Every month, active members of The Puffer Forum are encouraged to submit photos of their puffers into our competition. The winner of each month will be automatically entered into our Puffer of the Year contest, held annually in January. This year, we are pleased to announce the winner of the Puffer of the Year will receive a $25 gift certificate to The Puffer Store!
Winning photos will also be displayed on our home page and in the Hall of Fame!
All members are welcome to vote on their favorite entries and spread the word!
Contest Rules:
1. The contest is open to active posting members of The Puffer Forum only, all entrants must have a minimum of 25 posts in the forum, at the time of submission, to qualify for this competition.
2. Only one photo submission per forum member, per monthly contest. Non-winning photos entered in previous contests may be resubmitted in following months. Winning photos are not eligible for re-entry, as they are automatically entered in the Puffer of the Year contest.
3. Entrant must be the original owner of the pictures. Any pictures submitted found to be in violation of copyrights will be immediately disqualified and removed.
4. A total of 10 entries will be accepted each month. In the case of more than 10 photos being entered into the competition, the first ten entered will be used for the current month's contest and the remainder will be automatically entered into the next month's competition. In the case of less than 10 entries, the contest will be put on hold until the following month and 10 entries are submitted.
5. The Puffer Forum reserves the right to save any or all contest submissions for on-site use in any part of The Puffer Forum (examples include illustrating library articles or species profiles). When a photo is used in such a manner, credit will be given to the appropriate party who submitted the picture if possible.
How to Enter:
Photo entries must be submitted by email to thepufferforum@hotmail.com by the 25th of the current month. Do NOT post your entries in this forum! They must be submitted via email.
Please include your forum username in the subject or body of the email! Without this identifier we have no idea who submitted the photo and it will NOT be entered into the contest.
Voting will begin on the 1st of the following month, via a Poll, and continue for 10 days, at which point the winner will be announced.
Entrant must try to provide as much of the following information as possible with their pictures:
A. Puffer pictures:
- Species
- Name of Puffer
- Age (if known)
- Size
- Brief description - ie location if photographed on dive or at public aquarium, tankmates, etc.
Pictures must meet the following technical specifications:
- File format: JPEG
- File size: 250kb or less.
- Physical size: 800 pixels or less in any direction.
Note: Any picture not meeting these requirements possibly may not be considered for the contest due to the time required to alter the pictures. (You can easily resize your image here: http://www.imageeditor.net/ )
An example of a proper entry is as follows:
Email Subject:
Joe-Bobs puffer photo entry for February
Email Body:
Here is my entry for February's contests.
My Dwarf puffer "Puffy":
- Species: Carinotetraodon travancoricus
- Age: 2 years
- Size: 1 inch
Email Attachments:
- *250kb, 800x800, Jpeg image of Puffy*
Entries are being accepted NOW!
So get out your cameras, email those photos and spread the word!
The first 10 entries between now and Feb 25th that qualify per the above rules will be voted on by the forum members March 10th-20th.
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