BIG BOOK Give Away!!!

[OhhWatALoser]

I just bought 9 tickets, if the mods can't participate, I will donate the book to go to a mod/admin only drawing (which think about it, would give a way better chance of winning). If the mods do participate in this one, which I see no issue with, I will still donate the book for another round of raffles to generate more donations. I actually have no desire to own the book.

[MarkS]

Giving this announcement a Sunday bump! AND, I have a question for y'all...

DO YOU THINK IT'S UNFAIR THAT MODS CAN'T PARTICIPATE?

I feel bad for having to exclude the mods from participating in this. They give freely of their time and energy to help keep things running smoothly around here, but then aren't allowed to actually win anything when we have something to give away. But the appearance of "playing favorites" if one of the mods won can be quite damaging.

Of course, we'd still keep the admins out of it, that's entirely different. But the mods are regular members of the site that have been given a few extra "powers" to help keep the site in good order.

What do y'all think?

That's okay, I think it's important to not even have the smallest hint of impropriety. I'm sure most people wouldn't mind, but there would be one or two who would shout 'cheater cheater' if a mod won. Best to avoid that possibility no matter how small the odds.

(besides, I already donate to USARK every year on my birthday)

[JLC]

Ironically enough, the only objections posed to the idea of mod participation are from mods, because they would rather protect the site than win a prize. We have an AWESOME team!

The admins have discussed it, and there have been no objections raised from the members, so we've decided to open up the contests to the mods as well, if they wish to participate. The winner will be chosen through a random-number-generator and I will take screen shots of the entire process.

So ya'll have fun with it, and buy lots of tickets for USARK!! If you have friends who love ball pythons, be sure to let them know about this opportunity and have them register if they're not already members. Let's blow the roof off and give USARK a donation that can make a difference!!

[JLC]

Just givin' this a bump. Let's get some action going here! What morph/combo would you like most to see and learn about?

[Freakie_frog]

Ironically enough, the only objections posed to the idea of mod participation are from mods, because they would rather protect the site than win a prize. We have an AWESOME team!

The admins have discussed it, and there have been no objections raised from the members, so we've decided to open up the contests to the mods as well, if they wish to participate. The winner will be chosen through a random-number-generator and I will take screen shots of the entire process.

So ya'll have fun with it, and buy lots of tickets for USARK!! If you have friends who love ball pythons, be sure to let them know about this opportunity and have them register if they're not already members. Let's blow the roof off and give USARK a donation that can make a difference!!

Agreed! I'm good either way. I wont participate so that someone else can have a crack at winning it..

[SlitherinSisters]

Yay! I can play!

[JLC]

Let's get some buzz here! This is a GREAT chance to win something awesome. We're a small community (relatively speaking) so you're not competing against tens of thousands of others buying raffle tickets...just a few! So get your name in the hat (as many times as you'd like!) and win that book!

If you could have ANY one ball python out of that book, what would it be? (And if you're thinking, "I don't have the book so I don't know what's in it," just imagine any and every known base or combo morph out there and choose one!)

For me, I really, really want a Sunset ball. That's my most out-of-reach dream. What about you???

[Aes_Sidhe]

Are those Signed ??

[JLC]

Are those Signed ??

I don't know. They should be here in the next day or two and as soon as they arrive, I'll check and see if we got signed copies or not.

I'm happy to autograph them, though.

[DNACurtusK]

Got my ticket! Good luck everyone! Great cause!