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Help make a Dream come true?

beglabegla Member Posts: 8 Arc User
edited February 2013 in Ten Forward
Hi Guys, i Need your help!

Ive entered into a competition, where the prize is a trip into SPACE. I really want to win!

All i need is votes, so please click the link below and vote for me, Dan Gould :)

https://www.lynxapollo.com/en_GB/178263/daniel-gould?image=0

Thanks to all who vote, you're making a dream come true!

'Space, the Final Frontier'
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  • idronaidrona Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Thanks for voting, Daniel Gould is now one step closer to space.

    Oh well, why not.. :P
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  • lady0mysterylady0mystery Member Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    voted! Good luck. :)
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    So what qualifies you over every other person on this forum? If a person is a Star Trek fan, then there is a very high chance that they want to go to space to.
  • collegepark2151collegepark2151 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    starkaos wrote: »
    So what qualifies you over every other person on this forum? If a person is a Star Trek fan, then there is a very high chance that they want to go to space to.

    I'm going to give the OP the benefit of the doubt, but I won't be clicking on that link because this whole thing has a Nigerian scam feel to it. At least, to me.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

    Porthos is not amused.
  • beglabegla Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    starkaos wrote: »
    So what qualifies you over every other person on this forum? If a person is a Star Trek fan, then there is a very high chance that they want to go to space to.

    To be quite honest... Nothing. Nothing makes me anymore worthy of going to space than anyone, but if theres a even the smallest chance i could, then ive gotta jump at it (just like anyone else, i imagine).

    collegepark2151 wrote: »
    I'm going to give the OP the benefit of the doubt, but I won't be clicking on that link because this whole thing has a Nigerian scam feel to it. At least, to me.

    Trust me its not a scam, its a competition being run by the Lynx (Axe) company and is advertised on T.V. in the Uk many times everyday. You could even youtube the ad.
  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    begla wrote: »
    To be quite honest... Nothing. Nothing makes me anymore worthy of going to space than anyone, but if theres a even the smallest chance i could, then ive gotta jump at it (just like anyone else, i imagine).




    Trust me its not a scam, its a competition being run by the Lynx (Axe) company and is advertised on T.V. in the Uk many times everyday. You could even youtube the ad.
    Have you read the small print on the advert which also states that it is subject to meeting various criteria, ie aptitude, health etc? While someone might very well win the competition and be selected, that still does not mean that they will actually make it into orbit... :(
  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    I assume the vote is for only the top 200 people in a specific country. If you are in the top 200, then you have to rely on physical and mental skill by doing various tests to be selected as part of the top 4 for your country. So out of that entire list, only 4 people will be selected to go to Orlando to actually have a chance to go to space. Considering that it is listing the Great Britain section as your country, then I believe that people should only vote for their country, but I could be flexible with this if presented by a good argument. So my point stands, so assuming you win the popularity contest, what qualifies you to have a good chance at getting into the top 4? Also, it looks like you need over 500 votes to get you to the next round.
  • lukeminherexxlukeminherexx Member Posts: 81 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Wow, people make mountains out of mole hills. Really, what do you care if he gets all of the votes and then fails the physical? He simply asked for your vote, he didn't make you morally or legally responsible for what happens to him in space, if indeed he makes it. Either vote, or don't. It's not rocket science! (pun completely intended)

    Voted, and good luck. I like to look past the prejudice of our borders. I didn't see American/non-American asking for our vote. I saw a fellow STO player asking, and I wish you all the best.

    Sorry about the bit of a rant, but it never fails. There is always someone negative about something. You can say good morning, and they would start questioning on what authority you had the right to claim it a good morning, or, what exactly is the legality of the good morning, and if they shared their good morning with you, maybe it would keep someone who looks like them, or talks like them, or is from the same place as them, from having that very good morning they gave you.
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  • marcusdkanemarcusdkane Member Posts: 7,439 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    lukeminherexx wrote: »
    Wow, people make mountains out of mole hills. Really, what do you care if he gets all of the votes and then fails the physical? He simply asked for your vote, he didn't make you morally or legally responsible for what happens to him in space, if indeed he makes it. Either vote, or don't. It's not rocket science! (pun completely intended)

    Voted, and good luck. I like to look past the prejudice of our borders. I didn't see American/non-American asking for our vote. I saw a fellow STO player asking, and I wish you all the best.

