Support for HP Take Flight with Colors Contest

Vineet Rajan
Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

Hi All,

This support thread is for all queries on the latest contest launched on IndiBlogger by Hewlett Packard IPG.

So fire away! Happy to help!

IndiTeam

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hi vineet, the topic says what one wants to see in color, any old black and white thing.

what is wanted. an imaginative  story or what. if you could elaborate on it. it would be gr8.

you know very well I am slow at grasping things.

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

This example will make it clear: when ever I play chess, I keep wondering why the board has to be in black and white. I would rather have it with all squares in different colors. Now with a chess board which has many shades and not just black and white, what would it look like? Imagine and blog away!

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

I think that an entry can be in any form: a short article, story, poem or anything even more creative.

Kimi Shrivastava
Kimi Shrivastava
from Jhinkpani
12 years ago

I am actually confused about the topic too..It says "Why must somethings always be Black & White? " and then it asks us to write on what we want to see in colors..er.. like what exactly the topic means?

1) Do we have to tell why something should always be black and white and never given color just because it showcases its true beauty in black and white only? (From the title)

OR

2) Do we have to tell something we would like to see in colors which is currently black and white? (From the description)

Please help!! I feel that description is something that accurately describes what we have to write..but the title is very confusing!!!

Bilna Sandeep
from Abu Dhabi
12 years ago

Exactly!! the title and the decription dont seem to match!! i am confused tooUndecided

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

Hi Kimi, you need to write as per point 2 you've mentioned

Swati
from Hyderabad
12 years ago

im confused too!!!

Kimi Shrivastava
Kimi Shrivastava
from Jhinkpani
12 years ago

I'd have preferred only "Take flight with color" and then description. Even if the description has to be portrayed in the title, it should be - 

"Why must somethings always be Black & White! "

instead of

"Why must somethings always be Black & White? "

OR it could be

"Why must somethings not always be Black & White? "

What do you guys think?

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

The first two are incorrect and do not go with the contest theme. "Why must somethings not be always black and white" is not fully correct too, because you need to be imaginative and think about anything in black and white and why you want to see it in color. It might not be the best thing to do, like a having 64 shades in a chess board. But still thats your wish to see that in color; so share why you want it in color!

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

btw, 64 individual squares :) How many squares totally in a chess board? Don't google it! :)

Kimi Shrivastava
from Jhinkpani
12 years ago

okiee!! Thanks! :)

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

Generally, when some topic is put up for discussion, we have a right to speak against it. Is that not allowed here as per the contest rules? HP even produces black and white printers Smile

umesh derebail
umesh derebail
from Mumbai
12 years ago
Hello Vineet i am having problems in loading the post for the contest, something wrong technically at the other end.
Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

Sir, Please after some time. We are doing some maintenance activity at the moment.

Sujith
Sujith
from Kerala
12 years ago

Confused...Which one to promote ..Colour or black and white Smile Since the printer is Colur can assume should promote colour ..

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

Yes, color needs to be promoted. When you write about the thing in black and white you wish to see in color, surely we would be promoting color wouldn't we?

Sandeep Math
Sandeep Math
from Dallas
12 years ago

Hi Vineet, 

Being a visual artist, I have my arguments on discrimination of colors because black and white are as colorful as any other color, but I will restrain myself.

I just want to check with you if the system is still down for maintenance, since I cannot seem to post my entry. Could you green-flag on this thread when the system is up? Thanks!

Sandeep

randrumblings.blogspot.com

 

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

Yes, some of the best photographs I have seen have been in B/W . But try imagining something thats B/W which you would like to see in color! How does that shape up? Blog away!

Kimi Shrivastava
Kimi Shrivastava
from Jhinkpani
12 years ago

I'd love to first paint my office with some colors...Its literally all black and white!! lol 

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

Kimi, hope you've got hang of the contest topic! You should share your interpretetion of the topic for others to also understand it better !

Kimi Shrivastava
from Jhinkpani
12 years ago

yeah..I think I got it now!! :D Thanks!! :) Will try to answer any queries if I can!! :) :) 

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

Hope that your boss gives you the permission Smile

Sandeep Math
Sandeep Math
from Dallas
12 years ago

Can any help me with this? I am not sure if this is the 'system down' issue that Vineeth mentions in the thread or my ignorance of the Indivin system- I cant seem to see my entry once I submit it to the contest pag (Take Flight with Color).

My steps:

- I go to Indivine page and click on 'Submit post' on the right top corner

_ i submit my entry and comeback to the  indivine page

_ I click on 'My posts' (after 0.5, 1and 2 hrs), but no luck- I cant see it there. 

- I ahve tried this twice no with no luck. What am I doing wrong? Can any one find it for me??

