The Great DCTP Lottery: Merry Christmas!

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The Great DCTP Lottery Debriefing

The Great DCTP Lottery has come to an end!

This lottery was, at its core, not just a forum-centric game of interactive suspense, but was a means of proving something beyond anyone's doubt.

The day the game began, I was already certain how it would turn out. Yes, it would be controversial here and there and that's understandable. Some expressed concern that the lottery would amount to nothing but users turning on one another at every turn. I knew better than that--I have spent an inordinate amount of time around a fair share of the users in this community and have only ever come to one conclusion: I consider myself fortunate to have met so many of you.

As I said in the message to those that participated in the Final Proposition: The lottery originally came to be because I insisted this community would stick together no matter what happened. Some people over the years have been cynical that this community is really a community that's any better than all the others out there. I've always disagreed and still do. Conan may be what has brought a great many people here, but, for most, it isn't the reason they come back day after day after day. The relationships and friends they have made along the way is what has made them from a community into a family (a rather dysfunctional family, but a family nonetheless).

People from all over the world are really the ones that make up what this forum represents. They now converse at enormous lengths not just about Conan, but about literally everything else imaginable (even killing each other!... in Mafia, and maybe otherwise in Parkur's case). To me, it's always been the one definitive example of a friendly and welcoming community to anyone and everyone that was willing to give it a chance.

This game, as hopefully can be seen now, was never meant to tear everyone apart but instead to bring them together. I do hope it was genuinely intriguing on some level and served as a suspenseful distraction for anyone that followed it over the past few weeks, and am also hopeful that the message delivered in the end not by just me, but by everyone else here, came through clearly. This community is something more than just a forum dedicated to Detective Conan, and if anyone ever doubted it, this is the evidence. While you many of us knew that this community would never turn its back on its fellow members, now... we have proof.

The support for one another demonstrated not just in the Final Proposition but throughout the game is the best gift I could think to arrange for everyone. Even if you feel like there's something you can't overcome in your daily lives, I am hopeful this lottery has convinced you that there will always be a place for you here.

All that's left to mention is that I have been asked a few times over the past few weeks whether there would be another lottery. My only reply is that I see no reason why there would need to be.

With this community, the result will always be the same.


Merry Christmas, everyone!

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(The original post, for archiving purposes)

Inspired by the famous short story of the same name... It is now time to begin the ultimate tradition!

THE RULES!
- Everyone who posts in this topic will have 3 (three) tokens with their name on each entered into the lottery.
- Everyone that doesn't post in this topic (after meeting one or more conditions listed below) will have 15 (fifteen) tokens with their name on each entered into the lottery.
- On Christmas Day, a token will be drawn and a winner will be announced.
- The winner cannot transfer entitlement of the prize to another user.
- It is not possible to withdraw from the lottery at any time after posting.
- Ownership of tokens cannot be traded or forfeited for any reason.
- All names and their respective numbers of tokens will be generated digitally and chosen at random.

Those automatically entered into the lottery with 15 tokens are those that abide to any of the following:
- Anyone with over 500 posts as of this writing and has been active in the past three months.
- Anyone who has ever participated in a Mafia game or related activity and has been active in the past three months.
- Anyone that registered after December 1st, 2008 and had over 30 posts within their first six months as a member and has been active in the past three months.

If any of these conflict with another, you are considered entered. If you do not qualify, you are not eligible for the contest nor its prize.

The Prize
Essentially, the point of the lottery is to ensure that everyone gets a fair shake--no one is exempt (including myself, GinRei, Abs., and all other staff members and moderators that qualify).

To put it concisely, here is an abridged version of the rather excellent summary from Wikipedia:

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The story contrasts details of contemporary small town American life with an annual ritual known as "the lottery". In a small village of about 300 residents, the locals are in a strange and nervous mood on 27 June. Children gather up stones as the adult townsfolk assemble for their annual event, that in the local tradition has been practiced to ensure a good harvest. In the first round of the lottery, the head of each family draws a small slip of paper; Bill Hutchinson gets the one slip with a black spot, meaning that his family has been chosen. In the next round, each Hutchinson family member draws a slip, and Bill's wife Tessie—who had arrived late—gets the marked slip. In keeping with tradition, Tessie is then stoned to death by everyone present.

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Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like. Equate the slips with tokens and lives with accounts. We will be simplifying the game by doing one draw, no "family" associations.

I'll make it a little more clear in case it hasn't gotten across: The winner's account is on the line. Yes. Deletion.

Decide what you want to do. As someone having already posted here, my odds of being chosen are already low, aren't they? People may say their chances of being chosen are low due to the volume of people and decide not to post anyway. You know who is really going to wish they didn't say that?

The winner.

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The Adopter Rule
There is one way to reduce your chances of winning substantially. The first twenty people to post in this topic that are not me will have only 2 (two) tokens entered instead of the usual 3. One person of the twenty will be chosen to have the opportunity to see their amount of tokens reduced to 1.

List of Adopters:
1. Parkur
2. pofa
3. Endless-chan
4. Akonyl
5. breva
6. Shin101
7. bluekaitou1412
8. Conia
9. Yurikochan
10. Sherlock3
11. Commi-Ninja
12. itsashleylove
13. Eve
14. TheBlind
15. xpon
16. Paix672
17. dany
18. PhoenixTears
19. sstimson
20. Shirakiryuu

Spoiler: Spoiler

Is this topic for real? Is it a social experiment, or maybe a logic problem?

Well... let's find out. On Christmas.

