[Discussion] Bitcoin Pizza Day on Bitcointalk 🍕

[HelliumZ]

Reserve

[UchihaSarada]

Another year and another time to talk about Bitcoin Pizza Day.

Can I share my study on Bitcoin Pizza Day here?

Did Laszlo Hanyecz exchange 40000 BTC for 8 pizzas, not 10000 BTC for 2 pizzas?
Laszlo Hanyecz's interview with BitcoinMagazine

To Hanyecz, who told Bitcoin Magazine that he spent something near 100,000 BTC on pizza that year, the purchase was just another drop in the bucket.

“We would just give people bitcoin on the forum,” he said — sometimes 100, sometimes 1,000 BTC at a time.

I can not make pizza but I hope my study can help people to know more about Bitcoin pizza day and how many bitcoins Hanyecz spent for pizzas.

[Filippo Spina]

Thanks Dad, for letting me use your monster of an oven. Also thanks for teaching me how to make bomb pizza! <3

HAPPY PIZZA DAY, YALL!

Love my bitcointalk.org brothers and sisters <3.

I used arugula to make the green price chart to represent the price of BTC going up.
I used olives to write "STONKS" which is from a meme related to enjoying a stock going up in price.
I used mushrooms to make part of the BTC symbol
I used pepperoni to make the BTC. I cooked the pepperoni separately so they would look glossier in the picture.

-Fil <3

[babo]

this year we really fought to have an honest pizza contest, with clear rules and so that everyone has the same chance

but something is still missing


psychological subjection, if theymos makes a pizza, many will be tempted to vote for theymos' pizza even if it's not the most beautiful pizza

to have voters who vote objectively, in my opinion, we need to publish the pizzas anonymously so people can really vote for the one they like

[Real-Duke]

to have voters who vote objectively, in my opinion, we need to publish the pizzas anonymously so people can really vote for the one they like

That's a very good idea. Otherwise, the sympathy factor will always play a part in the vote and end up distorting the result. But how would this be possible without a lot of effort? It can't the right way that we send the pictures of our pizza to icopress by PN

Does anyone have any ideas?

[Solosanz]

psychological subjection, if theymos makes a pizza, many will be tempted to vote for theymos' pizza even if it's not the most beautiful pizza

to have voters who vote objectively, in my opinion, we need to publish the pizzas anonymously so people can really vote for the one they like

Someone can argue it doesn't have to be beautiful, what matter is the taste (even though they didn't even take a bite)

But I understand with your point and you're correct, however the rules say you need to post your username + date on your pizza, even it's not posted by the user, people can still know who make it.

If people don't mind with the hassle, anyone who want to join need to post in this thread, then @OP or someone else could message each user about the special code that need to be written on a piece of paper, then post it along with the pizza. So, this could prove the authenticity of the participant than just uploading the pizza without any proof.

Although, someone can still abuse it by sending personal messages to his friends/followers/gangs in social medias to vote his pizza.

[Becassine]

Hello,

I can't choose between a classic pizza or a calzone, is it possible to make 2 pizzas for the contest ?

Thank you

[RickDeckard]

Great to see this year edition of the bitcoin pizza day is happening directly on the forum, perhaps it will achieve more users this way, congratulations! Really looking forward to see what the community is able to cook for this year edition.

I think that is should be quite easy to understand what can considered as pizza and what is simply not acceptable. Last year we saw some entries that were not pizza, some them were not even cooked. As long as you have a cooked dough you should be fine.

We are all adults, if you go to a restaurant and ask for a pizza I'm pretty sure you don't expect to receive a cold plate with some random ingredients, don't you?

In different countries, on plates you will see completely different pastries disguised as pizza (to the horror of the Italians). Therefore, specifically stated conditions are the key to the transparency of the competition.

This also happened a lot in both edition of the Pie baking contest that I organized. I reckon that one dessert, in this case, may have different meanings in certain parts of the world, but even though users were warned in the second edition of what kind of pies we were looking for, some still submitted their own interpretation of it (which didn't got into the final voting phase).

In this particular case the rules are straightforward. If users are still unsure what kind of entry is being considered, what better way to get their doubts clarified than looking at the original pictures[1] that inspired the contest?  
[1]https://web.archive.org/web/20110430160344/http://heliacal.net/~solar/bitcoin/pizza/

[GazetaBitcoin]

I proposed this topic for being translated inside AOBT group

I come back with some very good news here My proposal made inside AOBT group was approved and OP was translated already in 11 languages! I thank to all translators for their efforts! Also, as you see, the translations were made very fast, and with highest priority.

• [PRIORITY]🍕 Bitcoin Pizza Day on Bitcointalk by icopress: [SPA] [PID] [FIL] [IDN] [GER] [POL] [UKR] [RUS] [ITA] [ARA][ROM]

icopress, if you wish, you can add now all these translations to OP

[Filippo Spina]

this year we really fought to have an honest pizza contest, with clear rules and so that everyone has the same chance

but something is still missing


psychological subjection, if theymos makes a pizza, many will be tempted to vote for theymos' pizza even if it's not the most beautiful pizza

to have voters who vote objectively, in my opinion, we need to publish the pizzas anonymously so people can really vote for the one they like

Good point.

I'm trying to find a counterargument and honestly...😂 Idk.

