*Ended* It's Time to Vote for Your Favorite Pumpkin

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It's time to vote for your favorite pumpkins! This year we have a whopping 200+ entries compared to 19 last year. The top 50 based on votes will get Black Friday Tshirts and we will pick the winner of the Dell Mini. It will be a difficult decision as there are some very cool and creative designs. Needless to say, we are very impressed. We have a lot of talented Slickdealers. <a href="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/view_album.php?set_albumName=2008pumpkins"><img src="http://i.slickdeals.net/images/smilies2/whee2.gif" alt="" /></a>

To vote, <a href="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/view_album.php?set_albumName=2008pumpkins" target="_blank">click here</a> and go to our gallery to see all the pumpkins. In the gallery, click on the voting link for the pumpkins that you like and it'll bring you to the corresponding thread to vote. Once in the thread, remember to click the thumbs up icon. Please note that there are 11 pages and you can navigate through the pages at the bottom with the arrows. Thanks to all who participated!

[littlewing78]

That's a lot of pumpkins. Some of those are awesome.

[littledebbie]

seriously. you guys are creative.

[wellborn]

I had a blast making mine - but I learned a lesson today.

Don't use the Internet for patterns.

[leastcmplicated]

I had a blast making mine - but I learned a lesson today.

Don't use the Internet for patterns.

lol yeaaa.... but some i didnt recognize as patterns were awesome! a lot of SD logos...

[yuugotserved]

#6th post!

wow so many compared to this year.. i was busy doing my homework. :/ good luck to everyone!

[crazy4vs]

Good luck to the winner :whee: Seriously, those are some terrific carvings :nod:

[desert_starr_57]

There are some really good ones on there! Some really nice original ones.

[mrsblack]

:whee2:


Wow!! GREAT pumpkins!

:starwars: (my five yr old picked this smiley lol- he wants to see the pumpkins AGAIN!)

[krys091]

Everyone did an awesome job!

[siegler]

Too bad the pictures aren't randomly generated though. If you're on page 10 you're screwed.

[.teri.]

Great pumpkins!! Hard to pick just one!

[Schooby]

Great pumpkins!! Hard to pick just one!

You don't have to vote for just one.

[lordoffire]

Too bad the pictures aren't randomly generated though. If you're on page 10 you're screwed.

.....I thought that too....it will be unfair to those in the back.....a lot of people aren't going to want to look through all of them so they pick the first "good" one they see.....

[Inquistive0ne]

.....I thought that too....it will be unfair to those in the back.....a lot of people aren't going to want to look through all of them so they pick the first "good" one they see.....

I don't think that is true. there is one in the 200+ folks that has a lot of votes. plus they are all really cool I want to see all of them.

[duckiesandie]

Wowzers. Been looking forward to the gallery all week. I can't believe there are so many posts! Good luck to everyone!

[.teri.]

You don't have to vote for just one.

Thanks! Time to go vote for a few more :bounce:

[~Precious~]

Awesome carvings. I just cannot pick one over the other!!!!!

Glad I can pick many :D

[kstock44]

So is there and easy way to see who is in the lead? Without looking at every pumkin.

[Hornett]

So is there and easy way to see who is in the lead? Without looking at every pumkin.

You could look at the forum where they are posted and search for the highest rated post.

Good luck everyone!

- Hornett

[Inquistive0ne]

When does the voting end? was that written somewhere?

So is there and easy way to see who is in the lead? Without looking at every pumkin.

I think if you go here it shows...
http://forums.slickdeals.net/forumdisplay.php?sduid=80625&f=43&daysprune=-1&icon=0&tagid=0&order=desc&sort=voteavg

[evilkeo]

oooh, i read the rules as only one pic allowed. crap.

[littlewing78]

Did I win yet?

[funmike]

Lots of great entries. I'll be lucky to be in the top 50. Some idjit went out of his/her way to vote thumbs-down on my entry. :mad: That ain't right...

[desert_starr_57]

That isn't right. Just don't vote for one no need to thumbs down it.

[Schooby]

Can someone actually thumbdown an entry??? I wouldn't have thought so. And that's pretty crummy.

[starck16]

I don't think that is true. there is one in the 200+ folks that has a lot of votes. plus they are all really cool I want to see all of them.

This is definitely unfair, but voting only effects the free t-shirts according to the rules. The slickdeals mods get to decide on the winner of the laptop

[desert_starr_57]

But don't only the top 50 get in the running for the laptop?

[wuzzy]

Can someone actually thumbdown an entry??? I wouldn't have thought so. And that's pretty crummy.

yup:( I suggested thumbs up only.