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Roles in the Game:
Throughout the contest, a number of players will be assigned roles. Some of these roles will intersect and conflict with others. There are two types of roles:

- Secret roles: Roles in which the public is not made aware of the role holder's identity. Partial results from their decision and the details of the job they were assigned are announced once their proposition has come to an end. The identities of those assigned secret roles are best kept confidential, as later--should they be known--they could be in danger of losing the game when their odds are magnified significantly. In short: If you are given a secret role, you should not tell anyone, no matter how trustworthy they may seem.

- Prestige roles: Roles in which the public is made aware at the onset who holds the role in question and the nature of their proposition. They are free to interact with others involved in the contest while making their decision.

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PROGRESS TO DATE

Proposition #1 (December 5th-6th, 2010)

Brief: One of the twenty adopters has been randomly selected to assume the secret role of Volunteer and was given the opportunity to receive a -1 to their token total, bringing them to just 1 token in the game. This person is now the least likely to be chosen in the draw.

Proposition: The Volunteer was given the opportunity to receive a -1 to their token total, as promised in the Adopter Rule in the beginning post.

One person of the twenty will be chosen to have the opportunity to see their amount of tokens reduced to 1.

They have accepted this result and followed through with the proposition.

The Volunteer Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

As was stated in the original post, one person of the twenty now has the opportunity to get to just 1 token in the draw!

Someone has now been drawn to assume the Volunteer role. This is a permanent role, meaning that they are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role. In other words, their name will not be announced to the public immediately (and neither will the full results) and it is highly recommended they do not mention to anyone that they have been chosen.

All twenty tokens must be distributed. If they are not, a default penalty will be assessed and applied to everyone on the list (raising fellow adopters to 25 tokens instead of the previous 2, and raising the Volunteer to a total of 5).

Essentially, imagine that they have 20 deciding tokens of their own. One is a "-1" that is already used on their own name. The other 19 are "+1" tokens that have to be assigned to names on the list in the first post in the topic. Their name is considered as "-1" and this cannot be changed apart from the penalty being weighed against everyone.

THE VOLUNTEER'S RULES (assuming no penalties):
- The total number of distributed tokens will be 19 (uninclusive of penalties). You will automatically (assuming you complete the task succesfully) be considered "-1" to account for 20 total changes.
- You may give more than the requisite tokens (as explained next) to one other user. However, all 19 must be distributed in the end. You cannot take all of the tokens onto yourself. Either you distribute them at will, or risk having everyone penalized.
- Two users must have no change whatsoever in their total to avoid having the penalty assessed to everyone. In other words, at minimum, two people will be unaffected by your distribution and will remain at 2 and while at least two others will have at least 4. Beyond that, not all of the tokens can be dumped onto one user. To put it bluntly: You control who is the least likely to be chosen in the end and can help a certain amount of users retain their standing 2 token advantage.
- If any of the guidelines here are knowingly violated, the penalty will be incurred at the deadline assuming a suitable answer has not been given in that timeframe.

If no suitable answer is given in 24 hours, the penalty will be assessed and the population of Adopters will go from the least likely to be chosen to the most.

Results: The full results remain confidential to protect the identity of the role holder. End results by the numbers:

- 1 user with a result of -1 tokens
- 6 users with a result of +0 tokens
- 8 users with a result of +1 tokens
- 4 users with a result of +2 tokens
- 1 user with a result of +3 tokens

UPDATE as Proposition #2 gets underway:
The user that received +3 in the course of the first proposition was xpon.

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Proposition #2 (December 6th-7th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: One user of the general population (not an adopter) has been selected to assume the prestige role of Mayor. The role of the Mayor is a public one.

Proposition: The user assuming the Mayor role will be given the opportunity to pardon one participant from the game.

The Mayor Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

Someone has now been drawn to assume the Mayor role. This is a permanent role, meaning that they are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

The Mayor is one of the simplest roles in the contest--simply put, they are given the opportunity to pardon one participant from the game that is not themselves. The pardoned player will be ineligible to receive the prize in the end and will no longer be considered a participant in the game.

To pardon the player, the cost is to allocate +50 tokens to a player of their choice. Anyone that has posted in the official topic or the "unofficial" topic is considered a valid target for the +50 tokens aside from myself, xpon, and the mayor themselves.

THE MAYOR'S RULES (assuming no penalties):
- The Mayor now has the opportunity to pardon one player from the contest entirely.
- To do so, you must designate one user to be pardoned and another to incur a bonus of +50 tokens. This person will then become a frontrunner in the contest.
- You cannot target yourself either as the one to be pardoned or the one to take on +50 tokens.
- The pardoned player's total number of tokens will be reduced to 0 and they will officially be no longer considered a participant in the game.
- The pardoned player must be eligible for the pardoning by having posted in the official or unofficial lottery topics. Other participants are not considered eligible.
- If the Mayor does not choose to use their pardon before the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. The Mayor will receive +5 tokens, and three other random users that were considered eligible targets will receive tokens of the following values: +15, +25, and +35. One user will receive +15, another will receive +25, and another will receive +35.
- This decision will be made public, whether it is revealed in a public post or a PM.

The user assuming the role of Mayor will be Kor.

Kor has until Tuesday, December 7th, at 9 AM EST to make his decision. If he does not make a decision before the deadline, the penalty will automatically be assessed.

Click here to see how this time relates to you.

Choose very wisely. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Results: The Mayor has chosen to accept the proposition and has chosen to pardon Pofa and award Parkur +50 tokens. Parkur has become the frontrunner for the draw on the 25th.

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Proposition #3 (December 7th-8th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: One user of the overall population (adopter or general) has been selected to assume the secret role of Trustee.

Proposition: The Trustee now has the ability to reduce one target's total tokens to 1, tying them for the least amount of tokens possessed in the game. As a result, the target's previous total tokens are to be split between two resulting targets. The resulting targets may be selected by the Trustee, or the Trustee may request they be made at random.

