Accepting POTM entries for June!

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Would you like to enter our Puffer of the Month photo competition?

Each month's winner is not only featured on our home page for the following month, but is automatically entered into our annual Puffer of the Year competition, with a grand prize of a $25 gift certificate to The Puffer Store!

Full rules and entry instructions can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3455
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Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by Myaj »

Okay guys, we only have 4 entries for the June POTM contest!

Send those photos in ASAP so we can have a contest again this month, or it will have to be 'pushed off' until next month.

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*
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by Myaj »

Now we have SIX entries..

We still need FOUR more to have a competition this month!
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by crazedpuffer »

Remember people, even if you entered before you can enter again!!
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by yunachin »

Yeah1 Let's see some puff faces!! Don't worry about being a professional photographer!! Just pick out your favorite!!
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by Sean W. »

:onfire: i entered, and if there isn't enough entry's for a contest, im going to be very mad, because i know my picture will smoke anything....

and the only way you are going to get to see it is if you enter... there are 3524 members and we are struggling to get 10 pictures for a contest...
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by Myaj »

A challenge!!
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by Jay.B. »

oooooohh!!
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by cobra1713 »

ill take that challenge!!! lol my bro just got his new d200 so im going crazy taking a million pics, my first one isnt that great but ill be entering every month now!!! too bad we dont do it for other fish cus i got a really cool pic of one of my blood parrots lol
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by crazedpuffer »

A miscellaneous fish of the month contest would be fun.
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by cobra1713 »

i know my bichir is like a little model lol it loves to just sit and have its picture taken lol plus that way we'd get to see every ones other fish!
60g with 2 angels, 1 yoyo loach, Upside down catfish, Clown Loach, 1 leopard Ctenopoma, 12 black skirt tetras and a L201 Pleco

30g GSP tank (soon to be 35 gal Hex)
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by Sean W. »

Myaj wrote:A challenge!!
cobra1713 wrote:ill take that challenge!!! lol my bro just got his new d200 so im going crazy taking a million pics, my first one isnt that great but ill be entering every month now!!! too bad we dont do it for other fish cus i got a really cool pic of one of my blood parrots lol
Jay.B. wrote:oooooohh!!

Tehehe

Edit: if i loose... i will be very embarrassed :?
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by cobra1713 »

lol we'll just have to see it's gonna be a good contest this month cant wait to see all the pics!
60g with 2 angels, 1 yoyo loach, Upside down catfish, Clown Loach, 1 leopard Ctenopoma, 12 black skirt tetras and a L201 Pleco

30g GSP tank (soon to be 35 gal Hex)
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by Sean W. »

hopefully there will be a lot of votes too...

over 3400 members and usually there is only like 20 votes...
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by crazedpuffer »

More like 60 votes but okay, and not all 3400+ members are active. I wish people would be more willing to enter though.
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Re: Accepting POTM entries for June!

Post by Jay.B. »

well.. I came a very close second last month... but it was to a very very worthy winner...

my plan now is to keep entering every month until everybody gets sick of the sight of him, and votes him to win so they don't have to look at him any more...

he may even get a disguise one month hmmmm...

...my evil plan could just work you know mwuhuhuhahahahaha
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