[waveofdestiny]

Were all pumpkin pictures submitted this year included in the contest? My entry was crappy but don't see it, just wondering if it was pre-sorted and the better ones listed to vote on.

[Inquistive0ne]

Were all pumpkin pictures submitted this year included in the contest? My entry was crappy but don't see it, just wondering if it was pre-sorted and the better ones listed to vote on.

if you didn't go by all there requirements they didn't put it up, but other than that it should be there. Did you have a placard that said slickdeals 2008 on it?

[waveofdestiny]

if you didn't go by all there requirements they didn't put it up, but other than that it should be there. Did you have a placard that said slickdeals 2008 on it?

Yep, all requirements were met inc. slickdeals 2008 placard - The placard read "Slickdeals 2008 - With deals so good they're SCARY". I pm'd a mod (before the rules were changed to pm slickdeals) and they confirmed the entry but for the life of me I don't see it. Though my eyes are pretty crappy.

[littlewing78]

So I need some help. I seem to be checking how I am doing about every 5 minutes. I have to go to work tomorrow and I just dont know if I can do that.

[Schooby]

Yep, all requirements were met inc. slickdeals 2008 placard - The placard read "Slickdeals 2008 - With deals so good they're SCARY". I pm'd a mod (before the rules were changed to pm slickdeals) and they confirmed the entry but for the life of me I don't see it. Though my eyes are pretty crappy.

You should PM the mod you sent your entry to. :nod:

[The Raddish]

Were all pumpkin pictures submitted this year included in the contest? My entry was crappy but don't see it, just wondering if it was pre-sorted and the better ones listed to vote on.

I have verified that your entry is included in the contest. Did you forget which pumpkin was yours?

[Schooby]

I have verified that your entry is included in the contest. Did you forget which pumpkin was yours?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[waveofdestiny]

I have verified that your entry is included in the contest. Did you forget which pumpkin was yours?

No, I have crappy eyes =\ I went through the list twice and still don't see it. I wear contacts *and* glasses if that tells you something though :lmao:

edit: ty mods for pointing out my crappy entry haha. I couldn't have ever saw it w/o your help. I need new glasses and contacts. Or laser eye surgery. Or maybe all three haha

[schrislip]

Great competition this year! I'm already planning next year's pumpkin! :)

[zionmagus]

man, that little kid is farking awesome, that's some carving skills right there. not necessarily the best overall imo but technically superb.

i'm digging 2, 5, 28, 69, 72, and 131

it's funny how there are so many Obama carvings but there is no McCain.

[Inquistive0ne]

man, that little kid is farking awesome, that's some carving skills right there. not necessarily the best overall imo but technically superb.

i'm digging 2, 5, 28, 69, 72, and 131

it's funny how there are so many Obama carvings but there is no McCain.

There is a McCain one, i think. but...it is with Obama.

[hawaiiandawn]

Wow! Very exciting to see so many entries this year! :)

[leastcmplicated]

so when does the voting end? I'm sorry if I missed it somewhere I looked

[MinhTrinh]

I voted for the superman one, nice idea

[Inquistive0ne]

so when does the voting end? I'm sorry if I missed it somewhere I looked

I was looking for it too. It ends on the 7th (friday)

[rsaenz55]

lol....this great

[piglet91]

#6 is the good on it look like a WOW WOW wubbzy

[ho1mez]

At times I wonder what ever happened to the "OLD-FASHIONED" pumpkin carvings...lol

Now it's all about showing the artistic skills and putting in pictures in the the pumpkin, but where are those gruesome pumpkin faces? :(

[funmike]

where are those gruesome pumpkin faces? :(
There is a Sarah Palin pumpkin with fangs and horns in the contest! :lmao:

[littlelovely21]

I didn't realize you were allowed to thumbs down either but apparently mine got a few of those :sadwalk:

[Thunder30]

At times I wonder what ever happened to the "OLD-FASHIONED" pumpkin carvings...lol

Now it's all about showing the artistic skills and putting in pictures in the the pumpkin, but where are those gruesome pumpkin faces? :(

I tend to think of pumpkin carving as actually cutting through the pumpkin...not peeling the skin to make pictures in it. Of course you can make some really elaborate pictures that way...you don't have to worry about the pumpkin falling apart on you if you don't plan correctly. Pumpkin peeled/painted art should have its own category in my opinion.

[MastahDRIFT]

I tend to think of pumpkin carving as actually cutting through the pumpkin...not peeling the skin to make pictures in it. Of course you can make some really elaborate pictures that way...you don't have to worry about the pumpkin falling apart on you if you don't plan correctly. Pumpkin peeled/painted art should have its own category in my opinion.

yeah, I really thought that it would be like that myself. Too bad I was so busy with my research that I didnt have time to make one

[ho1mez]

Yea, actually cutting through the pumpkin to make eyes, nose, and mouth is what I would consider "PUMPKIN CARVING"...:(

[taylorpsx]

But don't only the top 50 get in the running for the laptop?