The Trustee Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The Trustee role in the game is also a simple one: You now have the opportunity to take the point total of one user and distribute it between two other targets, and as a result reducing that one user's total to 1 token. You may opt for these targets to be deliberate, or for them to be random. Whether the targets are deliberate or random will not be revealed to the public, and neither will your identity.

Someone has now been drawn to assume the Trustee role. This is a permanent role, meaning they are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role. In other words, your name will not be announced to the public immediately (and neither will the full results) and it is -HIGHLY- recommended you do not mention to anyone that you have been chosen.

THE TRUSTEE'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- Your proposition involves selecting one user to have their total amount of tokens reduced to 1, making them among the least likely to receive the prize in the end and with the least amount of tokens possible without being excused from the game. Then, two other targets are to be designated to inherit the original point total of the user in question.
- Valid targets include anyone who has posted in either the official topic or the unofficial topic apart from the overseer.
- The two inheriting targets may be deliberate or may be requested to be random. Whether the users were chosen at random or deliberately named will not be revealed to the public.
- If the first target's total tokens amounts to less than 10, their total will temporarily be raised to 20. From there, two sets of +10 tokens will be added to the totals of the two targets. Additionally, if the target has an odd number of tokens, the first inheritance target will take on the larger portion.
- If the deadline passes and no decision has been made, a default penalty will be assessed. Should the penalty be put into effect, you will receive +5 tokens, while three other randomly selected eligible targets will receive +15 tokens.
- The Trustee may not target themselves.

The current total tokens of everyone involved will not be revealed. You may extrapolate how many a user has by whether they've posted in the official topic, or were affected in the results to Proposition 1 or Proposition 2. Remember that only targets that have posted in the official topic or the unofficial topic are considered valid.

Results: The Trustee has accepted the proposition and has chosen participant Akonyl to have his total token count reduced to 1. Because Akonyl's previous total of tokens was less than 10, his remaining token count was raised to 20 to be split evenly between the two inheriting targets. Whether the two targets were deliberately chosen by the Trustee or were chosen at random from the pool of eligible players will not be revealed. The two resulting players that have inherited +10 tokens are Dus and Shin101. The two inheriting users remain below the largest pool of +15 token players.

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Proposition #4 (December 8th-10th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: This proposition offers the introduction of Partner Propositions.

Proposition: Two roles were assigned in this proposition: X and Y. The X role has been responsible for choosing a list of eight targets, while Y has been responsible for choosing the nature of their prize package.

The X Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The X Role is responsible for designating eight targets for the Y role. Y's identity will remain confidential. Seven of the eight targets will be given a positive prize (as in, less tokens), while one--chosen randomly from the eight--will receive a negative prize (as in, more tokens).

Someone has been drawn to assume the X role. This is a permanent role, meaning they are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role and is also a blind partner role. In other words, your name will not be announced to the public immediately (and neither will the full results) and it is -HIGHLY- recommended you do not mention to anyone that you have been chosen. Your partner's identity will remain blind to you and it will be the same for them where you, X, are concerned.

X'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- Your responsibility as X is naming eight targets. You may name yourself as a target but do so aware you may be responsible for meeting the negative outcome.
- The eight targets must be those that have posted in the official or unofficial topics minus the overseer.
- Seven of the eight targets will meet with a positive end in the proposition. The sole player to receive the negative end will be chosen at random.
- If you do not make a decision by the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. The eight targets will be chosen randomly, but you will receive a +5 token penalty while the user that eventually meets the negative end will receive +10 in addition to their other tokens.
- You will have a partner in this proposition, though their identity will not be known to you. You will be cooperating by proxy with this partner, who will be known as Y.

The Y Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The Y role is responsible for making a decision regarding certain choices made by the X role. X's identity will remain confidential. X has chosen eight targets. Seven of those eight will receive a positive prize (as in, less tokens), while one--chosen randomly from the eight--will receive a negative prize (as in, more tokens). You will decide the nature of the overall prize package.

Someone has now been drawn to assume the Y role. This is a permanent role, meaning they are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role and is also a blind partner role. In other words, your name will not be announced to the public immediately (and neither will the full results) and it is -HIGHLY- recommended you do not mention to anyone that you have been chosen. Your partner's identity will remain blind to you and it will be the same for them where you, Y, are concerned.

Y'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- As Y, you have the opportunity to choose between two packages that will affect the list of eight targets:
Package A: Seven of the eight users will become beneficiaries. All seven will have their token count reduced to 1, no matter the original amount. The remaining user chosen at random will be given +60 tokens as the cost.
Package B: Seven of the eight users will become beneficiaries. All seven will have their token count reduced by -1, but will be unable to go below a total of 1 (essentially, they may not reach "0"). The remaining user chosen at random will be given +10 tokens as the cost.
- You may be a user on the list. The list itself will not be revealed to you as you make your decision.
- Seven of the eight targets will meet with a positive end in the proposition. The sole player to receive the negative end will be chosen at random from the list made by X.
- If you do not make a decision by the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. The prize package will be chosen randomly, but you will receive a +5 token penalty while the user that eventually meets the negative end will receive +10 in addition to their other tokens.
- You will have a partner in this proposition, though their identity will not be known to you. You will be cooperating by proxy with this partner, who will be known as X.

Results: Both X and Y have followed through with the proposition cooperatively. X has chosen a list of eight eligible targets, and Y has chosen Package A. Seven of the eight users will see their token count reduced to 1. The remaining user will see +60 added to their count.

