Help from long-time, forum friends

Steveo · 03-05-2015, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

• The prize is the honor of walking in a parade at The Oaks race on the day before The Derby. If we win, we’ll still need to get there, find lodging, and hopefully get to The Derby the next day. But the experience will be wonderful if we get in. There is an FAQ page if you want to learn more.

Thanks again to all for your support!

We should keep this voting going and use the crowdfunding site to pay for the trip. After reading all the responses I don't think it is such a long shot anymore

minni on winni · 03-05-2015, 06:13 PM

Best of everything Lyn. We hope u win. Voted and will keep voting!!!!!

Merrymeeting · 03-05-2015, 06:14 PM

SteveO,

While I very much appreciate the thought, we don't need funding for the trip. We've been lucky in life and there are many other, more deserving needs that crowd sourcing can help. I'm just hoping for votes. The experience of walking on the Churchill Downs track and seeing the horses up close would give her more than money can buy!

While I too wonder about the method of some of the voting, and won't resort to some of the devious ways this could be manipulated, I understand the reason they've done this. Think of how many more know about their work as a result of this social media spread.

As for a long shot? Frankly, I thought so too, until we got almost 500 votes in a little more than 24 hours. We ARE catching up! The top 141 go (and reading some of the stories, it's heart-wrenching to think many won't go). But a random sample shows the voting drops quickly after the top 10. I'd like to see Lyn be one of them!

Please keep up your voting, and again, THANKS!

tis · 03-05-2015, 08:01 PM

I don't think I have ever done that before. It surprised me how simple it was and I didn't have to go through a long signup routine which I hate. So I hope others will vote. Good luck, Merrymeeting!!

Lakeboater · 03-05-2015, 09:06 PM

Voted! And it was easy. Really hope that she gets to go!
CA sucks.

Diana · 03-06-2015, 08:36 AM

Reminder that you can vote today too! Let's keep this going!

chasedawg · 03-06-2015, 09:37 AM

Need only four more votes to break 600. Let's go for 700 today.

winnisummergal · 03-06-2015, 12:03 PM

Done, good luck!

Winopt · 03-06-2015, 01:20 PM

Voted every day! Go Go Go!!!!!!!!!!!!

terryinnh · 03-06-2015, 03:52 PM

Merrymeeting, your wife as a breast cancer survivor maybe interested in this program... a great weekend with other ladies that have gone through or going through breast cancer.

http://castingforrecovery.org/cfr-ve...new-hampshire/

Slickcraft · 03-06-2015, 04:23 PM

Only one vote per IP address per day. Other computers at home share a common IP address and can not be used for more votes. However your phone, as long as it is not running on the home wifi, will have a different IP address and can be used for an additional vote each day.

As they say, vote early and often.

Merrymeeting · 03-06-2015, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terryinnh

Merrymeeting, your wife as a breast cancer survivor maybe interested in this program... a great weekend with other ladies that have gone through or going through breast cancer.

http://castingforrecovery.org/cfr-ve...new-hampshire/

Thanks Terry. But on her list of things she'd love to be doing, fishing isn't in the top 10 (or 100)

Lakeboater · 03-06-2015, 08:46 PM

Glad to see the vote total climbing when I voted tonight!

secondcurve · 03-06-2015, 08:53 PM

Web Master can you make this thread stick to the top of this forum?

Lakeboater · 03-06-2015, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by secondcurve

Web Master can you make this thread stick to the top of this forum?

Great idea. I second the motion!

dave603 · 03-06-2015, 09:57 PM

I didn't know you could vote again everyday!
I'll keep at it now.
Has anyone put this on the New Hampshire page on Reddit.com?

Edit: I didn't see it on there so I put it up on the site.
there's over 5K active people so it might help.

http://www.reddit.com/r/newhampshire/

eillac@dow · 03-06-2015, 11:04 PM

Voted today from work...voted tonight from my iPad....then shared on my Facebook. I hope you guys make it there....and god bless u all. I will do my best to keep voting.

Diana · 03-07-2015, 07:10 AM

Up to 853!

Merrymeeting · 03-07-2015, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave603

I didn't know you could vote again everyday!
I'll keep at it now.
Has anyone put this on the New Hampshire page on Reddit.com?

Edit: I didn't see it on there so I put it up on the site.
there's over 5K active people so it might help.

http://www.reddit.com/r/newhampshire/

Thanks Dave. Another site I was unaware of!

And thanks very much to Don for making this thread a sticky one.

Hoping we pass 1K votes sometime today.

Bernie Girl · 03-07-2015, 08:34 AM

Getting there!

Lakeboater · 03-07-2015, 09:29 PM

Just voted again and again with WiFi! Vote her up!!

Merrymeeting · 03-06-2015, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chasedawg

Need only four more votes to break 600. Let's go for 700 today.

Just crossed 700!

I did an analysis today. A random sample of ~150 entires (of about 500). 700 puts her in the top 3rd! But now it gets harder as the top entries are also getting daily votes. We just need to get a few more each day and catch up!

