GENERAL CONTEST RULES:
Note: Each contest may have specific guidelines or exceptions as noted.
Consider this the fine print detail.
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CONTEST PARTICIPATION AND RESTRICTIONS: You can join any or all contests but you may only enter each contest once and you can only WIN ONE! So if you win the $300 Name the Merchant Prize and the Member Count Contest you would get the $300 and the member count contest would go to the next closest guess. (If someone wins more than one contest they will be assigned the highest value prize and forfeit the lower prize - the 2nd prize goes to the next closest winner.)
AFFILIATES or WEBMASTER WINNERS ONLY– Merchants, affiliate managers, industry consultants and network reps cannot win a cash prize. (If your primary role is working for a company in the online marketing industry, you probably don't qualify to win. Contact me if you are unsure.)
MODS & CLIENTS EXCLUDED - Sorry, but for the purpose of encouraging member participation and in the interest of fairness, 5 Star moderators, administrators, family members and clients are not allowed to win.
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PAYMENTS – Cash payment made by Paypal only.
If you don’t have Paypal, sorry, that’s the only payment option.
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WINNERS, PARTICIPANTS PUBLIC DISCLOSURE: We reserve the right to publish participant's and/or winner’s forum screen names in the 5 star forum and 5 Star blog. If you give us permission we can also include your real name and a link to your site (free link juice – added benefit to winners.)
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CONTEST DATES: The contests begin Tuesday May 15th at NOON (**Forum time, PDT) and end at 3PM (**Forum time, PDT) on our anniversary, Monday June 25th, 2007.
EXCEPTION - Guess the member count contest ends June 15, 2007 Noon (**Forum time)
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: Winners will be announced during our anniversary week sometime between June 25, 2007 and June 29, 2007. To Be Determined.
**FORUM TIME, The forum is in California, Pacific Daylight Time. NOTE: The forum time is sometimes off by a few minutes, so be sure to get your entry in at least 10 min early to be on the safe side. We will close all contests at the specified time according to the forum time and there will be no exceptions.
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MINIMUM CONTEST ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS
I don’t do contests for the fun of it or just to throw money away, I do it to boost membership, help get more of you active, encourage more of you to share, generate some buzz & excitement and HAVE SOME FUN!
Therefore I am implementing minimum activity requirements for each contest so if not enough people enter a contest I don’t have to declare a winner and don’t have to pay out. THEREFORE for ANYONE to WIN - LOTS of you need to jump in and play. In other words I reserve the right to cancel, extend or not award a contest prize if minimums aren’t met. I don’t want to have to pay out $300 or even $100 for a contest only 2 or 3 people join. (That's no contest, it's just a give-away.) Each Anniversary contest may have different minimums, please read the rules for each contest.
GENERAL CONTEST MINIMUM is 10 QUALIFYING participants
unless otherwise stated in the individual contest rules.
$1,000 Forum Contest Details
(Thread closed - please PM me with any questions or if anything is unclear or needs to be added.)
Have fun and may the best members win!
Contest Rules - 2nd Anniversary Contest 2007
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