Our First Contest - Counting to 1,000

Appletom · 07-14-2005, 03:04 AM

OK - here comes the very first Google Earth Hacks contest. We have grown from zero members to over 600 (636 right this moment) members in a week.

What day and time will the 1,000th member sign up to GEH?

Post your estimate here on this thread. Post only two items - the day and the time. Like this:

Sunday, 13:13

Use military time to avoid confusion. The time zone will be Mountain Daylight time, just because that is where I live and what my computer's clock says. In other words, you figure out the time difference to me instead of vice-versa.

First prize will be your choice of a beautiful coffee mug or a mouse pad, with a full color photograph of your favorite kmz file. It can be a file on the site, or you can send a favorite file.

CAVEAT - If the winner lives outside of the USA, the prize will be a mouse pad; you don't have the choice of a mug. I am not shipping a coffee mug around the world, but I will spring for postage to ship a mouse pad anywhere on the earth.

There rules are simple -

1 - In this thread type the day and time you think the 1,000th person will become a GEH member.

2 - Absolutely no entries after the 900th member joins. We will lock this thread as soon as possible after number 900 signs up.

3 - We will take the day, hour, and minute that person 1,000 signs up and then figure out who was closest. It doesn't matter if your guess is prior to or after number 1,000. (example - #1,000 signs up at 1:00 PM on Thursday. Andy guessed Thursday 12:55 and Betty guessed Thursday 13:05. They both missed by five minutes.)

4 - In the event of a tie, whoever submitted the winning entry earlier will be the winner.

5 - One entry per member, and you cannot change your guess after you have posted it.

6 - If we forgot something, we will change the rules in the middle of the contest.

7 - The judges' decision is final.

8 - It is all for fun.

9 - Allow about a week after the contest ends for shipping.

The Shrike · 07-14-2005, 03:46 AM

Friday, 10:23

kevinolean · 07-14-2005, 04:55 AM

Saturday 7/16/05
17:37

Mickey · 07-14-2005, 04:59 AM

My entry doesn't count, but I'll put down a guess anyhow. I'm gonna go a bit further out and say one week from now - Wednesday, July 20th, 10pm.

brombomb · 07-14-2005, 05:09 AM

Sun 17 July 2037

dalllam · 07-14-2005, 06:25 AM

Thursday, July 19th, 7:30 PM

Mickey · 07-14-2005, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalllam

Thursday, July 19th, 7:30 PM

Do you mean Tuesday the 19th, or Thursday the 21st? There's not a Thursday, July 19th for a couple of years...

phil_k · 07-14-2005, 02:38 PM

sunday 08:16

aquastor · 07-14-2005, 05:02 PM

Thursday, July 21, 20:15

op2ddj · 07-14-2005, 05:29 PM

Monday 09:15

LemonIce · 07-14-2005, 07:23 PM

07.19.2005, 0800

Thanks for a great forum!

light_warrior · 07-15-2005, 12:41 AM

Friday 12:25

Falcon · 07-15-2005, 02:39 AM

Monday 18th 11:00AM

jtibedo · 07-15-2005, 03:04 AM

Sunday 7/17/05 8:00am

macebobo · 07-15-2005, 04:46 AM

Tuesday 7/19/2005 22:35

07-14-2005, 05:29 PM	#10
op2ddj Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1	My Guess Monday 09:15

07-14-2005, 07:23 PM	#11
LemonIce Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	7/19/2005, 0800 hours 07.19.2005, 0800 Thanks for a great forum! Last edited by Appletom; 07-14-2005 at 07:26 PM. Reason: So we can find time/date in body of post

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07-14-2005, 03:04 AM	#1
Appletom Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 1,051	Our First Contest - Counting to 1,000 OK - here comes the very first Google Earth Hacks contest. We have grown from zero members to over 600 (636 right this moment) members in a week. What day and time will the 1,000th member sign up to GEH? Post your estimate here on this thread. Post only two items - the day and the time. Like this: Sunday, 13:13 Use military time to avoid confusion. The time zone will be Mountain Daylight time, just because that is where I live and what my computer's clock says. In other words, you figure out the time difference to me instead of vice-versa. First prize will be your choice of a beautiful coffee mug or a mouse pad, with a full color photograph of your favorite kmz file. It can be a file on the site, or you can send a favorite file. CAVEAT - If the winner lives outside of the USA, the prize will be a mouse pad; you don't have the choice of a mug. I am not shipping a coffee mug around the world, but I will spring for postage to ship a mouse pad anywhere on the earth. There rules are simple - 1 - In this thread type the day and time you think the 1,000th person will become a GEH member. 2 - Absolutely no entries after the 900th member joins. We will lock this thread as soon as possible after number 900 signs up. 3 - We will take the day, hour, and minute that person 1,000 signs up and then figure out who was closest. It doesn't matter if your guess is prior to or after number 1,000. (example - #1,000 signs up at 1:00 PM on Thursday. Andy guessed Thursday 12:55 and Betty guessed Thursday 13:05. They both missed by five minutes.) 4 - In the event of a tie, whoever submitted the winning entry earlier will be the winner. 5 - One entry per member, and you cannot change your guess after you have posted it. 6 - If we forgot something, we will change the rules in the middle of the contest. 7 - The judges' decision is final. 8 - It is all for fun. 9 - Allow about a week after the contest ends for shipping. Last edited by Appletom; 07-14-2005 at 03:37 AM. Reason: BB code rookie

07-14-2005, 03:46 AM	#2
The Shrike Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	Friday, 10:23

07-14-2005, 04:55 AM	#3
kevinolean Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6	Saturday 7/16/05 17:37

07-14-2005, 04:59 AM	#4
Mickey Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,328	My entry doesn't count, but I'll put down a guess anyhow. I'm gonna go a bit further out and say one week from now - Wednesday, July 20th, 10pm.

07-14-2005, 05:09 AM	#5
brombomb Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	Sun 17 July 2037

07-14-2005, 06:25 AM	#6
dalllam Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2	Thursday, July 19th, 7:30 PM

07-14-2005, 02:38 PM	#8
phil_k Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4	sunday 08:16

07-14-2005, 05:02 PM	#9
aquastor Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 73	Thursday, July 21, 20:15

07-15-2005, 12:41 AM	#12
light_warrior Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6	Friday 12:25

07-15-2005, 02:39 AM	#13
Falcon Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: STL Posts: 1	Monday 18th 11:00AM

07-15-2005, 03:04 AM	#14
jtibedo Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Warwick, RI Posts: 1	Sunday 7/17/05 8:00am

07-15-2005, 04:46 AM	#15
macebobo Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1	Tuesday 7/19/2005 22:35