Quite a while ago we had a little surprise for three of Neatorama's top commenters. It's our way of saying thank you for participating and making the blog better by commenting. Back then, I dropped a hint that we would do it again (at an unspecified future date) - and to qualify this time, you'd have to be a registered user on the blog.
Well, folks, it's time. I'd like to congratulate ted, Ali S., and Justin for winning a brand new Apple iPod shuffle 1GB (or $50 by PayPal if they live outside of the US).
Here's a screen shot of the Top Commenters for March 2008:
(Yes, other people had more comments than Ali S. and Justin, but they weren't registered users as of the time I write this post - sorry guys!).
We'll do this again, but like last time, I won't tell you when. It'll be unannounced - because it's not a ploy to boost up commenting (the last time we did this, there was a brief spike in comments, which then leveled off as I suspected it would). It's simply a "thank you" for Neatorama's most loyal readers/commenters. And yes, the next winners will also be registered user of the blog (Register here - it's fast and easy).
By the way, everyone has an equal chance of winning - the top commenter list is updated (reset) on a monthly basis.
Congratulations again to the winners and thank you everyone for reading and commenting on Neatorama!
Thanks again for the good times.
@Video Game Dork: that's an interesting idea but displaying the entire list will surely grind the server to halt! The top commenters list only list the 15 most prolific commenters, but they also show the number of comments made - so that'll give you an idea of how far off you are :)
@Fresh: With most browsers, all you have to do is login once and it'll remember who you are via cookies. :)
By the way - this was an excellent idea, Alex!
I guess I won't get the shuffle, but what the heck - $50 is a great bonus for running your mouth off.
or not
Cong rats 2 teh winnarz!
neatorama is really a neat blog!
Just kidding. That's really cool incentive to post! Good idea. I know I'll never be up for an award because I don't post too frequently (used to be 'Jake D.' before I registered) but I really enjoy seeing some comments under the posts. It adds a lot to the content because of the, usually, interesting perspectives added. And I like how the bloggers read the comment and often edit the posts on it; makes the community stronger!
The only thing I don't care for with the comments is when a vaguely dark post is made, it initiates all sorts of "don't see how this is neat..." etc. etc. negative comments. But that comes with the territory!
Anyway, nothin' but love for the site. *fist pound*
if we get banned, are we still in the running?
or is this one of those things where its more of a quality thing?
congrats!
I won something?
That's why you don't see any posts from thanerosse anymore. And probably from now on you won't see any from Rosi.
Any chance of fixing the registration system?