Hubbalicious Contest Official Thread (NO Daily Puzzles here)

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   barryrutherfordposted 13 years ago

   Is someone going to join the debate on this issue ?

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   Twenty One Daysposted 13 years ago

   Barry, it looks like after the peoples votes are tallied, the top 10 of those will be delivered to the judges. Else, it would be the most voted up hub, which is kind of tough, if their are 500 hubs for every hubber to vote on. Plus, given if one hubber has a huge fan club that votes specifically for them it would -in essence- be unfair to the other quality hubs written. -James

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      Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      During the whole week, we are reading ALL of the entries. We are winnowing down the pool of ALL entries to 10 and 5 finalists (a bigger group, and a smaller group, of hand-picked finalists, respectively).
      
      The 10 finalists will appear for voting on Tuesday-Thursday, and the 5 will be sent to our judges for voting. On Thursday around noon, we will know who the community chose as its favorite (People's Choice) and the judges' pick (Best Hub). Both of these winners will win $100.

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         barryrutherfordposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I think you have missed my point no you are asking hubbers to seelcted one from one of your 10 selected radomely chosed hubs which probably will not be the best hubs right ?

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         Twenty One Daysposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         lol. Had to re-read that, but I got it. Essentially what I was thinking.

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   barryrutherfordposted 13 years ago

   At the momet what it appears we are going to be doing is asked to selecte one of the top ten hubs randomly selected if we then hubbers select one of the two of those ten I mean HUbmobs using works on quality and not purely on ramdomly selected hubs chosen by chance,  I mean why tyhe hell would you have four distinguished Food Critics on a pamel chooing from 10 randomly selecte hubs it gives them nothingh to do really !

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   Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

   Barry,
   
   Can you explain your question again? I couldn't understand what you wrote.

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   barryrutherfordposted 13 years ago

   Sorry i wrote it frantically and was unable to edit it.
   
   What I am saying is this.
   
   
   1. I assume your going to ask hubbers for their 'Hubbers Choice' from just ten radomly selected hubs  Correct ?

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      Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Please reread this post:
      http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/44654?p … ost1042989

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         barryrutherfordposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Jason i am suprised by this lazy response what part of this long threart do you wish me to read ?

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            Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            You're still under the misconception, after several posts, that the People's Choice candidates are randomly chosen. That is why I asked you to reread my previous post clarifying that they are not.

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               barryrutherfordposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Sorry i dont see the post where you clarified this maybe I am blind or something !

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                  Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  It's in the post I just linked to.

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                     barryrutherfordposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     you linked to a thread not a post !

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                        barryrutherfordposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                        This thread has  131 posts !

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      oceansnsunsetsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      The ten they choose for us to choose from, are not randomly chosen.  (For the people's choice award.)They are chosen for nomination, from what I understand.  I don't know how they are chosen, what criteria, etc.

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   barryrutherfordposted 13 years ago

   ok thias is the only post i see as relevant
   
   During the whole week, we are reading ALL of the entries. We are winnowing down the pool of ALL entries to 10 and 5 finalists (a bigger group, and a smaller group, of hand-picked finalists, respectively).
   
   The 10 finalists will appear for voting on Tuesday-Thursday, and the 5 will be sent to our judges for voting. On Thursday around noon, we will know who the community chose as its favorite (People's Choice) and the judges' pick (Best Hub). Both of these winners will win $100. smile
   
   Is this the one you mean ?

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      barryrutherfordposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      from this I see your asking hubbers to choose from the 10 short listed from this list !

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         Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Yes. Short-listed, not randomly chosen.

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            barryrutherfordposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            ok so not shortliste from the Daily Draws is that Correct ?

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               Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               That is correct.

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                  barryrutherfordposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Alleluyah I was about to quit the contest ! 

