How long will Cpl Laurean be on the run?

Is it me, but why are people choosing anything but 15 days plus? Unless he is captured in the next 12 hours, the 15 days will be over tonight since the close is tonight at 11:59 PST. I guess it is POSSIBLE and that is why we bet on it.

The settlement date needs to be pushed back to the 2/14/08 so all the choices can be valid.

"Settled as the the number of days from Monday the 14th of January"

Why did this get suspended with 5 hours to go???

It was suspended at the end time. All questions are suspended at the end time until they are settled. In your profile, it says 6 hours because that was how long ago it was suspended. Something I am sure will be addressed during the beta.

Why does the settle time keep increasing? This morning it said 4 hours. An hour later, it said 5. Then 6, 7 and no 8 hours! Did we discover a way to reverse time?

Hi all,

We have a dispute on the settlement of this question. I have agreed with the user to publish our email exchange (minus personal details of course). The options are to (1) Let the settlement stand or (2) Void the question which would mean losing predictions would have their stakes returned but winners would retain winnings. Let me know what you think.

Here is the exchange:

Subject: Settlement Dispute
Message:
In reference to:
http://www.hubdub.com/e/Market/How_long_will_Cpl_Laurean_be_on_the_run_147
I entered my prediction only 2 days ago! There was NO clear or any other original begin date for this question. If I had known, because I could not find, the start date of this question I would have known that my prediction was ALREADY lost before I even made it! The start date should be clearly stated. I am disapointed at having been deducted my bet amount when there was no way I could possibly win nor any way to pick a winning date due to the lack of an original question date! Thank You.

My response:
I've just reviewed that question. I think it stands as the question was how long in total he was on the run for, additionally it was created on the 14th of January (you can find that under the Settlement details tab). I can however see potential for confusion. We are working to ensure that all new questions are as clear as possible.

User reply:
I am aware what the question means..how long he was on the run for... Do you not see a problem with allowing people, new people like me, to select an answer of 5-8 days when at the time I selected that answer 14 days had already elapsed and my answer had ALREADY lost before I ever picked it. Not only was there no possible way I could have ever won that bet but you still take my money!

This is a VERY unclear type of question wording. Whether or not the start date is clearly posted, which in my view it is not, any date range that has already passed should then be disabled as no longer valid. Period. People that are familiar with this site or answered in the earlier time frames would then have to accept their losing bet. There should be no option whatsoever to select an already expired date.

The wording is perfectly clear when you read the settlement date: "Settled as the the number of days from Monday the 14th of January that Cpl Laurean is on the run from the authorities, as reported by CNN and/or the New York Times"

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