vBulletin Setup Scorching Summer Contest 2008 - Over $$750 in Prizes!!!

**Soliloquy** · 09-04-2008, 10:17 PM

Must find time to write my article somehow... so many things to do this month though

**Soliloquy** · 09-05-2008, 09:35 PM

Hey Brandon, I respectfully suggest you consider adding a third place prize of some sort. I know Caddy and Arny have been working on this contest just as hard as I have, and it would be nice to see whoever comes in third get some kind of reward too, so they (or I!) won't feel like they wasted their time. Plus it might galvanize some of the other members too

**Soliloquy** · 09-05-2008, 09:49 PM

Um, I just noticed something... when I went back to the last score update to check my progress I saw my score then was 5860...

then:
Soliloquy 5860
Caddyman 4290
ArnyVee 2610
Brandon 2178
Blake2181 804
Yogesh Sarkar 662
Rocket 442 640
Greek76 563
glennybee 490
Dave 434

now: (not counting recipes, for which I have 4 or 5)
Soliloquy 5761
Caddyman 4711
ArnyVee 3159
Brandon 2659
glennybee 1053
Dave 1027

are you sure you added my score up correctly? I don't know if the first one is too high or the second too low, but I'm pretty sure I made some posts after August 15

**ArnyVee** · 09-06-2008, 05:06 AM

I wouldn't mind there being a 3rd place prize

Brandon, where do you sign up for the blogs? I want to be able to post my article once it's completed.

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-06-2008, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArnyVee

I wouldn't mind there being a 3rd place prize

Brandon, where do you sign up for the blogs? I want to be able to post my article once it's completed.

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about the points, I thought they seemed off too.. when I ran the script, it didn't show the largest on top like it said it should.
When I get back to the house, I'll see if I can run it again.

**Soliloquy** · 09-06-2008, 12:13 PM

ok Brandon, if there's a bug in the mod somewhere it's better if we figure it out now.

**Caddyman** · 09-10-2008, 07:46 AM

2 questions

1) can we post our articles that we are submitting on the blog here on the forum to chat about
2) can we use a old post WE made here as a article in the article contest.

Thanks

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-10-2008, 10:51 PM

okay, double checked the #'s

Soliloquy 10021
Caddyman 8491
ArnyVee 4955

these are the top 3, not counting recipes or articles, which I think only one has been submitted.

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-10-2008, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon

okay, double checked the #'s

Soliloquy 10021
Caddyman 8491
ArnyVee 4955

these are the top 3, not counting recipes or articles, which I think only one has been submitted.

and yes, you can post articles from blog to forum, and forum to blog.. but I would like a quote and maybe your thoughts on the articles.. so the content is at least one or two sentences different.

cheers

**Caddyman** · 09-11-2008, 03:34 AM

looks like i have a lot of ground to catch up on, better get to gettin, 2 and a half weeks left.

**ArnyVee** · 09-11-2008, 03:35 AM

Wow!

Those two are in the posting stratosphere!

**Caddyman** · 09-11-2008, 03:49 AM

i just broke 2000 posts yesterday, brandon gave me a rep for it

**Soliloquy** · 09-11-2008, 06:32 AM

I didn't expect to have made such gains since the last score check, wow

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-15-2008, 09:00 PM

Everyone is doing great, I don't think we'll have any post after the 1st tho..lol everyone will be burnt out

I see a bunch of new threads popping up, which is awesome! but please do search for old threads, I've had to merge a few post with older threads. I would rather bump an old thread with good info, vs starting a new one.

Thanks, and Good Luck!

**Soliloquy** · 09-16-2008, 09:23 AM

lol I will definitely have to take a couple days off to recover/stop neglecting my own sites/possibly lick my wounds, that's for sure!

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-21-2008, 07:20 PM

ya, I haven't checked the stats, but I think we increased the overall post count by 20-30%..lol

btw.. if only one person submits an article, then they get the full prize of 1000 points.. not just the 500 for 1st

and if two enter, I'll split the 3rd place among the 2.

**Soliloquy** · 09-21-2008, 07:54 PM

Brandon, are you going to give us a score update between now and then? (Not sure I want to know! :anxious

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-21-2008, 08:13 PM

ya I can when we have one week left

**Caddyman** · 09-22-2008, 12:30 PM

so to clarfiy.

after making a thread, you DO NOT get points per reply in that thread? is that correct.

**Soliloquy** · 09-22-2008, 12:35 PM

earlier in the thread he said you did, but he didn't say how many...

**Caddyman** · 09-22-2008, 03:16 PM

yeah but idk if that is right though...

regadless, if you have a nice lead like i think you do, and no-one else is posting, then you win....

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-22-2008, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caddyman

so to clarfiy.

after making a thread, you DO NOT get points per reply in that thread? is that correct.

well I thought you did, but looking at the first post, I don't think so.
The rules are copied straight from my admincp page, you see what I see

**Caddyman** · 09-22-2008, 05:07 PM

and that means, people need to post, post post post, post everywhere and in everyones threads you can, DO IT NOW! DONT DELAY!

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-22-2008, 06:13 PM

yeah!
I seen mike on IM this eve, and he's like "380 new post!"

**glennybee** · 09-22-2008, 07:12 PM

I think this contest is generating a lot of spam topics that otherwise wouldn't be created.

But that's just my view.

**Soliloquy** · 09-22-2008, 07:38 PM

I'll be glad when it's over too glennybee, I'm not ashamed to admit Caddy is giving me a run for the money

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-22-2008, 08:50 PM

I've seen a lot of zero reply threads as well, maybe I'll go through and sort some of the newer ones out before the final count

caddy and solil have had over 300 post in the last 24 hours

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**Soliloquy** · 09-22-2008, 09:02 PM

uh, I'm not sure I understand here. Threads aren't getting points for the replies posted to them, but if they don't have any replies you're going to disqualify them?