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   akirchnerposted 13 years ago

   Still going although I'm not sure what day it is anymore.  I did hubs ahead and think I have posted a total of 42 - now just have to try and get my blonde bubblehead to post them to the right category on the right day. I have enough to post through next Monday or Tuesday so there may be light at the end of the tunnel although then the second tunnel's coming up.  I'm with Holle (habee) though - doing 5-a-day is a lot like boot camp or something! I've had to scale back to 2 and maybe an occasional 3 - it's either that try and keep my real job when I'm typing on stumps! Go hubbalicious!

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      Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      You're doing a fantastic job! You'll be glad you had the gumption when you look at your traffic statistics and AdSense checks in the years to come.

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         akirchnerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks, Jason - that will go towards purchasing my prosthetic arms..I'm just kidding! I am, therefore I cook - I am, therefore I write - I am, therefore I mush.  The definition of a person should be what they can do not what they can't do! Thanks for giving us the arena to just do what we love.

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   Eaglekiwiposted 13 years ago

   Hi all.
   Just wondering where is the list of topics etc, definations/dates..
   I thought Id find it here ?
   
   In anticipatiion -thankyou

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      Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      There's a full calendar on the contest page.
      
      (click "contest" in the upper right black navigation bar)

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         Eaglekiwiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Ohhh doh me, gosh there have been so many cool changes-very cool
         
         Another 6mths ,I might even find a casino up dere..hehe
         
         Btw thanks for a prompt reply

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   abidareacodeposted 13 years ago

   I had submitted some hubs for the contest. But don't know whether considered for contest.How can I know the entries of contest then?

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      Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, I've seen a few of your Hubs submitted for the contest. All but your Operation Flood were eligible (that one was off topic).

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    VOTING TIME!
    
    The 10 candidates for the People's Choice award are up on the contest page so please check them out and vote for your favorite before Thursday at noon (check the countdown timer).
    
    Feel free to ask friends to read and vote, too - you do not have to be a HubPages user to vote.

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       Om Paramapoonyaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       YAY! Thanks for the nom!

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       PhoenixVposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I guess I am confused . Where do I nominate a hubber for hubbers choice?

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          Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          The staff comes up with the 10 nominees. We do this to not overwhelm the voters with too many choices. You can now vote for your favorite among those that have been nominated.

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    Paige Mastersposted 13 years ago

    Thanks for the nomination, Jason!

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    The first week is complete, and we've closed out Cooking Ingredients as the week-long classification for entries.
    
    In total we had 648 entries - not bad, over 7 days of Hubbing!
    
    And, to close out the week, it's my pleasure to announce the Daily Drawing winner. We had 64 Hubs submitted, and with the 3 bonus entries won by oceansnsunsets, we had 67 entries in the drawing.
    
    The winner?
    classicalgeek!
    Here's the winning entry:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Walnut-Oil
    
    Congratulations, classicalgeek.
    
    Week 2 has now begun, and the classification for the 7 days' topics is Cooking Techniques. The focus should not be on the ingredients themselves, or recipes, but rather different ways these foods can be prepared, techniques such as baking, frying, steaming, boiling, blanching, salting, smoking, etc. For each day's topic, there are countless ways you can prepare the specified food: go deep and explain the pros and cons, and steps involved, in each!
    
    Keep on Hubbin' on!

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Thanks for the nomination, team!!

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    liswilliamsposted 13 years ago

    Well Done to ClassicalGeek for today or tonight as it is here! and all the nominations. Great job!

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    lelanew55posted 13 years ago

    I have a question for Jason or anyone who can answer it. For this week cooking techniques for Saturday June 12 for vegetables we can only write about techniques for cold preparation of vegetables not hot or warm. Is that right? Please let me know.

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       Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Yes, I'm afraid that's the case, since what you write must be a correct fit for the category. Of course, though, you can write about starches, potatoes and rice (also an eligible category for that day) and those techniques can be hot/warm.

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    charanjeet kaurposted 13 years ago

    This is an open question to all the hubbers who have written contest hubs, are you getting Google traffic. Any luck with adsense. I just got a click from one of my contest hubs, not huge but thought I’d share.

