DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!! Forum of the year on The Reptile Report!!!

We have the people, now we just need the votes! We can do it!

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Well, looks like we've dropped to 5th place now, but it's close

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Originally Posted by marks

well, looks like we've dropped to 5th place now, but it's close

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:O what!!!?!!!

WHAAAAA ? Ive been voting every day...:(

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I've been voting daily.

Keep voting for my Black Pewter in the BP photo section and Gharial in the croc section too! :)

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Well when the BLBC nearly DOUBLES their vote count in one day it can be kind of hard to catch up. But at least we're back into 4th place again, by 7 votes.

Vote, vote, vote!!!!!

Wow. How can those guys have that many votes? :( Still voting daily.

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Originally Posted by DooLittle

Wow. How can those guys have that many votes? :( Still voting daily.

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A lot of the bigger breeders are on BLBC, thus can ask the aide of their followers/ fans/customers/posse/etc etc



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Originally Posted by satomi325

A lot of the bigger breeders are on BLBC, thus can ask the aide of their followers/ fans/customers/posse/etc etc



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This is crazy, we have the most people and I know everyone on this thread has voted pretty much daily

Bump. VOTE PEOPLE!

Voted.

Don't forget to vote! Link works via phone as well!

bump :burp:

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Originally Posted by dgring

Iherp have more than double our votes :(, who knew they were so big?

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It's not the size of the ship that counts...

True dat.

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BUMP! Keep voting, folks! There are over 43,000 views in the "Rate the BP above you" thread - but we are losing the TRR award for best forum?! Come on! Links are below!

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

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You can vote every day in December for the Forum of the Year on The Reptile Report!
http://thereptilereport.com/pe/2013/...moftheyear2013


There are so many members who have literally dedicated a bit of their lives to this site so why not get recognized for all the time you spend on here helping the community! We were nominated for this award, now we just need the votes to win! There is a ton of information and so many great people on here, we all deserve the win!


Cast your vote today, tomorrow, and every day until the end of the year! I'll try to keep this bumped so we don't forget!
http://thereptilereport.com/pe/2013/...moftheyear2013

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Originally Posted by Annarose15

BUMP! Keep voting, folks! There are over 43,000 views in the "Rate the BP above you" thread - but we are losing the TRR award for best forum?! Come on! Links are below!

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No kidding! :tears:

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No kidding! :tears:

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Why don't we put a free BP to a random active member who posts if we win. That should get things moving.

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Originally Posted by Neal

Why don't we put a free BP to a random active member who posts if we win. That should get things moving.

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This forum educates and offers a sense of community for hundreds or even thousands daily. The least the community can do is throw a few votes without needing an extra bribe. I know you mean well, Neal, but I think folks can offer a little gratitude to the site gratis.

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This forum educates and offers a sense of community for hundreds or even thousands daily. The least the community can do is throw a few votes without needing an extra bribe. I know you mean well, Neal, but I think folks can offer a little gratitude to the site gratis.

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Oh I know Anna. I'm just saying that might really put their butt in gear. We have several hundred people visit daily who have a computer and at least a cell phone. They could easily put us in first place with a vote on each one daily.

I have to say I'm honestly surprised that BP.net isn't in first place given the sheer size of this place, and like others said, how helpful it is. Unfortunately, my heart belongs to another (Go iHerp!) and that might be part of the problem; Those people who would be enthusiastic enough to vote every day may be voting for another site. I'm pretty excited about this being a David vs. Goliath situation though, considering how comparatively small iHerp is, how large Bush League is, and how fierce the competition between the two is.

The people who make this forum happen do an excellent job at fostering a helpful and welcoming community, but I've seen the dedication that Aaron has for iHerp and I'm eager to see his efforts rewarded even if it's just a small gesture.

You can vote for both...

Ok, I have never been to iherp. Just went to take a peek. They are rallying hard. Driving around voting from different wifi sources, having family and friends vote. While that seems a bit like cheating to me... LET'S GO PEOPLE! We have a huge community here. If you log on daily to see what's going on, we deserve your votes. We are running out of time...

I've been voting every day. So has my husband. Might have to see if I can get my mom and my brother to vote too.

BLBC and iherp both have over 1300. We only have 300 something. *tears*

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Ok, I have never been to iherp. Just went to take a peek. They are rallying hard. Driving around voting from different wifi sources, having family and friends vote. While that seems a bit like cheating to me... LET'S GO PEOPLE! We have a huge community here. If you log on daily to see what's going on, we deserve your votes. We are running out of time...

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:0 :( That explains a lot....

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Originally Posted by DooLittle

Ok, I have never been to iherp. Just went to take a peek. They are rallying hard. Driving around voting from different wifi sources, having family and friends vote. While that seems a bit like cheating to me... LET'S GO PEOPLE! We have a huge community here. If you log on daily to see what's going on, we deserve your votes. We are running out of time...

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It does seem a bit like cheating. :tears:

wow I see that too

I just look at the votes we are nowhere even close to winning.

I just want to say a few things about these awards...

