HubLove - Official Contest Thread

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   stephhicks68posted 17 years ago

   Stacie, most of us here on HubPages are probably in awe of your quick production of quality hubs.   I would love to put out a few more per day, but I think the quality would suffer.  Actually, since I am only in 10th place, I have to put out a great big congratulations to everyone that is in the running and winning so far!  Its been a lot of fun. and a great learning experience!

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   Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

   Thanks stephhicks68!  Either I'm blushing, or my head is getting bigger. 

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      stephhicks68posted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Maybe both!?  LOL....

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   Whitney05posted 17 years ago

   HubTeam- I'm having problems with my latest hub. I think the poem is setting off the duplicate checker. The other info is mine,  so I'm just assuming that the poem is setting it off. I redited the other stuff just to make sure. I'm just curious if this can be checked before 72 hours.

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      Jason Menayanposted 17 years agoin reply to this

      It appears too much of it is non-original. You should consider replacing the Shakespearean sonnet with one of your own, or add substantially more of your own writing.

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         Whitney05posted 17 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Jason. I'm not a big fan of posting my own poems online, but I'll see if I can figure something out. When I'm done, should I just re-flag it?

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   RLANDAposted 17 years ago

   I had asked a question earlier but got no response. I want to find out is the poetry stage can include the authors of poetry.

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   Whitney05posted 17 years ago

   RLANDA- you should be abel to write about poets. just remember the tag "poetry."
   
   Also, Jason, I just wrote a goofy poem to replace the Shakespeare one. I re-flagged the hub.

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      RLANDAposted 17 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Whitney05

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   jimmythejockposted 17 years ago

   Wow todays clue was a toughie, cant wait to see what is in store for us next.....jimmy

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   HubPagesposted 17 years ago

   Hey everyone,
   
   So poetry must have been a popular topic - 74 valid, eligible entries for the day! Topics and styles ran the gamut, all very interesting. Today we have Bob Ewing acting as our judge. He'll have to choose a winner and runner-up among these 5 finalists:
   
   1. Pop Music Poetry by stephhicks68
   2. Poet in New York by helenathegreat
   3. Five Poetry Writing Exercises by Stacie Naczelnik
   4. The Bulletin and Bush Poetry by Hovalis
   5. 3000 Years of Peace: The Best Anti-War Poetry, Art, and More by kerryg
   
   Hopefully we'll hear from Bob within an hour. Sit tight...and have fun with today's topic, "pets"!

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   gamergirlposted 17 years ago

   

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   Whitney05posted 17 years ago

   PETS!
   
   Finally! Right up my alley!!! I missed the clue because I was cleaning my reptile cages. Ironic. Ha.
   
   I'm so excited! I was hoping this would be a topic!
   
   Good luck finalists

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    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    There goes the neighborhood.  LOL

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    HubPagesposted 17 years ago

    Hi everyone,
    
    Bob has taken a look at the finalists and has this to say:
    
    "This was not easy but the following hubs stood out:
    
    Poet in New York (by helenathegreat) the winner
    
    The Bulletin and Bush Poets (by Hovalis) the runner up."
    
    Congratulations to helenathegreat, who wins 5 bonus points. The leaderboard and scoreboard have been updated and Stacie Naczelnik is the leader with 74 points!

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    helenathegreatposted 17 years ago

    ...WHAT?!  That's incredible!!  I can't believe I was picked for the top five, let alone the best overall!  What a great day this has been...  Thanks, HubPages!  And today's topic is right up my alley. 

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       Whitney05posted 17 years agoin reply to this

       Me too! :-D
       
       And congrats for best of the day!

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    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    Congrats Helena, that is fabulous!
    
    Yea for being the runner up Hovalis!

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    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    great job helena!
    
    There were a lot of good poetry hubs.

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    Hovalisposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations Helena! It's a fantastic hub, and a very worthy winner.

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    helenathegreatposted 17 years ago

    Thanks, Hovalis!  Your hub was pretty great, too.  It opened my eyes to a whole world of poetry I hadn't known about!

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    Patty Inglish, MSposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations winners!

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    Marye Audetposted 17 years ago

    well done!
    You guys thata re doing so many hubs are amazing.

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    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    Or insane!  which one is it? 

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    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    Insane in the membrane.

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    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    arghityblarghblargh!  *speaking Stacie's language at about the middle of hub number 8 for the day*

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    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    Hm...keep talking like that and I'm gonna 845342 slap ya.

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    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    murrghghhgle!
    
    *runs away Murloc-style*

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    HubPagesposted 17 years ago

    Okay, everyone, pets yielded 49 valid Hubs. Great stuff, although many skirted near purely-personal territory (which is considered Substandard). Remember to ask yourself - would anyone ever go to Google and search for the topic you've written about? (If they don't know you from a hole in the wall, would they they search on the title of your Hub?)
    