The identity of the user receiving +60 will not be revealed at this time. Those that now have a token count of 1 are the following:

Callid — Under 5 Tokens + 1 Token
Conia — Under 5 Tokens + 1 Token
Kleene Onigiri — Under 5 Tokens + 1 Token
Kor — Under 5 Tokens + 1 Token
PhoenixTears — Under 5 Tokens + 1 Token
c-square — Over 10 Tokens + 1 Token
Parkur — Over 50 Tokens + 1 Token

The next proposition will take place beginning Saturday, December 11th.

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Proposition #5 (December 11th-12th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: Participant breva was the unlucky user to be randomly awarded +60 tokens from the last proposition while the other seven targets' tokens were reduced to just 1.

Proposition: Two new roles, the Warden and the Patron, form a new partnership as the result of a previous proposition.

The Warden Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The Warden role is a role determined as a result of a previous proposition. The user chosen to receive +50 tokens from the second proposition at the behest of the Mayor is the Warden.

You, Parkur, have now assumed the Warden role. This is a permanent role, meaning you are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a public and blind partner role. In other words, your name will be announced to the public but, in this case, will not be revealed until your decision has been made. Once your decision has been made, your partner will be made aware of your decision and will complete the proposition.

THE WARDEN'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- You now have the opportunity to save the token leader, breva, that was randomly chosen to assume +60 tokens from the previous proposition.
- You have assumed the Warden role on account of being awarded +50 tokens in the course of the second proposition. The Mayor's decision saw pofa pardoned from the contest, making them ineligible for the prize or to return to the game--until now.
- As the Warden, you now have the opportunity to have pofa return to the game.
- If pofa successfully rejoins the game, the current token leader, breva, will see their amount of tokens reduced to 1, while pofa's token count will be 3 upon their return.
- Having pofa return to the game must be a coordinated decision. For this to happen, your partner must agree.
- Your partner will have the opportunity to award you tokens should you consent to having pofa return to the game and they disagree.
- You will not be made aware of your partner's identity until the proposition has come to an end.
- Alternatively, you may choose two users from the previous proposition to receive +15 tokens, excluding breva, and not allow pofa to return to the game. As with the first choice, your partner will be able to decide on your fate. Participant breva's tokens will remain at their current amount should you choose this option.
- If you do not make a decision by the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. Your partner will be given the opportunity to choose between options that decide the exact penalty for the other players involved, with +5 tokens awarded to you in the process.

The Patron Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The Patron role is a role determined as a result of a previous proposition. The user chosen to be pardoned from the second proposition at the behest of the Mayor is the Patron. Concurrently, another user has assumed the role of Warden. The Warden is considered your partner, as detailed below.

You, pofa, have now assumed the Patron role. This is a permanent role, meaning you are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest and are still not considered a player in the game nor are you eligible to receive its prize or be targeted for tokens by other roles at this time.

This is known as a semi-public and blind partner role. Depending on your decision, your identity may or may not be revealed at the time of your decision if applicable.

PARTNER'S DECISION:
Your partner has assumed the role of Warden. The Warden was given the opportunity to save their fellow participant breva. As you may know, the previous proposition ended with seven of eight targets having their tokens reduced to one. The unlucky remaining user was breva, who was chosen randomly to receive +60 tokens.

The Warden was presented with the following options:
OPTION 1 — Save user breva by seeing their tokens reduced from over 60 to 1, and make it possible for the Warden's partner (you) to see former participant pofa rejoin the game with a total of 3 tokens. Your partner was not made aware that you were the one responsible for making this decision regarding your own re-entrance to the game. The Warden was made aware that, should you disagree with their decision, a token penalty would follow.
OPTION 2 — The Warden may have chosen two users from the previous proposition to receive +15 tokens, excluding breva, and not allow you, pofa, to return to the game. As with the first choice, the Warden's partner was to decide on their own fate. Participant breva's tokens would have remained at their current amount should this option have been chosen.

The Warden has taken Option 1.

THE PATRON'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- Your partner has made their decision. Your partner was given the two choices above, that essentially involved saving breva and inviting you to rejoin the game with a total of 3 tokens, or award tokens to others and leave breva as one of the most likely to be chosen in the draw.
- If you ACCEPT your partner's phase of the proposition, user breva will see their tokens reduced from the leading amount of over 60 to just 1. This will take breva from the most likely to be drawn to among the least. However, if you do accept your partner's decision to save breva, you will return to the game with a total of 3 tokens as a player.
- If you REJECT your partner's phase of the proposition, the player that has assumed the Warden role will take on breva's previous tokens, while breva will still be reduced to just 1. If you go with this option, you will remain out of the game, breva will still be saved, and the player in the Warden role will take breva's place as the leader in the game. Should you take this option, your identity as the Patron will go unrevealed and only partial details of your task will be given.
- If you do not make a decision by the deadline, the rejection option will be taken.

Results: The Warden (Parkur) opted to save breva and risk incurring a penalty at the hands of the Patron. The Warden and Patron were assigned as the participant awarded +50 tokens in Proposition #2 and the user pardoned in that same proposition, respectively. The Patron was the former participant excused from the game by Kor, pofa.

Pofa had the option of her identity and task going unrevealed while staying out of the game, having Parkur's sacrifice be breva's tokens reduced to 1 while he took on her former amount.

In the end, Pofa has accepted the proposition, saving both Parkur and breva, and returning to the game with a total of 3 tokens. Parkur and breva both have 1 token.

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Proposition #6 (December 12th-13th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: Another opportunity for a user to leave the game has been presented, but with the outcome affected by the follow-up proposition as well.

Proposition: The Judge can now exonerate one user from a pool of four selected by them.

The Judge Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

This role allows the Judge to exonerate one player from the game.

Someone has now been drawn to assume the Judge role. This is a permanent role, meaning they are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role. Your identity will not be revealed to the public.

