**Prize claiming schedule within**

[Charming, Order theorist]

Since we are starting to award prizes I thought I would record the prize winners as we go along and fill everyone in on the procedure. This is our plan:


(1) Prizes will be awarded as we go along, but we will wait until the end of the celebration to give out any books.

(2) No member will win more than two prizes. They can (and should!) keep participating - we just won't enter their name for other contests and activities.

(3) The moderators and celebration co-chairs will be eligible to win prizes, except for me. I might get too tempted. :-) No one will enter themselves in their own activity, but for all other activities they will be just like any other member.

(4) At the end of the celebration, I will run the random number generator to order the prize winners. The winners will choose from the prize vault in the order determined by the order. Members who have won two prizes will be entered twice. Each prize winner will have two days to choose a prize before we move them to the end of the line to choose last, so everyone else doesn't have to exist in suspense for too long.

(5) If any prizes are left at the end of the celebration, the moderator will choose awardees on such criteria as participation, funniness, excellence of icon, etc.


Any questions or comments?

[Charming, Order theorist]

List of prize winners

(1) Susan Laine won a prize on August 2nd for being our 500th member.

(2) Brad Cabe won on August 15 for voting in the first membership poll.

(3) Subaru won on August 20 for voting in the second membership poll.

(4) Kim won the haiku sidebar challenge on August 20.

[Charming, Order theorist]

(5) Curtis Pettit won on August 26 for voting in our third membership poll.

(6) Melaniem54 won on August 27 for providing the recipe for a Galaxy Martini.

[Aldous]

(7) Zeo, for Lithium Sun, Main Haiku Challenge, August 28.
(8) Penumbra, for Long Asleep, Main Haiku Challenge, August 28.

[Ravon, 500 celebration able assistant]

(9)Angel, for being the first (eligible) participant who entered a prompt
(10)Bluesky39-Random Winner who entered a prompt!
(11)Andrea, for being the first writer to pick a prompt
(12)Juli-Random winner who picked a prompt!

[Penumbra]

I won for Haiku? Thanks everyone :)

I woke up a short while ago so my brain is still a bit fuzzy. So I should just sit tight until another list comes out for the order of prizes to be picked?

[Charming, Order theorist]

Penumbra wrote: "I won for Haiku? Thanks everyone :)

I woke up a short while ago so my brain is still a bit fuzzy. So I should just sit tight until another list comes out for the order of prizes to be picked?"

See the first message above. :-)

[Penumbra]

Charming wrote: "See the first message above. :-) ..."

Yes, I did read it. I also said my brain was fuzzy ;)

I wanted confirmation on what I had sort of figured out through my haze. But I got an infinite loop of an answer, lol.

[Charming, Order theorist]

Last two prizes! Vote on these two group polls:

Favorite popular gay scifi book
http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/70...

and
People's Choice Haiku
http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/70...

[Penumbra]

Voted :D

[Syfy]

Me too ;P

[Anne]

I voted... for myself *hangs head in shame*

[Syfy]

No Anne, shame on me for having to vote for the ONLY book I've actually read from this list. And I call myself Syfy *snorts in self-disgust*
Was a goodie though, and I'll be adding the rest to my wishlist now!

[Anne]

LOL!

[Penumbra]

@Syfy - I haven't read any of the books, but I own one and the other is on my TBR list. So I went with one of those.

[Syfy]

Ah! So we're all good!
;P

[Charming, Order theorist]

Syfy wrote: "I'll be adding the rest to my wishlist now! "

I'd read a few reviews first for some of them. The tone and quality vary a lot, as would be expected from the fact they come from different lists.

[Syfy]

Charming wrote: "Syfy wrote: "I'll be adding the rest to my wishlist now! "

I'd read a few reviews first for some of them. The tone and quality vary a lot, as would be expected from the fact they come from differ..."

;P

[KimE]

I voted for the only one I had read and now iI have to go back and add stuff to my tbr last.

[Aldous]

People's Choice Haiku Award to Charming!

:) Yay, all done!

[Charming, Order theorist]

Last group poll entry winner: Bluesky39!

[Charming, Order theorist]

Anyone who won a prize and does not see it listed here, please let me know. I am about to run the random order generator and start giving out prizes. According to my calculations, there is one prize left, which will go to a member chosen by the moderators (unless I forgot someone).

[Aldous]

I didn't win anything :( Ah well. Next time.

[Charming, Order theorist]

Prize collection order:

1) Andrea
2) Bluesky 39
3) Susan Laine
4) Angel
5) Zeo
6) Curtis Petit
7) Brad Cabe
8) Melaniem54
9) Juli
10) Peggy
11) Subaru
12) Penumbra
13) Kim
14) Bluesky 39 (won twice!)
15) Charming

Each prize winner will have two days to claim their prize, after which they will be moved to the end of the claiming queue. I will PM the winners with the available prizes unless they have private profiles (in which case they will need to PM me first).

First up Andrea!

[Charming, Order theorist]

We are moving right along. Andrea and Bluesky39 have chosen their prizes. Next up is Susan Laine.

[Charming, Order theorist]

We are up to Zeo. Very efficient, everyone.

[Charming, Order theorist]

Hmm. We had to skip Curtis Petit on the two day rule. Up now: Brad Cabe.

[KimE]

Oh good. I didn't miss my place, yet. :)

[Charming, Order theorist]

We are up to Penumbra, Almost done . . .