Well folks, here we are again ready to organize our Geek Critiques for 2019. A big thanks goes out to all the sponsors for 2018. You all made a great contribution to the site and to your fellow members. Your generosity is by far an amazing part of what makes this site so great!
We are looking for 12 solid sponsors this upcoming year and would like to give everyone the opportunity to become one. In order to get the best out of each sponsorship, we would like to ask for the following criteria:
Sponsor Criteria:
1. Should be quite active on the site with at least one year of regular participation under your belt. *
2. Should be prepared to host the coordinating thread of your sponsorship. **
3. Should be prepared to choose your reviewers, or not. ***
4. Enjoy mailing cigars out early
* Quite active on the site means that you check into the site at least every two or three days.
** Hosting the coordinating thread means communicating with reviewers in the thread, announcing when the cigars have been shipped, checking that the cigars have been received, and posting regular reminders of the due date as it nears.
*** If hand picking reviewers, choose members that are active and/or at least responsibly communicative. If it's a criteria based choice, give some thought as to what criteria you would like posted. Keep solid newbies in the mix. Let the coordinating Administrator know if you prefer to leave the reviewer recruiting up to them. Decide where you will or will not ship too.
So, if you think this is something you would still like to participate in then go ahead and pick a month that suits you. Thanks again to all the previous sponsors!
January - ninfiction (Brian)
February - Cfickter (Chuck)
March - bstessl (Brian)
April - nirab (Brian)
May - 05Venturer (Kent)
June - Vroomp (Brad)
July - McBryde (Emerson)
August - klamm143 (Kevin)
September - appollo (Stephen)
October - Deener27 (David)
November - Beegerply (Byron)
December - junglepete (Pete)
I'm in. I can even do January. Let's get up a thread and get them mailed out next week.
Very good, thanks Brian.
:bump:
I'll take April please :biggrin:
I'll take March
Quotenirab - 11/3/2018 12:27 PM
I'll take April please :biggrin:
April it is Brian, thanks.
Quotebstessl - 11/3/2018 12:29 PM
I'll take March
You got it Brian, thanks!
Ha, so the three Brians are the first to step in, funny :biggrin:
I'll take May before another Brian jumps in LOL
May it is Kent, thank you!
Put me in for Sept.Pete
Quoteappollo - 11/4/2018 6:45 AM
Put me in for Sept.Pete
September is yours Stephen, thanks!
And I'll take December this year, thanks Pete :biggrin:
I can do June if available....... :confused:
I will take Feb or one of the summer months if still available
thanks
QuoteVroomp - 11/5/2018 11:56 AM
I can do June if available....... :confused:
Very good Brad, June is yours. Thank you.
QuoteCfickter - 11/5/2018 12:34 PM
I will take Feb or one of the summer months if still available
thanks
Thank you Chuck, February is yours.
Someone took my December spot......... :angry: :angry: :angry:
:nono: :nono:
?? Why is it yours?
Quotejunglepete - 11/6/2018 12:48 PM
?? Why is it yours?
Last 2 years I have sent unbanded "mystery" cigars out.
2 years in a row - MINE! :loser:
:cry:
:violin:
Carry on, nothing to see here. :confused:
Okay, so what I understand you are saying is that you would like to own Decembers spot exclusively for yourself every year even though this has always been run on a first come first serve basis. And because you want it it makes you entitled to have it even though you never asked if you could have the spot exclusively year to year. And I should know all this ahead of time and I'm the loser for not understanding that just because you picked December twice in a row. And if anyone else picked the same month two years in a row I should remember that as well so that I won't be a loser twice. And if anyone else picked December I will have had to tell them no. Here is a possible solution: pick another month, then send me a nice PM and ask if I would not mind to switch with you based on your desire to do December.
Pete I will do November It will be a first for me. :biggrin:
QuoteBeegerply - 11/6/2018 3:36 PM
Pete I will do November It will be a first for me. :biggrin:
Okay great Byron, you're down for November...thank you!
Quotejunglepete - 11/6/2018 1:17 PM
Okay, so what I understand you are saying is that you would like to own Decembers spot exclusively for yourself every year even though this has always been run on a first come first serve basis. And because you want it it makes you entitled to have it even though you never asked if you could have the spot exclusively year to year. And I should know all this ahead of time and I'm the loser for not understanding that just because you picked December twice in a row. And if anyone else picked the same month two years in a row I should remember that as well so that I won't be a loser twice. And if anyone else picked December I will have had to tell them no. Here is a possible solution: pick another month, then send me a nice PM and ask if I would not mind to switch with you based on your desire to do December.
It was a joke, end of story.
Thanks Pete
:bump:
I'll take a stab at October.............
Quoteklamm143 - 11/9/2018 8:33 PM
I'll take a stab at October.............
Damn it...that's what I was going to take this year...
I was just a tick too late. I would take August as an alternative.
I don't mind switching with you David...........i'll send you a PM.
I put David for October and Kevin for August. Is that good for you guys?
Yuppers..............works fine for me. Thanks.
Quotejunglepete - 11/9/2018 11:06 PM
I put David for October and Kevin for August. Is that good for you guys?
Thanks Pete. That would be fantastic.
Also a big thanks for putting this together.
I'll pick up July. It was the month that I was thinking about picking, and as nobody took it, I'll take it.
E
QuoteMcBryde - 11/11/2018 7:27 PM
I'll pick up July. It was the month that I was thinking about picking, and as nobody took it, I'll take it.
E
That's great Emerson, July it is for the last spot. Thank you!
No problem!
E
So just to be clear I will be picking the reviewers in May per the Critique rules stated by the OP
"*** If hand picking reviewers, choose members that are active and/or at least responsibly communicative. If it's a criteria based choice, give some thought as to what criteria you would like posted. Keep solid newbies in the mix. Let the coordinating Administrator know if you prefer to leave the reviewer recruiting up to them. Decide where you will or will not ship too. "
Just so there is no confusion.
QuoteMcBryde - 11/11/2018 7:27 PM
I'll pick up July. It was the month that I was thinking about picking, and as nobody took it, I'll take it.
E
:confused: :confused:
Hope all is well with E
I sent him a PM but did not get a response.
I'm alive, just been in Alaska enjoying the cool air and no service!
E