Thanks

 

 

Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

Sandeep, entries are shown only after a few days of the contest start. So right now all posts are hidden. You should be able to see all entries once we open up the contest page

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

Entries will be shown from June 18th onwards.

Sandeep Math
Sandeep Math
from Dallas
12 years ago

BTW my entry is already up at http://randrumblings.blogspot.com/2011/06/hues-infused-take-flight-with-colors.html. Let me know what you guys think?

 

Vineet Rajan
Vineet Rajan
from Mumbai
12 years ago

Request everyone to not promote their posts on this forum thread. This is a support channel

Sandeep Math
from Dallas
12 years ago

Apologies! You could go ahead and delete my post here. 

Sandeep Math
from Dallas
12 years ago

Also, thanks for answerig my query...

Sandeep Math
Sandeep Math
from Dallas
12 years ago

Hey Vineet

i dont seem to be able to find my entry on regular Inidivine listing...

ANy ideas?

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

You will be able to see your entry and other entries from June 18th onwards.

Jitaditya Narzary
Jitaditya Narzary
from Delhi
12 years ago

so writing about a B&W film I want to see in colours in OK?? (I understand even that may sound profane to purists... but just for the sake of the contest...)...

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

Would that become a film review?

Jitaditya Narzary
from Delhi
12 years ago

@Ranjith...

not necessarily... on a more personal note...

Ranjith
Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

The title of the contest is very tricky. I never thought that colours have so much importance. I am really fed up of seeing everuything in colour and wish to imagine how the world would have been if it was in black and white!

Sairam Rajamani
Sairam Rajamani
from Bangalore
12 years ago

I apologize if this is a naive question. But I am new here.

What is the last date for this? I saw that it is 9 PM on june 26th.

But then I saw that entries will not be shown till June 18th.

 

Why do we have two dates? What is the significance of June 18th?

 

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

People can vote for your posts. If you check out Indivine here: http://www.indiblogger.in/indivine.php you can see that beside every submission , there is a hear shape and a number beside it. the number is equivalent to the number of people who have voted for that particular post.

From June 18th onwards, others will be able to see your entry and vote for it.

You can submit your entries till June 26th.

The number of votes your entry gets does not matter. So, you may submit your entry even on the last day. Creativity and originality helps you win the contest.

Kimi Shrivastava
Kimi Shrivastava
from Jhinkpani
12 years ago

Hi Vineet,

I have written my post in my blog, but the blog is still pending approval. Can it be possible to approve it asap so that I can enter my Indivane post for this contest?

Thanks!! :)

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

I think that you have a blog that is approved. Why don't you post it over there?

Kimi Shrivastava
from Jhinkpani
12 years ago

I can't post it there coz its a beauty blog and this is quite off beauty topic. I have a separate personal blog for all other stuffs, poems etc. And I submitted it here last week only..Donno when is it going to be approved!! :(

DS
DS
from Mumbai
12 years ago

Submitted my entry, dont know what I have written is even acceptable or not!!!Innocent

All The Best to All Participants Smile

Renie Ravin
Renie Ravin
from Chennai
12 years ago

We've updated the contest page based on your feedback - we hope it's clearer now! Smile

http://www.indiblogger.in/topic.php?topic=37

thanks, its clear as crystal now.

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

I would like to ask you why the dates always keep changing?

Panchali Sengupta
Panchali Sengupta
from Kolkata
12 years ago

what if I don't talk about black and white at all...and rave only about all the beautiful colors of life. Do I get thrown out of the contest ?

Finding the topic a bit confusing.. Please help.

Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

You might not be thrown out of the contest in the way you have mentione.  Smile But it is recommended that you include the words black and white atleast once in your entry.

Arti
Arti
from Mumbai
12 years ago
All the best to all participants :)
Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

@ Arti Aren't you participating?

Arti
from Mumbai
12 years ago
No
Arti
from Mumbai
12 years ago
As of now, that is :-)
Anoop Zombie
Anoop Zombie
from Bangalore
12 years ago

A lot of very thoughtful entries in the take flight with colours contest ... Connecting colour with everything from patriotism , poetry and stories.  An awesome sunday read :-)

Anyone else writing/planning to write?

 

DS
from Mumbai
12 years ago
Hey Anoop, Yep some excellent entries!! I have submitted one too but am unsure if it meets the contest guidelines! I have actually not given anything that is black and white which I would like to see in color but have taken color out of our lives and presented the situation without colors, thus highlighting their importance... Lets see what the judges think:) All the best to all:)
Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

@ DC I too ended up in the same situation. All that I have done was to add another few lines to my existing entry so that it would to a certain extent, conatin what the sponsorers need. 

Arti
from Mumbai
12 years ago
Ranjith its DS!
Ranjith
from hyderabad
12 years ago

I just got confused with DC, Destiny Child  Smile


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