RotM / RotY - Comments & Discussion

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REDSHOCGO said:
68_GT said:
am I not allowed to edit my original entry post !? I wanted to make some additions / changes, and change my pics to higher quality uploads ?? same pics but better quality. Photobucket let me down on the upload quality :)

plus I need to add an interrior pic, my wife has been driving my SHO around while I'm tortured to roll in a rental Prius because our Expedition was getting transmission work done. She wouldn't drive the Prius lol
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HA when my wife takes my car I wind up with a bag of shoes in the backseat.....just warning you.
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I hear you on that ! Mine comes home with shoes hair cut / colored / nails / toes / clothes / kids clothes  blah blah blah lol

and usually the radio is left cranked up when I turn the car on :)
 
When my WIFE drives the SHO I look bump and dings. US OLD PEOPLE CAN'T SEE HOW TO BACK UP!!!!!!! Backing out the driveway she hit your Son's Explorer!!!LOL WITH HER RAV4 ?????? Just scratch both bumpers. :homer:
 

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[size=18pt]JUNE SUBMISSION THREAD POSTED!​
 
WOW! The RotM submission thread is now closed! All three spots filled up in under 5.5 hours!! Great job guys. Beautiful pics, sleek rides...this is going to be a GREAT competition. One F-150, one SHO, and an MKS...time to see who really rules this forum! LOL

THANK YOU to all three competitors for joining this months RotM - ford4thot, IA 5HO, and Joleat. Let's not forget to give "thank you's" to all three contestant's for their hard work and submissions!!

For those of you that didn't make it into this months competition, get your submissions ready for next month. I'll give a heads up when the RotM opening date and time will be after this month's winner is announced!

The submission thread is locked and voting will commence shortly and run through the end of the month!
 
I appreciate all the work done to make the ROTM happen... BUT.... Please birng back the visible vote totals for those who voted to see and follow.

It elevates the selection process above suspicion. ... no proven need for secrecy anyway. Openness is key here.
It is interesting to watch and generates shouts and posts.
It likely encourages participation... this way we wait weeks..... why?
I think members like it generally... below is 6 hours of shouts...in a row...

bigmoneycloser: I liked seeing voting results after my vote was cast.. Just to watch the progression..
Today at 03:22:07 PM
SwampRat: Voting result should be seen by those that have voted
Today at 11:04:28 AM
SwampRat: Voting result
Today at 11:03:28 AM
yowen: yes and since you can only see the results after you vote, there is no chance of someone being influenced by the results.
Today at 07:06:27 AM
BiGMaC: Personal opinion only... not a dis to anyone... and I did vote.  However I must say that I'd like to be able to see the standings after I vote.  I also feel seeing the results after voting is a bit of incentive for forum activity and participation.

Thanks for considering!
 
Sorry this is a lot to read; but I have a lot to say ;D

First and foremost, thank you BigMac for a well organized post, and thanks all of you for your participation and input. This is a community and it's up to the community how things are run around here. I value your comments, and will definitely keep them under advisement in moving forward...keep 'em coming! The new format isn't set in stone, but I had to start somewhere.

With that being said; I still need to do what I feel is in the best interest of the things I have been put in charge of...in this case; RotM.
If we don't change anything from how things have run in the past, we can't expect any changes in the outcome. ...and it needs to change, or there's no point in doing it for the 0.35% of members (typically even less) that have been participating.
We might as well just give a RotM badge to the 35 ppl that care and be done.

As for whether the changes I've implemented are effecting participation, this is the hard data I'm seeing:
- In the last 35 hours we have had more votes than last month's entire RotM competition.
- RotM has routinely struggled to achieve even three contestants by the end of the month. This month the entries were limited to three, and filled in just 5.5hrs. 



 
As for the comments from the shoutbox and BiGMaC's post above:
BiGMaC sts; "posting results instantly elevates the process above suspicion"
- the poll will be shown at the top of this thread just like it used to be right after the vote.

As for "encouraging participation", "openness being the key", and "generating shoutbox shouts and thread posts"...all of this goes against Yowen's comment of not influencing others before they vote. I understand nobody can see the actual results until they have voted...but once a clear lead is in place the voting seems to stop. Month after month.
This tells me that all the chatter about there being a leader is actually deterring others away from voting. This is the first month that nobody knows who's in the lead...or by how much...and frankly it's exciting! PLUS the votes keep steadily coming in.

I'll leave you with this thought:
You're at a car show and you see a man selling a 50/50 raffle ticket. Would you buy a raffle ticket with the winning number already picked? They don't tell you the number until you buy a ticket...then they hand you the ticket...you show them the number...and they say; "nope...sorry", until the winning ticket is sold.

But that's not how they do it...anywhere...ever.
Instead, they make you wait alllll the way until the very end of the event. Then there's an announcement...a production...theatrics...suspense...a sense of occasion...a drumroll for gosh sakes.
...AND THE WINNER IS...!!!

*boom. :D
 
¡ƃuıɹǝpısuoɔ ɹoɟ sʞuɐɥʇ˙˙˙ sɹǝsn llɐ ʇou  ˙˙˙sɹǝsn ǝʌıʇɔɐ ɟo %53 puǝɯɯoɔǝɹ p,I  ˙ʇxǝʇ ǝɥʇ sɐ ɹɐɟ sɐ ʇǝɹɔǝs ǝpɐɹʇ ɐ s,ʇıʇ ˙˙˙ʞɔɐɾ

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BiGMaC said:
¡ƃuıɹǝpısuoɔ ɹoɟ sʞuɐɥʇ˙˙˙ sɹǝsn llɐ ʇou  ˙˙˙sɹǝsn ǝʌıʇɔɐ ɟo %53 puǝɯɯoɔǝɹ p,I  ˙ʇxǝʇ ǝɥʇ sɐ ɹɐɟ sɐ ʇǝɹɔǝs ǝpɐɹʇ ɐ s,ʇıʇ ˙˙˙ʞɔɐɾ

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Man...that's just awful! Even if you turn your screen over it's still backwards. MAKE IT STOP! lol

You'd recommend 35% of active users, what? Get a RotM badge!? LOL

I wish we were talking about numbers like 35%...but sadly it's ZERO.35%
One third of one percent of our total member base participated in RotM last month.
 
JimiJak, maybe allow the voting thread to be "bumped" throughout the voting period? Help make it more visible? ?

Fired from the other forum......twice

 
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