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Reverse Turing test - Good KPM - Boost KPM - Cheating - I was NaNed - Administrators - Transfer kills
What is the Reverse Turing test?
This is the most recently-added safety measure, against
cheaters. It makes it harder for people to build clicking-bots. Once you see it,
you have two minutes to copy the eight characters into the white box and
click the "OK" button. Here is a test's screenshot:

The test is named after the English mathematician Alan Mathison Turing;
Turing is known as the one who have solved the Entscheidungsproblem, cracked the
German Enigma, invented the modern computer, stuff like that.

What is considered good KPM? What KPM should I reach?
Ah. Well, KPM values vary a lot. While some users find 1000 KPM an obvious rate, and others keep 1400-1500 for quite a while, most users are more than happy to reach 500. Some click on 200 KPM, others on eight times that much; the buttom line is, there is no such thing as "good KPM". No one will judge you for your speed (as "it's the presses (and thought) that counts"). You shouldn't be ashamed of yourself if you click slowly.
Really, don't be ashamed.
I'm serious.
Anyway, if you're still a little bit ashamed, read the next question.
How can I increase my KPM?
Click faster! Remember, practice makes perfect.
Truth to be told, there are ways to increase your KPM, which do not
require any special effort. The most common is known as MouseKeys. This lovely
option, found in the accessibility settings of MS Windows, enables one to click
with one's numeric keyboard, as "5" is a single click and "+" is double-click. Macs
have only a single-click option, which is still helpful.
Another method is using drivers, like Microsoft Intellipoint or Logitech's
equivalent. These drivers allow one to play with the way one's mouse works, e.g.
setting the left mouse button to double-click. The drivers can be downloaded
from your mouse's manufacturer's website.
What is considered cheating?
Bots: applications which send mouse click signals to the Flash application. If
you are suspected to be cheating, your account will be disabled (an action which
is called NaN'ing, as in NaN, which stands for "Not a Number"). A NaN will not
occur if you keep your KPM low enough (1500 for Last Minute KPM and 900 for
Session KPM should do). If you play fair, you shouldn't be worried even if you
pass it. Multiple mice are not considered cheating.
What should I do if I get NaN'ed?
First, confirm that indeed, you have been NaN'ed. Reload the page a few times;
if you keep getting the message "Authorization Key Failure" (AKF), a NaN has
probably occurred. Try contacting an administrator through the chat. If you fail
to do that, send a message to
GasMaster, requesting him to restore your account. Restoring your account
would cost you 10% of your kills, though.
What are "administrators"? What
special rights do they have? How can I become one?
The administrators (admins) are veteran users who have earned the right to be an
admin: they clicked a lot, they were fair and smart, and most importantly - they
have gained other users' trust. This is important due to the fact that admins
enjoy great powers, e.g. they can edit other users' forum posts, SPANK or kick
users out of the chat, accept or decline users' pictures et cetera. They also enjoy their own forum, where they probably open threads titled "TKEP's most annoying users", "Ah, if only I could be a little bit more like Sieg...", "Why won't we take over homokaasu.org?" et cetera.
You can't ask to become an admin; such requests will not be awarded with
a response. The admins-to-be are asked whether they are interested in becoming
admins.
Can I transfer kills between
accounts?
No.
A rather simple answer, isn't it? Actually, until May 31st, 2003, you could transfer kills between your own accounts (an action known as "merging"), but that date has passed, and now your kills will stay where you put them.