Vote for the B-G Slogan

[Sue Mackay]

Vote for the number that corresponds to your favourite.

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[Bo Peep]

May I offer my grateful thanks to Sue for sorting this out for me. Truly brilliant. |bowdown|

[v.wells]

May be we could each get 5 votes? Then we could vote again for the 1 winner?
I saw at least 5 that were awesomely good?

Vanessa

[Bo Peep]

Hi Vanessa,

Sorry, but you only get one vote. I think that Sue would shoot me if she had to set up another vote!

[Mutley]

May be we could each get 5 votes? Then we could vote again for the 1 winner?
I saw at least 5 that were awesomely good?

Vanessa

So, Is it one vote per post or one vote per person? ;);)

[Bo Peep]

Oh, you are so naughty! You know it is one vote per person.|scold|

[Bo Peep]

This poll is open to ALL Brit-Gen members, even the Newbies, so please, everyone, do cast your vote.

[Ed Bradford]

Bo Peep,
The slogan that I submitted is of course original. Even if I'm not the winner of slogan contest, you have my permission to use my slogan, if you desire, as you see fit.
............Ed Bradford

[Mutley]

Bo Peep,
The slogan that I submitted is of course original. Even if I'm not the winner of slogan contest, you have my permission to use my slogan, if you desire, as you see fit.
............Ed Bradford

Mine too..... |shocked|

[AnnB]

May I offer my grateful thanks to Sue for sorting this out for me. Truly brilliant. |bowdown|

Can I add my congratulations - well done Sue :)

Best wishes
Ann

[Mike_E]

Are we allowed to run a marketing campaign to get people to vote for our entries? I've voted already, but some folks might be open to a little bribery and corruption to get some votes:D

[Mike_E]

This poll is open to ALL Brit-Gen members, even the Newbies, so please, everyone, do cast your vote.

Watch out for the sneeky people who register a 2nd 3rd or 4th account to increase the number of votes they can cast! |jumphappy

[Bo Peep]

You are so bad!|scold|

[Neil Wilson]

Bo Peep,
The slogan that I submitted is of course original. Even if I'm not the winner of slogan contest, you have my permission to use my slogan, if you desire, as you see fit.
............Ed Bradford
Ed
Do you think that by creaping to Bo P that you somehow might win?
If you do we will have to call you Ed the Sheep! :D

P.S. My slogan never made it to the poll, I pinched it off a site called Parish Crest whoever they are ;)

[Bo Peep]

Neil, you get cheekier by the minute.

[Ed Bradford]

Neil,

Bribery would never work. I found out a long time ago that the members of the forum are upright and wouldn’t stand for that kind of skullduggery. I did find that a few could be bribed with the offer of food but I don't think I could entice enough to cast a vote in my favor to win. Besides, I don’t think that my cooking is up to it. So I guess I'll have to let the votes fall where they may.

My offer to let Bo Peep use my slogan as she sees fit was made for legal reasons.

…………Ed

[Sue Mackay]

My offer to let Bo Peep use my slogan as she sees fit was made for legal reasons.


As Bo Peep stated quite clearly at the start of her original thread what she wanted to use the slogan for and in what way, I assume that all of us who put forward entries were prepared for her to use the slogan in her advertising. Just wish I could have thought of a snappier one :D

[Bo Peep]

I wanted this competition to be as open and honest as it could possibly be, and that is why I asked for the slogans to be posted on the open forum.

Sue has made a magnificent job of setting up the poll - I certainly could not have done this, and now you all have the chance to vote for the slogan you like best. One member, one vote (yes, in case you are wondering, like you, I only get one vote) and the winner takes the prize.

[Neil Wilson]

Sue has made a magnificent job of setting up the poll
I agree, well done Sue.

[uksearch]

I wanted this competition to be as open and honest as it could possibly be, and that is why I asked for the slogans to be posted on the open forum.

Sue has made a magnificent job of setting up the poll - I certainly could not have done this, and now you all have the chance to vote for the slogan you like best. One member, one vote (yes, in case you are wondering, like you, I only get one vote) and the winner takes the prize.

What a shame so few people have voted. Is this some kind of tactical ploy;)?

UK

[Pam Downes]

What a shame so few people have voted. Is this some kind of tactical ploy;)?

UK
No. I haven't voted yet because I'm still undecided.
Pam

[Bo Peep]

What a shame so few people have voted. Is this some kind of tactical ploy;)?

UK

The vote doesn't close until the 30th. November, so there is plenty of time.

[tommy166]

Pam, could you pin this thread to top of the forums so everyone sees it when they come in? A lot of the newer recruits may not find it.

Tom

[Bo Peep]

Hi Tom,

I have pinned this as requested but as new threads are started, it will move down the page.