First off, I haven't pushed for the votes myself because it feels....weird, or disingenuous to ask for votes in a contest that is run by a company I work for. But I WOULD like to see BP.net roar ahead and show 'em what we've got. It could still be done....if the membership here really wanted it badly enough. We have the numbers to surge ahead.

Second, and what I believe is far more important....is that there is NO cheating going on. Not even anything improper.

How often have we seen someone come here and post a thread in the Off Topic forum asking for members to support them in some contest or poll they are involved in at some other site? And how often are we happy to go over there and support our friend/neighbor? Do you think you're "cheating" by doing so, even though you weren't aware of that other site before? Do you think that person is cheating by asking for outside support from their friends? No.

If you have a site with 50 dedicated members willing to hustle their butts off and get lots of votes for a site they care very much about....versus a site with 500 regular members who might be talked into moseying over to vote once in a while for a site they take for granted.....

How is that cheating? It's dedication and hard work...plain and simple.

Yes, I'm a little disappointed that BP.net members don't seem to have the same competitive fire that other site members have. Maybe because we're SO big, everyone thinks that everyone else is taking care of business so they don't have to.

But I still believe in our mission here, and I believe we do it better than anyone else in the realm of ball pythons specifically and reptiles in general. If YOU believe so as well, then get on over there and vote....AND...get your friends and family to vote, too. Even if we don't start a landslide of last-minute votes, at least we can make a better showing than we are now.

One thing that someone pointed out to me recently is that most of the members here are not regular members. Many members come and go. They ask their questions and become overnight experts and usually just move on afterwards. There are very few regular members if you really count out the actual numbers in comparison to the number of accounts.

In the few years I've been here, I no longer see the same people who posted regularly a year ago or whatever other years.


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Originally Posted by DooLittle

Ok, I have never been to iherp. Just went to take a peek. They are rallying hard. Driving around voting from different wifi sources, having family and friends vote. While that seems a bit like cheating to me... LET'S GO PEOPLE! We have a huge community here. If you log on daily to see what's going on, we deserve your votes. We are running out of time...

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The unfortunate truth is that iHerp was winning BEFORE the vote-hussling started, when the numbers were first posted, by having the regular active members vote on their home connection daily. When the totals were posted last week, Bush League's thread on the topic started bragging about how they were getting customers/employees etc to vote for them. That's when we (iHerp) started the vote-hustling in response, and tbh if they were nearly as dedicated as we are, we wouldn't even stand a chance, it's only because they occasionally care that we're able to keep up.

The same goes for bp.net! If everyone here participated as vigorously, bp.net would blow iHerp AND Bush League out of the water!

I voted


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Is iHerp even technically a forum?

I always thought it was more like facebook for reptile lovers though granted, I don't know much about it. I might have to check it out.

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In the literal sense of the word, yes. iHerp is a forum. It's not laid out the same way as bp.net. The "thread" capabilities are limited to three types; Blogs, Help requests, and Walls, but that doesn't disqualify it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum

kinda looks like a reptile facebook

Bump again! Come on, BP.netters!

I'm still voting every day!

I just noticed that you can vote for more then one site. I wonder if they both count?

Vote!!!

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Voting is now closed due to someone discovering a method to officially cheat. The closed notice is on their facebook page, but there are no details about what exactly happened that constituted cheating, just that whatever it was got spread around Facebook earlier today.

Sweet! So maybe we WILL win, by having casted all of our honest votes!! :)

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Ya know, my thoughts were, great if they are "rallying and getting family too vote". But... If it's just Joe blow and peeps that aren't into reptiles voting, does that really earn them the spot? I mean, good for hustling, but that's just 1 person recruiting 5 votes. Not 6 people that think they are the best...;)

Looks like ALL categories are closed for now not just the forums section, any rumors about why are just speculation. I'm sure they'll have it cleared up soon.

For the invert breeder category, one person is doing a giveaway to earn votes. Isn't that bribery? It isn't if I win the giveaway! Lol.
It's the first time, there's bound to be trouble. They'll know a better way next time.

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I was wondering why I couldn't vote... Very interesting.

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For the invert breeder category, one person is doing a giveaway to earn votes. Isn't that bribery? It isn't if I win the giveaway! Lol.
It's the first time, there's bound to be trouble. They'll know a better way next time.

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Didn't someone here suggest that we do the very same thing? :P

Seriously though...all in all, the entire event went extraordinarily well and the response has been extremely positive, even after the early closing. Of all the nominees, 99% of them have a great attitude and realize this is all for fun and a great way to draw the herping community together. Of course, there are always a few individuals who take things too personally and/or too seriously and can't see any good beyond their own gain.

From the get-go, the tech guys at TRR knew how to find and weed out the occasional cheat votes that were sure to come. However, yesterday, one individual discovered a major exploit and then MAILED instructions on how to use that exploit to thousands of people. Robyn (or someone at TRR) got wind of that as soon as it happened and made the decision to close the polls early BEFORE that scale of cheating could begin.

So it's all good. Winners will be announced on the appointed day. :)