Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Feel 'Free' to vote for your B-A-T 23 favorites !

Voting ends at 23:59 hrs (IST) on August 21, 2011. Remember, that means time stamp of your comment can be at most 23:59 and not 00:00. Voting extended till midnight. Results will be published before 08:00 IST August 22, 2011.
We had forty-one blog-a-tonics enter this time's Blog-a-Ton. Out of which 40 are eligible for voting. So feel free to vote for your B-A-T 23 Favorites. PS: VOTING ENDS ON Sunday, 21.08.2011 at 23:59 IST.

Click here to check the fellow Blog-a-Tonics who took part in this Blog-a-Ton along with the direct links to their posts.

Three-Cheers for all the 41 Blog-a-Tonics. This is the first time we have more than 40 pariticipation entries in Blog-a-Ton Season 2.
Please follow the following rules while voting.

1. ONLY THOSE BLOG-A-TONICS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR VOTING (i.e., Contesting for votes and voting for others) WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME.

2. You can cast upto 3 votes or cheers as we call them, and of course you can not vote for yourself. In short, you are allowed to vote for one, two or three entries. All your votes will carry the same weightage. 3.  Your Voting Comment should start as follows:


I vote for -  1. XYZ; his/her post = XYZ-TITLE 2. DEF; his/her post = DEF-TITLE 3. PQR; his/her post = PQR-TITLE
Code:

I participated - <a href="YOUR POST LINK">YOUR POST LINK</a>
I vote for - 1. NAME OF THE FIRST BLOGATONIC YOU VOTE FOR; his/her postlink = <a href="HIS/HER POST LINK">HIS/HER POST LINK</a> 2. NAME OF THE SECOND BLOGATONIC YOU VOTE FOR; his/her postlink = <a href="HIS/HER POST LINK">HIS/HER POST LINK</a> 3. NAME OF THE THIRD BLOGATONIC YOU VOTE FOR; his/her postlink = <a href="HIS/HER POST LINK">HIS/HER POST LINK</a>

There is some specific logic behind the above code. So please fill the parameters highlighted in red as mentioned in the code only.

Remove the extra code in case you are voting for less than three entries.

3. While voting for a Blog-a-Tonic, use his/her name as provided by him/her in his/her participation entry and not his/her profile name.

4.  Post your vote in the comments section of this post.

5. All your votes should be posted in a single comment. So, take your time - go through all posts - only then decide your one or two or three winning entries. In case you vote separately, only the first comment will be taken into consideration.

Now coming to the other rules:
  • Voting ends at  08:00PM (IST) on  SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2011.
  • I have started moderating the comments and won’t display the voting comments till the end of this process to keep the result secret till its conclusion.
  • After the voting code mentioned above, you may also add the reason, why you voted for a particular post to help others know what you expect as a reader. Moreover, you may also mention the other posts that you liked though you can vote for just one of them. 


The Votes will be discarded without any prior warning in case they are not sufficiently compatible with the rules. A Reminder - Have your number of participations reached 10??? Then you are eligible to be included into the List of Veteran Blog-a-Tonics.  Just drop a mail to "marhsal@blogaton.in" with the links to all your posts (or simply label all your BAT entries and send Marshal that single link).Remember, the time stamp of your comment can be at most 23:59 on August 21 and not 00:00 on August 22.  
Yours, Blog-a-Ton Co-Marshal, Someone is Special

18 comments:

  1. I participated - आजाद है हम

    I vote for -
    1. Simran; his/her postlink = Simran - I Want To Be ''FREE''
    2. Srikanth Kotapati; his/her postlink = Srikanth Kotapati – Real Freedom
    3. Swati Bhalla; his/her postlink = Swati Bhalla - BEING FREE

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  2. I participated - CRD – Them Slaves
    I vote for -
    1. eNcHaNtA; his/her postlink = eNcHaNtA – Love Captive
    2.Brijender Singh; his/her postlink = Brijender Singh - Free
    3. Sunjoo Krishna; his/her postlink = Sunjoo Krishna – The best things in life are free. Oh really?

