Share and Share a Like Official Contest Thread (GRAND PRIZE ANNOUNCED)

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   Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

   
   
   Rejoice! It is contest season once more!  I am very happy to say that the  Share and Share a Like contest is now live.
   
   To submit a Hub as a contest entry, all you have to do is add a tag that reads "contest" (leave the quotation marks out).  Please do not post your Hubs in this thread. 
   
   To see the complete rules and requirements for entries (there is, for example, a minimum word requirement. etc.), visit the official contest page.
   
   You can also see entries that have been submitted thus far here: http://hubpages.com/reports/sharealike
   
   Robin Edmondson and I shall be managing the contest this month, and we're really looking forward to reading your entries!
   
   Good luck

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      compassvanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Wow, this is a great topic.

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      dragnhazeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I am really excited for this one, this is a great opportunity for everyone! 
      
      P.S.
      I like how HubPages added the "Contest" link in the main menu - great job!

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      annmackiemillerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hi there, I'm delighted to be one of those short listed this week but there seems to be a bug on the voting on Facebook.  I personally voted for Denise and it doesn't show up and several of my friends have emailed me to say they voted but it didn't register.  Thought I would just point that out to see if anyone can fix the bug.  cheers

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         Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Hi annmackiemiller.  Can you tell me if you clicked all the way through to Denise's entry and clicked the vote button? When you did, did you see the number pop up by one, and did you wait for the comment box to load?  May I also ask what browser you're using?
         I just tested it out and it's working fine, but I'd really like to get to the bottom of this.

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            Mrs. Menagerieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Hi--I don't want to make any trouble but I also had a friend tell me he tried to vote for me but it didn't show up.  I had no prayer of winning with or without his vote so it is really no big deal, but if annmackmiller had the same problem, perhaps there is a glitch here.  He said he clicked the blue "vote" button but the number of votes didn't change.

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      EMTINFOposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I like this idea, I may cone up with a new one for this..

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      springrenaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

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         waynetposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         The floating quotes go before the forward slash after the URL, but anyway, it's spam so there!

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   Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

   We have our first Daily Drawing winner!  It's viking305 - she won for an awesome Hub on Google Sky, which I didn't even know existed!  So cool.  Way to go, viking305!

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      viking305posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Great to hear of my first win on your contest thanks.  But I am a she lol.  Thks Lorraine

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         Robinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Congrats, Lorraine!  Our first official winner!!

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         Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         LOLOL!! So sorry! My mistake. I've fixed it!

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         lavender3957posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Congratulations on this. It must be awesome to be able to communicate the way you do on your hubs. I am new and just trying to figure things out. Wonderful

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      celebritieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Cool, nice job!

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   cardeleanposted 13 years ago

   Congrats Lorraine. 
   
   I have a couple of questions about the selections for the contest.
   
   Forgive me if this was stated somewhere but I have summer brain so I'll blame it on that.  I understand the daily pick and that there will be a "voting" contest for the fan faves but how are the fan faves selected?  Are they going to be a daily selection (meaning one selection per day)?  Will it possibly be multiple per day?  How many hubs will be in this selection?  Can more than one of your hubs be selected for this in a week?  And is this where Socially Savvy/Champion hubs be selected from or could those be in addition to the fan faves? 
   
   Sorry to make your head spin with all of the questions.  I'm just trying to get a better picture of the other possible prizes.  Thanks! 

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      viking305posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the congrats cardelan.
      
      I do not know the answers to your questions about the full voting system but you can get all the information here
      
      http://hubpages.com/static/share_and_share_a_like.php
      
      This is a new way of winning and voting so I have to read the rules a few times myself to have it clear in my mind
      
      Good Luck

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         cardeleanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks.  I've read and now reread the rules and I see that the fan faves are selected by the HP judges but I think that was the only question that I asked that was answered there.

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            Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Oh, yeah! That's just about everything- though about whether multiple Hubs may be selected per day- that's a given, seeing as there will be a total of 14 that make it to each week's Fan Faves round (so two should be selected per day- on average), though it is important to note that if, on one day, there are TONS of great entries, more than two may be selected for that round.