This is important and I do not want anyone to miss the chance of voting for the new B-G slogan, so if it seems to be disappearing, perhaps someone can just nudge it back to the top of the page again.

If you need a reminder about the wonderful prize, look here (http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23428).

[Sue Mackay]

This is important and I do not want anyone to miss the chance of voting for the new B-G slogan, so if it seems to be disappearing, perhaps someone can just nudge it back to the top of the page again.


Nudge. I wonder if part of the problem is that only those who regularly look at New Posts will see this. Every time I look at Who's On Line there seem to be about 40 members, with the same names cropping up each day. There may only be 100 or so people who use the Forum by looking at New Posts daily. The vast majority of the 12,000 odd people who are registered will probably put a query on concerning their family, watch for a week or so to see if replies come in on that particular forum, and then perhaps only visit again when they receive an e-mail notifying them of a new post on that forum. Is there some facility for an Administrator to send an e-mail to all members asking them to vote, or is that unrealistic with so many members? (not a techie:()

[Bo Peep]

Did you read my mind?? Notifying members is now a work in progress.

[Mutley]

Nudge. I wonder if part of the problem is that only those who regularly look at New Posts will see this. Every time I look at Who's On Line there seem to be about 40 members, with the same names cropping up each day. There may only be 100 or so people who use the Forum by looking at New Posts daily. :()

Pam,
For those that do not look at new posts what about on the front page underneath the 'Parish Chest News' or 'Welcome' Headings (the newbies find that OK) putting a new Heading. Maybe called something like VOTE NOW! Closing Date .... in red. It could be locked so it does not become a thread just an information note. I don't know if you can link to the Poll.

We know you can fiddle a little bit with the front page;)

[Bo Peep]

How about this? Is it easier to find now?

[Sunpat]

I have enjoyed reading all of the suggestions .:)
Hope lots of folk vote for their favourite but it is very hard to choose - it took me ages to decide 'cos they're all jolly good.
Such a great idea of Bo-Peep's to have a slogan competition and Sue's done extremely well setting up the poll - I regularly check the results to see the voting pattern.
Sunpat

[Mutley]

How about this? Is it easier to find now?

Much better. When I log in, BG takes me straight to the front page and my eye was attracted to the colours of the little poll icon. Hope it's not just me that notices little pictures. ;)

[uksearch]

The vote doesn't close until the 30th. November, so there is plenty of time.

The 30th is Friday...no that far off...but you have already tried to rectify the situation:D.

UK

[Sue Mackay]

Much better. When I log in, BG takes me straight to the front page and my eye was attracted to the colours of the little poll icon. Hope it's not just me that notices little pictures. ;)

I noticed it straight away when logging on as well. Also the fact in brackets that 3 people were viewing it!!

[Bo Peep]

We need your votes, folks. Please help choose the new Brit-Gen slogan.

[Braeseke]

"and on the 8th day God created B-G to do the inventory."

That's my slogan anyway - he he !

[tommy166]

Maybe we should have had hustings, so all the candidates could explain why the electorate should vote for them! :D

For those that are lost; all the slogans appear in Sue's starter post on page 1.

[Bo Peep]

Oh, Tom. That would make life even more complicated!

You will all be living with the slogan for a long time, so just choose the one that best reflects everything that Brit-Gen stands for. Easy peasy........or maybe not!

[Braeseke]

I just have one comment. As there are so many slogans, if the winning slogan gets say 10% of the vote then that means that 90% of the voters want something else. |nopity|

[Bo Peep]

Or they just couldn't be bothered to vote.

[MarkJ]

I just have one comment. As there are so many slogans, if the winning slogan gets say 10% of the vote then that means that 90% of the voters want something else. |nopity|

You could argue that point - but at least Pam has given all members the opportunity to vote for their choice. She could have simply chosen her own personal favourite - especially bearing in mind that the logo will be used on pamphlets and other materials which she will produce.
All democratic voting has its faults - in the UK for example, the Government usually gets elected by less than half of all votes cast - thus more than 50% of the population did not vote for whichever party is elected.
The hardest part of this vote is choosing which slogan to vote for - so many good ideas!

Mark

[Neil Wilson]

The hardest part of this vote is choosing which slogan to vote for - so many good ideas!

MarkHi Mark
At least someone else liked your slogan, unless you didn't vote for it yourself, which means that there 2 members who liked it |nopity|

[Braeseke]

Hi Bo Peep, That's true! Come on all you slackers get your vote in. |soapbox|

Hi Mark, Me argue, never! It was only a comment! |cheers|

[tommy166]

It could be the poor weather we're having that's contributing to the low turn-out! Or the electorate, being such nice people, don't want to upset anyone by voting for someone-else's slogan!

