HubLove - Official Contest Thread

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  1. stephhicks68 profile image90
    stephhicks68posted 17 years ago

    Good luck!  They all look great!

  2. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    Nice hubs, guys.  My streak of pouting cutely over here is almost over, isn't that exciting?  LOL

  3. Whitney05 profile image83
    Whitney05posted 17 years ago

    Congrats guys! :-)

    I had a weird feeling that hub would be picked, or rather I had hoped. I thought it was different enough.

  4. LdsNana-AskMormon profile image78
    LdsNana-AskMormonposted 17 years ago

    Good work:-)  Congratulations all!

    tDMg
    LdsNana-AskMormon

  5. HubPages profile imageSTAFF
    HubPagesposted 17 years ago

    Hey all,

    As the 2nd-to-last-clue is still being worked on, I have 2 daily announcements:

    BEST HUB JUDGING
    ------------------------------
    Mark Knowles, today's guest judge, has this to say:


    Congratulations to kerryg, the best Hub winner, who gets 15 bonus pts, and Stacie Naczelnik, the clue bonus winner who wins 3 bonus pts. Kudos to Stacie as well for winning the runner-up prize.

    The leaderboard & scoreboard have been updated - Stacie Naczelnik continues her commanding lead with 385 pts!

    DAILY DRAWING
    -------------------------
    A total of 135 points (and, therefore, entries), but only one winner of $100. That person is:
    gamergirl!
    Congratulations for winning today's random drawing of $100!

    See you here tomorrow, when darkside will be our guest judge, and the day after, the final day, when jimmythejock will be our final guest judge.

  6. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    woooo!!!!!!!  MY TURN FOR YAYYY!

    I think that's karma giving me kudos.. I just paid an acquaintance's electric bill so he wouldn't have to lose his heat and refridgerator full of food.  I told him I'd pay 100 bucks of it for him..

    SPOOKY!

  7. stephhicks68 profile image90
    stephhicks68posted 17 years ago

    Didn't I TELL you I had a feeling, Charlotte!!!  Oh, I am almost more excited for your win than mine!!!  Congrats!  And a big congrats to kerryg for the winning Hub and Stacie for 2nd place!  smile

  8. Angela Harris profile image69
    Angela Harrisposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations to everybody, of course, but Charlotte, way to go!!! And I don't begrudge you the 100 bucks at all. wink

    It's nice to know that it went to such a good-hearted person. But I agree that's a little spooky. Looks like I'm going to have to earn some karma points, obviously.

  9. darkside profile image58
    darksideposted 17 years ago

    Out of curiosity... are non-US residents eligible for the $100 random bonus?

    1. HubPages profile imageSTAFF
      HubPagesposted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Unfortunately, no. They are subject to the exact same rules as the rest of the contest. The issue, as usual, is giving out prizes.

  10. amy jane profile image64
    amy janeposted 17 years ago

    Congrats Kerryg and Stacie!
    Gamergirl, you have totally earned that cash, I'm glad you won smile

  11. Stacie Naczelnik profile image67
    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations kerryg!

    And, a huge YEA! for Charlotte.

  12. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    Whee!  Great job today everyone!  So how 'bout finance, huh? Sheesh.

    Think they'd accept a hub about financial bondage, or would that be too far into the 'adult' category?

    1. stephhicks68 profile image90
      stephhicks68posted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Hmmmmm.... depends on how you package it.  You may be just the one to do it!  I'm waiting... smile

  13. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    Very formal, actually.. the way it's shaping up it's quite matter of fact - kind of like how I tried to deal with Ecoterrorists (though I draw NO correlation between MoneyDommes and EcoTerrorists.. >.>)

    1. stephhicks68 profile image90
      stephhicks68posted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Oh- I can't wait!!!

  14. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    Well, it's up.  I checked all the rules and everything and made sure that it wasn't sexually explicit, it doesn't link to pornography, or anything like that.  Here's to hoping it's not too far out of bounds. lol

  15. Stacie Naczelnik profile image67
    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    Charlotte, I liked the hub.  A different take is always good.  Plus, it was interesting.