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               cardeleanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Super! 

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      Robinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Cardelean,
      
      Don't worry, there are a lot of parts to this contest, but luckily with that, there are a lot of winners and money to be won!!  The HubPages Staff selects the top 14 Hubs of the week to be in the Fan Faves contest; we will announce the Fan Faves Hubs around 4:00pm PST on Tuesdays (starting next Tuesday, July 12th).  The Fan Faves contest runs until Friday.  On Friday, we will announce the Tug of War contest between the two Hubs that have the most likes/shares from the Fan Faves contest.  The Tug of War will run until Monday at noon PST.  There are two prizes from the Tug of War Contest:  The Socially Savvy Prize of $50, which is the Tug of War runner up, and a Social Champion Prize of $100, which is the Hub with the most likes/shares of the Tug of War contest.  The Social Champion (winner of Tug of War) will be entered into the Final Fan Fave contest and eligible for the $500 Grand Prize.  Also, all 14 entrants in the weekly Fan Faves contests that receive at least 25 votes will win $25!
      
      I hope I didn't just confuse you more!  I'll keep my eye on this thread if you have any other questions!

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         cardeleanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Nope, you didn't confuse me, just one more question, is it possible to have more than one hub by the same author selected for the fan faves part of the contest?  Thanks!

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            Robinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            It's possible to have more than one Hub by an author in the Fan Faves. 

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   JillKostowposted 13 years ago

   Will judges selections be posted daily? or weekly?

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      Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Weekly

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   Sylvia's Thoughtsposted 13 years ago

   I do not see my submission, posted yesterday "Always and Forever Sisters".

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   Sylvia's Thoughtsposted 13 years ago

   Please disregard last message.

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      Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      No worries! There's always a bit of a delay with submissions showing up

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   soni2006posted 13 years ago

   Excellent. This looks like a fun contest. I published my first one today but the entries on first day were really less and it was not expected.

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      Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah, I might have been a bit too enthusiastic at encouraging folks to NOT publish on the first day!!

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   BethanRoseposted 13 years ago

   Congratulations Lorraine! I am gonna get involved with this! :-)

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      viking305posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks to everyone for their congratulaions. Much appreciated.   
      
      Lorraine

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         mauihawaiiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Congrats Lorraine!

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   K9keystrokesposted 13 years ago

   Congrats Lorraine! Nice job!
   This sounds like a really fun contest. Thanks for offering it to the community. Always up for a good game of tug of war! First entry in and off to see what others have entered.

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    We have a winner for day 2 of the contest
    
    It's Francesca27, for her Hub: Simple Survival Guide with Storage Item Suggestions, Necessary for the 21st. Century.
    
    Way to go, Francesca27! Also, y'all should check out the Hub! It includes some great disaster preparedness tips, and as Francesca27 points out at the beginning of her guide, those who fail to plan plan... to fail!

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       soni2006posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations Francesca. Best of luck for more. Really a nice guide you have published.

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       mauihawaiiposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations Francesca!
       Great Hub!

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    K9keystrokesposted 13 years ago

    Big congrats Francesca27! What a great topic and useful information!

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    blake4dposted 13 years ago

    Congrats Francesca and to all future winners. Keep on Hubbing. Blake4d

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    Joshingposted 13 years ago

    I keep checking for my telemarketing entry. Is the contest page frozen? Or does it update at only a certain time or something?

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       There's about an hour's worth of delay, methinks

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          Joshingposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Its been 11 hours?

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    Mark Ewbieposted 13 years ago

    Where should I put a link? Or is it all automatic?

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       So long as you published any entries with a "contest" tag, you're all set!

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          Mark Ewbieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks Simone.

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    Day 3's winner is UP!
    
    Roy Perrin won today's Daily Drawing prize for What I Learned About Parenting from Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, which is only his SECOND Hub!
    
    That's right, folks.  Roy Perrin has only been on HubPages for 26 hours!!!  That's pretty darn impressive. 
    
    Congrats Roy!
    
