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Almost offended

Wed, 08/16/2006 - 7:51AM by peepshow 32 Comments - 517 Views

I thought about this for a long time before actually posting anything about it. Normally I just let things fly and don't think about anything.
Until I read the comment: "hmmm....maybe the editors should have chosen the winner...feels more like a popularity contest..."

I am almost offended.

Here's my reaction:
hmmm... maybe the editors should have done a word count, since one finalist is actually over the stated 300 word limit.
hmmm... maybe the editors should have only allowed one entry per contestant.

But let me get back to why I'm almost offended. It's not a popularity contest. It's a contest based on talent. I'm only ALMOST offended, and not fully offended, because I'm not going to apologize or feel bad for having made some friends here on PopSugar.com. But, I like to think that those who voted for me voted that way because they felt my entry was the best.

And I thank them for that.



1

If this help you, I voted for you because I loved your entry!
It's very original, and I really like it.

8/16/06

2

It's just sour grapes, Peep. Don't even give it a second thought. I love you to death, but if I had preferred someone else's entry, I would have voted for them.

8/16/06

3

I read all the entries and liked yours the best and that's why I voted for you. Plus, all the cool kids were doing it! haha jk

8/16/06

4

I read them all, and trust me. Yours was best. So you can be most popular AND the best entry. People are just whining because they aren't winning or their entry wasn't chosen, but if they actually read your entry I think they'd back off.

8/16/06

5

Ur entry was better. And so what if u have friend here voting. That what friends do. Id much rather vote for someone I know and talk to then someone that only signed up to win a freaking bad KWIM?

Help me name my new son!
http://teamsugar.com/user/t0xxic/blog/20700
**names are added and changed by the second.

8/16/06

6

*stands up to applaud peepshow*

Don't be ashamed or apologize for your success...it is like my man Puff once said..."the mo' money you make, the mo' problem you have, and jealously and envy is just part of the territory"...just ride the wave of your success and bask in your glory...let the haters hate...use your energy for your fabulous creativity.

If the sugars had voted they would have used the same excuse.

well done babe.

JKx

8/16/06

7

Ahhh spend less than a day without checking in and you're out of the loop! Shocked What contest and what happened?????????? Well whatever it was I think everyone on this site is pretty friendly and I'm sure your votes came because whatever you wrote was well received, not because of a "popularity contest" Don't sweat it, there are always going to be sore losers!

8/16/06

8

You deserve all the votes! Your entry exhibited your humor and your ability to think out of the box. It was witty and clever. Dont apologize for someones inability to act like a grownup. Its a contest, which means not everyone will win. They should have realized that fully when they entered their submission.

And as far as this being a popularity contest--you cant control how people vote. As a matter of fact, I think it is more fitting that a devoted and deserving Sugar win the bag, and not some ghost-member who signed up merely to try their hand at winning. That just isnt the point of the contest. It is to celebrate the launch of FABSugar, and by default, celebrating the members who support the site and enjoy what FAB has to say.

I made a few entries myself and clearly they werent good enough to make the cut. Im not bent out of shape about it, I still had a great time trying to write creatively, and I support the editors in their decisions on the top 5.

Suck it up people and be genuinely happy for those who are recognized. I know I am.

8/16/06

9

Yours was BY FAR my favorite...and I'm not just saying that because I love your avatar! Eye-wink
It personally made me smile when I read it, and that's why you received my vote!
So I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you to win because you really deserve that bag based on merit, not popularity.

8/16/06

10

There are so many jealous haters in the world peepers. You're entry was very creative and funny and lots of people even quoted stuff you wrote in other posts. The one's who are bitching are the people that are bitter because they aren't winning. Don't give them a second though, success is the best revenge and I hope you win the purse doll.

8/16/06

11

Well...you won my vote.. so i guess you did win.

8/16/06

12

PEEPSHOW, that bag wants to be in your closet! you go girl 8

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13

I hope you win the purse honey, because you DESERVE it, ok??!!! It has been made for you!

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14

peep.....i just read your entry ,i loved it, and i voted for you. you and that bag were made for each other!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!Eye-wink

8/16/06

15

who said that peepers! Sad sour grapes is right...does pinkangelmonkey have to choke a b*tch?! hahaha i voted you because i heart you so what i didnt know the rest...you should win because it was best written and most creative and everyone that says otherwise can suck these nuts!

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16

LOL well said PAM

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17

Everything on Pop seems to cause drama anymore.

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18

but u know what life is full of drama so i am not the least surprised. I think ppl should really watch what they are saying, imo peep is wining fair and square. Its not her fault she has an imagination!

8/16/06

19

you better win it? cause i said so or im gonna start a riot! jeepers creepers the bag belongs to peepers! hahaha

8/16/06

20

true jinx! i think trolls start the drama but i dont know who offended peeps! so i hope it isnt one of the family or there will be some family drama... then i shall cry and rock myself to sleep!

8/16/06

21

Its just sad we can't have a contest, and people vote, without making comments.

8/16/06

22

Thanks ladies. It means a lot.
But currently I'm in 2nd. See for yourself:
http://teamsugar.com/user/3987/polls/18825
LOL, maybe those popularity comments weren't meant for me after all!

8/16/06

23

Well Peep...I really did not even know you at the time I posted my vote (which was for you in the end), I said they were all winners to me and that's the truth, yours was just so original how could I not have voted for it? Do not be offended dear one, some people have a warped sense of being!

8/16/06

24

I read all the finalists' entries and even though they were all a pleasant read, I found yours very funny and also the most original. It is not a popularity contest, we are not children here and I'm sure that most of us want to give the prize to the most deserving. IMO that should be you.

8/16/06

25

the sugars run a respectable biz. not to worry peeps.
it is not a popularity contest. one vote per person and the person with the most votes will win.
any other griping is just sour grapes. the five finalists are all very talented. their entries (yours included) blew the others out of the water.
it wasn't like anything was top secret. the entries were all there for each of us to read every day. we could see what other people were writing. i am just not getting all of this backlash.

8/16/06

26

I hate sour grapes...they make my cheeks ache...

8/16/06

27

hahaha ppp! they make my lips pucker...

8/17/06

28

Oh I thought you had won it already

8/17/06

29

They're just jealous sweetie, don't listen to them. xx

8/18/06

30

And I voted for you because your entry was the best!

8/18/06

31

I agree with jennifer and jinx* You won cause you deserved to*

8/18/06

32

oh my bad, I thought you won, well see, you need to, how bout that!

8/18/06


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