Open challenge non-member membership contest

12/19/2006 11:39:40 AM · #1

Well, as I won a membership I thought I'd pass on the good karma and run another membership giveaway this week, for Christmas.

So I'm putting up one, one year gift membership, that will be awarded to the highest placing non-member in this coming week's two open challenges.

Fine print:
The prize will go to the highest placed non-member across both of the two open challenges that will finish on Dec 26th.
In the event of a tie across the two challenges (i.e., two non-members at the same place), the winner will be the image with the highest average score.
In the more unlikely event that the score is the same, the image with the most 10 votes will win, and so on down to 1. Then I'll toss a coin and buy a lottery ticket for such a ridiculously improbable result.

The prize will be awarded one week after the end of the challenge, to let all the validation occur (maybe the SC can help out and request validation on the highest placed non-members in both challenges if they aren't in the top 5 ?)

After that, the winner will have 48 hours to respond to a mail about the award - if I don't hear anything it'll keep rolling down.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/20/2006 09:23:57 AM · #2

So this will apply to the AA battery and pattern II challenges.

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

12/20/2006 09:41:25 AM · #3

very cool

ClubJuggle

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

12/20/2006 10:45:22 AM · #4

What happens if the coin lands on its edge, or rolls down a storm drain? ;-)

Jokes aside, sounds like a great contest. Good luck to all the participants!

~Terry

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

12/20/2006 10:56:07 AM · #5

Coolio, Gordon.

Neat to see how this membership giveaway is perpetuating. Christmas must be in the air.

Azrifel

Fujifilm X100VI

12/20/2006 10:58:11 AM · #6

Great idea!

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

12/20/2006 10:58:13 AM · #7

Also, a very good contest idea!

colorcarnival

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital

12/20/2006 11:04:16 AM · #8

I've noticed that people every so often give out memberships and I had to say - how cool is that? I am in awe of some of the generosity. You guys rock.

Good luck to the future winners too!

12/20/2006 01:26:57 PM · #9

Originally posted by ClubJuggle:

What happens if the coin lands on its edge, or rolls down a storm drain? ;-)

If either of those unlikely events come to pass, I'll pay for two memberships. Deal ?

I'll be sure to toss the coin on a slope, away from any storm drains.

12/26/2006 10:34:12 AM · #10

last day to get entries in for this...

01/03/2007 10:05:44 AM · #11

Three non-members in the top 6 of these challenges - that's a pretty good showing!