Comments on: Blog Madness Final Four!

By: Tony Kummer

Tony Kummer — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:41:03 +0000

The Last Word: This whole conversation should carry the banner “tongue-in-cheek”

Consider the absurdity of the entire competition. I just wish I would have ended it on April 1st.

By: kschaub

kschaub — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:35:50 +0000

Reid, thanks for clarifying. The joking can look quite a bit different from joking when it is posted on a public comment thread. kschaub's last blog post..Sufjan and the Old Covenant

By: kschaub

kschaub — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:31:50 +0000

**I was thought this was only for fun . . . oops. Should be, "I thought this was only for fun." kschaub's last blog post..Sufjan and the Old Covenant

By: kschaub

kschaub — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:30:00 +0000

Please tell me the last 25-ish comments are not what they sound like. If they are, I'm glad we lost last round and didn't have the privilege to stick around for the mess at the end. Is this actually serious? I was thought this was only for fun . . . kschaub's last blog post..Sufjan and the Old Covenant

By: Reid

Reid — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:25:15 +0000

No, Selahv, nobody is serious…you are reading some banter, sarcasm and irony at work. This has been all a big bit of fun in my book – though I was trying to win…as was Steve as indicated by his multiple blog posts.

Now, to protect my good name, I had already (in private communication) told both Tony and Steve I did not care about the gift card. I am fully on record to be mainly in support of capuchin monkeys and kittens running with all of us in the Kingdom.

I need to go read some church history and finish a blog about strong AI and the vision of Ray Kurzweil. He cares about the monkeys – he would upload them into his man made virtual heaven…where we all live forever in a virtual machine running on hardware deep within bedrock in a far off world – protected from Said at Southern blog madness.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:26:25 +0000

Steve – It takes a bit of time to post and request votes. I’m sure you can appreciate the effort. Stop and listen to yourself. You expect people who are visiting this site for the first time to understand unwritten and hidden rules (stopping voting short of the end of the closing day) from the past? This isn’t a life or death contest, but it was run VERY poorly and unfairly. To me, overtime would have been April 6th if the contest stated it was running through April 5th.

If it were only a game, why would you bother posting a request to your blog a few times throughout the week? I’m sure you could have written on something else? I’d surrender as well. Thanks for being an example and being willing to man up a bit too.

By: selahV

selahV — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:12:40 +0000

Oh my goodness, Steve! You mean they WERE serious? selahV selahV's last blog post..GIVING UP, GROWING UP

By: Steve McCoy

Steve McCoy — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:17:54 +0000

I should offer up a $50 gift certificiate to Babies-R-Us for the best whiny comment. This is supposed to be fun, guys. The money has made you stupid. I don’t need the money, it just made it fun. At least for me it did. I haven’t even tried to get a vote for this round in a few days and have focused on the SBC Voices one. I was just trying to hold out with what I already had here. Do you really think I can’t find a bunch more votes at the last minute just like you all have if I wanted to?

Tony has closed the previous rounds at the same time. This one ran a few minutes longer, I think. To act like he was unfair because you all are shooting 3-pointers AFTER the buzzer and asking them to be counted is unfair to Tony. Give the man a break. Tony, feel free to give my gift certificates to Reid, close the overtime, and let’s all man-up a bit. I’ll buy some Tim Keller books with my own money and give them away under the name of your blog, Tony. You have run a fun contest, though these guys have pretty much ensured that you won’t want to ever do another.

I’m not working for votes for “overtime.” I don’t want your vote. I don’t care. It’s a freaking game, guys.

By: selahV

selahV — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:16:17 +0000

Oh, and I voted for Reid and don't even know him. Just because ya'll told me to. ha. selahV's last blog post..GIVING UP, GROWING UP

By: selahV

selahV — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:15:00 +0000

you guys are soooo funny. I’ve been getting the feed for this comment stream and I have laughed till I’m silly. But then, I’ve always been a bit silly anyway. Truly, the best thing that came out of the Blog Madness for me was discovering Said At Southern and your zany banter. At first I thought you guys were serious, then I realized you’re just greedy, driven, over-zealous little boys.
And for the record…I’m kidding. selahV

selahV’s last blog post..GIVING UP, GROWING UP

By: Gabe

Gabe — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:19:26 +0000

That is a good point, Timmy. I guess Steve could be greedy and want another $50 gift card, but I would probably settle for the first one.

OR……if I had a backbone, I would surrender the first $50 since I really lost and not force the blog to spend an extra $50 just to save their reputation.

By: Timmy Brister

Timmy Brister — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:52:04 +0000

Tony,

So now that Steve has his $50 gift card, do you actually think that he will care to go another round? I mean, you eliminate Reid’s competition when you award the winner presumptuously, and instead of voting to win another round, Steve’s cruisin’ on his victory lap.

To make this fair, I think Trevin and myself should get a $50 gift card just for making it in the final four.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:39:41 +0000

Just to keep people aware of how this overtime has went, it’s 49-4 on Sunday morning @ 7:38 am EST. If I were Reformissionary, losing this badly – not truthfully being able to even deserve to be in overtime – and losing in his other blog contest at the moment…….I’d throw the white flag and surrender. Spare yourself the humility!?!?!

By: Buzzer: Blog Madness OVERTIME | Said at Southern Seminary

Buzzer: Blog Madness OVERTIME | Said at Southern Seminary — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:35:21 +0000

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By: Gabe

Gabe — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 04:33:28 +0000

Maybe we can make a deal???

If Reid wins by more than 50 votes the first contest is scratched, lol.

SCOREBOARD……SCOREBOARD……SCOREBOARD!!!!