Tom

[Bo Peep]

Come on folks. Just 72 members have voted so far and time is running out. We need your votes and it will only take a second so please, will you help us to choose the new slogan for Brit-Gen.

[tommy166]

Just 2 days to go. Come on all you indecisive ones.

Your views are important. Go back to Sue's first post on this thread, read though all the excellent choices and make a decision NOW!

Tom

[Sunpat]

It is very hard to choose.
But please vote, as Bo Peep says, we will all be living with the slogan for a long time.
Sunpat

[Mutley]

Nudge.....

In the lead today.....

A very nice jingle but is this the one you want?

4. BG-Forums- "The Future of your Past". – Peter Nicholl

[Bo Peep]

At the moment, we have 64 members on the board, but have they all voted and if not, why not?

[Mike_E]

Nudge.....

In the lead today.....

A very nice jingle but is this the one you want?

4. BG-Forums- "The Future of your Past". – Peter Nicholl

And I liked this one

41. British-Genealogy - A community with a common interest – Geoffers

didn't vote for it because I had my own in there to vote for, but if I'd had two votes geoffers would have got the second one.

Come on people, vote !

[Guy Etchells]

British Genealogy Forums for Help, Happiness, Humour.

I missed the introduction for this thread, but would have suggested something like the above.
Cheers
Guy ;)

[BeeE586]

My thought was that there were just too many to choose from, and some of them very similar, but yes, I did vote although only one other person agreed with my choice.

Would it be possible to narrow the vote, discard all the zeros, ones, twos, threes and fours and vote again for the top six ? By my count this would be

1 ...................... 6 votes
3 .......................6 votes
4 .......................9 votes
12 .....................6 votes
14 .....................8 votes
42 .....................6 votes

If number 4 were to win with 9 votes and 80 have voted (at the time of writing) this means that 71 are not in agreement. I appreciate that whoever wins it is likely that some will not agree but a second vote would narrow the odds.

Just a thought !

Eileen

[Bo Peep]

It is a good idea, Eileen, but alas, there is not enough time. I have techies waiting for the winning phrase so it can be added to the new Brit-Gen banner. Whichever slogan gets the most votes is the one that wins.

[Bo Peep]

Please do not miss your chance to vote for the new BG slogan. Vote today.

[Pam Downes]

Although we are still awaiting for the Returning Officer to declare the result, in true loser's style, I would firstly like to congratulate the winner of the competition.
And I would then like to thank the six people who saw, recognised, and then voted for, the genius that was slogan number three. :D:D
Pam

[Neil Wilson]

Although we are still awaiting for the Returning Officer to declare the result, in true loser's style, I would firstly like to congratulate the winner of the competition.
And I would then like to thank the six people who saw, recognised, and then voted for, the genius that was slogan number three. :D:D
PamPam, if you are thanking 6 people who voted for your slogan, which has 6 votes, that mean you voted for someone else or didn't vote at all :confused:.
Anyway, to show that really true B-G spirit, I second Pam's congrats to the winner, mine is a large whisky or five |5cups|

[Pam Downes]

Pam, if you are thanking 6 people who voted for your slogan, which has 6 votes, that mean you voted for someone else or didn't vote at all :confused:.
Anyway, to show that really true B-G spirit, I second Pam's congrats to the winner, mine is a large whisky or five |5cups|
I can assure you that I voted, Neil.
And why can't I include myself amongst the people who recognised the genius of slogan number three? I am the genius who wrote it. :D

ETA:There were obviously quite a few people who either didn't vote, or at least didn't vote for their own slogan.
Pam

[Sue Mackay]

Wow! Someone is in to double figures!!

Almost excatly 24 hours to go

[Pam Downes]

Wow! Someone is in to double figures!!

Almost excatly 24 hours to go
OH POOH. Where on earth did I get the idea that the poll closed tonight -Thursday???? So much for genius. :D:D :eek: :eek:
(Mind you, Neil's as daft as me!)
Pam

[suedent]

OH POOH. Where on earth did I get the idea that the poll closed tonight -Thursday???? So much for genius. :D:D :eek: :eek:
(Mind you, Neil's as daft as me!)
Pam


Please don't wish November away - once the calendar says December I'm going to have to tackle the Christmas shopping :(

[Mutley]

Only 8 minutes to go and it looks like number 4 will be the winner.

No, I did not vote for one of mine because I liked someone else's better but if I had maybe...... No..... not a hope.

Congratulations number 4 and bad luck to 14 who has missed by one.

Unless you lot get your fingers going in the next 10 minutes.........

I hope that some members maybe did not vote because they thought their choice had no chance, if so, get cracking it won't take many hits to change things.

Just you lot be sure you got what you want. (no offence to number 4;))

[Bo Peep]

Mulley, are you working on a different time zone to me? The vote closes on Friday at 7pm.