  16. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    ^.^ Thanks Stacie!  That means a lot coming from you. smile

  17. MarloByDesign profile image77
    MarloByDesignposted 17 years ago

    Oh my God, this is the last day - what are you all going to do with your free time? Is anyone sad it is over? I enjoyed reading so many great hubs and enjoyed *meeting* some great people.

    What am I going to do at 3pm EST everyday? LOL.

  18. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    I'm going to try and continue to post one hub every day.  I think, over the course of the contest, that my 'earnings' have about tripled, so I think it may be a good idea to keep creating new content on a regular basis.

    I've learned a bit about the site, about challenging myself, and about writing in general, and after today I'm going to take a nice long nap.

    I hope today's hubclue is something easy to write about, I want to pull out as many hubs as possible on this last topic, go out with a bang and all that good stuff.

    I also hope Stacie and Whitney take a nice vacation, they've definitely earned it!

  19. MarloByDesign profile image77
    MarloByDesignposted 17 years ago

    gamergirl, by the way, congratulations on your $100 win! You are so lucky. My earnings on Hubpages are still dismal, but at least I referred one person! That was exciting for me.

    I will learn from you and keep writing, and hopefully see my earnings increase and keep challenging myself too - good point.

    And I was so impressed with Stacie and Whitney and the amount of hubs they publish *whew*, I just wish they both could both win (or split the prize). For the second place winner, I hope they get something. neutral

  20. stephhicks68 profile image90
    stephhicks68posted 17 years ago

    Marlo and Charlotte - gosh, this is so funny.  I'm working and gotta go to HubPages for a break, and ya know... I'm gonna be sad without a clue each day and a new challenge!  What to do... what to do.....  "Fortunately" there is another contest coming up soon.  But I've really become addicted (even more so) to the whole pace and frenzy of this one!

    Its been fun!  The top contenders in particular have worked their tushies off, and done some tremendous hubs!  Congrats to Stacie and Whitney!!  All the top 5ers deserve huge pats on the back. I've enjoyed reading some quality hubs and have learned sooooo much!

    So.  Back to regular life.  Like gamergirl, I'll try to keep doing one every day or so.  smile  I can't believe I'm close to 100 hubs now!!  WOW!

  21. stephhicks68 profile image90
    stephhicks68posted 17 years ago

    Oh - and I meant the top 5ers of the daily challenges!  (not just the top five in the contest!!)

  22. Stacie Naczelnik profile image67
    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    It will be so weird without the contest...I mean, it has been an entire month!  Non-stop.  Daily.

    I finally faced my work situation at my "real" job...er...um...yeah.  I've really let things pile up.  I am very organized, and made sure important stuff was completed, and all of my stuff is organized into different "to do" files, but I never have this much in my "to do" files!  Eek.

  23. jimmythejock profile image73
    jimmythejockposted 17 years ago

    I will miss this contest, because it has brought us all a little closer and highlighted the community spirit shared by all of us, it has brought a lot of great new Hubbers to the site and it has been so much fun, I hope the April contest will be as much fun and a succesful as this one, good luck everyone and even if you didn't win anything this has been one of those occasions that taking part was worth it..........jimmy

    1. stephhicks68 profile image90
      stephhicks68posted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, indeed!  I was just talking to a future hubber a few days ago and showing her the site from my computer.  I said, well, this contest is ending, but a new one in April, so sign up, get organized and familiar with HubPages, then you're ready to roll next month!  smile

  24. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    The final clue is reviews.

    Anyone else excited about that??

    1. Peter M. Lopez profile image66
      Peter M. Lopezposted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Not really.  And I really wanted to participate today too.

  25. Peter M. Lopez profile image66
    Peter M. Lopezposted 17 years ago

    It's very easy to fall in love w/HP even without a contest, although they sure are fun.

  26. Patty Inglish, MS profile image76
    Patty Inglish, MSposted 17 years ago

    I certainly agree.

