Monday, January 7, 2013

...in search of the silent winner - Blog-a-Ton 35 - Get Ready

Voting ends at 22:30 hrs (IST) on JANUARY 13, 2013. Remember, that means time stamp of your comment can be at most 22:29 and not 22:30.

The curtain closes on a wonderful edition of Blog-a-ton, the 35th one. The number of entrants this time is 40. I would like to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for participating! Do comeback and vote for the entries worth winning!

We had 40 blog-a-tonics enter in this edition within the stipulated time. Only those 40 Blog-a-Tonics are eligible for voting. So feel free to vote for your B-A-T 35 Favorites.

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

Three Cheers to all the Blog-a-Tonics.
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. SEEING THE POSITIVE RESPONSE FOR THE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF VOTES IN THE LAST THREE EDITIONS, I'D LIKE TO IMPLEMENT THE SAME IDEA OF FIVE VOTES IN THIS EDITION AS WELL, AND HENCEFORTH NUMBER OF VOTES DEPENDS ON TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRANTS. In this edition, you can cast upto 5 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, three, four or five entries. All your votes will carry the same weightage.

3.  Your Voting Comment should start as follows:


I vote for -  1. BLOGATONIC NAME; his/her post = POST TITLE 2. BLOGATONIC NAME; his/her post = POST TITLE 3. BLOGATONIC NAME; his/her post = POST TITLE4. BLOGATONIC NAME; his/her post = POST TITLE5. BLOGATONIC NAME; his/her post = POST TITLE
Code:

I participated - <a href="YOUR POST LINK">YOUR POST TITLE</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 TITLE</a>
2. NAME OF THE SECOND BLOGATONIC YOU VOTE FOR; his/her postlink = <a href="HIS/HER POST TITLE">HIS/HER POST TITLE</a>
3. NAME OF THE THIRD BLOGATONIC YOU VOTE FOR; his/her postlink = <a href="HIS/HER POST LINK">HIS/HER POST TITLE</a>
4. NAME OF THE FOURTH BLOGATONIC YOU VOTE FOR; his/her postlink = <a href="HIS/HER POST LINK">HIS/HER POST TITLE</a>
5. NAME OF THE FIFTH BLOGATONIC YOU VOTE FOR; his/her postlink = <a href="HIS/HER POST LINK">HIS/HER POST TITLE</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 five 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 or four or five 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  22:30 (IST) on  SUNDAY, January 13, 2013.
  • 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 for three of them. 
  • A THOUGHT: Be it Elections or Blog-a-Ton, it is your duty to vote, because you have the power to select the winner, so please DO NOT WASTE YOUR VOTE.

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 "marshal@blogaton.in" and "pendownmythought@gmail.com" 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 22:29 on January 13, 2013 and not 22:30 on January 13, 2013.  

Let the best entries win this edition..!
Poetically Yours,
Co-Marshal,
Someone is Special

19 comments:

  1. I participated - ...and the world was silent again
    I vote for - 1. Chhavi Vatwani; his/her postlink = http://poemsbychhavivatwani.blogspot.in/2013/01/an-eponym-to-russian-roulette.html

    2. Guria; his/her postlink = http://www.themisfitgirl.com/2013/01/and-world-was-silent-again.html

    3. maverick; his/her postlink = http://speculativeloner.blogspot.in/2013/01/rendezvous-with-innocence.html


    its in the order i read, and not in the order i rated.

    Thankyou guys for reading and commenting on my post. must add all the posts i read were awefabtasticallyyy well written :).. i have been away for a long while, glad to be back to read such lovely entries :)

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  2. I participated - An Eponym to Russian Roulette

    I vote for - 1. Shashiprakash Saini; his/her postlink = chaay ki chahat
    2. Amit; his/her postlink = This Society
    3. Tan; his/her postlink = The Souls Speak
    4. Leo; his/her postlink = When a Rose was Born
    5. Prasanna Rao; his/her postlink = The Voices

    Everyone knows my idol-ism for Panchali mam by now! So haven't voted for her this time, even though I loveddddddd her post like every single time. This time I wanted to vote for other people too and Prasanna Rao just amazed me.
    I also loved Megha's post this time!! It meant a lot to me, thanks a lot for writing that, Megha.

