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Angus wrote:

WendyBull wrote:

Motors Category was a con!

I agree, you should have won it.

Thanks, I'll pay you later!

The review that won it is a very good review but far too long in my opinion and the review that came second should have been ahead of it.

The person who wrote the winning review is a good mate from my Ciao days and is a great writer but I stopped writing car reviews when I was told the winning review was selected "randomly" from all car reviews that month.

made it seem like a churners dream rather than a good review writers challenge.

I can't tell if your being sarcastic or not...

Angus wrote:

but I stopped writing car reviews when I was told the winning review was selected "randomly" from all car reviews that month.

made it seem like a churners dream rather than a good review writers challenge.

It can't have been random considering the quality of the reviews that won though - where did you hear it would random?

Thats just bad.

Seriously, the motor guide told me that and I am not speaking for him here, but I do not think he was too happy about it.

NAME TAKEN OUT AND ADVISED TO POSTER.

Oh, you were being serious. That really bad since there is a prize for it

Actually, I think (and I'll confirm) that that was originally going to be the case, but in the end, it was judged by Dooyoo.

It's specifically not chosen by Guides, so that no claims of favouritism can be made.

Cheers!

I understood it to be a random thing.

Angus wrote:

Seriously, the motor guide told me that and I am not speaking for him here, but I do not think he was too happy about it.

NAME TAKEN OUT AND ADVISED TO POSTER.

You have taken the name Of the person who I named but left in motor guide so everyone knows who he is.

DO ME A FAVOUR AND USE SOME COMMON SENSE!!!!!!!!!


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mattygroves wrote:

Actually, I think (and I'll confirm) that that was originally going to be the case, but in the end, it was judged by Dooyoo.

It's specifically not chosen by Guides, so that no claims of favouritism can be made.

Cheers!

Then they chose a winner who obnly posted what I believ to be a Ciao review and has not visited the site in yonks.

No disrespect to the winner in any way as he is a mate but I bet he is laughing his tits off.

Have I missed something, what's this about review of the month, have I missed something? By the way congratulations Jani! Lisa x

It's an exception. Under the rules people are not allowed to advertise their reviews, but after the fact, when someone has won a prize, (other than the normal crown thingies), they can. Its a monthly competition on dooyoo and this month is pets.

While we're on the subject, on review draws, is the list still up for the first review draws? As I can't find it on dooyoo Lisa x

Good point-theyve deleted the post that says what you write under.

phew, thought I was going daft! Lisa x

Thanks Debbie! Lisa x

Thingywhatsit wrote:

I understood it to be a random thing.

Both you and Angus are wrong, the winning entries were judged by Dooyoo and it was not a random draw, it that was the case then the member who posted about a dozen car reviews in the month would have proably expectd to have picked up one of the prizes. The competition was open to all reviews in the category not just those that were rated VU however as you would expect the winners came from reviews with mostly VU ratings

Both of the first two placed reviews crowned and the writer of the third placed review had another car review in the month crowned as well.

Thankyou for your explanation. I thought a random one would have been a shame.

If I'm CHOSEN to represent my country at sport does that mean it was a random draw, if you read the posts in the guide forum it does not say it is a random draw rather that they choose the winner from all of the review posted that is because as Alex explains for some reason they cannot at the front end filter all of the VU rated reviews.

If I'm wrong I apologise but the chances that two people who only submitted one entry in the month actually winning seems unlikely.

What, even if they are good ones ?

Thingywhatsit wrote:

What, even if they are good ones ?

If it is a random draw then quality does not come into it, my point is that the reviews are chosen by Dooyoo therefore it is not a random draw.

Hey, I am taking nothing away from any of the winners, two of them were very good reviews, but I was told by the perosn formerly known as jock that it was random and chosen from all the reviews.

Having said that, with the exception of Wendys review, they got it right. so 2 out of three aint bad.

Angus wrote:

Hey, I am taking nothing away from any of the winners, two of them were very good reviews, but I was told by the perosn formerly known as jock that it was random and chosen from all the reviews.

Having said that, with the exception of Wendys review, they got it right. so 2 out of three aint bad.

I think that this is seperate. One is a draw at random the other is a choice from dooyoo staff of all crowned opinions.

sirg0508 wrote:

Actually it is a random one:

dooyoo is proud to present a new competition in the motors category. The winners will be chosen this month from all the reviews written for that section. There will be three prizes, awarded with:

3000 dooyooMiles for the winner
2000 dooyooMiles for the Second Prize
1000 dooyooMiles for the Third Prize

Same again for Pets.

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That doesn't make it random - it makes it a choice - my impression is that Dooyoo (meaning, probably Alex and/or Anne) will choose. I think they are actually choosing by reading, rather than choosing by random.

I think/know this is so because when the Pets' comp was announced, I asked Alex if there was anything I as pets' guide needed to do. He said "We just read all the ops and choose the best". The word 'read' was the givaway