Thursday, October 29, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Picking and Re-picking
The league office wants to reiterate that it is doing all it can to make our picks charts reusable, that is that members can pick just the Thursday night game, then go back and pick the rest of the schedule. Despite using the option to do just that, our picks chart does not offer a second chance. Now, the IT department, headed by Guido Gonzales, will be putting an online link for members to use if they should want to finish their picks after picking Thursday. This should allow members at least two chances to pick their winners.
Also, members who want to dispute their choices as represented in the picks chart should write the Commish requesting a checking of their picks. The Commish will then oversee an investigation of the issue. If the picks chart is found to be accurate, he will instruct the IT department to send the petitioning member a screenshot of his or her choices as received from the survey monkey organization.
Also, members who want to dispute their choices as represented in the picks chart should write the Commish requesting a checking of their picks. The Commish will then oversee an investigation of the issue. If the picks chart is found to be accurate, he will instruct the IT department to send the petitioning member a screenshot of his or her choices as received from the survey monkey organization.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Week 7 Observations
1. Luke gained a point this week on the Ghost and is now tied for first place with 76. Karen continues to show her football acum by tying husband Wayne and Marcus to win the week with 12 points. She is only one point behind. Suffice to say that if she had stayed true to the Pats this season, she would be tied with Ed and Luke. But alas temptation is triumphant, and who can resist it when a fine team like the Bills, coached by the immortal Rex Ryan hosts the Pats? Except for the rest of the league, minus Deland (and what a wonderful phrase! Minus Deland, Minus Deland. It is delicious to say!).
2. Marcus continues his rise in the standings. Burdened with a poor start, he has put together some good weeks to climb to respectability. On the other hand, Sean stumbled to a 7-7 week. He can take solace in the fact that he is still ahead of Kevin, mired at 65.
3. Jo continues to be competitive, and her 9-5 week kept her in third place with 73 points. Wayne and Patrick round out the 70's with 72 each. Marcus is knocking on Heaven's door with 69, but the rest of the league is grim. To be 10 points behind half way through the season is daunting indeed. So many points to be gained, so many others who have to stumble. But hope is everlasting, and we soldier on, fueled by purity of spirit and the American Way.
4. In other news, the SAC voted to award Peg Grandmaison a 50 point gratuity, based upon Deland's impassioned proposal to welcome her well. It was passed unanimously, then vetoed by the Commish, saying he feared charges of favoritism from some of the less civilized of our members. But Deland said Omaha was okay with it and then demanded an immediate veto override, and he prevailed. The Commish mumbled something about how he would remember this, but the points were awarded. The Commish then stated that he placed a codicil on the override that would leave it to him to decide if Nashua were to win the league.
5. The Pats have a tough Thursday night game this week, and members have already complained about the possibility that Big Red and Deland will once again abandon our beloved Pats. But the Commish has reiterated once again that it is not technically against the rules to pick against the Pats. In effect, there is nothing he or anyone else can do to stop them.
2. Marcus continues his rise in the standings. Burdened with a poor start, he has put together some good weeks to climb to respectability. On the other hand, Sean stumbled to a 7-7 week. He can take solace in the fact that he is still ahead of Kevin, mired at 65.
3. Jo continues to be competitive, and her 9-5 week kept her in third place with 73 points. Wayne and Patrick round out the 70's with 72 each. Marcus is knocking on Heaven's door with 69, but the rest of the league is grim. To be 10 points behind half way through the season is daunting indeed. So many points to be gained, so many others who have to stumble. But hope is everlasting, and we soldier on, fueled by purity of spirit and the American Way.
4. In other news, the SAC voted to award Peg Grandmaison a 50 point gratuity, based upon Deland's impassioned proposal to welcome her well. It was passed unanimously, then vetoed by the Commish, saying he feared charges of favoritism from some of the less civilized of our members. But Deland said Omaha was okay with it and then demanded an immediate veto override, and he prevailed. The Commish mumbled something about how he would remember this, but the points were awarded. The Commish then stated that he placed a codicil on the override that would leave it to him to decide if Nashua were to win the league.