THE JUDGE'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- Your first task is to select four eligible players (those that have posted in either the official or unofficial lottery topics).
- Of those four players, one will randomly be chosen to be exonerated and become ineligible to receive the prize. The player exonerated will no longer be eligible for roles or to be a target by other roles.
- The three remaining players will receive +10 tokens.
- If a decision is not submitted by the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. The Judge will receive +5 tokens while three randomly selected eligible players will receive +25 tokens and no player will be exonerated.

Results: The Judge has accepted the proposition and chosen users hopelessidiot, Shin101, alicetama, and OfficialConan. One was randomly selected to be removed from the game, while the remaining three were awarded +10 tokens.

Spoiler: Outcome

Users Awarded +10 Tokens: hopelessidiot, Shin101, alicetama

Exonerated User: OfficialConan

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Proposition #7 (December 13th-14th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: One participant from the four selected by the Judge has been exempt from the game.

Proposition: One further participant may now be exempt from the game, from the three remaining from Proposition #6.

The Delegate Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The Delegate's role involves expanding on the choices and outcome made in Proposition #6 (which are thus far unannounced).

Someone has now been drawn to assume the Delegate role. This is a permanent role, meaning they are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role. Your identity will not be revealed to the public.

THE DELEGATE'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- In Proposition #6, the user assuming the Judge role chose four users. One of those four was randomly selected to be exonerated from the game. The other three received +10 tokens.
- The three remaining users are hopelessidiot, Shin101, and alicetama.
- All three now have +10 tokens as a result of the last proposition. You now have the opportunity to either halve that amount to only +5, or instead exonerate one further player of your choice from the three but at the cost of doubling the remaining users' tokens from the last proposition to +20.
- OPTION 1: Halve the amount of tokens the remaining players received last proposition from +10 to +5.
- OPTION 2: Choose one user from hopelessidiot, Shin101, and alicetama to be exempt from the game. The remaining players' tokens from the previous proposition will be raised to +20.
- If a decision is not made by the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. You will receive +5 tokens, while all three remaining players will see their tokens from the previous proposition doubled and no user will be removed from the game.

Results: The Delegate has accepted the proposition and chosen Option 2. The Delegate has selected one user to be exempt from the game.

Spoiler: Outcome

Exempted User: alicetama

Users Awarded +10 Further Tokens: hopelessidiot, Shin101

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Proposition #8 (December 14th-15th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: A small number of users have left the game prior to this proposition.

Proposition: The Auditor role is another with multiple options.

The Auditor Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The Auditor has the opportunity to distribute a pool of unallocated tokens toward a group of randomly chosen participants.

Someone has now been drawn to assume the Auditor role. This is a permanent role, meaning they are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role. Your identity will not be revealed to the public.

THE AUDITOR'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- Two pools of tokens are now at your disposal, excluding those from the penalty. As the Auditor, you have the opportunity to distribute one of them as described in the two choices below.
- OPTION 1: Have 21 tokens evenly distributed to a group of 7 randomly selected participants.
- OPTION 2: Distribute +4 tokens to 7 randomly selected users, while one further user receives +100 tokens and you, the Auditor, are exempt from the game. As a result, you will then be no longer eligible for the prize. Should you take this option, your name will not be announced as having left the game. Its reveal will be in your hands alone.
- If no decision is made by the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. You will receive +5 tokens, while 12 other randomly selected users will receive +10 tokens.

Results: The Auditor has accepted the proposition and chosen Option 1.

A group of 7 randomly selected users have now received +3 tokens:

Spoiler: Spoiler

Akonyl + +3 Tokens
bluekaitou1412 + +3 Tokens
ConanEdogawa142 + +3 Tokens
Grawwbear + +3 Tokens
Huty + +3 Tokens
itsashleylove + +3 Tokens
Sherlock3 + +3 Tokens

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Proposition #9 (December 15th-17th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: The end of The Great DCTP Lottery is in sight. But, at last, we have a proposition in which everyone can take part!

Proposition: Proposition #9 is an opportunity to see a proposition repeated from the choices in the poll above. This time, the nature of the proposition will remain the same, yet the stakes will be considerably higher.

The Community's Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

THE CHOICES:

Proposition #2
— ORIGINALLY: One user pardoned, another receives +50 tokens.

Proposition #3
— ORIGINALLY: Chance to take the point total of one user and distribute it between two other targets, and as a result reducing that one user's total to 1 token.

Proposition #4
— ORIGINALLY: Eight targets named, with all but one reduced to 1 token.

Propositions #6-7
— ORIGINALLY: Four users named, one exonerated with an option for another to be exempt.

THE COMMUNITY'S RULES
- Voters are now left to decide which proposition they would like to see repeated.
- The repeated proposition will be altered from its original form. The stakes will be higher.
- Participants and non-participants alike may vote in this poll, regardless as to previous decisions made in previous propositions (whether they have been exempt, pardoned, or exonerated or have assumed a role of any kind). Posting in this topic or voting will not affect eligibility toward the contest.
- Players involved with the original propositions will be asked to reprise their roles.
- The repeat proposition will be carried out as Proposition #11. Proposition #10 will be carried out between the completion of this poll and the proposition repeated as #11.
- The results will remain hidden until the poll has come to its completion, which ends at 5:00 PM EST on December 17th.
- In the event of a tie, one proposition of those equally voted will be chosen at random to be carried out.

The option that receives the most votes will be repeated but will be altered to an extent. The nature of the proposition will remain the same.

Results: The voting has come to a close and the results are in.

— Proposition #2: 28.6%
— Proposition #3: 16.7%
— Proposition #4: 31%
— Proposition #6-7: 23.8%

Proposition #4 will be repeated as Proposition #11, but with greater stakes.

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Proposition #10 (December 17th-18th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: As Proposition #4 was waiting to be repeated, Proposition #10 was carried out.

