Entry of the Month: September 2009
Created | Updated Oct 25, 2009
Thank you to everyone voting in the August competition. We're still trying to align ourselves with the new Post catching up after the h2g2 Post summer break. We will have another shortened voting period for this September competition, but should be back to normal soon.
The Winners
As is customary, we have a new winner to announce:
Entry of the Month, August 2009 is A54096816 - Grace Gifford's Wedding.
This Entry, written by dmitrigheorgheni, sub-edited by David, the Singing Librarian Owl and atmospherically illustrated by King Bomba is the stark, tragic story of a wedding taking place at the heart of the 1916 Easter Rising. Congratulations to all concerned!
September Competition
These are a few which caught my eye, 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 17 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
Collar Stiffeners - An example of what h2g2 Edited Entries used to be like.
Bobby Sands MP (1954 - 1981) - A fascinating and balanced account of the life of this IRA hunger striker.
The East Frisian Tea Ceremony - You can't go far wrong when you write about tea for the Edited Guide!
Andromeda – TV Series - Written by a real enthusiast.
Bismarck Towers - A Rash Of Monuments - A fascinating guide to those towers around the world which commemorate this 19th-Century Prussian.
And Many More .... from the Front Page Archive for September 2009.
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 towards the end of the calendar month in which the competition is published according to 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.