    And for some of the other folks that entered- we actaully had several other Hubs come up as Daily Drawing winners before Roy's came up, but they were disqualified for being shorter than 500 words or lacking at least one high quality, legally used image.  So many sure you meet our basic contest requirements, folks!
    
    As a reminder, entries MUST:
    
    -Include the tag: Contest
    -Have at least one high quality (and legally used) photo
    -Be published for the first time on that given contest day
    -Be a minimum of 500 words
    -Be entirely original to HubPages
    
    
    Good luck, y'all!

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       soni2006posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations Roy Perrin

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          Roy Perrinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks!  It was a total surprise and best of all writing the hub was just so much fun anyway!

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    Joshingposted 13 years ago

    My contest entry never appeared on the list of contest hubs?
    
    Will It appear on tomorrows? Do I have the submission dates confused?

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    Joshingposted 13 years ago

    Excuse Me - but you seem to have overlooked my question posted 2 hours ago.
    
    My contest submission was posted over 11 hours ago why was it not honored as a submission on your list?
    
    I would like an answer before I pursue additional submissions.
    
    Is it a technical error? I noticed that HP had "server down" errors twice today (not even a maintenance page!) and the little facebook button doesnt seem to be functional either.
    
    If this is a technical error will my submission be honored tomorrow?
    
    I looked at the contest guidelines:
    
    -Include the tag: Contest  (yes)
    -Have at least one high quality (and legally used) photo (yes - Public Domain and altered "scream" )
    -Be published for the first time on that given contest day (yes)
    -Be a minimum of 500 words  (it was 1774 words)
    -Be entirely original to HubPages (yes)
    
    Whats up with that!

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hi Joshing
       Your hub on how to get rid of telemarketers is showing up in both our internal reports and here: http://hubpages.com/reports/sharealike
       There's just a bit of a delay with how entries show up on that public listing.  But rest assured, your entry was logged and counted!

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    Joshingposted 13 years ago

    Thank you - I just used ctrl +f  for "telemarketing" which  actually is NOT in the title ( ashamed face)

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       It happens to the best of us!

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    LuisEGonzalezposted 13 years ago

    Where can one see the number of votes?

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Community voting does not open until the first round of 14 staff-selected nominees are presented on our Facebook page this coming Tuesday.  Then you'll be able to visit and vote

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    The fourth winner in the Share and Share a Like contest has been randomly selected!
    
    Today, it is toknowinfo who wins the Daily Drawing prize for her Hub: Psychologyisms: The Many Ways Clutter is Bad for You. 
    
    Congrats, toknowinfo!  Well done!
    
    The winners for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will all be announced on Monday afternoon, so hold tight for the weekend!
    
    Also, when submitting entries, make sure that any images that you have used from elsewhere (that are not your own) are legally used and properly attributed, or else your Hub might be disqualified.  For the full guide on legal and proper image use, check out our Learning Center entry on the subject
    
    Have a great weekend everyone!

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       soni2006posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations toknowinfo.

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    Mark Ewbieposted 13 years ago

    Congrats to the winner.
    
    Simone, did I ever mention how I think you are such a great asset to HubPages?

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Oh, I can never hear that enough! I also love to read it when it is written on blank checks and hundred dollar bills.

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          Mark Ewbieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Sheesh.  You're as false as I am.  Respect.

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    saleheensblogposted 13 years ago

    How about poems? Surely I have friends who will like to read my poems.

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Surely!  So long as the entry meets our contest requirements, it's fine, and poems can certainly do that!

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    Giselle Maineposted 13 years ago

    How is the word count calculated, Simone? And does it all have to be in 1 text capsule, or can I spread it over more than one capsule (provided it's all in the same hub?)

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       Robinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       You can absolutely use more than one text capsule, in fact it is preferred to break up your Hub and make it more readable. We calculate the word count using a word count software program.  We insert all the text in the Hub.  Good luck!

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          Giselle Maineposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks so much Robin for answering my question so well.  That's great then, I'll be able to use more than one text capsule, glad that the word count calculator handles that OK.