Proposition: Two users were awarded +20 tokens in Propositions #6 and #7. One can now have that amount reduced.

The Advocate Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The Advocate's role is to extend the results of Proposition #7. In that proposition, two users--hopelessidiot and Shin101--were awarded a further +10 tokens, bringing them to +20 from #6 and #7 combined.

Someone has now been drawn to assume the Advocate role. This is a permanent role, meaning they are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role. In other words, your name will not be announced to the public immediately (and neither will the full results) and it is -HIGHLY- recommended you do not mention to anyone that you have been chosen.

THE ADVOCATE'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- hopelessidiot and Shin101 were awarded +20 tokens as a result of Propositions #6 and #7.
- You now have the opportunity to save one user with one of two choices.
- OPTION 1: Opt to have one of the two users chosen randomly to be reduced to 1 token, while the remaining user receives +10 tokens.
- OPTION 2: Opt to have one of the two users chosen randomly to be reduced to 1 token, while you take on +15 tokens.
- Your taking on of tokens, should you choose Option 2, will not be revealed in the announcement of the results.
- If a decision is not made by the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. You will receive +5 tokens, while the two users at the center of this proposition will receive +10 and no user will see their tokens reduced.

Results: The Advocate has chosen to accept the proposition and has chosen...

Spoiler: Outcomes

Option 2

User reduced to 1 token: hopelessidiot

User receiving tokens: The Advocate (+15 tokens)

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Proposition #11 (December 18th-19th, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: Proposition #9 had the Community voting on the proposition they would like to see repeated as Proposition #11. Proposition #4 was the proposition that received the most votes.

Proposition: The two users previously assigned the roles of X and Y have re-assumed those roles. The stakes this time will be greater.

The X Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The X Role is responsible for designating eight targets for the Y role. Y's identity will remain confidential. Unlike the last time, the amount of users that will receive a positive outcome and the amount that will meet a negative end will be determined directly by Y.

The user previously responsible for playing the X role has re-assumed it for this proposition.

This is known as a secret role and is also a blind partner role. In other words, your name will not be announced to the public immediately (and neither will the full results) and it is -HIGHLY- recommended you do not mention to anyone that you have been chosen. Your partner's identity will again remain blind to you and it will be the same for them where you, X, are concerned.

X'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- Your responsibility as X is naming eight targets. You may name yourself as a target but do so aware you may be responsible for meeting a negative outcome.
- The eight targets must be those that have posted in the official or unofficial topics minus the overseer.
- The amount of users that receive positive and negative outcomes will be determined by Y.
- If you do not make a decision by the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. The eight targets will be chosen randomly, but you will receive a +10 token penalty.
- You will have a partner in this proposition, though their identity will not be known to you. You will be again cooperating by proxy with this partner, who will be known as Y.

The Y Role

Spoiler: Spoiler

The Y role is responsible for making a decision regarding certain choices made by the X role. X's identity will remain confidential. X has chosen eight targets. You will decide the nature of the overall prize package for the selected users.

The user previously responsible for playing the Y role has re-assumed it for this proposition.

This is known as a secret role and is also a blind partner role. In other words, your name will not be announced to the public immediately (and neither will the full results) and it is -HIGHLY- recommended you do not mention to anyone that you have been chosen. Your partner's identity will remain blind to you and it will be the same for them where you, Y, are concerned.

Y'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- As Y, once again you have the opportunity to choose between a selection of packages that will affect the eight targets. This time, the amount of packages has been increased to three:
Package A: Two randomly selected users from X's selections are exempt from the game. Two further users are awarded +50 tokens, while the remaining users all receive +10 tokens.
Package B: One randomly selected user from X's selection will be exempt from the game. One further user is awarded +25 tokens, while the remaining users all receive +5 tokens.
Package C: Reduce the tokens of the remaining user from Proposition #10 (Shin101) to 1 while increasing the amount of tokens of all other users on the list by +3.
- You may be a user on the list. The list itself will not be revealed to you as you make your decision.
- If you do not make a decision by the deadline, a default penalty will be assessed. The prize package will be chosen randomly, but you will receive a +5 token penalty while four of the eight users on the list will receive an additional +10 tokens.
- You will have a partner in this proposition, though their identity will not be known to you. You will be cooperating by proxy with this partner, who will be known as X.

Results: The users in the X and Y roles have accepted the proposition.

X's selections in alphabetical order:
- Huty
- Kleene Onigiri
- PhoenixTears
- Sherlock3
- Shin101
- ShiraKiryuu
- sstimson
- xpon

Y has chosen Package...

Spoiler: Spoiler

C

As such, the end results are:

Spoiler: Spoiler

Huty + +3 Tokens
Kleene Onigiri + +3 Tokens
PhoenixTears + +3 Tokens
Sherlock3 + +3 Tokens
Shin101 + Over 20 Tokens + +3 Tokens + Reduced to 1 Token
ShiraKiryuu + +3 Tokens
sstimson + +3 Tokens
xpon + +3 Tokens

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Proposition #12 (December 20th-21st, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: The target of a previous game has been awarded the award of Samaritan.

Proposition: One user may be forever exempt from the game, at an unknown price.

The Samaritan Role

The Samaritan role is very straightforward. Simply put: All you must do is choose one user to exempt from the game. This role was assigned to you as a result of the outcome of Proposition #1.

You, xpon, have now assumed the Samaritan role. This is a permanent role, meaning you are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a prestige role. In other words, your name will be announced alongside your decision.

