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- VOTE FOR SOFTWARE CREATIONS!
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- EASY INSTRUCTIONS
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- SEE "PRIZES.TXT" FOR CONTEST RULES AND A COMPLETE LIST OF PRIZES!
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- 1. Print out and complete the ballot at the end of this form.
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- * Remember to use "SOFTWARE CREATIONS" as the BBS Title,
- and "(508) 368-7139" as the BBS Primary access number!
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- 2. Mail it to:
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- BOARDWATCH MAGAZINE
- READERS CHOICE BBS CONTEST
- 8500 West Bowles Ave. Suite 210
- Littleton, CO 80123.
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- 3. Print out and complete the Software Creations Contest Entry Form,
- in the included file "CONTEST.TXT"
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- 4. Mail it to:
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- SOFTWARE CREATIONS BBS
- ATTN: Boardwatch Contest
- 26 Harris St.
- Clinton, MA. 01510
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- 5. Tell your friends to get their votes in as soon as possible!
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- * THE FOLLOWING IS THE OFFICIAL BOARDWATCH BBS CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT *
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- BOARDWATCH 100 READERS' CHOICE BBS CONTEST 1994
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- The Boardwatch 100 Reader's Choice BBS contest has become something of an
- institution each winter when BBS callers all over the country fax or mail in
- their ballots nominating their favorite BBS for inclusion in the Boardwatch
- Reader's Choice Top 100 BBS List.
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- This year, the contest will run from January 1, 1994 through June 30, 1994.
- Winners will be announced at the Online Networking Exposition and BBS
- Convention (ONE BBSCON) held in Atlanta, Georgia, August 17-21, 1994.
- The Boardwatch 100 list will be published in subsequent issues of Boardwatch
- Magazine and distributed in electronic form world-wide. Last year's
- Boardwatch 100 BBS list has been widely disseminated electronically, and
- published in several books.
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- PRIZES FOR BULLETIN BOARD OPERATORS
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- 1ST PRIZE: The BBS system receiving the largest number of valid ballots will
- be named the most popular BBS and will be presented with an award trophy at
- the ONE BBSCON held in Atlanta Georgia, August 17-21, 1994. Additionally,
- the winning BBS will receive air fare, hotel accommodations and registration
- at ONE BBSCON for the primary BBS operator as the guest of Boardwatch
- Magazine. Additionally, the system will be featured in a story in Boardwatch
- Magazine and a free full-page color advertisement in Boardwatch Magazine for
- a period of three months.
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- TOP TEN: The ten most popular bulletin boards selected by the voters will
- each receive an award trophy at the ONE BBSCON, a story describing their
- system in Boardwatch Magazine, inclusion in a special top ten BBS listing in
- the magazine, and a free quarter-page black and white advertisement in three
- successive issues. Additionally, they will be listed in the Boardwatch 100
- BBS list. System operators from the top 10 who attend ONE BBSCON will
- receive an award trophy in a special awards session.
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- TOP ONE HUNDRED: The 100 bulletin boards receiving the most votes will each
- be listed in the Boardwatch 100 readers choice BBS list. This list will be
- published in Boardwatch Magazine and freely distributed electronically on
- thousands of bulletin boards world-wide.
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- IN CASE OF TIE. Positions for which an identical number of votes are received
- will be determined by point value established by the date stamp assigned to
- each received ballot. Time/Date stamp values are accumulated for all votes
- and a cumulative score assigned to each BBS based on date of receipt of
- ballots. Votes receive a date stamp value between 1 and 180 based on the day
- of the contest the vote is received. System with lowest (earliest) cumulative
- date stamp score will prevail in event of tie.
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- PRIZES FOR VOTERS
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- All valid ballots submitted by voters will be entered in a random sweepstakes
- drawing. As of the opening date of this contest, prizes include five U.S.
- Robotics Courier Top of the line Modems, five Hayes OPTIMA 288 V.FC + FAX
- modems, and five ZyXEL Top of the line modems - and more are on the way. A
- minimum of 15 valid ballots will be selected from all entries and each will
- receive a free modem - from the most popular modem manufacturers in the
- world.
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- RULES FOR CALLERS
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- Each voter can vote once, for a single bulletin board system. Each ballot
- must be fully completed, and individually mailed by each voter. We will
- verify ballots as necessary. There are three ways to vote:
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- 1. Complete this ballot and mail to: BOARDWATCH MAGAZINE, READERS CHOICE BBS
- CONTEST, 8500 West Bowles Ave. Suite 210, Littleton, CO 80123.
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- 2. Complete this ballot and FAX to (303)933-0876.
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- 3. Or, dial the Boardwatch BBS at (303)973-4222 and complete the online
- ballot provided on the main menu.
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- Balloting closes at 23:59:59 on June 30, 1994.
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- This contest is not limited to Boardwatch Magazine subscribers, and no
- purchase of anything is required to participate in this contest. Reasonable
- facsimiles of this ballot are acceptable, so long as all specified
- information is included.
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- We held this contest during 1993 and it generated over 20,200 votes by the
- close of balloting for some 1,775 different bulletin boards. The TOP system
- received 1,330 votes. Your individual vote can have a tremendous impact on
- the outcome of this contest. Further, the odds of winning a modem in last
- years contest were roughly 1 in 3,340. You won't get those odds in the
- lottery.
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- ONE BBSCON CONTACT INFORMATION:
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- The Online Networking Exposition and BBS Convention has emerged as the
- annual meeting place for BBS operators and online enthusiasts. The event
- hosts three days featuring over 100 educational sessions on all aspects of
- the BBS community and virtually all the stars of the industry are on hand.
- This year's event will be held at the Atlanta Market Center INFOMART in
- downtown Atlanta, Georgia, August 17-24, 1994.
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- For more information on the convention or a registration packet, contact:
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- ONE, Inc., 4255 S. Buckley Rd., Ste 308, Aurora, CO 80013; (303)693-5253 voice
- (303)693-5518 fax; or (303)693-5432 BBS.
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- BOARDWATCH MAGAZINE - 1994 READERS' CHOICE BBS CONTEST BALLOT
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- Title of bbs you vote for as the BEST:_______________________________________
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- Primary BBS access telephone number:_________________________________________
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- Is this BBS a long distance or toll call for you? [] YES [] NO
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- Voter name:__________________________________________________________________
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- Voice telephone number:______________________________________________________
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- Street address:______________________________________________________________
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- City:______________________________ State:____________ Zip code:___________
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- Primary communications software you use:_____________________________________
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- Primary modem manufacture and model:_________________________________________
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- Highest speed your modem supports:
- [] 1200bps [] 2400bps [] 9600bps [] 14400bps [] 19200bps [] 28800bps
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- Operating system:
- [] DOS [] OS/2 [] WINDOWS [] MAC [] AMIGA [] UNIX [] OTHER
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- Estimated BBS calls you make per month:_______ Average call duration:______
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- Estimated investment in hardware and software: $___________
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- Primary online interest (check all that apply):
- [] Mail/Mail Conferences [] Games/Entertainment [] Chat/Social
- [] News/Information [] Shareware (Files)
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- Do you also maintain accounts on commercial services?
- (check all that apply)
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- [] AOL [] Compuserve [] Delphi/BIX [] GEnie [] Prodigy [] None
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- AGE:________ SEX: [] MALE [] FEMALE
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- SIGNATURE:____________________________________ DATE:______________________
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