Monkeytype and login to your account, or register for an account if you don’t have an existing account. New registrants may or may not also need to verify your accounts.
2. The typing test mode can be changed with the menu in the top-right corner. Please have time and 30 selected.
3. Take the typing test!
4. After you’ve completed the typing test, take two screenshots (please see below).
5. Submit the two screenshots as a reply to this thread!
6. (Optional) Tell me what keyboard you used to taking the typing test with! (Custom, pre-built, laptop, etc.)

 

Screenshot 1

Taken immediately after completing the typing test. Note that if you leave this screen for whatever reason, I don’t think there’s a way to recover the page.

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Please include the following details in your screenshot or cropped screenshot:

• Username.
• Typing Mode.
• Results.

 

Screenshot 2

Taken from your Monkeytype account page, which can be found by clicking on your username. Scroll towards the bottom of the page to find a table of results.

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Please include the following details in your screenshot or cropped screenshot:

• Results Table.
  • WPM, Raw, Accuracy, Correct Chars, Incorrect Chars, Consistency, Mode, Info, Tags, and Date must be visible.
• Graph.
  • Click on View Graph, under Info (see purple box).

 

Main Giveaway Qualifying Entries

• Minimum Accuracy: 95%.
• Maximum Incorrect Chars: 0.
• Mode: Time, 30 Seconds, English.
• Date: Nov 15, 2020, 10:00 PM (PST) - Nov 20, 2020, 10:00 PM (PST).

 

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Bonus Giveaway - To Enter

Giveaway Gift: Discord Nitro. (Maximum Winners: 1)

• Follow the Main Giveaway - To Enter deets, and try to beat my personal best:

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Bonus Giveaway Qualifying Entries

• Minimum Accuracy: 100%.
• Maximum Incorrect Chars: 0.
• Mode: Time, 30 Seconds, English.
• Date: Nov 15, 2020, 10:00 PM (PST) - Nov 20, 2020, 10:00 PM (PST).

 

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Mod-Only Giveaway - To Enter

Giveaway Gift: $10 Steam Digital Gift Card or Discord Nitro. (Maximum Winners: 1)

• Follow the Main Giveaway - To Enter deets.

 

1. Head to Monkeytype and login to your account, or register for an account if you don’t have an existing account. New registrants may or may not also need to verify your accounts.
2. The typing test mode can be changed with the menu in the top-right corner. Please have time and 30 selected.
3. Take the typing test!
4. After you’ve completed the typing test, take two screenshots (please see below).
5. Submit the two screenshots as a reply to this thread!
6. (Optional) Tell me what keyboard you used to taking the typing test with! (Custom, pre-built, laptop, etc.)

 

Screenshot 1

Taken immediately after completing the typing test. Note that if you leave this screen for whatever reason, I don’t think there’s a way to recover the page.

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Please include the following details in your screenshot or cropped screenshot:

• Username.
• Typing Mode.
• Results.

 

Screenshot 2

Taken from your Monkeytype account page, which can be found by clicking on your username. Scroll towards the bottom of the page to find a table of results.

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Please include the following details in your screenshot or cropped screenshot:

• Results Table.
  • WPM, Raw, Accuracy, Correct Chars, Incorrect Chars, Consistency, Mode, Info, Tags, and Date must be visible.
• Graph.
  • Click on View Graph, under Info (see purple box).

 

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Giveaway Results

Both the main giveaway and the bonus giveaway will be closed to entries 120 hours after the start of this thread.

 

Main Giveaway

1. The winning entry will be selected with a random number/name generator, and will be announced 30 minutes after the giveaway has closed, in a status update.
2. The winning entrant will have 24 hours to PM me with their gift choice, along with their Steam username for the Steam Digital Gift Card, or their Discord username for Discord Nitro.
   • I will only attempt to send the gift once.
   • If the Steam Digital Gift Card is chosen, the winning entrant must allow me to add their Steam name to my friends list, and must wait 3 days after they have been added to my Steam friends list for the gifting to work.
   • If Discord Nitro is chosen, the winning entrant must allow me to PM them with the Nitro link. Please review and adjust your privacy settings accordingly, and please anticipate a bit of fumbling around on my part (‘Chew is a Discord newb).
3. If the winning entrant does not fulfill the winning conditions, another entrant will be selected as the winner.

 

Bonus Giveaway

1. The winning entrant will be announced 30 minutes after the giveaway has closed, in a status update.
2. The winning entrant will have have 24 hours to PM me with their Discord username for Discord Nitro.
   • I will only attempt to send the gift once.
   • The winning entrant(s) must allow me to PM them with the Nitro link. Please review and adjust your privacy settings accordingly, and please anticipate a bit of fumbling around on my part (‘Chew is a Discord newb).
3. If the winning entrant does not fulfill the winning conditions, I will not select another entrant as a winner.