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    Mrs. Menagerieposted 13 years ago

    Congrats winners and have a great weekend everyone!!!

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    Cardisaposted 13 years ago

    Hi,
    
    Not trying to make trouble here, but just went through the submissions list trying to find my submissions and noticed a hubber with six submissions on July 9, 2011.
    
    I was just wondering if certain hubbers were excluded from the maximum five per day rule. It could be a mistake of course, but I think it should be pointed out to her that she made that mistake because it seems a bit unfair to other hubbers who stick by the rules.

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       successfulbloggerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Looks good

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    The weekend Daily Drawing winners are up!
    
    Kathryn Vercillo won for Day 5 with her Hub on Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Gordon Hamilton won for Day 6 with his naan recipes!
    
    Congrats, you two!  I'll be announcing the Day 7 winner later today (the deadline for submitting is in one minute)

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       Kathryn Vercilloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Yay! Thanks!

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       Gordon Hamiltonposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks very much, Simone and all at Hub Pages. A great start to the week!

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks so much for being a part of the contest, y'all!  We've been enjoying your entries a lot

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       WannaB Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       With so many great entries, the staff must have a terrible time picking only 14 of the weekly submissions to be voted on. Glad I'm not a judge.
       
       Will anyone on Facebook be able to vote on the top 14 or only registered Hubbers?

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          Robinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          WannaB Writer, you are right, it is extremely difficult choosing only 14!  There are so many wonderful Hubs; we have great writers here at HubPages!  As for the voting, anyone can vote.  You don't have to be a registered Hubber -you just need a Facebook account.   Stay tuned for the top 14 Hubs of the week!  They will be out today at 4:00pm PST.

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    And now we have our Monday Daily Drawing winner, too!
    
    It's SOE for an impressive walkthrough of the asteroid stage of Solar 2.
    
    Cool stuff! Congrats, SOE!

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       rembrandzposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hello there Simone
       I have been submitting hubs to the contest the past 2 days. I don't find it in the entries list. Am I doing something wrong? /
       Thanks

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          viking305posted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Once you put the word   contest   in your tags you will be entered in the competition.  It can take up to an hour for your entry to show up on the list though.  Good luck with your hubs
          
          Lorraine

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          Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Lorraine's right.  Those entries came in just fine, rembrandz- no worries! There are three currently showing up on the public submissions list.

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    cardeleanposted 13 years ago

    Can't wait to see the choices for the favorites tomorrow and to read and vote!

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    Patty Inglish, MSposted 13 years ago

    Congratulations to all the winners thus far - I/m seeing some really interesting Hubs!

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    soni2006posted 13 years ago

    Congratulations to everyone.

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    2uesdayposted 13 years ago

    Nice contest it gives Hubbers the chance to write about topics they care about and increases the variety of topics covered at the same time.

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    cardeleanposted 13 years ago

    I'm very excited to read and vote! 

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Yeah! We're really stoked to get the voting going on our Facebook page today!  The nominees will be going up late this afternoon

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    Robinposted 13 years ago

    What a week, fellow Hubbers!  It has been exciting and exhausting reading through all of your marvelous Hubs!  Although it has been extremely difficult only choosing 14, I think we have a great group for our first Fan Faves contest!  Unfortunately, there were MANY wonderful Hubs that didn't make the cut because of the improper use of photos.  Remember that all of your photos must be legally used and attributed properly to qualify for one of the top 14 Hubs to be in the Fan Faves and Tug of War contests.  The easiest way to ensure the legal use of photos is to use your own.  However, if that won't work, we have a Learning Center Hub written to help you decipher if a photo can be used legally and how to properly attribute the photo's owner.
    