THE SAMARITAN'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- You now have the opportunity to save one fellow participant from the game.
- Your decision will be tied to the decision of an opposing role to follow in Proposition #13, meaning the price remains unknown.
- If you do not wish to choose a user, you do not have to. Should you not make a decision by the deadline, no user will be exempt from the game and Proposition #13 will proceed but with fewer available options.
- Any user that has posted in the official topic is eligible to be exempt from the game.
- The user you choose to be exempt from the game will be unable to return to the game assuming the proposition passes Proposition #13. There will be no future proposition that returns them to the game if it is successful.

Results: The Samaritan has chosen to accept the proposition and has selected...

Spoiler: Spoiler

Conia to be exempt from the game.

The exempt participant is no longer eligible to receive the prize and will not be able to re-enter the game at any point in the future.

UPDATE: Conia has asked to be reinstated to the game. Xpon has granted this change and Shin101 has been exempt in his place. Conia has returned to the game with his previous token amount.

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Proposition #13 (December 20th-21st, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: The Volunteer was the first secret role assigned, dating back to the very first proposition.

Proposition: The Volunteer has been given the opportunity to reprise their role, but under different circumstances.

The Volunteer Role

You were the first participant to take on a role in the first proposition, and will now be involved in one of the last.

You are set to reprise your role as the Volunteer. This is a permanent role, meaning you are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is still considered a secret role. Your identity will not be revealed.

THE VOLUNTEER'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- In Proposition #12, participant xpon was chosen to assume the role of Samaritan as a result of receiving the most tokens in the first proposition from you. In that role he was able to choose one user to be exempt from the game. That user was Conia.
- You once again have the opportunity to award xpon tokens, but this time in order to buy your freedom from the game.
- Should you wish to leave the game, you may do so by rewarding xpon with +100 tokens. Should you choose to accept this proposition, you will no longer be considered a participant in the game and xpon will become the frontrunner to be drawn.
- Should you choose not to award xpon +100 tokens, no action will be taken and you will remain a participant in the game.
- If you do not make a decision by the deadline, the "inaction option" will be taken. xpon will receive no further tokens, and you will remain a participant in the game.

Results: In Proposition #1, the Volunteer allocated a pool of tokens to 19 of their fellow users. The user that received the most tokens in that proposition was xpon. xpon elected to see user Conia exempt from the game in Proposition #12.

Now, the Volunteer had the opportunity to award xpon tokens (though this time with 100 of them) in order to buy their own freedom from the game.

Participant xpon has been awarded...

Spoiler: Spoiler

Zero tokens as a result of this proposition.

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Proposition #14 (December 21st-22nd, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: This secret role involves a reprisal but a secret one.

Proposition: As a result of a previous role, another player is now given the opportunity to leave the game.

The _______ Role

You now have the opportunity to reprise the _______ role, and again secretly but under differing terms. Your role will not be announced in the actual results to prevent others from piecing together your identity should your decision be a controversial one.

You have now re-assumed the _______ role. This is a permanent role, meaning you are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role. Your identity will not be revealed to the public.

THE _______'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- As the _______, like with other roles, you had a decision to make that affected other users. Now you have the opportunity to do that again, but this time in order to allow you to exit the game.
- There are no strings attached to this proposition. All you must do to leave the game is personally choose two users to receive +100 tokens.
- You do not have to choose anyone. If you would prefer inaction, that is also an option.
- There is no penalty for not deciding by the deadline. The "inaction" option will be taken and no users will be rewarded with tokens and you will remain a user in the game.
- If you do choose two users and exempt yourself from the game, you will not be eligible for its prize or be able to return at any point.

Results: The _______ has made their decision. The users awarded tokens as a result of this this proposition are...

Spoiler: Spoiler

No users. The _______ has opted for inaction and will remain a participant in the game.

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Proposition #15 (December 22nd-23rd, 2010) — COMPLETE

Brief: This is the last numbered proposition.

Proposition: One user can almost certainly determine the winner of the game.

The Philanthropist Role

The Philanthropist has the opportunity to grant a number of exemptions to the game at the highest cost to date.

You have now assumed the Philanthropist role. This is a permanent role, meaning you are no longer eligible for future roles that will come up in the contest.

This is known as a secret role. Your identity will remain confidential.

THE PHILANTHROPIST'S RULES (assuming no penalties)
- The following is a list of the twenty adopters that entered the game prior to the first proposition:
1. Parkur
2. pofa
3. Endless-chan
4. Akonyl
5. breva
6. Shin101
7. bluekaitou1412
8. Conia
9. Yurikochan
10. Sherlock3
11. Commi-Ninja
12. itsashleylove
13. Eve
14. TheBlind
15. xpon
16. Paix672
17. dany
18. PhoenixTears
19. sstimson
20. Shirakiryuu
- You now have the opportunity to exempt yourself and all applicable targets from the adopters pool prior to the final stages of the game.
- That is... with the exception of one user on the list.
- The one user you choose will be awarded +10,000 tokens.
- Statistically speaking, the user you choose will almost certainly be the winner of the game.
- You cannot choose a user no longer in the game as a result of previous propositions (Shin101, for example).
- Alternatively, you are not required to make a choice. If you do not make a decision by the deadline, all users on the list and yourself will continue on to see the end of the game.

Results: The Philanthropist has made their decision. The user responsible has chosen to...

Spoiler: Spoiler

Join everyone in the finale. No tokens have been awarded and no one has left the game.

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The Final Proposition (December 24th, 2010) — COMPLETE

The final proposition began and ended yesterday. Its results will not be shared in full until later today (December 25th).

The Final Proposition

Today is December 24th, and if you are reading this, you are now part of the Final Proposition.

Throughout the Lottery to date and its phases, there have been many opportunities to sacrifice one user for the sake of the group. Likewise, there have been times where being overtly selfish would have benefited the user in a given role should they be considering only their own future. When it came down to it, even one of a pair of users that's known for having heated disagreements here and there was unable to act solely in their own interest--even if it meant sending their occasional rival to the head of the draw. This came up time and time again and yet, no one ever seized the opportunity to fully do away with a single user.

