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  • Alumni June-July 2012

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    Chrs
    Published on June 20th 2012 06:27 PM
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    Oh hey!

    Alumni of the Month nominations are back.

    You can see the current contest here:
    http://www.theologyweb.com/campus/vbnominate.php?id=1

    To nominate or vote for someone, find one of their posts and click the "Nominate" button underneath it.

    Feel free to discuss it here. I'll announce the winner at the end of July.

    -Chrs
    This article was originally published in forum thread: Alumni June-July 2012 started by Chrs View original post
    Comments 62 Comments
    1. Teallaura's Avatar
      Teallaura - July 6th 2012, 08:51 PM
      Must be the little one... <goes to check>
    1. yxboom's Avatar
      yxboom - July 6th 2012, 08:58 PM
      Quote Originally posted by Chrawnus View Post
      yeah, I think the thing is messed up as well. I just voted for Jedidiah 2 times, and the total amount of votes went up from 33 to 35.
      this is why we can never have nice things
    1. princesa's Avatar
      princesa - July 6th 2012, 09:01 PM
      my name keeps disappearing from the nomination list, must be a glitch
    1. rogue06's Avatar
      rogue06 - July 6th 2012, 10:52 PM
      Yeahhhh. A glitch. That's it. A glitch. A glitch is causing it.
    1. KingsGambit's Avatar
      KingsGambit - July 6th 2012, 11:28 PM
      This poll has been brought to you by the City of Chicago Elections Department.
    1. rogue06's Avatar
      rogue06 - July 6th 2012, 11:46 PM
      Quote Originally posted by KingsGambit View Post
      This poll has been brought to you by the City of Chicago Elections Department.
      And some guy from Florida named Chad.

      We oughta hang him.
    1. Teluog's Avatar
      Teluog - July 7th 2012, 02:48 AM
      I vote for whatever Canadians are on the list.
    1. Soyeong's Avatar
      Soyeong - July 7th 2012, 11:08 AM
      Quote Originally posted by Teluog View Post
      I vote for whatever Canadians are on the list.
      That's almost as bad as voting for Obama because he was black.
    1. rogue06's Avatar
      rogue06 - July 7th 2012, 12:00 PM
      Quote Originally posted by Soyeong View Post
      That's almost as bad as voting for Obama because he was black.
      Not according to Morgan Freeman
    1. technomage's Avatar
      technomage - July 7th 2012, 09:27 PM
      Please remove my name from the nomination list. I've already been so honored once.
    1. Teluog's Avatar
      Teluog - July 8th 2012, 02:13 PM
      Maybe you're just that awesome.

      But since I'm more awesomer, I'll take your spot!

      Actually,there are enough awesome people there already that I can't compete with!
    1. Catholicity's Avatar
      Catholicity - July 12th 2012, 05:47 PM
      Vote for Oxmixmudd!!!!
    1. KingsGambit's Avatar
      KingsGambit - July 13th 2012, 02:21 PM
      Quote Originally posted by Catholicity28 View Post
      Vote for Oxmixmudd!!!!
      I already told myself I would next month if he doesn't win this month. I had already nominated somebody else.
    1. Ben Zwycky's Avatar
      Ben Zwycky - July 30th 2012, 03:53 AM
      So all of the nominees got voted for once? I'm not sure this experiment worked too well, or how I ended up getting nominated.
    1. Teallaura's Avatar
      Teallaura - July 30th 2012, 07:55 AM
      No, evidently some of them received multiple votes - the vote total is higher than the number of nominees. However, the period set was longer than the reset period so some people did vote twice (and for themselves - I wanted to see if I could ). So, yeah, needs considerable work.
    1. Ben Zwycky's Avatar
      Ben Zwycky - July 30th 2012, 02:47 PM
      But to have ten joint winners out of sixteen candidates? That seems a little unlikely, doesn't it?
    1. Teallaura's Avatar
      Teallaura - July 30th 2012, 03:19 PM
      Only in a system that is working fairly. In one that's all messed up, seems perfectly normal.

      Complaints should be pm'd to Chris - frequently. He likes lots of reminders!*








































      *Not really...
    1. KingsGambit's Avatar
      KingsGambit - August 1st 2012, 12:22 AM
      So, who won?
    1. Cow Poke's Avatar
      Cow Poke - August 1st 2012, 12:22 AM
      Quote Originally posted by KingsGambit View Post
      So, who won?
      Jaltus
    1. mossrose's Avatar
      mossrose - August 1st 2012, 10:56 AM
      Quote Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
      Jaltus
      Who?
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