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Unread 11/07/2009, 12:00 PM   #1
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July - October Avatar Contest

It's that time again! Team Reef Central (Team RC) would like to announce the results for the July thru October Avatar Contest!

Congratulations to our winner stealle, who posted this spectacular photo as their avatar:



Avatar Contest winners receive a full year of Premium Membership as their prize.

The following other members were also nominated for the July thru October 2009 contest. We'd like to thank each of them for their fantastic avatars: melev, evsalty, dvmsn, Mark426, Gwynhidwy, reefergeorge, magellan007, Qdaddy, aliie, mickela, stealle, Misled, Renogaw, Nivram, Jenglish, Umm_ fish, Glassreef, Red Devil, Outerbank, Matias Ilhabella, anguswu, reef / aholic, Leonardo, and James Dawson.

You can see each of the nominated avatars in the posts that follow in this thread.


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Unread 11/07/2009, 12:06 PM   #2
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Unread 11/07/2009, 12:11 PM   #3
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Unread 11/07/2009, 12:16 PM   #4
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Unread 11/07/2009, 12:18 PM   #5
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So, how do I participate?

It's easy. In fact, you already do it. Choose a great avatar and make great posts to the discussion forums. Team RC members are already on the look out for candidates for Reef Central and Reefkeeping features like Thread of the Month and Tank of the Month. With this new contest in place, we'll be prowling for the best avatars as well.

What makes a great avatar?

Most of the avatars nominated by Team RC members for consideration in the first contest were excellent photos of corals, shrimp, crabs, fish and other aquatic life. However, the nominated avatars were not restricted to only the life in our aquariums. Photos of larger marine life were also represented, as were photos, drawings and cartoons of people and beautiful landscapes. Several were simply hilarious. The common thread they shared is that they impressed Team RC members.

From that initial impression, we nominated the avatars into the contest pool and Team RC voted for the best.

And the prizes are?

Fame, bragging rights and a Premium Membership to Reef Central. What's so great about Premium Membership? Plenty. Premium Members have an expanded capacity to use the Search feature among other things. And starting in 2008 Reef Central will launch several great new features just for Premium Members.

Nominations, how?

If you spot an avatar you love you can send a PM to a Team RC member with a link to the profile of the person with the great avatar. We'll review it and decide whether or not to nominate it to the next quarterly contest. You'll know if your avatar was nominated (in the future) to the contest by a PM from Team RC, so you can eagerly await the next round of contest results.

Reef Central members cant nominate an avatar directly, and wont be able to vote on the nominated avatars. The contest is sponsored, run and decided by Team RC. It's our way of recognizing members who make great contributions not only to forum discussions, but also to the scenery here at Reef Central.

Congratulations again to the winner of our current round; stealle!!!!


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Unread 11/08/2009, 11:09 AM   #6
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Thanks for nominating my avatar for the "July - October Avatar Contest"!!! And, thank you, RC, for the free one year premium membership!!!

I hope you guys like my new avatar photo as well!


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Unread 11/08/2009, 12:51 PM   #7
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Wow, thanks for the nomination.. the winner is well deserved; that's an awesome picture.


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Unread 11/08/2009, 01:17 PM   #8
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Yes, thank you! Nice photos, Stealle!


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Unread 11/08/2009, 02:51 PM   #9
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Thank you for the nomination. Its nice to be noticed.

Congratulations to stealle on the win and to the other nominees as well.


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Unread 11/08/2009, 08:50 PM   #10
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Thanks guys for the nomination. Congrats stealle!!!!!


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Unread 11/09/2009, 09:50 AM   #11
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Thanks a bunch for the nominations. Congrats to Stealle!!


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Unread 11/09/2009, 10:21 AM   #12
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Thanks very much for the nom. And to think I have been considering changing it to one similar to stealle's. Congrats stealle. I guess I have too if I want to win



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Unread 11/10/2009, 10:23 AM   #13
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thanks lol for the nomination if i win, i vow to put my supersquirrel to good use! :P


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Unread 11/10/2009, 10:52 AM   #14
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thanks lol for the nomination if i win, i vow to put my supersquirrel to good use! :P
Contest is over, and the winner was stealle. The voting happens within Team RC. Sorry if there was any confusion.

Super squirrel should be doing good deeds regardless. I'm sure there's a nut stuck in a tree somewhere that needs rescue.


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Unread 11/10/2009, 11:07 AM   #15
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Can I nom my new one for the next contest?


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Unread 11/10/2009, 11:14 AM   #16
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I dont see why not. You've been added to the list of nominations for January's contest.


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Unread 11/10/2009, 01:52 PM   #17
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Congratulations to everyone!


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Unread 11/10/2009, 03:53 PM   #18
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I'm sure there's a nut stuck in a tree somewhere that needs rescue.
No comment......


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Unread 11/10/2009, 04:44 PM   #19
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I'm sure there's a nut stuck in a tree somewhere that needs rescue.

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Unread 11/18/2009, 12:38 AM   #20
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Congratulations, stealle! Beautiful picture.


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Unread 11/19/2009, 06:20 AM   #21
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Unread 11/22/2009, 05:29 PM   #22
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Congratulations, stealle! Beautiful picture.
Yeah really awesome


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awesome!


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