  27. HubPages profile imageSTAFF
    HubPagesposted 17 years ago

    Hey everyone,

    So here are the finalists that darkside is judging - as you might have remembered from the last time he judged, he provides excellent feedback, so I hope the five finalists enjoy the wisdom he'll share on these 5 Hubs:

    1. Can you afford a vineyard? Can you finance a wine-making operation? by mroconnell
    2. Accounting – The Language of Finance by Chuck
    3. Websites that Teach Kids About Money by Marye Audet
    4. Use your credit card for all purchases by MarloByDesign
    5. Tax Tips for Seniors by Stacie Naczelnik

    I'll be back in an hour with darkside's selections, an update to the point tally, and the winner of the $100 random daily drawing!

    And enjoy reviewing things - products, movies, books, services, sites - whatever you like and want to share your opinion about, as your last batch of HubLove contest Hubs!

  28. HubPages profile imageSTAFF
    HubPagesposted 17 years ago

    And gamergirl - I think your "Financial Domination" Hub was an interesting take, although Google doesn't seem to like it. It's not serving ads on it. sad

    (They tend to have a list of "poison words" that, upon detection, result in no ads being served onto the page. My guess is either dom, domme, or BDSM might have been the triggers.)

  29. Stacie Naczelnik profile image67
    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    Best of luck everyone!

    1. MarloByDesign profile image77
      MarloByDesignposted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you, I am doing a *happy dance* - first time I made it to the Top 5! (Not a new thing for you, Stacie, but it is a good feeling.)  big_smile

  30. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    Eh, I don't mind so much the lack of ads, I figured Google might not have much to offer it.  Was it ok for the contest, though?

    1. HubPages profile imageSTAFF
      HubPagesposted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, it got credit. It meets our own standards for what's considered adult; it just doesn't for AdSense which is why it won't be a money-earner.

  31. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    Hey that's alright.  smile  Traffic is traffic, if they like what I write then maybe they'll read more of my hubs, all but two having ads on them. big_smile

    If not, then they still learned something.. hehe

    Thanks Jason! You're awesome.

  32. HubPages profile imageSTAFF
    HubPagesposted 17 years ago

    darkside will be reviewing them a bit later today. Sorry, I think because of the change to DST here, we are now an hour ahead more than last time when darkside judged.

    We'll have his choices in an hour. smile

  33. HubPages profile imageSTAFF
    HubPagesposted 17 years ago

    Hi all,

    The two announcements for the day:

    BEST HUB

    darkside posted his full review here.

    Congratulations MarloByDesign, who wins a 15 pt bonus, and Peter M. Lopez who wins the 3 pt clue bonus for the day. Kudos also go to mroconnell for a runner-up win.

    The scoreboard & leaderboard have been updated, and Stacie Naczelnik, who has maintained a strong lead for most of the contest, continues that, with a staggering 397 points!

    DAILY DRAWING

    The $100 random daily prize winner is...
    Stacie Naczelnik

    Congratulations, Stacie!

    Thanks, everyone, and we'll see you here tomorrow for the FINAL judging by jimmythejock, and the awarding of the Killer Hubbing and Blogging Package (we pretty much know who's going to win that, but let's all congratulate her together for her fine work and stamina!)

  34. Rat707 profile image59
    Rat707posted 17 years ago

    Congrats !!!!

  35. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    Dang Stacie, you won the contest AND like 500 bucks.. how cool is that?!  Way to go!!

  36. Angela Harris profile image69
    Angela Harrisposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations, everybody. You're smokin', Stacie.

  37. stephhicks68 profile image90
    stephhicks68posted 17 years ago

    Woo hooo!  Congrats everyone!  Some really great hubs again.  Stacie's hosting the party tomorrow night.  I'm driving up from Oregon.

  38. Stacie Naczelnik profile image67
    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_16_1.gif

    Wow.

    Congratulations to Marlo--not only top 5, but best hub!  WTG Peter on the runner up.

    1. MarloByDesign profile image77
      MarloByDesignposted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you so much Stacie, my first time winning anything on Hubpages!

      Darkside, thank you for picking my hub. When many people discuss credit cards, they speak of credit card debt, reduce your spending, etc. - am I am telling readers to use them more! Definitely an original concept. Thank you so very much! I read your blog (nice!) and I hope your wife appreciates the pointers.

      I would love to read comments from Hubbers on my hub.