5. The Pats have a tough Thursday night game this week, and members have already complained about the possibility that Big Red and Deland will once again abandon our beloved Pats. But the Commish has reiterated once again that it is not technically against the rules to pick against the Pats. In effect, there is nothing he or anyone else can do to stop them.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
More IT bungles
Hey commish you need to recount my picks again. I should be 9-5 on the week not 8-6. So my points total should be 53.
SAC Accepts Grandmaison Nomination
The Senior Advisory Committee has accepted the provisional nomination of Peg Arnold Grandmaison as a member of the GoZone Football League. The vote was unanimous.
Ms. Grandmaison is a long time resident of Nashua, NH and worked for over 45 years for Sanders, Associates, later known as BAE. Her job as Senior Logistics Engineer had her supplying critical electronic supplies and devices to the Navy, Air Force and Army. This required intense knowledge of the supplies and devices supplied, of software necessary for their implementation and of the computer programming of the devices.
Ms. Grandmaison is a close personal friend of the Commish and is enjoying her stay in Florida, except for "the bugs, snakes, humidity and heat."
Ms. Grandmaison is a long time resident of Nashua, NH and worked for over 45 years for Sanders, Associates, later known as BAE. Her job as Senior Logistics Engineer had her supplying critical electronic supplies and devices to the Navy, Air Force and Army. This required intense knowledge of the supplies and devices supplied, of software necessary for their implementation and of the computer programming of the devices.
Ms. Grandmaison is a close personal friend of the Commish and is enjoying her stay in Florida, except for "the bugs, snakes, humidity and heat."
Saints-Eagles Snafu, Alternative Picks Process and Multiple Response Option
The Commish has been investigating a glitch in the Eagles-Saints picks for week 5. Apparently, the computer defaulted to the Saints choice, as Ed clearly noted in his post. He was not assigned a wrong pick for it, however, as his score had already been changed on the week 5 master picks chart. However, Omaha and Big Red did indeed pick the Eagles and their scores have been adjusted. A check of every Eagles-Saints pick revealed that Kevin and Jo's picks had been reversed, with Kevin picking the Saints and Jo the Eagles. Sean also picked the Eagles while being assigned the Saints and his score has been adjusted as well. The investigation also found that Kirk had picked the Saints, not the Eagles and his points total has also been adjusted.
The League Office apologizes for the glitch and is working hard to make sure the program doesn't malfunction again. The Commish notes that he was in transit to Fort Myers at the time and was using an unreliable computer to assign the picks.
The correct protocol for addressing a discrepancy in individual picks is to post it on this blog and have the Commish investigate and remediate the matter. More petulant league members might make wildly inaccurate conspiracy theories which attack the integrity of the Commish. Omaha has decided to use this blog to make his picks, which is his right. However, the correct protocol is to make the picks as a list, in the same order as the picks chart and using the teams' names, not their cities.
Regarding Brandy's suggestion to use the multiple response option on pick charts, the Commish appreciates the initiative she used to research the survey monkey site and discover that option. However, the Commish has been aware of that option and has chosen it on every picks chart he has published, so when people cannot make multiple choices from their computers, the problem would seem to be with the survey monkey site.
Below is the correct Week 5 Stats.
The League Office apologizes for the glitch and is working hard to make sure the program doesn't malfunction again. The Commish notes that he was in transit to Fort Myers at the time and was using an unreliable computer to assign the picks.
The correct protocol for addressing a discrepancy in individual picks is to post it on this blog and have the Commish investigate and remediate the matter. More petulant league members might make wildly inaccurate conspiracy theories which attack the integrity of the Commish. Omaha has decided to use this blog to make his picks, which is his right. However, the correct protocol is to make the picks as a list, in the same order as the picks chart and using the teams' names, not their cities.
Regarding Brandy's suggestion to use the multiple response option on pick charts, the Commish appreciates the initiative she used to research the survey monkey site and discover that option. However, the Commish has been aware of that option and has chosen it on every picks chart he has published, so when people cannot make multiple choices from their computers, the problem would seem to be with the survey monkey site.
