Poppy Appeal Quiz

[pollee35]

1 pump with direction (6letters) answer is a rodent
2 hear.hear (4 letters) answer is a bird Thanks for any. Help

[mrchirpy]

The 4 letter one has got "Rhea" in it, and that's a bird.

[smouse]

It does say on the quiz sheet not asking for clues or answers

[dannyk13]

Smouse, the Ed has stated that AB is a question and answer site and posters should not be criticised for asking questions.

[Mamyalynne]

Sent mine in with a guess Pollee, as I normally do - fun finding out the answer by return whilst abiding by the setters rules.

Good luck.

[smouse]

I didn't criticise and the Ed also said we can add such details
Why buy the quiz when you know it says that and then ignore it

[JJ109]

Smouse, I am not going to criticise you on this occasion, as, like you say, you have acted within ed's guidelines. However, I must ask you...Why are you on this site and in particular this category if you have no intention of giving any help? Are you looking to upset people?

[dannyk13]

Smouse, I agree with you that the rules of the competition should be adhered to, but it is up to the entrant whether they are or not.

[Mamyalynne]

Smouse has indeed answered within the guidelines Ed set, to enable those answering to know the setters rules on a particular quiz.

If they then wish to continue answering there is nothing more can be done.

Poor show but that's life.

[smouse]

It's my choice This site was once a place where mainly people who were doing a quiz helped other people who were doing the same quiz. Now on the whole it is where people can't wait to answer but are never going to buy the quiz and support the charity so quizzing for free and saying they support other charities isn't the point. Lynne usually gives details of how to get a particular quiz but I doubt that those who answer then go and buy it. I am not looking to upset people but more and more setters are stopping setting quizzes because they put in the work and then they are turned into just like a raffle when nearly all of a quiz is asked. Why didn't pollee say it does say no asking but I am. Some people actually don't answer once they know what it says on the sheet

[smouse]

Sorry Lynne we crossed

[Mamyalynne]

That's fine Smouse, we largely agree - a great many do quiz by proxy and that won't alter but a bit of respect for the rules of a quiz isn't a lot to ask.

[fiction-factory]

I agree smouse there is no harm in you letting us know that a setter has asked for no asking so we can decide for ourselves whether to help. Similaly details such as cllosing dates and whether those asking are asking for justa few or most of the quiz can help us decide. But I don't agree that people who answer questions are deprving charities by quizing for free - I do not think that quizzes would raise more if answerbank didn't exist, just I don't think abolishing dictionaries or Google search would bring in more money for charities.

[Mamyalynne]

Sites like AB are a great help to quizzers, giving clues and pointers near to the end of a run, no one wants to outlaw help.

Observing quiz rules as you do in any other pastime is all that's being requested.

[fiction-factory]

>Observing quiz rules as you do in any other pastime is all that's being requested.
Sounds okay to me. I just get fed up of reading the nonsense that goes with it about depriving charities.

[Mamyalynne]

You see nonsense, setters see drop in sales.

[smouse]

So do you think its OK when the whole of a quiz is asked or most of it. Watch out for the date they can ask the lastest Rap quiz for example. I think if you are not doing a quiz yourself you don't realise how many are asked as you won't know how many questions there were and how many different people ask it. Unfortunately we are not allowed to make such comments as someone would have us removed.

[Norfolk-Lass]

Look everyone. This is my quiz. I set it. I made the decision to make it a no-asking quiz. I also made the decision a year ago not to advertise on here due to people asking for answers and/or clues. I have not had a drop in sales because of this but am extremely cheesed off that some of you choose to ignore my request of not to ask for the answers on this site. I have made a note of the 2 names of those who have asked and if I identify them they will be removed from my database. The odd hard clue sorts the chaff from the wheat, but all my clues are solvable without cheating. It takes hours to set a quiz, but only minutes to ruin one. If this continues I may well decide to stop writing quizzes and just give money to the Poppy Appeal instead. This would save me weeks of work.
Rant over.

[furrypusscat]

Like mamy, one of the questions asked is one I have made a complete guess at and it has been sent in, no doubt with the incorrect answer. Why is it so important to ask for help just so you can complete it, what is wrong with guessing or sending in with a blank.

[chorley9]

I have just posted my RAP quiz today and also put on the bottom that I was posting it early before all the asking started.

[fiction-factory]

>"So do you think its OK when the whole of a quiz is asked or most of it. Watch out for the date they can ask the lastest Rap quiz for example. I think if you are not doing a quiz yourself you don't realise how many are asked as you won't know how many questions there were and how many different people ask it."

I'm not sure who you are asking, there, smouse, but as the posts that preceded it were mine and danny's (and Mamyalynne but i know you are not getting at her posts) I'm wondering whether you were addressing me? If so, maybe you have completely misread my posts or mistaken me for someone else.
Maybe it wasn't aimed at me - maybe you were having another round against pollee 35.