9th BLF/Old-Lumens Challenge, People's Choice: Vote for Your Favorite

Well this is awkward

Looks like your finished post was at 11:30 eastern time on the final day. The contest ended at the end of the day UTC which is 5 hours ahead of us. So I’m guessing when he closed the contest yours wasn’t finished. We could probably talk them into sneaking yours in though… I’m pretty sure this contest is more for fun than anything and nobody would be too upset if they stretched the time a little. I know I wouldn’t mind a bit.

I speak for myself when I say that this is an informal enough competition with a small enough participant pool that I second bending the rules a tiny bit to allow his entrance. The only issue I see is that I don’t know if we can alter the people’s choice award Poll without creating a new one. However, it has only been less than 24 hours and 14 votes as of writing this, so it shouldn’t be too hard for everyone that voted already to reevaluate and recast their vote.

We have some awesome entries this year congratulation to every one who finished there builds!

Its a bit sad to see no one made a light on a lathe, that is usually the most competitive part of the contest.Hopefully next year we see some more machine made entries. You all have 9 month to start learning lol.

Overall the skill level of these lights is great.

The coordinators of the 9th BLF Old Lumens Challenge recognize there is some disappointment in the missed deadline of one of the challenge entries. The coordinators believe that 90 days from official announcement to the ending date was quite ample time. There was a countdown timer prominently displayed in the first post of the announcement topic. There was a notation that the countdown timer was the official time to be used. The counter was counting down to the final seconds for 90 days. The counter is still there in plain sight, now counting up. There was also an approximate 9-day preliminary announcement posted.

The coordinators are reluctant to adjust the time frame only because doing so sets a precedent that may be used at some future point when or if someone feels a rule needs to be adjusted for some reason that benefits their challenge entry.

However, in the spirit of forum camaraderie, the coordinators have decided to allow Scallywag's challenge entry to be treated as completed in a timely manner. As a completed entry it will be placed in the People's Choice poll and will be placed in its class alongside the others for the judges to adjudicate. Anyone who has already cast a vote may change it if they wish.

The poll has been adjusted with the addition of Scallywag. However, adding the images and link in post two will be done later when I am home and can use my PC to edit images to use as was done with the others.

Hey, it’s fine. I forgot to check the post, and even though the light was done on time the thread wasn’t and that’s the only thing you guys get to see.

You’re right 90 days was plenty of time and if I’d checked the main thread I’d have just made time to post Monday night.

I didn’t, so that’s on me.

For what it’s worth I don’t think I’m in danger of winning the vote anyway :wink:

Good call on allowing Scallywag’s entry.

It was not easy to vote! I followed along on everyone’s threads and it was fun to see so much hard work and creativity on every level. Congrats to everyone of you for putting in the time in the lights as well as the words and photos for your threads!

Someone buy me a lathe….

Not an easy choice for who to vote. Good things about many different lights.

Just found out one of my lights was modded for this competition, so happy! :partying_face:
Thanks @Scallywag :beer:

Bump for more votes :innocent:

Should I post a link over on the flashlight subreddlit to get more eyes on the projects?

Voted :wink: Congrats and goof luck to all the participants!
This contest always bring impressive ideas and out-of-the-box conceptions! Great to be part of this “lighted” world :wink:

I tried to vote for Pedro but he was not on the candidate list :smiley:

Yes but they have to members to vote i think.

You are right about them needing to be members to vote.

BUMP for visibility.

Less than 24 Hours remaining! BUMP!

I wonder why always the hand-made and machine-made categories get the first places.

It seems like the first places in hand-made and machine-made are already quite clear. Not much choice in the machine made category but at least we have one nice entry.

I like the way of letting people choose first.

Half hour left. BUMP!

EDIT: Apparently, I can’t convert time zones. There’s still 2 hours left.

Well, I am puzzled. By my counting the poll should have closed automatically about 30 minutes ago. I have asked sb to have a look. I was wondering if the editing I made to add scallywag after the poll was first posted could affect the timer and had mentioned this to sb.

So we are waiting for him and also waiting for the official judging and prizes coordinator, everydaysurvivalgear, to check in here.

(I am having a devil of a time posting this; my connection keeps dropping for some reason.)