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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lucyray, post: 1307126, member: 24565&quot;]Liberty,</p><p>I have enjoyed reading every single one of these &#039;essays&#039;.&nbsp; They have helped me to get to know a bit about many of the posters who&#039;s names I see fairly often.&nbsp; I think you have done a wonderfully creative job of &#039;bringing people out&#039; and bringing them in!&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it would be &#039;fair&#039; (?) to cancel the contest; it is obvious that many of the writers put their heart into their essays, simply because they were asked for their story...no right or wrongs in any essays.&nbsp; I bet if you were to look back through the posts, you may be able to spot the &#039;likes&#039; that you are not comfortable with.&nbsp; Cazkaboom has given you a good start at names (by the way, that takes a lot of courage to admit).&nbsp; You are no stranger here, and know who most (okay not all) of the posters are.&nbsp; Go with your gut.&nbsp; But I wouldn&#039;t cancel this contest.&nbsp; I feel it is a HUGE success.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, you could always change how a winner is selected at the very end.&nbsp; Perhaps your criteria for selecting a winner takes the amount of likes an entrant has received into consideration, along with OTHER criteria, thereby eliminating another ACORN deal....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for hosting this contest, Liberty, it&#039;s a success (Overall<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)&nbsp; IN MY OPINION!</p><p><br /></p><p>LucyRay</p><p><br /></p><p>(p.s.&nbsp; You <i>could</i> consider this as your &#039;<i>Primaries</i>&#039;, and take your top two, three, five, ten (whatever number you choose) and put those essays to a Poll Vote.. (<i>elections!)&nbsp; </i>One vote per person voting, polls open for &#039;short&#039; period of time, (1 day, 2 days, 3 days?)</p><p><br /></p><p>If you need any help spreadsheeting likes in the meantime, I&#039;d be glad to help.&nbsp; As in accounting, a particular &#039;point in time&#039; will have to do, as the likes system is not static, but continually changing.&nbsp; A cutoff point for counting...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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