    Sorry about the bit of a rant, but it never fails. There is always someone negative about something. You can say good morning, and they would start questioning on what authority you had the right to claim it a good morning, or, what exactly is the legality of the good morning, and if they shared their good morning with you, maybe it would keep someone who looks like them, or talks like them, or is from the same place as them, from having that very good morning they gave you.
    I just wondered if he'd seen the small print on the advert (which is actually a pretty ****ty thing for the company to impose, given the potentially soon 'space tourism' planned by Sir Richard Branson) I'd just hate for someone to legitimately win the competition but then not pass any of the other assessments :(
  • idronaidrona Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    Hm.. a Star Trek Online player/fan pass a space travel health check?

    I know atleast I wouldn't pass. :D
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  • starkaosstarkaos Member Posts: 11,556 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    lukeminherexx wrote: »
    Wow, people make mountains out of mole hills. Really, what do you care if he gets all of the votes and then fails the physical? He simply asked for your vote, he didn't make you morally or legally responsible for what happens to him in space, if indeed he makes it. Either vote, or don't. It's not rocket science! (pun completely intended)

    Voted, and good luck. I like to look past the prejudice of our borders. I didn't see American/non-American asking for our vote. I saw a fellow STO player asking, and I wish you all the best.

    Sorry about the bit of a rant, but it never fails. There is always someone negative about something. You can say good morning, and they would start questioning on what authority you had the right to claim it a good morning, or, what exactly is the legality of the good morning, and if they shared their good morning with you, maybe it would keep someone who looks like them, or talks like them, or is from the same place as them, from having that very good morning they gave you.

    I just find it unfair to the rest of the competitors if a ton of slots are taken up by unfit astronaut candidates that know that they will never get into space due to failing the physical and/or mental. So if there is a total of 50 unfit astronaut candidates and I am #249, then I would not get a chance to go to space since I don't have enough people to vote for me.

    The logical way to do this is to have every contestant do the mental test and the top 200 marks have to do the physical test. It makes more sense than doing a popularity contest since all it shows is that you are good at social networking or have a ton of friends rather than how well a person would do in space.
  • beglabegla Member Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    I thank everyone for their points of concern, I have actually read the smallprint and I can assure you that (at the very least) i am in fine physical shape... As for mental, I can try to prepare myself, but that will only go so far... Though my advantage is that my job involves me being constantly alert and in a safety conscious frame of mind at all times (for which I have gone through many months of training for).


    But as some others have said... It doesn't matter if I would or wouldn't pass the tests... I simply put the link on the STO forums in the hopes that my fellow STO'ers would come together to support my endeavour.

    P.S. thanks to those who have already voted, it really means a lot!
  • lukeminherexxlukeminherexx Member Posts: 81 Arc User
    edited February 2013
    starkaos wrote: »
    I just find it unfair to the rest of the competitors if a ton of slots are taken up by unfit astronaut candidates that know that they will never get into space due to failing the physical and/or mental. So if there is a total of 50 unfit astronaut candidates and I am #249, then I would not get a chance to go to space since I don't have enough people to vote for me.

    The logical way to do this is to have every contestant do the mental test and the top 200 marks have to do the physical test. It makes more sense than doing a popularity contest since all it shows is that you are good at social networking or have a ton of friends rather than how well a person would do in space.

    Did it ever occur to you, the other competitors are doing the same things the OP is doing? This is to win the CHANCE to go into outer space. If it was based on physical fitness, it would have been that type of a competition...but most countries just call that their SPACE PROGRAM.
    I personally do not care if the OP is 500 lbs and licked the windows on the short bus as he went to Happy School. He simply asked for some support from a community that should support such an endeavor. It doesn't hurt me to vote for him, and who knows, I may get a pm from outer space some day saying "Thanks dude! This is fabulous!" At that point, I would not be crying over Mr. Wheaties with his bachelor in space exploration because the OP is 2 lbs overweight and works a drive through.
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