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  3. I participated - My Destiny
    I vote for -
    1. The Fool; his/her postlink = In Search of Freedom
    2. Sunjoo Krishna; his/her postlink = Best things in life are free, oh really
    3. Srikanth Kotapati; his/her postlink = Real Freedom

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  4. i participated
    Sadiya Merchant- Bell the rebel!

    i vote for

    1- CRD- Them Slaves
    i thot his entry was THE BESTTTT!
    a fabulous swanky package n id b really disappointed if he dint win :-)

    2- Brijender Singh- Free
    brand loyaltyyy!
    if he writes, i hav to vote fr him. dont even need nder reason.
    post was fab too. like duh!

    3- Nikhil patokar- Free haircut
    voted bcosssss- uhh simply.
    havn read a more earnest reply to a comment n it cracked me up so kinda made up fr lost build up :-)

    Also loved sunjoo krishna's entry. wish i had a blender so id put all 4 posts in dem n divide it into 3 votes :o

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  5. I am resubmitting my votes because I noticed I used profile names instead of the names used by the participants on their entries for a couple of my votes. I am not changing my votes, so please don't throw away my votes.

    I participated - Sunjoo Krishna - The best things in life are free. Oh really?
    I vote for -
    1. Priyanka; her postlink = FREE
    2. Sadiya Merchant; her postlink = Bell The Rebel!
    3. Vipul Grover; his postlink = Life Within The Four Walls

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  6. I participated -
    http://lifeofpri.blogspot.com/2011/08/free.html

    I vote for -
    1. the fool; his/her postlink = http://luciferhouseinc.blogspot.com/2011/08/in-search-of-freedom.html

    2. aativas; his/her postlink = http://thistimethattime.blogspot.com/2011/08/138-free.html

    3. Enchanta; his/her postlink = http://enchanta4u.blogspot.com/2011/08/free.html#comments

    It was indeed a tough job to shortlist three...Each post had its own magic, but these three impressed me the most :)

    cheers!!!

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  7. I participated - YOUR POST LINK
    I vote for -
    1. CRD; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST LINK
    2.D2; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST LINK
    3. Sunjoo Krishna; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST LINK

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  8. I participated - my post link

    I vote for -
    1. PSYCH BABBLER; his/her postlink = her post link
    2. HEMA NIMBEKAR; his/her postlink = her post link
    3. THE SOLITARY WRITER; his/her postlink = his post link

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  9. I participated -
    KetaN SalamoN NadaR - Karthik Letter to Sheetal

    I vote for -
    1. Prashant Mehta; his/her post = Prashant Mehta -

    Price Rationalization

    2. RaNiiiiii; his/her post = RaNiiiiii- My destiny
    3. Priyanka; his/her post = Priyanka - Free

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  10. I participated - What being Free meant for her
    I vote for -
    1. Nidhi; http://interpretingthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/08/free.html = FREE
    2. CRD; http://scriptedinsanity.blogspot.com/2011/08/them-slaves_15.html= Them Slaves
    3. The Fool; http://luciferhouseinc.blogspot.com/2011/08/in-search-of-freedom.html = In search of freedom

    I loved Aativas' and Sadiya's entries as well, but being restricted by votes, I had to give it to the ones I found best.

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  11. I participated - Mother's Burden

    I vote for -

    1. Enchanta; her postlink = Love Captive

    2. Psych Babbler; her postlink = Free

    3. Brijender Singh; his postlink = Free

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  12. I participated - YOUR POST LINK
    I vote for -
    1. Sadiya Merchant; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST LINK
    2. The Fool; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST LINK
    3. Nidhi; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST LINK


    Sadiya gets my vote because of her continued irreverence towards traditional stereotypes. She never bothers about the “expected” connotations from a title but gives it her trademark treatment of innocence, mirth and vitality. And yes, I am yet to read a post from her that wasn’t exuberant.
    The Fool has outdone himself in his tale of the tea boy going through a roller-coaster of experiences before realising his true calling. His agitated mind, juxtaposed with the equanimity of the sage, make for a delightful read.
    Nidhi, after reading her post, is a person i would NOT want to meet! The post was diabolically sadistic and guaranteed to make your hair stand on their ends! The real charm, though, was the matter-of-fact tone of presentation and the fluid build-up to the final revelation.

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  13. I participated - YOUR POST LINK
    I vote for -
    1. Vipul grover; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST LINK
    2. Simran Kaur; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST LINK
    3. Leo; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST LINK

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