    Be sure to vote by going to the HubPages Fan Faves Page!  Don't forget to encourage all of your friends and family to vote as well!   The Fan Faves contest will be open until Friday at 4:00.  At that time, the  two Fan Fave Hubs with the most likes/shares will compete in our Tug of War until Monday at noon PST.  All Fan Faves Hubs are eligible for a $25 prize if they receive 25 votes!  Good luck!!  And don't forget to keep submitting Hubs for next week's Fan Faves!  And without further ado, here are our top 14 Hubs of the week and the magnificent Hubbers that wrote them:
    
    wayseeker:  http://hubpages.com/hub/Free-Family-Fun … ocket-Ship
    
    k9keystrokes:  http://hubpages.com/hub/Jerusalem-Trave … onversions
    
    Mrs. Menagerie:  http://hubpages.com/hub/Camping-in-Gall … ional-Park
    
    Peggy W:  http://hubpages.com/hub/Yosemite-Nation … -Americans
    
    Doctor Kristy:  http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Greek-Islands-Paros
    
    Patty Inglish, MS http://hubpages.com/hub/Culture-and-Mea … ern-Canada
    
    Aficionada:  http://hubpages.com/hub/More-Musical-Mn … d-Notation
    
    cocopreme:  http://hubpages.com/hub/vegetarian-camping-recipes
    
    naturegirl7:  http://hubpages.com/hub/butterflies-pic … wallowtail
    
    Tiffany Regan:  http://hubpages.com/hub/Summer-Reading-Part-1
    
    Ashlea B:  http://hubpages.com/hub/One-Gallon-Fish … aintenance
    
    KMatox:  http://hubpages.com/hub/TinyCore-Linux- … -The-World
    
    Maren Morgan M-T:  http://hubpages.com/hub/Kids-How-to-Mak … Husk-Dolls
    
    akirchner:  http://hubpages.com/hub/Oregon-Wildlife … Prineville
    
    Keep up the good work for next week's contest!  I look forward to reading all of your Hubs!

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       Patty Inglish, MSposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks very much for including my Hub and Much Success to all of the first Fan Faves week entries!

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       K9keystrokesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Wow~ How fun! Thank you for considering my hub. It looks like an outstanding field to compete with. Honored to be among these gifted writers.
       Cheers~
       K9

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       cocopremeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I am thrilled to have been picked!  Thanks!

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    WannaB Writerposted 13 years ago

    I was all exited about this contest until I went to the Fan Faves Page to Vote. This transferred me to the Offerpop app page where I was asked to let the application have access to all my information, friends, etc. I don't like giving facebook apps this kind of access and am sorry that voting for the most deserving of this week's hubs would force me to violate my own privacy policy. Now I've lost my enthusiasm for this entire contest. I hope future contests will be kept contained within HubPages itself so we don't have to make hard choices between our privacy and our desire to participate in voting.

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       Robinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hi wannab, that shouldn't happen. Did you go away from our page?  Can you walk me through the steps?  You shouldn't have to give any access other than being logged in to Facebook. Thanks!

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          WannaB Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          https://www.facebook.com/Hubpages.com?s … 4495580579
          HubPages Fan Faves Page
          
          https://www.facebook.com/Hubpages.com?s … 4495580579
          
          By participating in this promotion you agree to the Official Rules.
          
          This page is powered by Offerpop. Offerpop does not endorse, sponsor, or administer this. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. By participating, you hereby release and hold harmless Facebook from any and all liability associated with this promotion.
          
          
          
          Click view or vote and it will take you to
          https://apps.facebook.com/offerpop/Cont … amp;v=View
          
          If you click vote,  in order to vote you get a pop-up that says "Access my basic information. Includes name, profile picture, gender, networks, user ID, list of friends, and any other information I've shared with everyone.
          
          
          You get to vote if you click "allow". If you click "don't allow," even if you are logged into Facebook, you can't vote because it's considered anonymous voting.
          
          I took a screen  shot. I also read their privacy policy, and it wasn't all that reassuring to me. They will only use my information to send me promotional material, etc.  This application claims it's not part of Facebook.
          
          
          I hope this is the information you wanted me to provide.

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             SimeyCposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Same happens to me...

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       That problem is now solved- we had opted to have something called Assured Voting for the contest, which was an extra safeguard against cheating or rigging the votes, but we've turned it off to make it easier for everyone to support their favorite Hubs. 
       Thanks for pointing out the problem, and sorry for the inconvenience!