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    Hi everyone,
    
    It was a relatively quiet start to the 2nd week of the contest, with 30 Hub entries on cooking techniques for beans & grains. Along with E. A. Wright's 3 bonus entries for guessing yesterday's Daily Puzzle correctly, we had 33 entries going into the Daily Drawing.
    
    The winner?
    Angela Harris!
    Here's her winning Hub entry:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/How-Long-to-Coo … -Varieties
    
    Congratulations, Angela.
    
    Her Hub was not the first chosen randomly. However, that first pick had a lot of copied content. Fortunately, we have pretty reliable techniques to test a Hub for copied content, so Angela's entry is the winner.
    
    Moral of this story? Write your own stuff!
    
    Today's topic, begun about 50 minutes ago, is on techniques for liquids: soups, sauces and stocks. (How alliterative!) I look forward to seeing what you guys publish over the next 23 hours and 10 minutes, or so!

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                               Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                               Thank you for the feedback.
                               
                               We wanted to make sure that, with hundreds of eligible entries a week, it wouldn't just be a matter of being a popularity contest. We felt 10 to evaluate was a manageable number, although there were far more that were excellent and worthy of mention.

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    darksideposted 13 years ago

    Am I missing something?
    
    There is a difference between a daily randomly drawn winner and the weekly finalists.
    
    Did I miss the bit where it was admitted that a staff picked peoples choice hub had plagiarized content?

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       Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       No. From what I can gather, he's saying that one of the People's Choice finalists plagiarized content on another Hub (not the finalist Hub) and that she hasn't been on the site long enough. Or something to that effect.
       
       We are not concerned (at least with respect to the contest) with how long someone has been Hubbing or what they do with their other Hubs, but we do scrutinize entries that are eligible to win something. If those Hubs don't pass the bar, they are not eligible.

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    cashmereposted 13 years ago

    Hi, I've been on a holiday for a month and have no idea how the contest works...
    Where do I get a list of the contest rules?

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       darksideposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       http://hubpages.com/topics/food/1491

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    Angela Harrisposted 13 years ago

    Whoa! I won! Hooray! This contest has been kicking my butt, BUT I have managed to write 5 hubs each day for the contest since it started.
    
    Coupled with a bit of personal drama, I have just now gotten enough time to be able to say a great big thanks! to Hubpages and its staff. I love it here!

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       oceansnsunsetsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Angela, You have worked hard, good for you!  I also have published 5 hubs almost every day, so not as much as you. One day I did 4, one day I did 3, but the rest I did 5 every day. 
       I know I am learning a lot.

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          Angela Harrisposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          oceansnsunsets, Thanks very much! Sounds like you've been working hard yourself!
          
          Yeah, these contests can be killer. I remember one way back when in which I attempted to write 10 hubs a day. Needless to say, most days I didn't quite make it.
          
          Don't think I'll write the 5 hubs this weekend, so I guess my streak is over. Good luck to you!

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    Hey everyone,
    
    Let's start with the Daily Drawing. For Day 9 of the contest, on cooking techniques for soups, stocks and sauces, we had 40 entries. Combine that with 3 bonus entries won by PrettyPanther for guessing the Daily Puzzle correctly, we had 43 entries going into the Drawing.
    
    The winner?
    You might sense a little deja vu...
    
    Twenty One Days!
    21 won a few days ago, as well. It pays to publish every day!
    
    Here's his winning Hub:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Stocks-Tips-And-Tricks
    
    Congratulations, James.
    
    About 45 minutes ago, we started a new contest day with cooking methods/techniques for barbecuing and grilling. (Again, please focus on methods and techniques, not recipes, for this week of the contest)
    
    Will have the 1st week Best Hub and People's Choice winners in just a moment!

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       Twenty One Daysposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       In the words of Steve Carell -"this is just ridiculous........but nice!"
       
       Thanks again.

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    Now, it's my pleasure to announce the Best Hub (as chosen by our panel of esteemed judges) and People's Choice (as chosen by voters) winners for Week 1.
    
