Vote Now! Week 5

[JennaGlatzer]

Okay, voting has now commenced! (Sorry I was away.)

Unfortunately, we're losing trumancoyote this week. Deadline notwithstanding, it was the word count issue that disqualified him, and I have a feeling Zach wanted this to be his swan song in the competition anyway. Hugs, Zach, and don't be a stranger. You have lots of fans and love here!

So, you have 5 entries to choose from.

Please read the entries here: http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12881

And send your vote to Melina by Private Message by Friday, June 3 at 10 p.m. ET.: http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/private.php?do=newpm&userid=201

Good luck, finalists!

[William Haskins]

w00t!

[dragonjax]

I'm surprised that the results haven't been posted yet...

:popcorn:

[Torin]

Oh, poo! I've been down with the flu all week and didn't come in in time to vote. :(

[BlueTexas]

I'm surprised that the results haven't been posted yet...

:popcorn:

I hope they get posted soon...otherwise I won't know until this evening when I get home from work :(

[William Haskins]

I'm surprised that the results haven't been posted yet...

surely, you're being ironic.

[dragonjax]

surely, you're being ironic.
Me, ironic? William, I can't even find my iron...

[brinkett]

:popcorn:


I've eaten breakfast, mowed the lawn, worked on my WIP, and the results still aren't here?

Sigh.

[William Haskins]

good morning, brinkett.

[brinkett]

Good morning, William. Nice day where I am. You?

[William Haskins]

Good morning, William. Nice day where I am. You?

just lovely, thank you.

[jdkiggins]

:popcorn:


I've eaten breakfast, mowed the lawn, worked on my WIP, and the results still aren't here?

Sigh.

Last week we waited 16 hours for the results. :Hammer:
We're now 42 minutes from that same time today. :)

[ChunkyC]

http://bestsmileys.com/anxious/1.gif

[William Haskins]

the period between the vote deadline and the notification is, by far, the worst part of the whole experience.

even worse than the hate-mail.

[brinkett]

Last week we waited 16 hours for the results. :Hammer:
We're now 42 minutes from that same time today. :)
Melina's doing a great job.

(But maybe next time it might be better to have a vote counter who lives in the same timezone as the deadline and doesn't work the night shift...)

[ChunkyC]

Melina's doing a great job.
You bet. She's a saint for taking it on. It's just so nerve-wracking waiting, I can only imagine how the contestants feel.

[jdkiggins]

Melina's doing a great job.

(But maybe next time it might be better to have a vote counter who lives in the same timezone as the deadline and doesn't work the night shift...)

I applaud Melina for taking on the job of vote counter. Nothing against her at all.

And I agree with you brinkett, that it might be more feasible to have the vote counter in the same time zone as the contest deadline.

A suggestion for next year's contest: Since the contestants have an entry deadline, and the voters have a voting deadline, maybe we could have a result deadline that is a bit more timely.

If the results are compiled as they come in, even if 75% of the votes come in a few minutes before or at 10 pm, the count still could be done within an hour, two at the most. Especially with only 100-130 voters.

[rhymegirl]

WHERE ARE THE RESULTS?

[firehorse]

It's just so nerve-wracking waiting, I can only imagine how the contestants feel.I was grinding my teeth in my sleep so hard last night that I woke myself up several times.

[William Haskins]

A suggestion for next year's contest: Since the contestants have an entry deadline, and the voters have a voting deadline, maybe we could have a result deadline that is a bit more timely.

no offense to melina, because she's got a life of her own and a night job, and she was wonderful to even take on the task fo being vote counter.

but i agree with this sentiment. it's only fair really.

[William Haskins]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0763603082.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[KTC]

Fire, I thought I heard teeth grinding! Wow...you sure are loud! I'll eat your hat if you don't go on to the next round! So, put those teeth to rest right now!

[firehorse]

Fire, I thought I heard teeth grinding! Wow...you sure are loud! I'll eat your hat if you don't go on to the next round! So, put those teeth to rest right now!Aw, thanks KTC. It's involuntary, though when I notice the grinding or clenching, I can try to relax the muscles. Usually my first signal is a headache.

Hope your hat is straw, just in case (fiber is more nutritive than... whatever the hell they make other hats out of ;))

[jdkiggins]

Firehorse, what is your hat made with? KTC said "I'll eat your hat..."

[firehorse]

Firehorse, what is your hat made with? KTC said "I'll eat your hat..."Good catch, Joanne! Um, he'd have a hard time. My hat's a bike helmet :roll:.

[brinkett]

Still nothing, eh? Maybe there's a tie and they're trying to decide what to do.

[jdkiggins]

Good catch, Joanne! Um, he'd have a hard time. My hat's a bike helmet :roll:.

Good one, Fire! Good one! I'm sure you'll be wearing a different hat next week. :ROFL:

[sgtsdaughter]

or enjoying this display on these boards. evil i tell ya.

[sgtsdaughter]

seriously, i just thought of something (and someone might have posted this already) . . .

melina's computer was down last week, and it might still be down now. so that might be it right there.

and then . . . william never posted his faux winners/waiting for results thread. his lack of decorum could have broken the cycle . . . will, post that thread to make the waiting stop.

[jdkiggins]

That would be evil. Very evil!!!!

[brinkett]

If Melina's computer is down, couldn't someone like Jenna or ChunkyC log into her account?

[sgtsdaughter]

maybe, but i seem to remember jenna saying that she had passes to the book expo today.