258 replies to this topic

[caligirlz]

I hope you didn't actually vote doing your "test."
I think creating those addresses and then voting with them is dishonest.

The joe blow emails were an example.

I didn't do anything differently than anyone else here for the purposes of my test. I too have 5 different, "valid", pre-existing email accounts.

[ducky]

The joe blow emails were an example.

I didn't do anything differently than anyone else here for the purposes of my test. I too have 5 different, "valid", pre-existing email accounts.

I'm not sure what you mean by you didn't do "anything differently than anyone else here." Do you know for a fact people are doing that or being encouraged to do that? You said you did it successfully by voting. I wish you wouldn't do that because you may be jeopardizing the hard work these students have put into their video presentation.

I think one person voting five times with five different emails IS absolutely different than three people in one family voting with three valid emails.

I don't think making up emails is honest and I don't know of anyone that is encouraging people to do that.

[john]

I would say in a contest such as this, there is a very fine line between what is considered fair an honest, and outright gaming the system. I say this because I would imagine both NY and CA are doing things to game the system. Doesn't make it right - just is what it is. I have found some loopholes in the system myself but odn't necessarily want to encourage it...

[caligirlz]

I'm not sure what you mean by you didn't do "anything differently than anyone else here." Do you know for a fact people are doing that or being encouraged to do that? You said you did it successfully by voting. I wish you wouldn't do that because you may be jeopardizing the hard work these students have put into their video presentation.

There are people who have opened stated here that they have used multiple pre-existing emails under their own (ONE) name to vote multiple times. You too can go back & read every single post to find out who is advocating this...unless those posts have now been edited &/or deleted (I do have a copy of all of posts I collected from my research).

I did a test with 2 pre-exisiting emails under my name...ONCE. A drop in the bucket compared to those who have been voting daily under a minimum of 5 different emails under ONE name. I'd hardly say my test is jeopardizing the hard work of the popularity portion of the contest.

I think one person voting five times with five different emails IS absolutely different than three people in one family voting with three valid emails.

I completely agree with you

I don't think making up emails is honest and I don't know of anyone that is encouraging people to do that.

I agree that making up emails is dishonest.

BTW, you might want to recheck the official rules for voting guidelines... well I did, and this is what it says:

The People's Choice winner will be that entry that receives the greatest number of valid votes by the end of the Public Voting. The People's Choice winner will not be eligible for any additional prizes. Limit one (1) vote per person and per validated email address per day during the Phase Three Public Voting Period. Votes received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limitation will be void.

It does not specifically state that an individual CAN or CAN NOT use multiple valid pre-existing email addresses to vote, but I know the "vagueness" is enough leeway for someone to do it.

I completely agree with Dude who said, "Honesty is the best policy but it's up to us individually to determine what is and isn't." It really does boil down to what values & morals you live by, AND responsibility.... knowing how your actions influence your circle, for good or for bad.

[caligirlz]

From CA to NY

That is so cute! Love it!!

[Carl G]

Schoharie is over 4,000 votes ahead. Did we ever get any coverage from a new outlet? With so little time left we sure could use it now.

[Dude]

I'm all eyes if you want to PM suggestions to me with regard to certain others not viewing them.
This thread, I do believe, has been an eye opener for some.

[folsom500]

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BTW, you might want to recheck the official rules for voting guidelines... well I did, and this is what it says:

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The People's Choice winner will be that entry that receives the greatest number of valid votes by the end of the Public Voting. The People's Choice winner will not be eligible for any additional prizes. Limit one (1) vote per person and per validated email address per day during the Phase Three Public Voting Period. Votes received from any person or email address in excess of the stated limitation will be void.

It does not specifically state that an individual CAN or CAN NOT use multiple valid pre-existing email addresses to vote, but I know the "vagueness" is enough leeway for someone to do it.

I do not see any vagueness in the rules- it says 'Limit one (1) per person per day .... the rest of the line is not pertinent. Of Course it has to be a validated email - but the Limit is still 1/ person / day... if it allowed more than one the phase would have use an "OR" instead of "And"..

