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Hello, I would like to participate in the Code Generation 2008 Competition. Unfortunately, as I am a resident of the Province of Quebec in Canada, I can not participate in this contest :( . I understand why I can not participate. Our laws are too restrictive or too complex. I must therefore comply with your rules. But would it be possible to add a small explaction to this fact? To my surprise, the name of my province is in the same list of some countries that support terrorism without any other explanation ... Soldiers from my province are fighting against terrorism. Soldiers from my province died on the battlefield as others Canadien Soldiers. A little respect would be greatly appreciated on your part. Eligibility This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of The Code Project or of Microsoft or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law. Thank you an hope you will do something to change this!
Marc R.
modified on Friday, June 20, 2008 12:48 PM
(Note that I am in no way representing The Code Project. I don't work for them, advise them or do business with them and this message is wholly my Friday brain having a bit of fun.) So you want the text to change but the rules to still apply? Seems pretty PC to me. I also wasn't aware that Cuba was a terrorist nation. I thought they were just a bit sad and backward.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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(Note that I am in no way representing The Code Project. I don't work for them, advise them or do business with them and this message is wholly my Friday brain having a bit of fun.) So you want the text to change but the rules to still apply? Seems pretty PC to me. I also wasn't aware that Cuba was a terrorist nation. I thought they were just a bit sad and backward.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
Paul Watson wrote:
I also wasn't aware that Cuba was a terrorist nation.
They allow dodgy things to be done on there soil by foreign powers.
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Paul Watson wrote:
I also wasn't aware that Cuba was a terrorist nation.
They allow dodgy things to be done on there soil by foreign powers.
The same dodgy foreign power that doesn't want programmers from Quebec in a competition. :-D
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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Hello, I would like to participate in the Code Generation 2008 Competition. Unfortunately, as I am a resident of the Province of Quebec in Canada, I can not participate in this contest :( . I understand why I can not participate. Our laws are too restrictive or too complex. I must therefore comply with your rules. But would it be possible to add a small explaction to this fact? To my surprise, the name of my province is in the same list of some countries that support terrorism without any other explanation ... Soldiers from my province are fighting against terrorism. Soldiers from my province died on the battlefield as others Canadien Soldiers. A little respect would be greatly appreciated on your part. Eligibility This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of The Code Project or of Microsoft or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law. Thank you an hope you will do something to change this!
Marc R.
modified on Friday, June 20, 2008 12:48 PM
As a non Quebecer Canadian I know I and everyone I know has always been mystified about the "not eligible in Quebec" rule we see on every bloody contest ever our whole lives even though we live no where near the province of Quebec. I've always been a bit annoyed about that. :) On the bright side it's a good thing for separatists to have the province lumped in with actual countries no? ;)
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot
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As a non Quebecer Canadian I know I and everyone I know has always been mystified about the "not eligible in Quebec" rule we see on every bloody contest ever our whole lives even though we live no where near the province of Quebec. I've always been a bit annoyed about that. :) On the bright side it's a good thing for separatists to have the province lumped in with actual countries no? ;)
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot
I just threw
"not eligible in Quebec"into google. In addition to this thread it came up with a youtube item whose comment implied that the contest bans are because there aren't french versions of the contests or prizes. (not 100% sure since youtube's verboten and I only had the google excerpt to look at)Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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As a non Quebecer Canadian I know I and everyone I know has always been mystified about the "not eligible in Quebec" rule we see on every bloody contest ever our whole lives even though we live no where near the province of Quebec. I've always been a bit annoyed about that. :) On the bright side it's a good thing for separatists to have the province lumped in with actual countries no? ;)
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot
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Paul Watson wrote:
I also wasn't aware that Cuba was a terrorist nation.
They allow dodgy things to be done on there soil by foreign powers.
Brady Kelly wrote:
They allow dodgy things to be done on there soil by foreign powers.
So does the UK (CIA flights anybody?).
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Hello, I would like to participate in the Code Generation 2008 Competition. Unfortunately, as I am a resident of the Province of Quebec in Canada, I can not participate in this contest :( . I understand why I can not participate. Our laws are too restrictive or too complex. I must therefore comply with your rules. But would it be possible to add a small explaction to this fact? To my surprise, the name of my province is in the same list of some countries that support terrorism without any other explanation ... Soldiers from my province are fighting against terrorism. Soldiers from my province died on the battlefield as others Canadien Soldiers. A little respect would be greatly appreciated on your part. Eligibility This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of The Code Project or of Microsoft or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law. Thank you an hope you will do something to change this!