    So among the 49 entries today, I had the unenviable job of whittling down the entries to just 5 finalists. Here they are:
    
    1. Should You Crop and/or Dock Your Dog? by helenathegreat
    2. Tips for Boarding Your Cats by Stacie Naczelnik
    3. Famous Ship's Cats by Hovalis
    4. Animal-human Marriages by positiveminded
    5. Best Pets for Small Children by Whitney05
    
    Let's see what Jake from MoreMerchant.com has to say - he's today's judge.
    
    Good luck, everyone, with today's topic of BOOKS.

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       Peter M. Lopezposted 17 years agoin reply to this

       I admit, guilty as charged.  I did take the liberty of bragging on my pets.  It was much more personal than competitive.  I won't be offended if I miss out on the point.

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          stephhicks68posted 17 years agoin reply to this

            Me too, Peter.

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    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    

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    Olive S.posted 17 years ago

    gamergirl took the words right out my mouth, good luck!

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    stephhicks68posted 17 years ago

    Good luck everyone!

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    HubPagesposted 17 years ago

    We haven't heard from Jake at MoreMerchant yet.
    
    I'll update the leaderboard & scoreboard without the 5 pt winner for the time being, and then when (if?) Jake gets back to me I'll update it again.
    
    Look for updated scores in about 5 minutes.

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    HubPagesposted 17 years ago

    All right, everyone - Jake from MoreMerchant.com had this to say:
    
    
    So 5 pts goes to Whitney05, who, with 70 pts, is in 2nd place to Stacie Naczelnik's 78 points!

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    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations Whitney!

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    Olive S.posted 17 years ago

    cangrats whitney! Woo hoo! and congrats helena !

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    Patty Inglish, MSposted 17 years ago

    Congratuations, everyone!

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    Whitney05posted 17 years ago

    Cool! I won! Sweet!
    Congrats everyone! 8 points, man I should have writen 6 more to make it 10, and I'd only be 2 points behind. Ha. Sad. It's all good. It's all fun.

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    helenathegreatposted 17 years ago

    That is a really great hub, Whitney.  Congrats!    I just can't believe I was in the top five two days in a row...

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    Hovalisposted 17 years ago

    Congratulations Whitney and Helena!

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    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    yay, I'm still at less than half the points of the people up front.
    
    Please HP, I'm begging you, give us roleplaying games as a topic!! I'll love you forever.

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    Mystic Biscuitposted 17 years ago

    Hey nice job Whitney and Helena!! Congratulations!!

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    helenathegreatposted 17 years ago

    I actually have a half-written hub about RPGs that I'd love to have some impetus to finish.  I second gamergirl's request! 

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    stephhicks68posted 17 years ago

    Oh- and a big CONGRATS to Whitney (there's a surprise... she won the pets category!)  And Helena!  It must have been a tough decision to make. 

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    Whitney05posted 17 years ago

    There's no clue hub available?

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    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    Everything is wonky today.
    
    The poor Hub Team.

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       HubPagesposted 17 years agoin reply to this

       Yep. And Lela had problems on her end with Blogger.
       
       I appreciate your patience, everyone!

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    Peter M. Lopezposted 17 years ago

    I get the message that the page is no longer published.  Any ideas?

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       MC7posted 17 years agoin reply to this

       Maybe that's the clue -- some new encoded message

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    Whitney05posted 17 years ago

    Dunno.. That's what I keept getting. I've cleaned up dog throw-up and answered a comment in the meantime. Ha

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       Peter M. Lopezposted 17 years agoin reply to this

       I have taken 2 phone calls while watching my computer and clicking over and over.  I hope they didn't realize that.

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    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    Jason ate mexican for lunch and that's why he's late. 

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       Peter M. Lopezposted 17 years agoin reply to this

       He must have had one too many margaritas, too.

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       HubPagesposted 17 years agoin reply to this

       Very funny, gamergirl.
       
       But, seriously, I'm never the problem. I'm here primed with about six windows refreshing every 5 seconds at 11:59. Neither is the actual person hosting the clue. It's consistently been platform issues, proving that man is still superior to machine.

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    Peter M. Lopezposted 17 years ago

    That sounds about right, MC7.

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    Stacie Naczelnikposted 17 years ago

    Too much spice.

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    Whitney05posted 17 years ago

    Poor guys have had a rough day... At least they got hubs working again..
    
    And now this. Sad.

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    MC7posted 17 years ago

    How about you all take 5 -- I'll solve the clue when it comes up and you can check back later for the topic to write hubs on

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       Whitney05posted 17 years agoin reply to this

       Don't get too cocky there. ;-)

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          MC7posted 17 years agoin reply to this

          Touche!    Nice work...

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    vrecccposted 17 years ago

    Whitney
    
    There is a link to the clue page but it's a dead link. it doesn't go anywhere. I keep refreshing the page but nothing happens

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    gamergirlposted 17 years ago

    You're going to guess the clue right anyway, but it's kinda fun to be figuring it out the hard way behind you, MC7.

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