    For the Best Hub winner, congratulations are in order for:
    Paige Masters!
    Here was her winning Hub:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Everything-You- … lue-Cheese
    
    And for the People's Choice winner, let's all congratulate:
    habee!
    Here was her winning Hub:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/A-Cooks-Guide-to-Lean-Fishes
    
    Each wins $100!
    
    Congratulations to you both!

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       Betty Reidposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Wow!  Congratulations Paige Masters and habee!

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          IzzyMposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          And from me too! Well done!!

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    Om Paramapoonyaposted 13 years ago

    Congrats to the winners!

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    HP pals, I was totally shocked when I received the email from Jason! Many, many thanks to everyone who read and voted!

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    IzzyMposted 13 years ago

    When I looked earlier, Paige had three hubs. What has happened to the other two? Paige! Are you here! You're not leaving us already, are you?

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    Randy Godwinposted 13 years ago

    I smell something!  I wonder if it's just the cheese! LOL!

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       Paige Mastersposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       It's comments like this that I feel are uncalled for.
       
       Thank you very much HubPages staff and thanks to the judges!
       
       Suffice it to say I was offended by many of the unwarranted comments and accusations made in this thread previously, that's why I'm only now responding.  I noticed many of them are now deleted, which I appreciate.
       
       However, as a result, I'm disheartened, as I'm sure any number of you would be as well in my shoes.  It certainly doesn't create a warm and supportive atmosphere.  As such, it has affected the way I feel about continuing to publish here.  I hope people will consider this in the future.
       
       I do want to thank those of you who extended your support here.  And thanks to everyone who took the time to read and comment on my hub.

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          Randy Godwinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          I did not refer to you Paige!  I have no dog in this hunt so it matters not to me who wins anything on this contest.  Sorry!

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          liswilliamsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          a belated congrats from me, don't get despondent from any comment that might have affected you. You did well

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Surely she's not leaving HP! Why would someone leave after having such succcess with her first hub?

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    travelespressoposted 13 years ago

    Congrats to the winners.  Good for you!

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    Lily Roseposted 13 years ago

    Paige -
    
    I just want to say that you should not be off-set by those comments that made you feel unwelcomed here.  I admit, I did not see them because I haven't visited this forum thread in several days, but I recall the last contest. 
    
    There were a lot of hubbers who were critical of "newbie", especially if they won - I guess it's just an inherent "seniority thing".  It got a little crazy last time which, unfortunately, is why I'm not really participating in this one this go round (except the one hub that I published today).  I was one of the ones that felt that certain aspects of the judging and selections were not very fair.
    
    That being said...you should consider staying.  HP is a great place to write and the majority of the hubbers here are fantastic people who will help you in any way they can and if they can't, they'll point you in the right direction.  This is the first and only sight like this that I have ever been a part of and I'm loving it here, despite the few "bad eggs".  So I hope that you consider this when making up your mind whether to stay or go.  Whichever you choose, best of luck to you!

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       Lily Roseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I wish we could edit posts here -- just realized that I said "sight" instead or "site" - that's embarassing!

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    It's a shame that sometimes negative behavior creeps up in an otherwise positive contest like this one, but it happens. Suffice it to say, we stand by our finalist choices 100% (although clearly quality Hubs were not limited to just them), and while we continue to refine our process each time we run the contest and are open to (respectful) feedback, we also understand it is impossible to please everyone and that's not our goal.
    
    As I've said every time we've had a contest (and I've been running them here on HubPages since November 2006!), the real winners are all those who participated, since great quality content will garner visitors and hopefully provide a nice revenue stream for you for years after the contest closes.

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    Happy Friday!
    
    The contest day on the cooking techniques related to barbecuing and grilling has closed, and we had 45 entries. Add mrpopo's 3 bonus entries for correctly guessing the Daily Puzzle from yesterday, and we had 48 entries for the drawing today.
    
    The winner?
    Deja vu again...
    Kathryn Vercillo!
    Kathryn has won for a 2nd time with the following Hub:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Choosing-the-Ri … ric-Grills
    
    Congratulations, Kathryn.
    