Thanks again to all!

Tired of Waiting · 03-06-2015, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

Just crossed 700!

I did an analysis today. A random sample of ~150 entires (of about 500). 700 puts her in the top 3rd! But now it gets harder as the top entries are also getting daily votes. We just need to get a few more each day and catch up!

Thanks again to all!

Merry M,

Looks like the other site I posted to is helping out.

I keep bumping the request for post and the vote count goes up each time.

ToW

03-06-2015, 08:36 AM	#6
Diana Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 67 Thanks: 353 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Bumping Reminder that you can vote today too! Let's keep this going!

03-06-2015, 03:52 PM	#10
terryinnh Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 2 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	voted! Merrymeeting, your wife as a breast cancer survivor maybe interested in this program... a great weekend with other ladies that have gone through or going through breast cancer. http://castingforrecovery.org/cfr-ve...new-hampshire/

03-06-2015, 04:23 PM	#11
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 1,260 Thanked 2,148 Times in 983 Posts	Use you phone as well Only one vote per IP address per day. Other computers at home share a common IP address and can not be used for more votes. However your phone, as long as it is not running on the home wifi, will have a different IP address and can be used for an additional vote each day. As they say, vote early and often.

03-06-2015, 08:46 PM	#13
Lakeboater Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 394 Thanks: 20 Thanked 131 Times in 94 Posts	over 800 Glad to see the vote total climbing when I voted tonight!

03-06-2015, 09:57 PM	#16
dave603 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Nashua/Winnisquam Posts: 282 Thanks: 106 Thanked 96 Times in 49 Posts	I didn't know you could vote again everyday! I'll keep at it now. Has anyone put this on the New Hampshire page on Reddit.com? Edit: I didn't see it on there so I put it up on the site. there's over 5K active people so it might help. http://www.reddit.com/r/newhampshire/ Last edited by dave603; 03-06-2015 at 10:05 PM. Reason: added link

03-05-2015, 06:13 PM	#2
minni on winni Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 105 Thanks: 184 Thanked 21 Times in 16 Posts	Best of everything Lyn. We hope u win. Voted and will keep voting!!!!!

03-05-2015, 06:14 PM	#3
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 304 Thanked 799 Times in 368 Posts	SteveO, While I very much appreciate the thought, we don't need funding for the trip. We've been lucky in life and there are many other, more deserving needs that crowd sourcing can help. I'm just hoping for votes. The experience of walking on the Churchill Downs track and seeing the horses up close would give her more than money can buy! While I too wonder about the method of some of the voting, and won't resort to some of the devious ways this could be manipulated, I understand the reason they've done this. Think of how many more know about their work as a result of this social media spread. As for a long shot? Frankly, I thought so too, until we got almost 500 votes in a little more than 24 hours. We ARE catching up! The top 141 go (and reading some of the stories, it's heart-wrenching to think many won't go). But a random sample shows the voting drops quickly after the top 10. I'd like to see Lyn be one of them! Please keep up your voting, and again, THANKS!

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03-05-2015, 08:01 PM	#4
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,946 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	I don't think I have ever done that before. It surprised me how simple it was and I didn't have to go through a long signup routine which I hate. So I hope others will vote. Good luck, Merrymeeting!!

03-05-2015, 09:06 PM	#5
Lakeboater Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 394 Thanks: 20 Thanked 131 Times in 94 Posts	Voted! And it was easy. Really hope that she gets to go! CA sucks.

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03-06-2015, 09:37 AM	#7
chasedawg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melvin village Posts: 526 Thanks: 515 Thanked 318 Times in 150 Posts	Need only four more votes to break 600. Let's go for 700 today.

03-06-2015, 12:03 PM	#8
winnisummergal Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina and Wolfeboro or Alton Posts: 121 Thanks: 188 Thanked 38 Times in 20 Posts	Done, good luck!

03-06-2015, 01:20 PM	#9
Winopt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 100 Thanks: 76 Thanked 50 Times in 19 Posts	Voted every day! Go Go Go!!!!!!!!!!!!

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03-06-2015, 08:53 PM	#14
secondcurve Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 1,358 Thanked 564 Times in 291 Posts	Web Master can you make this thread stick to the top of this forum?

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03-06-2015, 11:04 PM	#17
eillac@dow Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dow Island & Weymouth, MA Posts: 365 Thanks: 294 Thanked 94 Times in 48 Posts	Voted today from work...voted tonight from my iPad....then shared on my Facebook. I hope you guys make it there....and god bless u all. I will do my best to keep voting.

03-07-2015, 07:10 AM	#18
Diana Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 67 Thanks: 353 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	Up to 853!

03-07-2015, 08:34 AM	#20
Bernie Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 61 Thanks: 145 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	Getting there!

03-07-2015, 09:29 PM	#21
Lakeboater Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 394 Thanks: 20 Thanked 131 Times in 94 Posts	vote! Just voted again and again with WiFi! Vote her up!!

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