  39. LdsNana-AskMormon profile image78
    LdsNana-AskMormonposted 17 years ago

    You are all so awesome... great work:-)  It has been inspiring to watch the pros in action here!

    tDMg

    LdsNana-AskMormon

  40. Angela Harris profile image69
    Angela Harrisposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations, Marlo.

  41. Stacie Naczelnik profile image67
    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    It will be so strange not to meet at noon for the clue.  But I would have missed it today anyway.  I'm off to a conference - no internet, no computer!  Hope all of you hublovers catch up on sleep and other stuff today!

  42. MarloByDesign profile image77
    MarloByDesignposted 17 years ago

    I was just checking which hubs are in the "reviews" tag category and to make sure mine was posted and tagged properly, and it seems like there is a problem. The ones that are showing up do not have "reviews" in the tag, but "review" and I know stephhicks68 published one tagged "reviews" and I did not see hers show up either.

    Oh, after I searched, then I clicked 'New".

    Can anyone verify this for me? Thanks.

    1. stephhicks68 profile image90
      stephhicks68posted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Hmmmm - I published two tagged reviews.  I will double check.  Thanks Marlo

    2. Whitney05 profile image83
      Whitney05posted 17 years agoin reply to this

      When searching in the search box, it doesn't seach by tag. I asked that a while back in the contest. Even though I stil try it, you'll get hubs that don't even use the word. I'm not sure how you're searching, but the search box doesn't search by tag, but topic. If you're searching via a tag cloud, then I don't know.

      1. MarloByDesign profile image77
        MarloByDesignposted 17 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks Whitney! That was really helpful - I was using the search box, thinking it was seaching by tag. You have cleared up my issue for me! I am just not sure how to search by tag...

  43. gamergirl profile image89
    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    I slept for 12 hours last night, I kid you not.  I don't know how many hubs I'll have done prior to the deadline, but it's not going to be nearly as many as I'd hoped.  sad

  44. Uninvited Writer profile image76
    Uninvited Writerposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations Stacie!

    Will there be another contest in the near future. That way I can plan for it smile

  45. Peter M. Lopez profile image66
    Peter M. Lopezposted 17 years ago

    I tagged mine review and reviews to be safe, but has there been any word from HP?

  46. Whitney05 profile image83
    Whitney05posted 17 years ago

    I want to say that Paul posted a link somewhere in this thread, but I haven't wanted so search al these pages for it. I think that it's the tag link for a specific tag, but I don't see why you couldn't put in a different word in the URL to search for that tag.

  47. Patty Inglish, MS profile image76
    Patty Inglish, MSposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations to all who won so much in this good contest. See, you CAN make money writing. smile

    Together we won money, friends, fans, information, education, conversation, Hub Traffic and several other good things.

    Cheers!

  48. MarloByDesign profile image77
    MarloByDesignposted 17 years ago

    So, no more guessing the clue today - just waiting to see the 5 finalists, winner of the $100 drawing, and grand finale winner?

  49. Whitney05 profile image83
    Whitney05posted 17 years ago

    It feels so odd not to log on and wait for a clue. Ha.

    I want to congratulate everyone who has participated in the contest. I think everyone did a marvelous job.

    I wonder how many hubs there were  for today. I haven't seen many. I figure everyone's given up because we know that Stacie won. Ha. Even she only did 1.

    1. Write On! profile image69
      Write On!posted 17 years agoin reply to this

      For me, this was  a completely personal goal - to finish something that I started - which was an exercise in learning to be a better writer... sigh.  I made it to the end and for a lot of us... publishing today was a principle of work.

      I published for the contest everyday, but was disqualified on one of those days... pets - my tag said pet!  Oh well, it was personal for me and that is what has counted.

      I have learned so much and have a new respect for what these top Hubbers do consistently... and brilliantly I might add:-)

      Write On!

  50. jimmythejock profile image73
    jimmythejockposted 17 years ago

    Oh my goodness, i have withdrawal symptoms, WHERE IS MY CLUE? AAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!  LOL.....JIMMY
    its like saying goodbye to an old friend.

    1. Angela Harris profile image69
      Angela Harrisposted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Jimmy, you were so much fun during the clues. I will miss that.

 
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