    About an hour and a half ago, we started the contest day on cooking techniques on all things meat: beef, lamb, pork, poultry and fish. You have about 22 1/2 hours to get your Hubs in!

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       Twenty One Daysposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       okay, Kathryn, we are tied...
       looks like it might be a photo finish...
       
       
       Congrats!

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          Kathryn Vercilloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks. Back atcha.

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          oceansnsunsetsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          To Twenty one days, and to Kathryn, congratulations on your double wins in the contest!  Bet you are so happy

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    IzzyMposted 13 years ago

    Paige, no-one here believes for a minute that you are a newbie. All the same, all of us want to know why two of your three hubs were pulled or otherwise taken down. Could you enlighten us?

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    IzzyMposted 13 years ago

    Hey congrats Kathryn

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    Angela Harrisposted 13 years ago

    Congratulations to all the winners, but especially to Paige and habee.
    
    I haven't been able to check out the forums in a few days, so I'm not sure how mean the comments were, but Paige, please don't leave Hubpages. It's a great place full of very helpful people. I don't know why the internet seems to bring out the worst in some, but there's always a few....
    
    And I  read your hub. I can definitely see how it won! Just ignore the haters. They will always find something to complain about, anyway.

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    rebekahELLEposted 13 years ago

    congrats to Paige and Habee!   I haven't been following this thread this week.  Looking forward to reading your winning hubs.
    [Paige, just ignore the negative stuff. don't let it get to you!]

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Thanks for the congrats, everyone! And Paige, congrats to you, too. I think it's an amazing accomplishment to blow the competition away with your first hub. Wow! You must be on Cloud 9!

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       oceansnsunsetsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations again to Habee, I was so happy to see your name there!
       
       To Paige, a major wow is in order!  Its truly amazing that you could win Best Hub, of all the hubs entered and it just be your first hub you ever did here.   Welcome to Hubpages Paige.

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    Pamela99posted 13 years ago

    I printed the schedule for the contest off which lists the topics with dates.  Now they are listed with the day of the week.  I am wondering if I have posted in the correct time frame as I have written a hub each day.

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       rebekahELLEposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Pamela, at 3 p.m. is the start of our (FL) contest day. now it is officially time to write for Saturday's topic. you have until tomorrow at 2:59 to publish for Saturday's topic. hope this helps.

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          Pamela99posted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks. I wonder if any of my hubs counted because I am not sure if I adhered to that time table.  I though I did but now I think I probably wasted a lot of time by not understanding the time frame.

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    rebekahELLEposted 13 years ago

    hmm, I meant to say post instead of write. of course you can write anytime, but now it is saturday.

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    Day 11 is behind us, and cooking techniques for various types of meats brought in 45 Hub entries. Along with oceansnsunsets's Daily Puzzle win yesterday, that meant 48 entries for the Daily Drawing for today.
    
    The winner is...
    habee!
    Week 1's People's Choice winner has won her first Daily Drawing. Here is her winning Hub entry:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Cook-the-Perfect-Turkey
    
    Congratulations, habee!
    
    Day 12 began a little more than a half-hour ago, and the topics are Starches, Potatoes and Rice, and Cold Preparations of Fruits & Vegetables - all focusing on techniques and methods. Looking forward to seeing what you guys have got!

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       oceansnsunsetsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations Habee!

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Wow! Thanks, HP! The money is already in my account. Perfect timing - I was just about to head out the door to go shopping out of town! I guess maybe it's the grandkids who should thank you, since the money will be spent on them. lol

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       Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       We already had your affidavit on file, so our pleasure. Enjoy the afternoon and your prize winnings

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       Uninvited Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Congrats, well deserved.

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       liswilliamsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       well done, habee. Lucky grandkids

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          habeeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          I buy most of the clothes for the 8 grandkids. Their parents are all young and struggling for various reasons: one's still in college, one just started a new business, one has been unemployed since January. Much of my writing money goes for the grandchildren.