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          WannaB Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks for fixing that. I just voted.

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             Robinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Thanks for letting us know!!  I'm glad you were able to vote! 

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    sagebrush_mamaposted 13 years ago

    Wow...lots to catch up on~!  Looks like some great hubs are included!

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    JillKostowposted 13 years ago

    Is there a daily winner for today? Or did I miss it?

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       There is! Goodness, I forgot to post it. I'll do that shortly!!

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    Purple Perlposted 13 years ago

    Congrats to all winners. Excellent hubs!

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    In all of yesterday's hustle and buslte of announcing Fan Faves nominees, I completely forgot to name the Day 8 Daily Drawing winner, but the wait ends NOW!
    
    The Day 8 DD prize goes to Gaizy, for a rather splendid Hub on wild food plants. It has gorgeous original photos and lots of interesting info, so do check it out!
    
    We'll be announcing today's DD winner this afternoon.  Keep an eye out!

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    Just Ask Susanposted 13 years ago

    Congratulations to all the winners! Really great hubs!

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    K9keystrokesposted 13 years ago

    Congrats Gaizy!

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    Aficionadaposted 13 years ago

    Me too - totally excited to be included -  Thanks!

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    celebritieposted 13 years ago

    Congrats to everyone!

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    We have our FIRST two-time Daily Drawing winner!
    
    The Day 9 winner is, once again, Roy Perrin! This time, his Hub on drama kings and queens won the random drawing.  Looks like this is your month, Roy!
    
    Great entries today, folks.  Keep it up!

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       Roy Perrinposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       As I've said before, I'm just having so much fun writing.  Throughout my life it has been one of my constant passions.  It's just incredible to think that i am being rewarded for doing something I am enjoying so much.

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          Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          That's what we're going for with this contest- and the site, really
          Congrats on the second win!

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    Docmoposted 13 years ago

    Congratulations to all the winners! And to the hubpages team for all the hard work!

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       Simone Smithposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thanks Docmo! The winners from week 1 sure are impressive (though your recent entry- may I say WHOAH!) and Robin did a really awesome job of selecting the finalists!  It's no small feat, believe me- especially with so many great entries O_O

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    soni2006posted 13 years ago

    Congratulations to all winnners.

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    K9keystrokesposted 13 years ago

    Congrats!! Nice job and a fun contest!

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    In all my excitement about the voting taking place on our Facebook page, I completely forgot to post yesterday's DD win, so today, I present you with TWO!
    
    Novasocotiamiss won the Daily Drawing for Day 10 of the contest for her Hub on European vs. American eating habits.  It's quite the interesting commentary!  Nestle02 won today's Daily Drawing prize for a short story with a very fun twist. Congrats to you both!
    
    I'll be announcing the Popularity Prize and Tug of War winners this afternoon. Stay tuned!

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    Now that it's 4:00, I can announce the winners from the Fan Faves round!
    
    Doctor Kristy (with 64 votes) and akirchner (with 70) have made it to the Tug of War round, so be sure to hop over to our Facebook page and vote for your favorite Hub!  You can vote by clicking the Tug of War tab on the left side
    
    Tiffany Regan wins a Popularity Prize for her most admirable 35 votes. Way to go! 
    
    Congrats to all the other Fan Faves nominees. And best of luck you all of you for the upcoming rounds!

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    Simone Smithposted 13 years ago

    The weekend Daily Drawing winners have been chosen!
    
    TMApsey won the Day 12 DD prize for her guide to teaching one's child about God if one is not religious, and d-richie93 won the prize for Day 13 for his guide to getting a US nonimmigrany visa.
    
    Congrats to both- and stay tuned to find out who won the first week's Tug of War challenge, as well as today's Daily Drawing prize!

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       soni2006posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Congratulations to all.

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       Ms Deeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Hooray, for your winners!

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    K9keystrokesposted 13 years ago

    Nice job winners! Congrats~

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       manthyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Kudo's to all you winners.....very nice hubs indeed

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