Hello My name is Michael I am very glad to be apart of Boinc.I like watching my Rank ect.But I see a few problems.Their are alot of Projects I worked on and have not got credit.Now keep in mind I am a noob at this.And in time will learn about the software Boinc is useing.

List of project not Valid!

CMD2_ 0450-TPPC2A.clustersOccur-3BKB_ A.clustersOccur_ 1_ 17530_ 23027_ 1-- blue-PC Valid 5/9/10 07:51:30 5/10/10 01:15:37 5.82 76.5 / 86.8

X0000083130930200702131327_ 0-- blue-PC Valid 5/8/10 15:46:37 5/9/10 05:56:27 3.97 53.2 / 43.7
ni847_ 00041_ 3-- blue-PC Valid 5/8/10 15:10:00 5/9/10 01:36:02 5.98 78.7 / 83.0

CMD2_ 0443-TBAPA.clustersOccur-1R5U_ K.clustersOccur_ 0_ 8605_ 21116_ 0-- blue-PC Valid 5/8/10 09:54:36 5/9/10 01:36:02 4.18 55.0 / 54.8

HFCC_ s2_ 02377174_ s2_ 0001_ 0-- blue-PC Valid 5/8/10 01:40:30 5/9/10 01:36:02 12.54 165.0 / 122.2

CMD2_ 0448-EGLN3A.clustersOccur-2YUZ_ A.clustersOccur_ 0_ 1-- blue-PC Valid 5/7/10 23:00:37 5/8/10 20:00:09 9.12 121.2 / 122.2

ni737_ 00059_ 13-- blue-PC Valid 5/7/10 04:11:35 5/7/10 16:27:28 6.33 78.5 / 74.4

ni520_ 00006_ 17-- blue-PC Valid 5/4/10 12:18:54 5/5/10 02:13:17 7.82 101.7 / 86.1

ni489_ 00016_ 4-- blue-PC Valid 5/4/10 03:02:38
5/4/10 18:54:41 7.18 98.4 / 82.0


List of Pending Validation

ni861_ 00043_ 1-- blue-PC Pending Validation 5/8/10 20:02:30 5/9/10 16:02:25 7.46 99.8 / 0.0

ni850_ 00035_ 11-- blue-PC Pending Validation 5/8/10 17:23:14 5/9/10 07:51:30 7.56 101.1 / 0.0

CMD2_ 0430-TPM3A.clustersOccur-2B3O_ A.clustersOccur_ 25_ 236324_ 237620_ 236877_ 237026_ 0-- blue-PC Pending Validation 5/8/10 08:18:12 5/8/10 17:22:57 0.69 9.1 / 0.0

ni759_ 00069_ 3-- blue-PC Pending Validation 5/7/10 11:08:17 5/7/10 23:00:37 5.69 71.0 / 0.0

X0000099541220200806131142_ 1-- blue-PC Pending Validation 5/2/10 17:55:04 5/3/10 10:29:02 3.81 52.2 / 0.0

List of Inconclusive!
ni744_ 00053_ 7-- blue-PC Inconclusive 5/7/10 06:56:28 5/7/10 23:00:37 6.27 78.2 / 0.0

faah12554_ ZINC20324235_ xmdEq_ 1HSI_ 02_ 0-- blue-PC Inconclusive 5/6/10 12:55:52 5/7/10 11:08:16 13.60 177.0 / 0.0

I would like to know what all this mean.This is alot of projects I have not got credit.And when I keep looking at it,kinda upsetting!Cause of all the time,I put in to these project to try to help do my part!
Cause who knows these project may someday help us all!

On most projects, at least two tasks are sent out to different hosts. Those hosts will usually have different CPU makes (in some cases even GPUs) and different cache lengths (the amount of work one wants to have in store to cover for project outages).

The project doesn't take all data back and puts it in a database, it'll want to verify that the data you sent back isn't just a chapter of your favorite sci-fi book. And thus, they validate it against another computer.

Only when both results from both computers match each-other, is a copy put in the science database, credits granted etc. If they do not match, a third copy of this task is sent out and done by another computer. When that one sends its result back, that gets checked against the two that were available before. The result matching the third one gets credit, the one not matching does not get credit.

Since deadlines differ per project, it can take quite a while for tasks to get credit, especially if it has to wait for someone else's deadline to pass before it's sent out again and then returned. We're talking months here, in some cases even half a year.

It's just a patience game.

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Thank you very much ,this make some scents!I plan on being around for along time helping WCG!