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  3. I participated - Silence
    I vote for - 1. Guria; his/her postlink = ...and the world was silent again
    2. Tan; his/her postlink = The Soul speaks
    3. Rat; his/her postlink = Oh it never happened
    4. C.Suresh; his/her postlink = The silent world
    5. Prassanna Rao; his/her postlink = The Voices

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  4. I participated - ..Silent Again!
    I vote for - 1. unknownshri; his/her postlink = NnN5 : Clubzilla
    2. Guria; his/her postlink = ..and the world was silent again
    3. The Solitary Writer; his/her postlink = The Silent Whispers
    4. Menachery; his/her postlink = ..and the world was silent again
    5. Shashiprakash Saini; his/her postlink = चाय की चाहत

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  5. I participated - A Land on Fire

    2. Cherry Blossoms ; his/her postlink = "...and the world was silent again" for Lalit

    3. C. Suresh; his/her postlink = The Silent World


    4. Nivedita Chirantan; his/her postlink = Silence

    5. Unknown Shri; his/her postlink = Crime Against Women

    I had to select only 5 and so these.. Leo, Chavvi Vatwani, Prasanna have written some amazing posts...

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  6. I participated - "...and the world was silent again"
    I vote for - 1. Tan; his/her postlink = The Souls Speak
    2. Megha; his/her postlink = Fragrance of Love
    3. Leo; his/her postlink = When a rose was born...
    4. Stupendous Man; his/her postlink = Wisps of Doubts!
    5. C. Suresh; his/her postlink = The Silent World

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  7. I participated - Tormented

    I vote for - 1. Meenakshi Malhotra; his/her postlink = IceAge

    2. Maverick; his/her postlink = Rendezvous with Innocence

    3. Dilip Patel; his/her postlink = The Deaf World

    Some others who were excellent: Odyzz, Rat, Chhavi, Megha

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  8. Please pardon me for voting like this due to lack of time,
    1.The solitary writer.
    2.Suresh chandrasekaran.
    3.Maliny
    4.Aativas
    5.Leo.

    I also loved shashiprakash's poem, kappu's take, amit's (frivolous), and unknown shri's attempt.

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  9. I participated - Land On Fire
    I vote for - 1. Chhavvi Vatwani; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST TITLE
    2. Meenakshi Malhotra; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST TITLE
    3. Harikrishna; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST TITLE
    4. Megha; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST TITLE
    5. Jaish; his/her postlink = HIS/HER POST TITLE

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  10. (sorry, the codes still confuse me :-()
    I participated. aativas 188. Fear : http://thistimethattime.blogspot.in/2013/01/188-fear.html

    I vote for the following:
    1. Panchali: http://panchalibolchi.blogspot.in/2013/01/land-on-fire.html
    2. Dilip Patel: http://indiaicaremovement.blogspot.in/2013/01/deaf-world.html
    3. Leo : http://artofleo.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/when-a-rose-was-born/
    4. Cherry Blossom: http://life-and-its-color.blogspot.com/2013/01/and-world-was-silent-again-for-lalit.html
    5. Amit: http://theshittanalysis.blogspot.in/2013/01/this-society.html

    Choosing (only) five posts was difficult - as is always!!

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  11. I participated - चाय की चाहत
    I vote for - 1.C Suresh; his/her postlink = The Silent World
     2. Panchali Sengupta; his/her postlink = A Land on Fire
    3. Meenakshi Malhotra; his/her postlink = Iceage
    4. Chhavi Vatwani; his/her postlink = An eponym to Russian roulette
    5. Aativas; his/her postlink = 188. Fear

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  12. I participated - ...And the world was silent again

    I vote for - 1. The Solitary Writer; his/her postlink = The Silent Whispers !

    2.Rat; http://ratnibbles.blogspot.in/2013/01/oh-it-never-happened.html = HIS/HER POST TITLE

    3.Meenakshi Malhotra; his/her postlink = IceAge

    4. Aativas; his/her postlink = Fear

    5. C Suresh; his/her postlink = The Silent World

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  13. I participated - Faith's Life

    I vote for - 1. Cherry Blossom; his/her postlink = <a href="http://life-and-its-color.blogspot.com/2013/01/and-world-was-silent-again-for-lalit.html</a>

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  14. I participated - Oh, it never happened...
    I vote for - 1. Meenakshi Malhotra; his/her postlink = Iceage

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  15. I hope my vote will be counted.

    I participated - Ice Age
    I vote for - 1. Guria; his/her postlink = And The world Was Silent Again
    2. Prasanna Rao; his/her postlink = The Voices
    3. Maliny; his/her postlink = Life in the Urn
    4. Leo; his/her postlink = When a Rose was Born
    5. UnknownShri; his/her postlink = NnN 5 Clubzilla

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  16. I was not able to enter my comment as I was encountering some problem with code. After much effort I was able to do it right. So I hope the delay would be ignored.

    Thanks

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