[Dude]

http://www.leaderher...t.html?nav=5008

Look at the first paragraph above, it's just not fair, I tell you. People are inappropriately marketing Schoharie. Like mentioned before, I feel it is getting the better of most of us, great advantage. The page is entitled "For it's recovery work", I thought the award was going to the school in the form of technology. Sad, I tell you.

http://www.watershed...d-recovery-work

Look at the first italicized paragraph above too, not to mention the URL ending.

All this despite already being awarded: http://www.watershed...ns-and-villages

[raiderfan]

We have 5 days left of the contest. Please let everyone know that we are a California school that has been hit by state budget cuts, economic downfall, and furloughs. Our students take a week off school to help our school district balance the budget for the past 3 years. Many of our families: teachers, state workers, Intel employees, fire fighters, police officers...have lost their homes in foreclosure and jobs. The banks were bailed out but our citizens weren't. We have lost administrators, librarians, teachers, clerical and maintenance workers, and needed supplies in our schools. Transportation to/from school is threatened next. Our area is one of the slowest to recover in the nation. Samsung is offering a chance to give our students $100,000 in technology (not anything else). All we have to do to get the People's Choice Award is come together and help a school out in our community by voting for Sutter for the next 5 days. Please help! http://samsung.com/solvefortomorrow. Click on the link sent to your email after you submit it next to Sutter Middle School. This is the only way your vote will count! One vote per person X 35,000 people in Folsom area. We can win this for our kids! THANK YOU!

[knittychick]

My husband has been voting daily (or close to it) with his e-mail address and I have been voting with mine. Now, after we click on the link and get the message that we have successfully voted, we are getting a second e-mail with the following message:

Hi _____________,
Thank you for voting in Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow.
You can vote only once a day. Please visit tomorrow for voting again.
Thanks,
Solve for Tomorrow

Neither of us tried to vote twice - does anyone know if this is just a reminder sent to all voters?

[folsom500]

http://www.leaderher...t.html?nav=5008

Look at the first paragraph above, it's just not fair, I tell you. People are inappropriately marketing Schoharie. Like mentioned before, I feel it is getting the better of most of us, great advantage. The page is entitled "For it's recovery work", I thought the award was going to the school in the form of technology. Sad, I tell you.

http://www.watershed...d-recovery-work

Look at the first italicized paragraph above too, not to mention the URL ending.

All this despite already being awarded: http://www.watershed...ns-and-villages

I see nothing in any of these links that is offensive related to any inappropriate marketing... the Telegraph has similar articles on Sutter as well as at least one shout out in the Bee...

If they win the popular vote - so be it - if we do - Great ! It certainly seems on the surface that there was more nefarious actions on this side then theirs...

But fear not - we at least get $70 K in goods and maybe more if Sutter is in the top 4 as selected by the organization based on merit - not on votes...

So at the end of the day - Sutter looses little if not in the top 4. And IF they loose the popular vote- it might teach many here and in the city not to mess with out of bounds methods to pump up a vote...

[Deb aka Resume Lady]

My husband has been voting daily (or close to it) with his e-mail address and I have been voting with mine. Now, after we click on the link and get the message that we have successfully voted, we are getting a second e-mail with the following message:

Hi _____________,
Thank you for voting in Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow.
You can vote only once a day. Please visit tomorrow for voting again.
Thanks,
Solve for Tomorrow

Neither of us tried to vote twice - does anyone know if this is just a reminder sent to all voters?

You'll get that message if you vote too soon before 24 hours passes.

[Dude]

My husband has been voting daily (or close to it) with his e-mail address and I have been voting with mine. Now, after we click on the link and get the message that we have successfully voted, we are getting a second e-mail with the following message:

Hi _____________,
Thank you for voting in Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow.
You can vote only once a day. Please visit tomorrow for voting again.
Thanks,
Solve for Tomorrow

Neither of us tried to vote twice - does anyone know if this is just a reminder sent to all voters?

That is simply the Thank You email and the reminder that you can vote daily. Every time you vote successfully, you will get that same Thank You email.

[Dude]

The message you get if you vote too soon is not in an email, it is a pop-up message at the site that only says "You can vote only once a day".