 

Mod-Only Giveaway

1. The winning entry will be selected with a random number/name generator, and will be announced 30 minutes after the giveaway has closed, in a status update.
2. The winning entrant will have 24 hours to PM me with their gift choice, along with their Steam username for the Steam Digital Gift Card, or their Discord username for Discord Nitro.
   • I will only attempt to send the gift once.
   • If the Steam Digital Gift Card is chosen, the winning entrant must allow me to add their Steam name to my friends list, and must wait 3 days after they have been added to my Steam friends list for the gifting to work.
   • If Discord Nitro is chosen, the winning entrant must allow me to PM them with the Nitro link. Please review and adjust your privacy settings accordingly, and please anticipate a bit of fumbling around on my part (‘Chew is a Discord newb).
3. If the winning entrant does not fulfill the winning conditions, another entrant will be selected as the winner.

 

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Stipulations

• Please do not argue about the “fairness” of the giveaway. Nowhere in this thread do I claim it is fair. If you don’t like the conditions I’ve set forth, you’re free to walk away from the giveaway.
• Stipulations may be subject to change. If changes occur, I will make a post in this thread about it.

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• Entrants must have been active members of the Linus Tech Tips forums for at least two months (since September 15, 2020).
  • The definition of “active” will subject to my whims (i.e. I’m too tired and dronk to explain ). Bottom line: I’m not interested in ghost members.
• Entrants may submit as many screenshots/replies to this thread as they wish, but entrants will only be entered once in the giveaway.
  • To clarify, submitting more than one set of screenshots will not count as more entries.
  • Entrants are free to compete against each others’ WPM results!
• Entrants must submit two screenshots and must include the details I’ve pointed out in their screenshots for their entry to be counted as valid. If there is any ambiguity or any discrepancy in either of the screenshots, the entry will not be counted as valid in the giveaway.
  • Entrants may adjust their Monkeytype settings and themes however they wish!
  • Entries including screenshots of typing test results from sites other than Monkeytype will not be counted as valid.
  • Entries including screenshots of the typing test results while the user is signed out of Monkeytype and screenshots of typing test results from other typing modes/non-English typing tests will not be counted as valid.
  • Entries including different typing test results for Screenshot 1 and Screenshot 2 will not be counted as valid.
  • Entries that do not meet the stated qualifying criteria will not be counted as valid.
  • Cropping screenshots will be allowed, but the screenshots must be otherwise completely unedited. Word of warning -- I will be heavy-handed and will disqualify and blacklist if I suspect foul play of any sort, regardless of whether I have decisive evidence or not.
• Entrants that qualify for the bonus giveaway will not qualify for the main giveaway.
  • I will gift only Discord Nitro to bonus giveaway winning entrants.
  • In other words, entrants will either have a 100% chance to win Discord Nitro if they surpass my personal best, or a variable chance to win their choice of either a Steam Digital Gift Card or Discord Nitro if they submit a valid entry.
  • A maximum of one entrant may win the bonus giveaway, on a first come, first serve basis.
• Petitions for disqualification and blacklist repeals will not be entertained.
• If a question has been left unanswered for 24 hours, it is a question I am uninterested in answering.

 

I will not disclose whether entries are valid or invalid, of if any entrants have been disqualified or blacklisted.

 

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Closing Comments

If you’d like to thank anyone for the giveaway, thank Den? I mean, I’ll accept part of the gratitude (I am hosting it with muh own pocket money, after all), but Den’s generosity is the motivating force behind thing give-a-thingymajigy. IDK if it makes sense to y’all, it makes sense in my drink-addled brain.

 

‘Chew has been busy recently and won’t have a lot of time to actively monitor the thread. I’m humbly asking for your patience if there are any questions or delays with announcements and messages.

 

Also, er, please do bring up any inconsistencies or contradictions to my attention? I sorta wrote this in a rush, with a bit of alcohol in my body -- i.e. not the most sober state of mind.

 

 Above all, have fun!

 

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Recent Updates

• [11/16/2020]: Giveaway extended until Nov 20, 2020, 10:00 PM (PST).
• [11/17/2020]: Maximum Winner for Bonus Giveaway reduced from 2 to 1. Mod-Only Giveaway hosted.
• [11/17/2020]: Removed special treatment for  members and relaxed disqualification rules at the Mod Team's recommendation.

[Guest]

It's times like these where I regret not practicing dvorak. 

[Wheresmehammer]

I am an endangered species, i don't want your gift, i just want to wish you the best of luck following forwards in your life.

[Mateyyy]

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Ducky Shine 7 with MX Browns. Ik, ik, pleb prebuilt with pleb switches. 

[Haro]

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Rubber dome :c, for now though. 

[kelvinhall05]

Monkeytype down?

[Energycore]

Did we break monkeytype? I wanted to try

[Eschew]

20 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Monkeytype down?

8 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Did we break monkeytype? I wanted to try

Odd, Monkeytype is up for me?  Pls lemme know if you still have trouble getting to the site!

If certain members have issues accessing the site, I can extend the giveaway date until Friday; I'd like confirmation before I change the stipulations, tho.