[Mutley]

Oh.... Is Today not Friday????

This is the week of the month that I have to work full time and I am not used to it, I don't know what hour or what day or what week it is?
I am supposed to be retired....

Can a moderator cut, save and re-post me in the right time and place please |doh|

[tommy166]

Well, it's Friday now!! Just 19 hours left to vote. Doesn't seem like Mutley induced any panic voting!|biggrin|

[Pam Downes]

Oh.... Is Today not Friday????

This is the week of the month that I have to work full time and I am not used to it, I don't know what hour or what day or what week it is?
I am supposed to be retired....

Can a moderator cut, save and re-post me in the right time and place please |doh|
Oh Mutley, I'm so pleased to discover that I'm not the only idiot on the forum. :D I managed to get confused between the 'th' at the beginning of thirtieth and the 'th' at the beginning of Thursday. Now you've got the time wrong.
Perhaps the new slogan should be 'Avoid BG forums - they send you mad'. :D:D
Pam

[Mutley]

Tis me, today

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[Diane Grant-Salmon]

One question ....... what happens if it's a draw? Will you put the entries into a hat and pick one out, as there won't be time for people to vote again, as Toby is waiting.

[Bo Peep]

I confess that I hadn't considered the possibility of a tied result. I guess I would have to move to Plan B........just do not ask me what Plan B is!

[Pam Downes]

I confess that I hadn't considered the possibility of a tied result. I guess I would have to move to Plan B........just do not ask me what Plan B is!
Plan B - part one
Sweet talk Sue into doing another poll.:D
part two
People have 24 or 48 hours in which to vote for their preferred one of the two.
Pam

[Geoffers]

I confess that I hadn't considered the possibility of a tied result. I guess I would have to move to Plan B........just do not ask me what Plan B is!

Take those that have tied in first place and have a vote for just them over a limited period of time.

Perhaps those who thought of the tied posts could conduct a short campaign, seeking funding for those campaigns from third parties, but strictly within guidelines???
(NB For those who take offence at such comments, I most humbly apologise in advance, no offence is intended in any manner, shape or form - any similarity to any living person or event or event by such comment is purely coincidental).

[hallsworth47]

is it just one vote each ,so many are good ?

[Bo Peep]

Yes, each member gets just one vote.

[Sue Mackay]

Come on, vote quickly and you will be the 100th voter!

[hallsworth47]

can i vote incognito I used to be Hallsorth 47;)

[Pam Downes]

can i vote incognito I used to be Hallsorth 47;)
If that's a serious question, i.e. if you want to know who knows how you voted, then if anyone knows its only Bo Peep and possibly Sue who set up the poll. (Hopefully my explanation is slightly clearer than mud. :) )
Pam

[hallsworth47]

Oh Pam would I be serious Im FAR too honest to do anything so sneaky this is me|angel|Linda

[Neil Wilson]

Mulley, are you working on a different time zone to me? The vote closes on Friday at 7pm.
3 minutes to go

[Mutley]

No, I got it right today,
Am ready and waiting........

[Mutley]

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u256/woodyford/thCongratulations-1.gif
4. BG-Forums- "The Future of your Past". – Peter Nicholl

[Bo Peep]

My congratulations to Peter on winning the competition and my commiserations to the losers. It was a brilliant effort from you all. Well done.|jumphappy

[Sue Mackay]

My congratulations to Peter on winning the competition and my commiserations to the losers. It was a brilliant effort from you all. Well done.|jumphappy

Go and have a stiff drink now Bo Peep and hand it over to the techies! Quite a nice last minute rush and a respectable poll in the end.

Congratulations Peter - a worthy winner.

[Pam Downes]

Congratulations to Peter.
And a big thank you to Sue who made it easy for Bo Peep to count the votes! :)
Pam

[Bo Peep]

If it hadn't been for Sue and her expertise, there would not have been a vote!

[peter nicholl]

Without wishing to turn this into an Oscar speech- A Big Thank you to everyone who voted for me. It was a bit close at times and the competition was stiff. Thanks too to Bo Peep and of course, to Sue. I am really looking forward to a good read and I hope that people do get used to the slogan.
Thanks again
Peter

[AnnB]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a173/AnnB_/Congratulations.gif Well done Peter

Best wishes
Ann

[Ladkyis]

Yes, Congratulations Peter. It's a darned good slogan, one that we can probably remember - unless you are like me and have a memory like... a thing with holes in it that you shake flour through

[tommy166]

Well done Peter!

Tom

[Davran]

Congratulations, Peter! A great slogan.

[June Barber]

vote for number 15

june

[Sunpat]

Congratulations, Peter:)
Thank you, Bo Peep and Sue for organising the slogan competition.
I enjoyed reading all the suggestions posted - well done everyone:D.
Sunpat