As some may know I hosted the Mass suicide event on pa tower event and i for one loved it! we had few filmers many people taking pictures and Della and Wildman doing the greates radiocover ever! we must have had over 40 people last time and in general i would call it epical! well efter the first jump some1 said (can't remember who) that this might be able to make Guinness world records and i've been thinking about that for a while and i can not find such a record Anyway i have gone through all official bussiness with Guinnes world Records and there are some prerequisites and terms that has to be followed for the attempt to count as succesfull first things first this is what is needed as proof the record went according to plan A Cover letter stating all the planing,how the record attempt went unforseen stuff this is something i myself can provide but a thrilling written story would be awesome Wittnes statement: At least one of the witnesses must be qualified (or being an official) in the record subject area. also the wittnesses can't have anything to gain by doing this or be associated with me the host I have Contacted MA in hope of an MA or FPC official acting as the official wittnes i would then need a player Media Covrage: I have asked Wildman and Della to air it on ahr will see what they answer however that would have to cover atleast the moment of the attempt and after when the wittnesses announces the head count for exampel that alone won't probably be enough so other Media suggestions are highly welcomed... gaming forums, news forums etc anything you know of, even in the paper (cuz i surtinly don't know any1 xD) Video Evidence Evidence should preferable HDq and has to be sent in dvd/cd-rom format i would like 3 filmers atleast one top, one bottom and one free falling Photographs Clear visibillity of the participants to varify the succes/failur of the event but also photos that captures the moment! all photos and videos could then be part of the book or other associated things with GWR.. and variate your photos any1 who submits proof of the succes/failur of the record must also fill a form i will provid and then send it back to me hand signed and filled out (some personal info maybe required as adress etc if that feels uncomfortable you can send them in a seald letter which i wont open just write what it is on it... and i wont pay the stamps!) if you are under 18 a legal guardian must sign it now the Agreement has to be read by all those attending or by a selected spokesman i will post the rules here for any to read and also act as a promoter spokesman if some1 does not want me to take on this roll speak up and i will have to appoint one... other then that lets hope for a record breaker ;D it also states that you have to be 18 or in anyway legal or you will have to have a guardian or parents okey the process will take 4-6 weeks so plenty of time to find people who might wanna join and then possibly some time after the record has been aproved or rejected ** The exact title of the record is subject to change and GWR may offer you a valid alternative record if your suggestion is not acceptable. 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here is the email and all they sent me after accepting this record as a cathegory: this regards any who record this event for evidence i suppose i will search for people who can help =) i will then send them the form so they can print it scann it, send it to me and then i can print it here and again i hope MA will varify that all precautions has been taken and that the head count is valid counting by head IS valid but not bulletproff remember this! if to ensure that the record is validated plz post or send me screenshots stating the Coords(p) and time (U) after you have died! anyone that enters this event remember DO NOT REVIVE AFTER YOU DIE! if you do you can not be accounted for in this event also as i get it all participants can get a diploma This is probably how i will do it: on Q every1 will jump of the Tower in PA when hugging the ground you will have to stay dead i will then with the wittnesses beside me counf you one by one but taking a screenshot, calling your name and writing you down you can then revive as soon as the wittnesses confirm it was correctky done (i realize this may take a while) anyway hope to see you all there =) and original posts can be found here Mass suicide on PA tower 2.0! it's gonna be bigger then a cheese burger!! EU: World record attempt i need you!!
This is SOOOO cool. I missed the first one but will really try to be there for this one. Maybe you can put everybody in a team, so you get a message in the chat window if anyone died, with a few teams and screenshot of the chat window and the chat logs that will prove at least who has died. People standing on the edge of the building and someone flying by recording all the names of the people there and cross check that with the chat logs for the people that died should make pretty solid evidence. To bad this is to late to make it to the next Entropia Times, that way you would have some magazine coverage as well, but maybe the next issue is close enough so you can send the article to guiness after the release. If I make it to this one, I'm pretty happy to help you with some video and pictures. It would be so cool to have a record in Entropia that is not the most expansive item ever sold for a change ;) If this works we can get so much more records, because I think there are not many virtual records yet. (biggest group of virtual people pogo-ing in a line, largest group of virtual people swiming around an island, biggest virtual mass MURDER ever and lots more we might think of)
hehe yeah lets focus on only one atm xD there are alot of agreements and stuff needed to be taken cared of and signed b4 you are alowed to attempt one anyhow i need all the help i can get! will uppload a print of the 2 forms needed to be signed in order for all evidence to count
MA turned me down as the officiall wittness i guess this project will have to be put on hold =) i might do the event without the record part and save it for the future
Well! i need to say something here! i think what you are trying to do is cool! GWR :) though you need to rename your event! as suicide is not something that can be taken lightly! it is a serious mental health issue and affects many people and their families* i know it is being used in a virtual context and your avatar will just respwan but! as with many words in the english language it carries deep meaning and for anyone that has or is affected by mental health inflictions will not find it that fun...... So if you had a name change i think MA and others would support your GWR attempt easy!! ........................................................................................................................................................................................
ah yeah i have been very strict to the point about what this really is =) and it is not in anyway associeated with depprivation and IRL suicide for now the attempt is on hold but the event will take place satureday 18th (next week) no record attempt this time