Marc R.
modified on Friday, June 20, 2008 12:48 PM
If you are willing to forfeit the prize and just accept the honour, you can simply just give a fake address ;P (or with permission donate the prize to a needy CPian ;P )
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I just threw
"not eligible in Quebec"into google. In addition to this thread it came up with a youtube item whose comment implied that the contest bans are because there aren't french versions of the contests or prizes. (not 100% sure since youtube's verboten and I only had the google excerpt to look at)Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Hello, I would like to participate in the Code Generation 2008 Competition. Unfortunately, as I am a resident of the Province of Quebec in Canada, I can not participate in this contest :( . I understand why I can not participate. Our laws are too restrictive or too complex. I must therefore comply with your rules. But would it be possible to add a small explaction to this fact? To my surprise, the name of my province is in the same list of some countries that support terrorism without any other explanation ... Soldiers from my province are fighting against terrorism. Soldiers from my province died on the battlefield as others Canadien Soldiers. A little respect would be greatly appreciated on your part. Eligibility This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of The Code Project or of Microsoft or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law. Thank you an hope you will do something to change this!
Marc R.
modified on Friday, June 20, 2008 12:48 PM
Lottery commission of Quebec requires payouts to be between 35% and 75% of wager and a bond to be posted? for a lottery. If there is no entrance fee it would seem the payout would have to be nil.
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Wow! I didnt realise Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria had such stringent gaming laws :rolleyes:
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IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)Unlike the exfrogs I suspect all of those countries are on the export control list and aren't allowed to get the software (smuggling via diplomatic pouch not withstanding. :rolleyes: )
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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(Note that I am in no way representing The Code Project. I don't work for them, advise them or do business with them and this message is wholly my Friday brain having a bit of fun.) So you want the text to change but the rules to still apply? Seems pretty PC to me. I also wasn't aware that Cuba was a terrorist nation. I thought they were just a bit sad and backward.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
Paul Watson wrote:
I thought they were just a bit sad and backward.
Last I heard they were one of the happiest countries on earth.
Mark Brock Click here to view my blog
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Hello, I would like to participate in the Code Generation 2008 Competition. Unfortunately, as I am a resident of the Province of Quebec in Canada, I can not participate in this contest :( . I understand why I can not participate. Our laws are too restrictive or too complex. I must therefore comply with your rules. But would it be possible to add a small explaction to this fact? To my surprise, the name of my province is in the same list of some countries that support terrorism without any other explanation ... Soldiers from my province are fighting against terrorism. Soldiers from my province died on the battlefield as others Canadien Soldiers. A little respect would be greatly appreciated on your part. Eligibility This competition is open to software development professionals & enthusiasts who are of the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence; however, residents of Quebec and of the following countries are ineligible to participate due to legal constraints: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Employees (or a member of their immediate family) of The Code Project or of Microsoft or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies are also ineligible to participate. Void where prohibited by law. Thank you an hope you will do something to change this!
Marc R.
modified on Friday, June 20, 2008 12:48 PM
MarcR. wrote:
But would it be possible to add a small explaction to this fact?
Well, I could tell you... but then I would have to shoot you... ;P at least half of that was joke.... but you are not allowed to discuss anything dealing with terrorism. If someone or someplace is marked as on that list, you no longer have the ability to talk about why, because explaining why is supporting terrorism. Sending money there is the same. I don't know why you are on the list, but you will now never find out why because the reason will be classified.
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Paul Watson wrote:
I also wasn't aware that Cuba was a terrorist nation.
They allow dodgy things to be done on there soil by foreign powers.
No, they don't. Guantanamo Bay is United States territory: "The United States assumed territorial control over Guantánamo Bay under the 1903 Cuban-American Treaty, which granted the United States a perpetual lease of the area without the Cuban Government reacting. The current Cuban government considers the U.S. presence in Guantánamo to be illegal, arguing that the Cuban-American Treaty violates Article 52 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which declares a treaty void if its conclusion has been procured by the threat or use of force in violation of international law. Article 4 of the same document states that Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties shall not be retroactively applied to any treaties made before itself." - from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay[^] You could argue the 'allow' point - the Cuban government hasn't tried to forcibly eject the US occupation. On the other hand, who's going to pick a fight with the US Navy?
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Unlike the exfrogs I suspect all of those countries are on the export control list and aren't allowed to get the software (smuggling via diplomatic pouch not withstanding. :rolleyes: )
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Paul Watson wrote:
I thought they were just a bit sad and backward.
Last I heard they were one of the happiest countries on earth.
Mark Brock Click here to view my blog
The same chaps who pack onto little boats and try to get to Miami?
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.