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Yup! I totally dropped a mussed up link in there. But now it's fixed! Thanks for pointing that out
Hi Simone, Likewise I have had family members complaining of the same thing-thought they had voted but the number never changed.
I'm actually trying to contact as many people as possible to request they check if it went thru- a major inconvenience. Plus, I noticed that yesterday when my nephew went to vote after someone else used my lap top to vote it rejected him stating that he had already voted???? That is so weird. But, he was able to do this today.
Simone-heads up-I left you a comment under Chaya's response to your reply. Just FYI so you don't miss it. Thanks
Congrats to gogogo!
And thanks Simone for being on top of the voting trouble.
Cheers~
Yes, Chaya-it has been a wild ride between the top three-you among them. Good work.
Way to go Pam! Great hub and you had some very awesome competition in Cara! Well deserved!
Cangrats to the daily drawing winners as well.
A pluming contest sounds fun! Can't wait to hear about the details Simone!
Nice job.. great man..!
Congratulations to ALL Winners!
Fantastic work Pamela! Thank you Robin! A nice selections here, and I am flattered you included my hub. Good luck everyone!
Oh man, Wayne...if you're in this contest I have no chance at a win! Good Luck Buddy~
Gotta tell ya Simone, the voting is MUCH easier now! Thank you so much for working things out.
- Good luck to you Gail.
Best wishes to all of the fan faves contenders! A formidable group to say the least!
As a finalist this week I maybe shouldn't be replying to this thread but given that I am going to represent both sides, I hope I will be forgiven!
I am in no doubt that the reason why HP chose this competition format is due to the incredible power of Facebook and other social networking sites for promoting pages and thus generating revenue for writers and publishers alike. In theory, all win - it does make absolute sense if you think about it. Should any one of the contest pages go viral, there will be huge benefits all round. I see the point and benefits absolutely.
The biggest negative I have found (not just this week!) is that people believe they have voted when they haven't. They are thinking that they only go to the contest page, click on vote and: voila - job done. I haven't the heart to go back and tell them that their vote hasn't been counted because they need to follow through on the next page.
I have no doubt that there will be technical procedures and monitors in place to allow Hub Pages to assess the value or otherwise of this contest and that future contests will reflect the findings. Don't be too critical, long term Hubbers - it's been difficult and trying times for us all...
Wannabwriter-as a recent fan fave nominee, I agree with you completely. It is a shame, but involvement or lack of isn't just in voting for this contest, but for the weekly hubnugget nominees. For me, being in 'community' means participating.
@Gordon Hamilton--I understand that dilemma. I faced that situation last week and thought there has to be a simpler process. I actually did go back and contacted everyone to explain that unless they saw that number roll up on the fan faves page then it did not register. Some, but not all did go back and re vote. Others did not and I am positive that I annoyed the HECK out of more than one person as I encouraged the voting throughout the week. (oh...just to clarify here, I was actually promoting someone else's hub, not my own, ) Anyway-you aren't alone in your feelings about this.
- Good for you!
thanks I thought it was and I did cast my vote for my fave [did you
]Both are really good reads, very difficult choice (was thrilled by both subjects each in its own way) but I was able to decide on my favorite. Good luck to both~
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