Below is the correct Week 5 Stats.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Neither Karen nor I picked the Saints this past weekend.
We do a lot of fun, crazy things on this board, but changing picks is out of bounds.
Effective immediately I will no longer be making my picks through the survey. I will make them on this board at the 11th hour. I have suspected other "errors" previously, but since I can't view the survey results, have no proof.
Omaha
We do a lot of fun, crazy things on this board, but changing picks is out of bounds.
Effective immediately I will no longer be making my picks through the survey. I will make them on this board at the 11th hour. I have suspected other "errors" previously, but since I can't view the survey results, have no proof.
Omaha
Week 5 Correction
I had the Eagles and not the Saints as the chart shows. The Saints-Eagles row of the Chart could be cleaned up as all the picks shown are the Saints.
Ed
Ed
Into the 50's
After five weeks, certain trends have been established. Five members have reached the 50 point threshold, with Lucas leading the pack as he has since week 1. Luke's 57 points is closely followed by 53 from Jo and Ed, and 52 from Karen and Patrick.
Winning Week 5 was Luke and Diane with 12 points. Also having a good week was Ed with 11 points and "Wayne, Jo and Kirk with 10 each.
League members are reminded that completion of the picks charts should be done as early as possible. IT Director GiGi Gonzales said pick charts completed close to the Sunday games can cause problems for his staff.
Winning Week 5 was Luke and Diane with 12 points. Also having a good week was Ed with 11 points and "Wayne, Jo and Kirk with 10 each.
League members are reminded that completion of the picks charts should be done as early as possible. IT Director GiGi Gonzales said pick charts completed close to the Sunday games can cause problems for his staff.
Using the same computer to post picks
Commish did you try this yet... Go into Survey Monkey
Web Link Collectors
To turn on Multiple Responses:- Go to the Collect Responses section of your survey.
- Click the name of the collector to access the collector options.
- Click Multiple Responses.
- Select On, allow the survey to be taken more than once from the same device. Your changes save automatically.
Monday, October 12, 2015
Something is a Miss...
After more than an hour and at least seven failed attempts, I was finally successful in logging into the Go Zone.
And now I find theCommie Commish has accused me (& Deland) of hacking into this site.
Suspicion of Deland I can understand, but really, me? I'm barely able to find the power button to my computer...
So clearly our paranoid Commish is suffering from a mental disorder, seeing monsters and plots advancing from every direction.
Why all this sudden fear of silly plots? Why all this paranoia in the Commish's office? What has changed?
Aha!
I think I've got it!
Could it be the mysterious Peg??
Does anyone besides our unstable leader really know this Peg? Can anyone vouch for her? Is she really the sweet, innocent lass the Commish claims she is?
Is she computer savvy, capable of such a dastardly deed as the Commish has accused the innocent Omaha of?
This calls for an investigation and serious vetting of her application to the Go Zone.
Omaha
And now I find the
Suspicion of Deland I can understand, but really, me? I'm barely able to find the power button to my computer...
So clearly our paranoid Commish is suffering from a mental disorder, seeing monsters and plots advancing from every direction.
Why all this sudden fear of silly plots? Why all this paranoia in the Commish's office? What has changed?
Aha!
I think I've got it!
Could it be the mysterious Peg??
Does anyone besides our unstable leader really know this Peg? Can anyone vouch for her? Is she really the sweet, innocent lass the Commish claims she is?
Is she computer savvy, capable of such a dastardly deed as the Commish has accused the innocent Omaha of?
This calls for an investigation and serious vetting of her application to the Go Zone.
Omaha
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Let me be the first to welcome you Peg to the dysfunctional group and in caution you to the bazaar antics of Kevin. He can be very clever and Cunning through his use of Verberage. But mind you he is much like in old magician with something up his sleeve.
On an other note, why does it look the the commish is backing away prior to getting a lip lock?
Chapped lips?
On an other note, why does it look the the commish is backing away prior to getting a lip lock?
Chapped lips?
