Thread: WiiHacks Valentine Contest-Win a WODE!

WiiHacks.com is having a Valentine's Day contest!

The theme of our latest contest is “Why I Love WiiHacks”. If writing about love for the site or community is too abstract, an acceptable variation for this contest is “Why I Love... Insert Name of Your Favorite WiiHacks Staffer Here.” [You might want to verify the gender of your favorite WiiHacks staffer]. Your written submission of no more than 500 words should be posted in the I Love WiiHacks contest Sticky thread in the Lounge area by February 14, 2010. Winners will be determined by the number of thanks received at the time the contest thread is locked at midnight (EST) February 14, 2010. Vote for your favorite by hitting the THANKS button.There's a Bonus Prize for voters!

RULES

1. Only submissions by Non-WiiHacks Staff are eligible for a prize. Submissions by WiiHacks staff are for fun only.
2. Submissions must be in written form and in English, but may be in the form of a love letter, short story, poem, song, sonnet, haiku, etc. Submissions violating site decency rules will be deleted.
3. Votes will be cast by counting eligible THANKS that were logged in by midnight (EST) Feb 14, 2010. WiiHacks staff may vote and be eligible for the bonus prize.
4. As submissions by WiiHacks staff are for entertainment only, members may show their appreciation by hitting the THANKS button.
5. Members who cast a vote, and are in good standing at the time of the drawing, will be eligible for the Bonus Prize.

PRIZES

FIRST PRIZE: A WODE (Wii Optical Drive Emulator).
Generously donated by [Only Registered Members May View Links| Click here to register]/[Only Registered Members May View Links| Click here to register] & [Only Registered Members May View Links| Click here to register]


SECOND PRIZE: $50 Amazon.com gift certificate.*
THIRD PRIZE: $25 Amazon.com gift certificate.*

BONUS VOTER PRIZE: One voter will be selected at random to also receive a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate.*

RULES CHANGE:
1. Due to the evident time and quality of most of our entries, members will be allowed to THANK or VOTE for more than one submission. However, multiple votes will not increase your chances of winning the Bonus Prize-each voting member will be counted only once for the Bonus Prize drawing.
2. Due to possible vote tampering concerns, votes from recent site registrants will be screened and subject to disqualification. Members involved in vote tampering, contest fixing, and other unethical activities may be subject to disciplinary action.

*Amazon gift certificates were donated by Gen3SF. Amazon.com gift certificates are good only for purchases made on the Amazon.com website, not the UK, CA, DE, etc websites. Winner is responsible for reading amazon.com restrictions on international purchases.

Entries become the property of WiiHacks.com.

Unfortunately, another rules change is needed; this time not for something in the spirit of this community.

Due to possible vote tampering concerns, votes from recent site registrants will be screened and subject to disqualification. Members involved in vote tampering, contest fixing, and other unethical activities may be subject to disciplinary action.

WiiHacks members, the best way to counter these unscrupulous fraudulent "members" is to vote and urge our true WiiHacks members to vote. The WiiHacks community should make it a point to read all of the entries not just the first ones. Applaud, laugh, and enjoy the efforts of our members and show our appreciation for their efforts by voting.

VOTE and get another current member to also VOTE
Remember there's a Bonus Prize for a lucky VOTER