Get Greg mentioned as one of the Greatest Americans...

[Ric_Price]

...Of All Time.

Discovery Channel is accepting Nominations for the Greatest American of all time and I would like to see us rally together and maybe even just get an honorable mention, if not more for Greg. you can vote, if you are interested, at Greatest American Website


Who's with me?

Let me know that you've voted so we can show Greg through this Thread all who voted.

[Deacon]

Your imaginary girlfriend, Rita.

[Ric_Price]

God Deacon, you ARE an idiot. LOL but I like you anyway.

[Kato]

I'm replying that I voted. Because you told me too.

[edge]

Got my vote!

[OniNeko]

I can't not vote, right?

[Ric_Price]

right

[naval_aviator_2040]

voted

[Infin8Cyn]

If I was truly un-lazy, it wouldn't be hard to write a small program to keep sending that nomination, over and over and over again.

[Ric_Price]

I would love to see one written if someone has the time and lack of laziness to do so

[Infin8Cyn]

Well, Let's see, the swf is here:
http://cdn.digitalcity.com/ch_tv/final_outclient_5.swf

Though they have many variants (final_outclient_3.swf, final_outclient_4.swf, etc.) the contents are the same.

Contents

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function parse()
{
    var _l1 = this;
    trace("return:" + _l1.toString());
    _root.rstring = _l1.toString();
    _root.debug = "return:\n" + _l1.toString();
} // End of the function
function send_nominations()
{
    var myXML = new XML();
    myXML.xmlDecl = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>";
    var root = myXML.createElement("root");
    root.attributes.user = "s33k3r";
    root.attributes.password = "a0l53arch";
    var i = 0;
    while (i < 5)
    {
        var ptr = eval(_root + ".n" + (i + 1));
        if (ptr != "")
        {
            var nnode = myXML.createElement("nomination");
            var nnode_text = myXML.createTextNode(ptr);
            nnode.appendChild(nnode_text);
            root.appendChild(nnode);
        } // end if
        i++;
    } // end while
    myXML.appendChild(root);
    var sXML = new XML();
    _root.rXML.load(_root.myurl + "?post_xml=" + escape(myXML.toString()));
    _root.votecount++;
    myLSO.data.votecount = votecount;
    myLSO.flush();
    if (_root.votecount >= 3)
    {
        _root.voteclip.nom_button._visible = false;
        _root.voteclip.mc._visible = false;
    } // end if
} // End of the function
var n1 = "";
var n2 = "";
var n3 = "";
var n4 = "";
var n5 = "";
var myurl = "http://tv.channel.aol.com/xml/handleRequest.adp";
var myLSO = SharedObject.getLocal("greatest_americans");
var votecount = myLSO.data.votecount;
trace("count:" + votecount);
if (votecount >= 3)
{
    _root.voteclip.gotoAndStop("threevotes");
} // end if
var rXML = new XML();
rXML.onLoad = parse;
if (!myLSO.data.votecount >= 0)
{
    myLSO.data.votecount = 0;
    myLSO.flush();
} // end if
stop();
stop();

Ok, so lets see...

It sends the nomination to:

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    _root.rXML.load(_root.myurl + "?post_xml=" + escape(myXML.toString()));

aka:

http://tv.channel.aol.com/xml/handleReq ... ?post_xml=[Insert myXML.toString() here]

Now, myXML...

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var myXML = new XML();
    myXML.xmlDecl = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>";
    var root = myXML.createElement("root");
    root.attributes.user = "s33k3r";
    root.attributes.password = "a0l53arch";
    var i = 0;
    while (i < 5)
    {
        var ptr = eval(_root + ".n" + (i + 1));
        if (ptr != "")
        {
            var nnode = myXML.createElement("nomination");
            var nnode_text = myXML.createTextNode(ptr);
            nnode.appendChild(nnode_text);
            root.appendChild(nnode);
        } // end if
        i++;
    } // end while
    myXML.appendChild(root);

Doesn't seem too hard to fake at all. Course, a couple questions come to mind...
Do they change the password [Which is in l33t, heh] and username daily/hourly/dynamically to prevent spamming?
/me ponders.

[Makh]

This thing is discriminatory, I will vote only if you allow me to be a constestant.

[billf]

I think voting Jesus as one of the greatest Americans would be much funnier than Greg.

[Rfairney]

I vote Hitler !

[Ric_Price]

The thing is, there is NO joke intended here. It is people like Greg, persons most every day American do not know, that deserve the award more than someone famous. It's the ability of people like Greg to Inspire someone to become better than they are that deserve the title Greatest American. As such I chose to nominate Greg because he is one of two people who have inspired me to take up Comicing and to become a web comic artist.