I think this is mostly about having fun anyway than winning the prize money.

[Z-tight]

psychological subjection, if theymos makes a pizza, many will be tempted to vote for theymos' pizza even if it's not the most beautiful pizza

to have voters who vote objectively, in my opinion, we need to publish the pizzas anonymously so people can really vote for the one they like

Publishing the pizzas anonymously would require more effort in coming up with the best way to do it, and in my opinion it is going to reduce the fun in the contest. While i don't think Theymos would participate, but if he does, and he gets the most votes, then he will be one of the winners, there is no need to complicate things.

[Filippo Spina]

psychological subjection, if theymos makes a pizza, many will be tempted to vote for theymos' pizza even if it's not the most beautiful pizza

to have voters who vote objectively, in my opinion, we need to publish the pizzas anonymously so people can really vote for the one they like

Publishing the pizzas anonymously would require more effort in coming up with the best way to do it, and in my opinion it is going to reduce the fun in the contest. While i don't think Theymos would participate, but if he does, and he gets the most votes, then he will be one of the winners, there is no need to complicate things.

And knowing him, he might just donate the prize money to a trustworthy charity organization. He might also use it to help the forum. $2500 in @theymos hands isn't exactly a bad outcome if he were to win.

What if he likes pizza lol?

You made a very good point @Z-Tight, about overcomplicating things, ya know?

Have they ever been anonymous in the past?

Too much work to make bitcointalk pizza contest submissions anonymous!  

<3

[babo]

psychological subjection, if theymos makes a pizza, many will be tempted to vote for theymos' pizza even if it's not the most beautiful pizza

to have voters who vote objectively, in my opinion, we need to publish the pizzas anonymously so people can really vote for the one they like

Publishing the pizzas anonymously would require more effort in coming up with the best way to do it, and in my opinion it is going to reduce the fun in the contest. While i don't think Theymos would participate, but if he does, and he gets the most votes, then he will be one of the winners, there is no need to complicate things.

And knowing him, he might just donate the prize money to a trustworthy charity organization. He might also use it to help the forum. $2500 in @theymos hands isn't exactly a bad outcome if he were to win.

What if he likes pizza lol?

You made a very good point @Z-Tight, about overcomplicating things, ya know?

Have they ever been anonymous in the past?

Too much work to make bitcointalk pizza contest submissions anonymous! 

i said theymos like example, because theymos is admin and he do this stuff, partecipate and donate
only for this reason
because if I name someone else then they might be offended and a drama worthy of this note would arise
no thanks I don't want drama

[l99l]

Reserved
I'm busy cooking the pizza.  

And then Cooked
Happy Bitcoin pizza Day
I would like to introduce my pizza with lots of mushrooms.

I have used to make my pizza as

Tomato sauce
Tomato
Cheese
Mushroom
Salami

[Alone055]

My wife will certainly also think it's an excellent idea to win $200... She doesn't have to know that the maximum prize is $1000.  

Maybe let her know so she can put in more effort and try to win it more enthusiastically. 

[xLays]

I can't boil an egg but when my wife heard she could get 1000$ by baking a pizza, her eyes tripled in size.

Not sure she'll get anything as the competition is fierce, but at least I'll be getting a pizza

Well, I hadn't thought about that perspective.
My wife will certainly also think it's an excellent idea to win $200... She doesn't have to know that the maximum prize is $1000.  

Well, I'll see if I can buy the ingredients and ask for her help. Maybe I'll participate this time.

I think it would be better if our wives knew how much could actually be won so they would be motivated & more creative to make pizza. Besides the potential winnings, also explain that there is also the possibility of losing. Because our wives only know about winning. (Maybe only my wife) lol. I just leave it here: A happy wife, a happy life.

[Compromise me]

Happy Bitcoin pizza 🍕 day

[Z-tight]

i said theymos like example, because theymos is admin and he do this stuff, partecipate and donate
only for this reason
because if I name someone else then they might be offended and a drama worthy of this note would arise
no thanks I don't want drama

I totally get it, and i also know you mentioned Theymos in your initial post as an example. However, my point is still the same thing, whoever wins, wins, and there is no need for anonymous voting. If they have enough 'friends' in the forum or people who will vote for them because they made a nice pizza and for other reasons, then that is fine, as long as they are not promising money or merits in return for votes.

[pakhitheboss]

So let me clarify as to who is going to judge the contest. As I see three individuals are sponsoring the contest, does that mean that icopress on behalf of BC.GAME, Theymos and BitcoinGirl are the judge for this contest. I have checked the topic description and found nothing in the rules. That is why I have come to this conclusion. If that is the case then it is great and this time it will be fair for everyone.

[Z-tight]

As I see three individuals are sponsoring the contest, does that mean that icopress on behalf of BC.GAME, Theymos and BitcoinGirl are the judge for this contest. I have checked the topic description and found nothing in the rules. That is why I have come to this conclusion. If that is the case then it is great and this time it will be fair for everyone.

Sponsors are contributing the money that will be shared to the winners, and in order to decide the winners, the community is going to vote on that. I don't know why you think it will be fair if only 3 users were to vote on this, because it surely would not be fair. I believe you missed this part of the op:

After the designated date, a voting thread will be created where, through joint efforts, we will determine 5 winners (the voting system will be identical to that used in the BCA).