Maybe they should throw in a few more larger prizes (a few runner ups) given the larger than expected response they received this year?

[Rasterman]

I don't think that is true. there is one in the 200+ folks that has a lot of votes. plus they are all really cool I want to see all of them.

Graph the votes vs. order of the pictures and I'm sure you will see a trend, the spike at 200+ is probably someone who sent a mass email to their friends to vote for theirs directly. Not having a random listing makes the voting almost pointless, the first page pumpkins will get magnitudes more views and votes than the rest.

To eliminate the 'friends voting' problem only people who entered should get to vote, and if you don't vote your submission is disqualified.

Since you are unlikely to make them random perhaps an easy fix is to use some javascript to make the link to the gallery go to a random page in the series, better than nothing.

[gamebucketman]

Graph the votes vs. order of the pictures and I'm sure you will see a trend, the spike at 200+ is probably someone who sent a mass email to their friends to vote for theirs directly. Not having a random listing makes the voting almost pointless, the first page pumpkins will get magnitudes more views and votes than the rest.

To eliminate the 'friends voting' problem only people who entered should get to vote, and if you don't vote your submission is disqualified.

Since you are unlikely to make them random perhaps an easy fix is to use some javascript to make the link to the gallery go to a random page in the series, better than nothing.

That sounds like a good idea

[funmike]

To eliminate the 'friends voting' problem only people who entered should get to vote
That will sharply cut back on interest from the general public. To eliminate friends or fictitious people registering on SlickDeals for the sole purpose of voting for their friend's entry, how about allow voting only from members who have been registered on SlickDeals for more than 3 months?

I agree that the order of gallery entries plays a factor in number of votes received. Especially with 200+ entries.

[Thunder30]

That will sharply cut back on interest from the general public. To eliminate friends or fictitious people registering on SlickDeals for the sole purpose of voting for their friend's entry, how about allow voting only from members who have been registered on SlickDeals for more than 3 months?

I agree that the order of gallery entries plays a factor in number of votes received. Especially with 200+ entries.

I know that you couldn't enter if you posted your pumpkin in a thread, but I don't recall if you weren't allowed to tell anyone which one was yours. Anybody remember? I don't know where to find the rules since the original link is gone.

[Silimeeh]

these pumpkins are amazing

[nimaim]

I know that you couldn't enter if you posted your pumpkin in a thread, but I don't recall if you weren't allowed to tell anyone which one was yours. Anybody remember? I don't know where to find the rules since the original link is gone.
No, you are not supposed to tell anyone; posting and saying a specific pumpkin is yours will likely get you disqualified from the running for both the mini AND the tshirt. The basis for this contest is that every entry remains anonymous, so that there is no bias when voting.

[Thunder30]

No, you are not supposed to tell anyone; posting and saying a specific pumpkin is yours will likely get you disqualified from the running for both the mini AND the tshirt. The basis for this contest is that every entry remains anonymous, so that there is no bias when voting.

Thanks for the clarification. :)

[taylorpsx]

Graph the votes vs. order of the pictures and I'm sure you will see a trend, the spike at 200+ is probably someone who sent a mass email to their friends to vote for theirs directly. Not having a random listing makes the voting almost pointless, the first page pumpkins will get magnitudes more views and votes than the rest.

To eliminate the 'friends voting' problem only people who entered should get to vote, and if you don't vote your submission is disqualified.

Since you are unlikely to make them random perhaps an easy fix is to use some javascript to make the link to the gallery go to a random page in the series, better than nothing.

I would have to say that be simply looking at the votes leaders right now I think your argument is pretty flawed about the votes vs order of the pictures. If you were to look at the pumpkins who have received the most votes to this point you'll see that four of the top 9 are #100 or greater. That mean's that people have already looked through half of the pages at that point. Personally, I didn't mind looking through all of them. While I may not have clicked on each one to see it in greater detail I at least gave them all a glance...

I do think you can argue that those entries with lower numbers are getting more page views but I think the quality of the pumpkins is what is driving the votes. To simply accuse people of cheating just because they weren't one of the first to submit their entries is a little overboard.

In the end, I think the random page is a fantastic idea. Then we wouldn't have to have debates like this about who may have cheated and whether or not it was all fair :nod:

[desert_starr_57]

I was going to mention that. There are some from the higher numbers in the top. I think if it had been random that might have been nicer, but it really isn't affecting it that much.

