Just a reminder!

Article submission deadline: before June 1, 2011, GMT
Voting deadline: before June 8, 2011, GMT

Walter:

> Just a reminder!
> 
> Article submission deadline: before June 1, 2011, GMT Voting deadline: before June 8, 2011, GMT

Was this contest announced on Reddit and elsewhere?

Bye,
bearophile

On 2011-05-30 13:49, bearophile wrote:
> Walter:
> > Just a reminder!
> > 
> > Article submission deadline: before June 1, 2011, GMT Voting deadline: before June 8, 2011, GMT
> 
> Was this contest announced on Reddit and elsewhere?

I'm not sure, but I don't think that there was much point in doing so, since one of the submission requirements was that you had already been posting on the D newsgroup under a known handle _prior_ to the contest being announced.

- Jonathan M Davis

"Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisProg@gmx.com> wrote in message news:mailman.474.1306789057.14074.digitalmars-d-announce@puremagic.com...
> On 2011-05-30 13:49, bearophile wrote:
>> Walter:
>> > Just a reminder!
>> >
>> > Article submission deadline: before June 1, 2011, GMT Voting deadline: before June 8, 2011, GMT
>>
>> Was this contest announced on Reddit and elsewhere?
>
> I'm not sure, but I don't think that there was much point in doing so,
> since
> one of the submission requirements was that you had already been posting
> on
> the D newsgroup under a known handle _prior_ to the contest being
> announced.
>

I think that was just for voting.

On 2011-05-30 13:59, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Jonathan M Davis" <jmdavisProg@gmx.com> wrote in message news:mailman.474.1306789057.14074.digitalmars-d-announce@puremagic.com...
> 
> > On 2011-05-30 13:49, bearophile wrote:
> >> Walter:
> >> > Just a reminder!
> >> > 
> >> > Article submission deadline: before June 1, 2011, GMT Voting deadline: before June 8, 2011, GMT
> >> 
> >> Was this contest announced on Reddit and elsewhere?
> > 
> > I'm not sure, but I don't think that there was much point in doing so,
> > since
> > one of the submission requirements was that you had already been posting
> > on
> > the D newsgroup under a known handle _prior_ to the contest being
> > announced.
> 
> I think that was just for voting.

Ah, so it was. I just reread the original post, and the handle-bit was only for voting. You're correct.

- Jonathan M Davis

Remember: 9. Final submissions are to be posted to the digitalmars.D newsgroup with [Submission] in the Subject line






On 5/30/2011 12:05 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
> Just a reminder!
>
> Article submission deadline: before June 1, 2011, GMT
> Voting deadline: before June 8, 2011, GMT

D Article Contest!

First Prize: iPad 2 wifi 16Gb

Write an article about the D programming language. The articles submitted will be voted on by the participants in the digitalmars.D newsgroup. Vote tallies determine the winners!

Article submission deadline: before June 1, 2011, GMT
Voting deadline: before June 8, 2011, GMT


Author Rules

1. Article is submitted under the Creative Commons License
2. Digital Mars may submit the article on your behalf to publishers like DDJ and Artima.com
3. You will receive any proceeds from those submissions in addition to any prize money
4. Digital Mars may post the submitted articles on the d_programming_language.org web site
5. You may post article drafts at any time, collect feedback, and revise up until the submission deadline
6. Article must be about the D programming language
7. You may submit as many articles as you wish
8. Anyone may enter



Voting Rules

1. You must have used your handle to post to the digitalmars.D newsgroup prior to this announcement
2. One vote per handle
3. Voting will be done on the digitalmars.D newsgroup


Winner Rules

1. Ties split the cash equivalent
2. Optional cash equivalent
3. Winner is responsible for any taxes on prize

Walter Bright Wrote:

> Just a reminder!
> 
> Article submission deadline: before June 1, 2011, GMT Voting deadline: before June 8, 2011, GMT

I would like to nominate this blog:

http://www.gamedev.net/blog/1140-d-bits/

I know it is an article contest and these were not written for said contest, but I'm just spreading the word.