[Guiltyxz]

Yeah I just Error 503 when I try to go to Monkeytype

[Energycore]

Just now, Eschew said:

Odd, Monkeytype is up for me?  Pls lemme know if you still have trouble getting to the site!

If certain members have issues accessing the site, I can extend the giveaway date until Friday; I'd like confirmation before I change the stipulations, tho.

It's good now, at least for me

[kelvinhall05]

1 minute ago, Eschew said:

Odd, Monkeytype is up for me?  Pls lemme know if you still have trouble getting to the site!

If certain members have issues accessing the site, I can extend the giveaway date until Friday; I'd like confirmation before I change the stipulations, tho.

Yeah I just get Cloudflare errors. Oh well.

[Guiltyxz]

2 minutes ago, Eschew said:

Odd, Monkeytype is up for me?  Pls lemme know if you still have trouble getting to the site!

If certain members have issues accessing the site, I can extend the giveaway date until Friday; I'd like confirmation before I change the stipulations, tho.

Im good now

[Energycore]

 

I'm getting this error now

[Energycore]

Ok so I was able to test anyway and this is as good as I can do. I'm probably bottlenecked by my Cherry Reds because I had to correct random keypresses constantly

 

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In any case, this was fun and I wish luck to other contestants

 

NOTE: As a moderator I was not eligible for a prize in the first place. I only participated for the fun of it.

[LogicalDrm]

This giveaway has been approved by moderation.

 

For any questions about our rules and guidelines, or any clarifications, please contact moderation directly.

[kelvinhall05]

@Eschew Monkeytype finally back up but I still can't load "user data" required for the second screenshot. Can I enter without?

[Eschew]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

@Eschew Monkeytype finally back up but I still can't load "user data" required for the second screenshot. Can I enter without?

Screenshot 2 is for verification purposes, since Screenshot 1 doesn't have a timestamp on it. Very sorry, but I won't budge on this rule.

 

I've asked around, and others (as well as m'self) don't seem to have problems with the site. But! I will check back in 12-ish hours.

 

Please keep me posted if/when the site loads up (or if it still doesn't, even after 12 hours). If people are still having issues with Monkeytype, I'll make an announcement extending the giveaway date and hope that whatever the heck the issue is automagically fixes itself.

 

(I'm not affiliated with Monkeytype; the best I/you/people can do is shoot them a message on their Discord channel, lol.)

APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR EVERYONE AAAAAAAA---

[kelvinhall05]

1 minute ago, Eschew said:

Screenshot 2 is for verification purposes, since Screenshot 1 doesn't have a timestamp on it. Very sorry, but I won't budge on this rule.

 

I've asked around, and others (as well as m'self) don't seem to have problems with the site. But! I will check back in 12-ish hours.

 

Please keep me posted if/when the site loads up (or if it still doesn't, even after 12 hours). If people are still having issues with Monkeytype, I'll make an announcement extending the giveaway date and hope that whatever the heck the issue is automagically fixes itself.

 

(I'm not affiliated with Monkeytype; the best I/you/people can do is shoot them a message on their Discord channel, lol.)

APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR EVERYONE AAAAAAAA---

Yeah that's fair. Maybe ping me when you've checked back as I'll likely forget lmao

[Guiltyxz]

 been trying for over an hour I need the practice lol. i did hit 74 but i forgot to take first screenshot, after trying again and peaking at 70 i took the screenshots. i included one for the 74 but its upto you to count that. glhf

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[Letgomyleghoe.]

Jeez how do some people type so fast the best I got so far was 89 wpm with 95% accuracy. I will probably post something when I get at least a 100 wpm if ever.

[sub68]

ok I just have video

I am slow

YES its blend w because it a relatively fast paced song makes me think easier

[Letgomyleghoe]

1 hour ago, sub68 said:

ok I just have video

I am slow

YES its blend w because it a relatively fast paced song makes me think easier

PLEEEEAAAAAASSSEEEEE stop pecking, go use typing club and learn home row, not just how to type faster but actually learn how to use home row

 

7 hours ago, Eschew said:

Screenshot 2 is for verification purposes, since Screenshot 1 doesn't have a timestamp on it. Very sorry, but I won't budge on this rule.

 

I've asked around, and others (as well as m'self) don't seem to have problems with the site. But! I will check back in 12-ish hours.

yeah im having same issue user page is stuck in an endless loop.

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using some shitty CTL chromebook keyboard, will try in a little while on my shitty redragon (rubber dome?) keyboard.

 

 

[wall03]

 

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[sub68]

18 minutes ago, Letgomyleghoe said:

PLEEEEAAAAAASSSEEEEE stop pecking, go use typing club and learn home row, not just how to type faster but actually learn how to use home row

that's your opinion

but I am doing fine plus I can't physically do it

like I have tried typing things and never liked to do them

 

[Letgomyleghoe]

6 minutes ago, sub68 said:

hat's your opinion

but I am doing fine plus I can't physically do it

like I have tried typing things and never liked to do them

not that you can't physically its that you don't want too, i pecked for the majority of my life and was only getting like 40 wpm, i'm now getting around 60-70wpm