The Lottery originally came to be because I insisted the above would be the case no matter what happened. Some people over the years have been cynical that this community is really a community that's any better than all the others out there. I've always disagreed and still do. Conan may be what has brought a great many people here, but, for most, it isn't the reason they come back day after day after day. The relationships and friends they have made along the way is what has made them from a community into a family (a rather dysfunctional family, but a family nonetheless).

If you disagree, you now have the chance to prove me wrong.

Tomorrow, a token will be drawn. That user will be up for deletion.

The original story, as many have observed and written about over the years, parallels a parable from eons ago. This facet is rarely taken into consideration by the casual reader. A tradition is only a tradition so long as it's followed. There are many reasons that a practice becomes repeated as a tradition, yet in the case of the Lottery, there was a very clear means of ending the tradition. Not everyone had to take to the pile of stones to cast off a member of their community. It would have taken a little courage and trust in their fellow community members, but if they trusted that they were not the only one that would stand up against it, it could have been ended right then and there.

Now, you have that chance as well.

There is a means of changing the fate of the name drawn.

To stop the Lottery, you need numbers. One person is not going to be enough. As such, it will be put to a vote. There are only two answers you may give:

Yes, I would like to intervene.

No, I will not intervene.

YOUR VOTE WILL BE REVEALED PUBLICLY ALONGSIDE YOUR NAME. In the original story, there was no secret as to who participated in the stoning. The same goes for here.

It seems simple, yes? Just a choice of "yes" and "no"...











There is something I have not told you yet:

For the Lottery to be stopped, the vote must be unanimous.

If it is not, the lottery will continue as planned, with one more addition:

If the vote is not unanimous (in other words, if even one user votes NO), the users that have voted YES will be entered into a separate draw to determine their fate.

THE FINAL PROPOSITION'S RULES
- Your vote will be revealed alongside your name tomorrow. Every voter and their exact vote will be revealed publicly.
- A user's name will still be drawn tomorrow. Whether they are saved or not will depend on the results of this Final Proposition, to be announced afterward.
- As mentioned above, the vote must be unanimous. The amount of users involved in the voting will not be revealed until the results are given.
- By voting YES, you are trusting your fellow community members to save everyone involved.
- If you vote NO, you will not be subjected to the second draw (but will instead be enabling it).
- You are not permitted to disclose the terms of the Final Proposition OR YOUR VOTE ahead of the eventual reveal to anyone other than myself.
- To vote, reply to this message with your exact vote.
- A vote is required before the deadline or one will be decided for you.

The Final Proposition is now underway.

This forum community is the closest and most loyal that I have ever been a part of. I have always believed that when it really came down to it, everyone that is an active, dedicated member here would stick their neck out for the sake of the everyone else--even someone they didn't know.

To me, this community is the perfect example of what all should be. For many, including myself, this place has become a second home to fall back on even during particularly trying days. That's why I am confident that the passion I have for this community and all of its members is not exclusive to me--I honestly believe it means as much to me as it does all of the people that keep coming back to it, and that includes you.

The person drawn may not even be someone you know very well. All the same, it could be the person you like most. Will you stick your neck out for someone that you possibly don't even know? Does the community mean enough to you for you to stand up for it? Are you willing to save the person drawn tomorrow while also trusting in your fellow voters to also vote YES?

I am.

Hopefully after seeing the goodwill your fellow users have expressed throughout the game, you are too.

Users that have voted Yes, I would like to intervene:
- Jd-

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12/25: THE DRAW IS COMPLETE & THE LOTTERY HAS BEEN DECIDED

The user whose name was drawn in the Great DCTP Lottery is...

Spoiler: Spoiler

nomemory

Earlier in the day, nomemory's name was drawn. A number of changes to the amounts of tokens has made the draw an interesting one, but in the end, just that one name was on that single token.

Yesterday, on December 24th, the Final Proposition was carried out. In short, this proposition had a number of users vote whether they would like to intervene on behalf of the user drawn. This vote had to be unanimous to be effective--if it was not and even one user voted NO, the users that voted YES would be entered into a separate draw to determine their own fate while that of the original user drawn would be sealed.

The results of the Final Proposition have gone unannounced... until now.

The Final Proposition Results (UPDATED at 9:10 PM):
- Jd- voted YES
- Conia voted YES
- xpon voted YES
- Kleene Onigiri voted YES
- Callid voted YES
- hopelessidiot voted YES
- Kor voted YES
- Walbuls voted YES
- Huty voted YES
- Parkur voted YES
- Dus, the final voter, voted...

Spoiler: Spoiler

YES

The community has accepted the Final Proposition.

All voters opted for YES. As a result, nomemory has been saved from the fate of the lottery.

[Vylash]

o.O

[pofa]

*participates in Jd-'s sociological experiment*

[Endless-chan]

Guess I'll come along...although I don't meet any of the requirements for 15 tokens.

[Akonyl]

well, though being stoned to death does sound awfully appealing, I guess I may as well post.

[breva]

I want to find out what happens

[Jd-]

Updated the rules slightly.

[Shin101]

Hey! :v

[bluekaitou1412]

Tch... forcing me to post... curse you!

[Conia]

well, though being stoned to death does sound awfully appealing, I guess I may as well post.

^Same.

[Jd-]

And yes, the winner will have a small window of time to say their goodbyes.

[Yurikochan]

I'm agreeing with Conia and Akonyl.

[Sherlock3]

sounds interesting...

[Commi-Ninja]

How interesting...

[itsashleylove]

Hmmm...