Contest for Physics for Gearheads textbook

[Greg Bernhardt]

We're giving away 3 copies of Physics for Gearheads

You have 3 ways to win a copy. At the end of April we're going to :

1. Take the top 5 posters (for April) who are Gold members and pick one randomly.
2. Take the top 5 posters (for April) from the Engineering forums and pick one randomly.
3. Take the top poster (for April) from the Automotive Engineering forum

As always, these members must reside in the continental USA for shipping purposes. If the winner is not I'll pick a new winner and give the first winner Gold membership.

 

[micromass]

1. Take the top 5 posters who are Gold members

give the first winner Gold membership.

I sense problems

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I sense problems

Extended Gold membership ;)

 

[mfb]

How are "top 5 posters" defined? Posts in April? Posts in total?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

How are "top 5 posters" defined? Posts in April? Posts in total?

Posts in April

 

[OmCheeto]

Posts in April

I spent about 30 minutes yesterday trying, unsuccessfully, to find "post counts" by anyone.
I think I pushed every button. (?)

The closest I could get was "Most Messages" under "Notable members".

Is it possible that this "count" feature is available to only non-plebeians?
Or do I need new glasses, again.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I spent about 30 minutes yesterday trying, unsuccessfully, to find "post counts" by anyone.

The number is in your avatar :)

 

[OmCheeto]

The number is in your avatar :)

Well I know that.

1. Take the top 5 posters who are Gold members and pick one randomly.

I can't find a "Gold members" list.
Nor can I find a list of all members from which to extract a list of Gold members.

2. Take the top 5 posters from the Engineering forums and pick one randomly.

see above

3. Take the top poster from the Automotive Engineering forum

see above

And "Notable Members" only lists the top 20 posters in each category.
It also doesn't display the status of the members there. So unless you're an old timer, someone would have to click on each members profile to determine if they qualify.

I checked in both Chrome and Safari, to make sure it wasn't a browser problem.

ps. Have any votes been cast yet?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

And "Notable Members" only lists the top 20 posters in each category.
It also doesn't display the status of the members there. So unless you're an old timer, someone would have to click on each members profile to determine if they qualify.

I checked in both Chrome and Safari, to make sure it wasn't a browser problem.

ps. Have any votes been cast yet?

These are only lists I can access. There is no voting :)

 

[OmCheeto]

These are only lists I can access. There is no voting :)

Ha! What's that old saying? RTFP

Read the freakin' post!

I think I missed:

we're going to

I thought I was supposed to pick them.

Never mind.

ps. At least I'm completely familiar with all the buttons now.

 

[OmCheeto]

I sense problems

Understandably, at first, I misinterpreted this comment.
And now, I can't find the "whistling whilst feigning innocence and daftness whilst looking around aimlessly up in the air" emoticon.
hmmm... I wonder if there's a word for that.

I'll try and keep it "productive".

ps. Ok to delete this post. Please delete this post. Oh, never mind. I'll delete this post.

 

[rollingstein]

I sense problems

Time to move to Platinum!

 

[Estifericate]

Do we people from asia have a chance of winning anything ?

 

[mfb]

A gold membership!

 

[Randy Beikmann]

In the meantime, if anyone has any questions about the content or approach of the book, I'd be glad to answer! Just note I don't spend 24 hours a day here. ;-)

 

[Chestermiller]

I think that staff should not be included in the contest.

Chet

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I will be posting the front runners next week April the 15th

 

[CivilSigma]

Well, here is my post #1. ;D

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Top 10 non staff posters in the Engineering forums for the first half of April

@jim hardy 85
@Baluncore 46
@sophiecentaur 28
@davenn 22
@Teen4Ideas 20
@mheslep 20
@jack action 20
@SteamKing 17
@anorlunda 14
@donpacino 14

Two weeks to go!

 

[P T Pavanakumar]

We're giving away 3 copies of Physics for Gearheads

You have 3 ways to win a copy. At the end of April we're going to :

1. Take the top 5 posters (for April) who are Gold members and pick one randomly.
2. Take the top 5 posters (for April) from the Engineering forums and pick one randomly.
3. Take the top poster (for April) from the Automotive Engineering forum

As always, these members must reside in the continental USA for shipping purposes. If the winner is not I'll pick a new winner and give the first winner Gold membership.

But for indian's how to get it

 

[Speranta]

I sense problems

I don,t understand what means to take 5 posters, but from where:

 

[Speranta]

Where are the posters to download? Maybe someone could tell meQ

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Where are the posters to download? Maybe someone could tell meQ

"posters" = members who post, not a paper product you hang up :)

 

[SteamKing]

Where are the posters to download? Maybe someone could tell meQ

 

[Muti]

Now I know there is an Automotive Engineering forum too here...

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Now I know there is an Automotive Engineering forum too here...

Head on over, lots of time left!

 

[Muti]

You can see my record of posts so far... I don't think I will make much difference in one week... But this new forum is a news for me... Hahhaha

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

3 days left!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

The winners are...

@rcgldr
@jack action
@BiGyElLoWhAt
@donpacino

Congrats, I'll be contacting you all shortly