[funmike]

If you're just going by the numbers, then 17 of the bottom 20 are #100 or greater. Order does seem to play a factor in voting.

[Thunder30]

Just wondered on the rules. Did they say just 1 pumpkin could be entered? If so, where does that leave the entries that have multiple pumpkins?

Also, the placards were to read "Slickdeals 2008"...I came across a couple that didn't have the year. Isn't this only the third year this has been done? If so then they would know if any pumpkins were previously entered (assuming that is the reason they wanted the year).

Would either of these issues disqualify anyone on a technicality or was that taken into consideration by the mods prior to posting them?

Again, just looking for clarification on the contest rules since they are no longer available for review.

EDIT: Found the original post with the rules.

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=229346&t=968235

It doesn't state 1 pumpkin, but it seems to imply it in the first 3 rules...the year on the placard is mentioned.

[slickdeals]

Congrats to all who entered our 3rd annual pumpkin contest! Here's the list of winners. Check your pm box for the link to claim your prize.

Entry # # of Votes Profile
131 78 buvwon (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=352046)
211 77 taylorpsx (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=447683)
69 69 crazedpanda (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=314873)
5 57 kvanbeekum (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=440247)
28 56 carina83 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=80625)
4 54 dolausen (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=264246)
10 47 twood (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=193698)
121 45 djk1 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=446851)
174 40 littlewing78 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=446965)
88 35 mrsblack (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=157415)
2 35 xxxxxxx (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=31889)
206 33 Loki13 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=447619)
210 32 dakdak900 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=447687)
38 29 maddoghoek100 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=9476)
139 27 gamebucketman (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=224417)
85 24 wickedpixel (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=446343)
119 23 mreggena (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=26802)
20 22 The451Kid (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=53580)
72 20 antistar (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=24116)
37 20 littledebbie (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=289562)
63 19 jwendorff123 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=446127)
105 19 Thunder30 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=229346)
75 19 MyrtleBeachGuy (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=446245)
195 18 desert_starr_57 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=240793)
13 18 BrutalTakeDown (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=442555)
93 17 shadow217e (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=151516)
15 17 cricketnspaz (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=420253)
90 17 EatChex89 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=53996)
9 17 Burnedby89 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=69117)
23 17 CSCgenesis (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=443659)
192 17 OperatorS (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=188604)
16 17 jerryez (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=236930)
111 17 quiksilverfox (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=314065)
108 16 LongTimeLurker7 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=368236)
181 16 AlidarJarok (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=70451)
34 16 m1chael001 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=293847)
30 16 hsinchiehlin (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=444559)
27 15 Visonik238 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=444407)
117 15 biohzrd (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=16983)
164 14 sunkid (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=447125)
17 14 noelpd (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=442153)
98 14 funmike (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=58636)
207 11 evilkeo (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=429196)
167 13 brakelight (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=447273)
209 13 ACCFAN (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=106378)
99 13 syckey (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=446333)
76 13 littlelovely21 (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=373538)
41 13 whimseys (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=10547)
7 12 leastcmplicated (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=425728)
11 12 xsteph1022x (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=149496)
156 11 lordoffire (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=230444)
183 11 DreamStatic (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=447387)


Grand Prize Winner
It was difficult for us to pick a grand prize winner out of so many great pumpkins. In the end, buvwon's pumpkin edged ahead. It won the popular vote and it incorporated the SD logo.

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry131b.sized.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=989053)

Highlights
<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry211a.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=990551)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry5b.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=972757)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry4a.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=972751)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry20a.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=979331)


<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry28a.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=982965)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry99a.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=5936&t=988101)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry139a.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=989135)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry174c.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=990149)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry206a.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=5936&t=990513)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry38a.thumb.jpg" /> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=984701)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry72a.thumb.jpg"> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=987091)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry69c.thumb.jpg"> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=987055)

<img src="http://gallery.slickdeals.net/albums/2008pumpkins/entry121a.thumb.jpg"> (http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=404&t=988865)

[kvanbeekum]

Congrats for all that entered our 3rd annual pumpkin contest! Here's the list of winners:
[code]
Entry # # of Votes Profile
131 78 buvwon (http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=352046)
211 77 taylorpsx ("http://forums.slickdeals.net/member.php?u=447683“)

I think you may have made a mistake and left out a name or 2 - Entry #5 was ours, #211 was someone else's

Edit: Weird - when copied it here, it's correct - maybe the original post was messed up

[nimaim]

Congrats to the grand prize winner, buvwon, the 50 tshirt winners, and a sincere thanks to all the participants. You guys made this a great contest ... over 200 pumpkin entries and they were all very creative. Looks like you guys outdo yourselves every year! :whee2: