Entry of the Month
Created | Updated Oct 9, 2008
Entry of the Month is one year old!
Thank you all for voting! We now have a total of 12 Edited Entries which proudly display the coveted Entry of the Month badge. I believe that the quality of Edited Entries is as good now as it's ever been, and your support of this competition has in no small part helped to bring this about.
The project was initiated by Mu Beta, who, as you may have heard, has decided to take a rest from running it, presumably to spend more time with his Phantasy Phootball game. I'm sure you will join me in sending him your appreciation of all his hard work in getting this project up and running, in selecting helpful shortlists of entries, and ensuring a fair vote.
The Winners
This month we have two new winners to announce:
Entry of the Month, July 2008 is Bodyline - When Cricket Divided Nations.
laconian wrote and Gnomon sub-edited this fascinating account of the England cricket team's questionable tactics during their 1932/33 Ashes tour of Australia, and the political fallout which followed. The Aussies have never forgiven the Poms for this episode, with the argument even resurfacing during Peer Review!
Entry of the Month, August 2008 is Malaysian Teapot Worship - The Ayah Pin Cult.
Written by myself and edited by Galaxy Babe, this is the sad story of the persecution of a peaceful religious cult, after they had built a most unusual and colourful shrine. The Entry was beautifully illustrated by Malabarista, who has single-handedly resurrected the h2g2 Community Artists.
Congratulations to everyone involved in both!
September Competition
These are a few which caught my eye this month, and which hopefully illustrate the variety of Entries in this month's competition. It's not the full list, of course - there are a total of 44 Entries which you can vote for, and the last item in this list links to the Front Page Archive, where you will find all the others. As always, please look through the entries and cast a vote for your favourite. Not only that, but please ask your h2g2 friends to take part, too.
Icy's Suggestions
Angels And The Classification Thereof - There's so much more to them than a Robbie Williams song.
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway, NE Lincolnshire, UK - If you think the train's small, you should see the pub.
Constellations: Dorado 'the Dorado Fish' - One of no less than 13 Entries from this stellar series this month.
How To Find A New Flat In A Hurry - Full of practical advice and tips.
'Shark Summer' - New Jersey, 1916 - If Entries had theme tunes, then this one would be Jaws.
The Art of Making Devilled Eggs - Devilishly tasty.
The Headington Shark, Oxfordshire, England - Beats having two dead pigeons in the water tank.
And Many More .... from the Front Page Archive for September 2008.
Can I Vote?
Of course you can! Entry of The Month is all about popular opinion. So whether you're an old-hand in Peer Review or you just signed up yesterday, you are more than welcome to post your vote to the forum below.
IMPORTANT: Please post only once to the voting forum. Votes can then be quickly counted without having to double-check. Please do not try to vote anywhere else. Voting for your own Entry is politely discouraged. This system is reliant on your goodwill and honesty.
But I don't like any of your suggestions!
That's fine. My list is just a few which caught my eye. If you've seen something you prefer, please vote for that Entry instead. It would help if you could include an A-Number by way of a link.
All an Entry needs to qualify is to have been put on the Front Page for the first time in the last month. Please check the date on the Entry you are nominating. It happens that old Entries are sometimes put back on the Front Page for a 'second spell' – you can identify these on the Front Page Archive as they have a little ®
beside them. The Entry Of The Month must be first published in the month in question.
The competition will be closed at a judicious point between the end of the calendar month in which the competition is published and the following Post deadline, when voting activity has been quiet for a period of time. Either Icy North or the Post Team will announce closure by posting to the voting thread. The votes will be tallied and any ties will be resolved by the Post Team. The Post Team's decision on any matter relating to the competition will be final.