Accesing the zone on you mobile device
For those that cant access the zone on your phone, try getting the app browser Puffin. the link is: Puffin Browser Pro by CloudMosa, Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/IERny.i
Investigation into Omaha and Deland's Perfidy
The Commissioner has received disturbing information concerning the ever rebellious dual of Omaha and Deland. It seems that a computer glitch was actually caused by a hack directed by, if not performed by Omaha and Deland.
The Commissioner was approached by former head of IT Guido Gonzales, who brought forth information implicating Big Red and The Boss in the replacing of week 5 picks with a reprint of week 4's. As this would cause confusion and chaos, it could not and would not be tolerated. However, a cursory investigation cleared both fine woman and brought suspicion on their surly spouses.
The Commissioner then initiated an official investigation of the incident, after rehiring Mr. Gonzales and promoting him to Head of IT for Life.
The Commissioner also commended Granby for his investigative efforts and for his loyalty to the league. He was nominated for the position of Special Investigator for the league. If awarded the position, Granby would continue to ferret out conspiracies against the league, against the Commish and against humanity. He will have subpoena power.
On a further note, the Commissioner announced the SAC voted for provisional acceptance of Peg Arnold Grandmaison as a league member. The Commissioner released a photo of Ms. Grandmaison.
The Commish has spoken.
The Commissioner was approached by former head of IT Guido Gonzales, who brought forth information implicating Big Red and The Boss in the replacing of week 5 picks with a reprint of week 4's. As this would cause confusion and chaos, it could not and would not be tolerated. However, a cursory investigation cleared both fine woman and brought suspicion on their surly spouses.
The Commissioner then initiated an official investigation of the incident, after rehiring Mr. Gonzales and promoting him to Head of IT for Life.
The Commissioner also commended Granby for his investigative efforts and for his loyalty to the league. He was nominated for the position of Special Investigator for the league. If awarded the position, Granby would continue to ferret out conspiracies against the league, against the Commish and against humanity. He will have subpoena power.
On a further note, the Commissioner announced the SAC voted for provisional acceptance of Peg Arnold Grandmaison as a league member. The Commissioner released a photo of Ms. Grandmaison.
The Commish has spoken.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
As many of you are aware or should be ~ the commish took a brief break from the southern hospitality and went north to the live free or die home of the elite for a few days. Before departing he had a simple request for all to fill out there picks as soon as possible.
So ~ I went onto the gozone and quickly realized that the posts were a repeat of week 4 and listed as week 5.
I called my bratty sister to see if she had the same mistake on her computer or was it just a glitch unique to mine. She told me that it was not just mine and tried to convince me to just fill it out with all the winning teams of week 4 and we would be hero's. She was sure that no one else would catch on.
Having no part of her deceptive ways I contacted Mr. Gonzales (head of the geek department).
It was only a matter of minutes that he traced the ip addresses back to Karen G and Joanne 's computers.
It was at this point I was shocked and devastated for a number of reasons!
I then called the commish to tell him of the findings to which he further explored and discovered that the two villains were actually Kevin and Wayne working together using there wives computers to disrupt and undermine the credibility of the commish.
This unacceptable behavior and must not be tolerated! Action must be taken against these two immediately! What would Ed (the ghost) do?
Your thoughts?
By the way just incase you are wondering, the picks were corrected the same day thanks to the diligent efforts of the commish and to most the process was seamless.
Sorry sister!
So ~ I went onto the gozone and quickly realized that the posts were a repeat of week 4 and listed as week 5.
I called my bratty sister to see if she had the same mistake on her computer or was it just a glitch unique to mine. She told me that it was not just mine and tried to convince me to just fill it out with all the winning teams of week 4 and we would be hero's. She was sure that no one else would catch on.
Having no part of her deceptive ways I contacted Mr. Gonzales (head of the geek department).
It was only a matter of minutes that he traced the ip addresses back to Karen G and Joanne 's computers.
It was at this point I was shocked and devastated for a number of reasons!
I then called the commish to tell him of the findings to which he further explored and discovered that the two villains were actually Kevin and Wayne working together using there wives computers to disrupt and undermine the credibility of the commish.
This unacceptable behavior and must not be tolerated! Action must be taken against these two immediately! What would Ed (the ghost) do?
