July - October Avatar Contest

[graveyardworm]

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:

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/stealle.jpg

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.

[graveyardworm]

melev
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/vba4630e27f.jpg

evsalty
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/shark_avitar.jpg

dvmesn
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/ava.jpg

Mark426
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/Blenny1.jpg

Gwynhidwy
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/Leafy.jpg

reefergeorge
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/newaviator.jpg

magellan007
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/metallicpurple.jpg

Qdaddy
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/tattooavatar.jpg

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Aliie
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/colorful-3.jpg

mickela
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/avatar.gif

stealle
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/stealle.jpg

Misled
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/pumpkin.jpg

Renogaw
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/538301101.jpg

Nivram
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/orangespottedgobyavtar.jpg

jenglish
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Oct_09/thpirate_monkey_yar.jpg

Umm, fish
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/avatar3.jpg

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Glassreef
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/SixlineWrasse.jpg

Red Devil
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/RedDevil.jpg

Outerbank
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Outerbank.jpg

Matias Ilhabella
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Matias.jpg

anguswu
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/anguswu.gif

reef / aholic
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/reef.jpg

Leonardo
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/Leonardo.jpg

James Dawson
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s96/avatarqueries/avatar_contest_09/aquarium.jpg

[graveyardworm]

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!!!!

[stealle]

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!

[magellan007]

Wow, thanks for the nomination.. the winner is well deserved; that's an awesome picture.

["Umm, fish?"]

Yes, thank you! Nice photos, Stealle!

[Gwynhidwy]

Thank you for the nomination. Its nice to be noticed. :)

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

[Misled]

Thanks guys for the nomination. Congrats stealle!!!!!

[Aliie]

Thanks a bunch for the nominations. Congrats to Stealle!!

[evsalty]

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 ;)

[renogaw]

thanks lol for the nomination :) if i win, i vow to put my supersquirrel to good use! :P

[graveyardworm]

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.

[evsalty]

graveyardworm

Can I nom my new one for the next contest? :D

[graveyardworm]

I dont see why not. You've been added to the list of nominations for January's contest.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Congratulations to everyone!

[DgenR8]

I'm sure there's a nut stuck in a tree somewhere that needs rescue.

No comment......

[Misled]

I'm sure there's a nut stuck in a tree somewhere that needs rescue.


Thanks!!!!!

:lolspin: :twitch: :lolspin:

[melev]

Congratulations, stealle! Beautiful picture.

[Matias Ilhabela]

Thank indication

[Henryreef]

Congratulations, stealle! Beautiful picture.

Yeah really awesome :thumbsup:

[reef / aholic]

"thanks guys"...

[romsoccer12]

awesome!