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We already use unique IPs as one of the ways of tracking and rooting out voting-spammers!
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We actually have a tracking system which is able to make adjustments, taking into account people doing multiple votes (ie. they get deleted).
It is never going to be 'perfect' and it would be practically impossible to stop people who really were out to make a big impact on the numbers just by trying to make it one person/one vote. If we changed it to be only-members / once-only, two things would more than likely happen:
1) people who really wanted to go in and submit multiple votes would just create different accounts
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2) there would probably be many fewer votes.
When we created this new section we did discuss this issue and eventually decided that in the long run it would be best to not restrict voting just to signed up members and encourage lots of voting.
Happily, looking at the statistics we have from the admin backend here it seems that most people do not actually try to abuse the system. I suspect that most people simply do not have the time or inclination to spend a lot of time trying to beat the system and when they do it will get flagged and we make adjustments as necessary.
With the open vote and our tracking system, I think that most of any silliness doesn't get to affect things that much at all (and will indeed decrease further as time goes on and more votes are made).
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Happy Birthday!
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Hi Claire and welcome to the forums.
You can find lots of information about those places on these forums, using the search
http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubbthreads.php/ubb/search
You can also look through the Resort Reviews section for more opinions
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/voice/review.php
Good luck
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Hi JA
No, there is no 'award scheme' for posting lots. It really doesn't really matter to us how much people post. Actually, if anything, we might be more inclined to discourage some people from posting rather than the other way round.
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Quote:Ok all, just wasting server space here
We might just have to start charging...
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Hi everyone. Just wanted to ask people who use the forums regularly if you use the ACTIVE TOPICS feature - if you have never noticed it, you can find it on the main forums menu just under the black header above.
We would be interested to hear. Thanks.
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Hi al
Glad to hear that you enjoyed Japan... hope you stick around!
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SnowJapan Daily Now! reports from Sunday 6th April 2008:
Click here to view the reports:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/archivednow.php?caldate=2008-4-6
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Archive Reports
NOW CALENDAR (search by date)
Individual report pages (latest page with links to archived reports):
Niseko Now (Niseko, Hokkaido)
Furano Now (Furano, Hokkaido)
Hakuba Now (Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture)
Shiga Kogen Now (Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture)
Nozawa Now (Nozawa Onsen, Nagano Prefecture)
Yuzawa Now (Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture)
Naeba Now (Naeba, Niigata Prefecture)
Myoko Now (Myoko, Niigata Prefectue)
Minakami Now (Minakami, Gunma Prefecture)
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Looks like shindo 4 in Ibaraki/Chiba areas.
I felt it here in Niigata actually.
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If you check the Hakuba Now page you will notice mention of some events.
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Thanks for the report.
Glad you enjoyed it thursday.
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I'll bring this to the attention of SJ#1 and let him respond as he's in the best position to do so.
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Nice report, great pics.
Thanks!
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The snow behind the box on the photo from late last week has now totally gone. That rain yesterday didn't help!
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SnowJapan Daily Now! reports from Tuesday 18th March 2008:
Click here to view the reports:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/archivednow.php?caldate=2008-3-18
Japanese snow resorts listings by current snow depth:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/A_TO_Z_ResortsSnowDepth.php
Japanese snow resorts listings by "new snowfall":
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/A_TO_Z_ResortsComYesterday.php
(please note: the above two pages are always displaying the "latest data")
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Archive Reports
NOW CALENDAR (search by date)
Individual report pages (latest page with links to archived reports):
Niseko Now (Niseko, Hokkaido)
Furano Now (Furano, Hokkaido)
Hakuba Now (Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture)
Shiga Kogen Now (Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture)
Nozawa Now (Nozawa Onsen, Nagano Prefecture)
Yuzawa Now (Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture)
Naeba Now (Naeba, Niigata Prefecture)
Myoko Now (Myoko, Niigata Prefectue)
Minakami Now (Minakami, Gunma Prefecture)
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SnowJapan Daily Now! reports from Friday 14th March 2008:
Click here to view the reports:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/archivednow.php?caldate=2008-3-14
Japanese snow resorts listings by current snow depth:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/A_TO_Z_ResortsSnowDepth.php
Japanese snow resorts listings by "new snowfall":
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/A_TO_Z_ResortsComYesterday.php
(please note: the above two pages are always displaying the "latest data")
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Archive Reports
NOW CALENDAR (search by date)
Individual report pages (latest page with links to archived reports):
Niseko Now (Niseko, Hokkaido)
Furano Now (Furano, Hokkaido)
Hakuba Now (Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture)
Shiga Kogen Now (Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture)
Nozawa Now (Nozawa Onsen, Nagano Prefecture)
Yuzawa Now (Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture)
Naeba Now (Naeba, Niigata Prefecture)
Myoko Now (Myoko, Niigata Prefectue)
Minakami Now (Minakami, Gunma Prefecture)
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Can we keep the 'sex haiku' off here please.
That sort of stuff does not belong here.
Thank you.
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I don't think we got them soubs, you'll have to resend.
Have a great time in Zao, looking forward to hearing about it. Say hi to those snow monsters if you meet any.
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And here's a link to them Jyves
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_section.php?userid=Jyves&category=1
Thank you!
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I think your senses are mistaken!
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We did actually sent her a mail a way back when we started "protecting" this thread but didn't hear back.
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Different towns and regions have different policies on this.
In the case of Minamiuonuma, I believe that children at school can buy a season pass for the whole of Minamiuonuma city area. Parents can also get one, but it is more expensive than the childrens. I would ask the town office or tourism board there. As far as I am aware, there isn't anything for university students - if you are at kokusai daigaku over in Urasa, I'd just go and ask the office about it.
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Our new Search function is good for stuff like that:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/search-results.php?currentPage=1&town=minamiuonuma
Main search here:
Poll - member ratings
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Thank you Mantas. Will try to keep the banging on to a minimum.
But, you know, I hope this comes across but we really want this Forum to be a friendly place.
A few things happened the other day and I suppose we were just feeling the need to respond to that. (Because those things were deleted, you only saw the response...) Sometimes perhaps things build up and we feel the need to get the message out. Unfortunately, when something like that does happen, an exaggerated or totally incorrect version is sometimes told to other members and we end up being the bad guys. After all, no-one is going to admit to their friends that they were being an idiot are they?
As you might imagine, there is a wish to defend what we do.
But you are right - we do own this site, and we will/do run it the way we feel is best. And people who don't like it can and are very welcome to not post.
Anyhow - we will resist the urge to comment on things like this again and just get on with it.
Thank you for the comments, appreciate it.