Your thoughts?
By the way just incase you are wondering, the picks were corrected the same day thanks to the diligent efforts of the commish and to most the process was seamless.
Sorry sister!
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Thursday, October 1, 2015
GG is Gone!
Omaha's observant nature has resulted in the termination of IT specialist Guido Gonzales. Mr. Gonzales has repeated shown a disrespect and disregard for league members, harassed those seeking IT help and exhibited a work ethic that can only be called "sloppy."
The latest Gonzales' failing was omitting the Monday Night game from the week 4 pick chart. When asked to fix it, Gonzales reported used a kaka word to describe the commissioner—the commissioner, of all people! As a result, the commissioner himself, though on a well deserved 10 day leave, leapt into action and solved the problem. A revisitation of the Week 4 Picks Chart by members should allow them to pick the Monday night game. All previous pick charts have been recorded, so members should not have to pick the first 14 games.
The Commissioner lauds member Omaha for his forthright reporting of the problem. And, in fairness to Gonzales, he has been given Omaha's address and phone number.
The Commish has spoken.
The latest Gonzales' failing was omitting the Monday Night game from the week 4 pick chart. When asked to fix it, Gonzales reported used a kaka word to describe the commissioner—the commissioner, of all people! As a result, the commissioner himself, though on a well deserved 10 day leave, leapt into action and solved the problem. A revisitation of the Week 4 Picks Chart by members should allow them to pick the Monday night game. All previous pick charts have been recorded, so members should not have to pick the first 14 games.
The Commissioner lauds member Omaha for his forthright reporting of the problem. And, in fairness to Gonzales, he has been given Omaha's address and phone number.
The Commish has spoken.
Anybody home?
Hey! Yoo-hoo - IT Department, are you there?
This week's survey contains yet another mistake. The Monday Night game, Detroit at Seattle, has been omitted from the survey.
Of course, this could be an "intentional" typo, setting the groundwork for the Commish to be the only member to correctly pick the Monday night game.
Yours in proofreading. . .
Omaha
This week's survey contains yet another mistake. The Monday Night game, Detroit at Seattle, has been omitted from the survey.
Of course, this could be an "intentional" typo, setting the groundwork for the Commish to be the only member to correctly pick the Monday night game.
Yours in proofreading. . .
Omaha
Can vouch for the Commish
Our Commish has rightfully been accused of numerous grievous misbehavings and abuse of power during his rein of terror, but this is one time I can vouch for his accuracy and rare case of honesty.
Ever the slippery shyster, he adeptly sidesteps responsibility for the typo in the bylaws, i.e., incorrectly typing "with" instead of "without" in a critical sentence affecting litigation, he without batting an eyelash blames it on the incompetence of the IT Department.
Well, for once he is most certainly speaking the truth. As all of you undoubtedly recall, I was repeatedly subjected to the incompetence of the IT Department throughout last year's GO Zone football prognostications.
I was unable to log into the Zone for almost the entire season. When I sought the IT Department's assistance in correcting this problem, the problem worsened. Thus, I had to phone or email my picks to the Commish.
And then, after the season had ended, all of my login problems magicly disappeared.
So when the Commish tells you the IT Department is incompetent, believe him.
If you're still not convinced, remember - our Commish is the IT Department.
Omaha
Ever the slippery shyster, he adeptly sidesteps responsibility for the typo in the bylaws, i.e., incorrectly typing "with" instead of "without" in a critical sentence affecting litigation, he without batting an eyelash blames it on the incompetence of the IT Department.
Well, for once he is most certainly speaking the truth. As all of you undoubtedly recall, I was repeatedly subjected to the incompetence of the IT Department throughout last year's GO Zone football prognostications.
I was unable to log into the Zone for almost the entire season. When I sought the IT Department's assistance in correcting this problem, the problem worsened. Thus, I had to phone or email my picks to the Commish.
And then, after the season had ended, all of my login problems magicly disappeared.
So when the Commish tells you the IT Department is incompetent, believe him.
If you're still not convinced, remember - our Commish is the IT Department.
Omaha
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