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             oceansnsunsetsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Your family is very blessed to have you, Habee.

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    Pamela99posted 13 years ago

    Habee, Congratulations on your win.  It is well deserved with the great hubs you write.

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Aww...thanks, Ocean! I'm blessed to have them, too! I don't know how people manage without family.

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       oceansnsunsetsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Sure thing, and I hear you on that Habee.. I am so thankful for what I have.

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    IzzyMposted 13 years ago

    Hey congrats Habee! Yes children and indeed grandchildern are the future and you are making a wise investment

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    I think so, too, Izzy! Hi, Ocean!

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    Day 12's contest period - on cooking methods/techniques for starches, potatoes, and rice, and the cold preparation of fruits and vegetables - is behind us, and we had 33 Hub entries, relatively few but at very first glance really awesome ones. With the 3 bonus entries won by Twenty One Days for guessing sous-vide correctly yesterday, there were 36 entries for today's Daily Drawing.
    
    The winner?
    For a third time this month...
    Twenty One Days!
    
    It happened to not be one of his bonus entries that got him the win, but this Hub submission:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Tourne-ment-of-Veggies
    
    Congratulations (x3), James.
    
    The 13th contest day began a half-hour ago on the topic of baking techniques, so I hope you're all set to show us all the best ways to make bread, cookies, pastries and other baked goods come out great!

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       Twenty One Daysposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I am actually surprised this time. Thought my luck ran out seeing all the entries. Thank you, again (x3). Haven't won this many contests ever. lol.
       
       "...would like to thank the Culinary Arts Academy in New Hyde Park, NY for not calling me sooner and "The Frenchmen" who daily called me names and threw at least a dozen saucepans in my general direction!"

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          Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          We do all of our Daily Drawings using the random integer generator here:
          http://www.random.org/integers/
          
          Luck's impact on random numbers depends on your view of things.

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             Twenty One Daysposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Interesting website.
             How -if it is not a hub secret- is the integer inputted, by number of publications or total article score?

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                Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                By the number of entries (Hubs + bonus entries).

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                   Twenty One Daysposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                   interesting how the math on there works. I am no mathematician, but it looks like fun!

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          susanlangposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Congrats to you 21 days!

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    Twenty One Daysposted 13 years ago

    Jason, quick question about the baking topic: are items use with breads considered part of the baking category? Like puddings, curds, etc? Or strictly breads, muffins, etc. Thanks.

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       Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I would say anything you put in an oven.

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    Jason Menayanposted 13 years ago

    Day 13, on baking techniques, is over. Yesterday, we had 26 Hubs published on baking techniques, and with Gordon Hamilton's 3 bonus entries from the Daily Puzzle, we had 29 entries into the Daily Drawing.
    
    The winner is:
    susanlang!
    Here is her winning Hub:
    http://hubpages.com/hub/flour-and-yeast
    
    Congratulations, Susan.
    
    Today we round out the week on cooking techniques and focus on cooking utensils, those implements and tools that help cooks transform raw ingredients into finished dishes. Good luck, everyone!

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       Twenty One Daysposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       congrats Susan!

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    habeeposted 13 years ago

    Yay, Susan!

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       susanlangposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       habee:  I left a message for you on a forum thread   ty.

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          susanlangposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          habee: Congrats to you

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    IzzyMposted 13 years ago

    Congrats from me too, Susan! I haven't even entered the contest for a few days because I am busy trying to tweak my hubs to get google traffic, but hey I'll be back! I've nejoyed the comptetition too!
    Well done, it's getting lucky like this that keeps us there, eh? WTG!!

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    Shopping-Onlineposted 13 years ago

    I wrote a hub on (Food-Culinary Arts & Cooking Techniques-Cooking Utensils) the topic of the contest, but i am not sure that it is in the list of entries as i did not click and make the hub from the contest page. Could you please confirm?

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       Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I see your roti-maker Hub in the list.

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          Shopping-Onlineposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks a lot!

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