HP star wars fun side challenge

I missed the deadline on this one :( just did my creatve take on Star Wars in a fashion post. Wish I'd done it sooner! 

It's sad that some entries are by people who probably haven't even watched the movies :( hope at least a proper Star Wars fan wins.

Nandini : I dont understand what's sad if people posted an entry without watching the 7 parts. All you need to know is to understand the HP laptop, its command centre features, what all star wars characters are there and how best you can creatively show it . Atleast they posted before deadline

IB basically says "tell us what aspects of the HP Star Wars Special Edition Notebook inspires you and how it can bring out your fun side" only beside "thought starters examples" given. It is not necessary or mandatory that one has to watch the Star Wars movies / serial or latest one to blog about it. If anyone watched that movie and done creative works then it is an added advantage just, that's it.

Guess you are a recent member of IB. Bloggers who are single here have attempted to write about parenting, bloggers who cant even make coffee have attempted receipe contests and tech illiterates participate in gadget contests.

As Karthick and HR pointed, the creativity that one can bring to address the contest requirements, matters. 

Bloggers who are single here have attempted to write about parenting, bloggers who cant even make coffee have attempted receipe contests and tech illiterates participate in gadget contests.

Humorous, yet accurate. No wonder you keep winning contests, Nandini. 

Nandini Chandrasekaran : +100

@Nandini S  : When you are new to a forum , you need to understand how it works, and try to get a holistic view . Rather than complaining about missing deadline and saying others have completed. Thats nt a good thing to start with. I also observed that you have continued that complaining trend by creating a new thread saying "Mediocre posts are getting more votes but some good posts are not getting any" 

Winning and losing is a part of the game. Accept defeat once in a while and try to win the next time , rather than complain about others or being jealous to put it mildly

Wearing cynicism like a badge of honour does not augur well when we are in a forum of thoughts that are absolutely free and questioning and observing what is good or bad is one's own perception and need not necessarily reflect on the general mood. 

Btw Nandini Swaminathan's intention is not necessarily restricted to winning a HP contest but rather she's trying to get bloggers for her own company through INdiblogger. That's why her post is all about

saying "Mediocre" blog posts are getting votes but not good ones and so on. She has very much admitted to that and I highly doubt she's in IB purely for the joy of blogging.

Addiitonally : We are not taking shots at her. we are replying to her when she remarks mediocre posts are getting a prize or that she feels "SAD" that people who havent seen the movie are actually contributng to contests . Why would she need to even worry or care about others who are submitting. That doesnt promote a healthy blogging atmosphere in this community

Ok I really don't feel welcome here now, I didn't follow this thread later, then it popped up and I see everyone trying to target me just for expressing an opinion. 

I do have my own fashion & lifestyle blog here. At my company we are already working with bloggers. I had merely mentioned that I work with bloggers as part of my full-time job though that was in another thread. I hope you're not getting confused. Anyway, I've learned my lesson. I won't post any criticism here again because apparently everything is 100% perfect and no one is allowed to make observations. Yes, I feel sad when people do not understand the Star Wars universe and then attempt to write fan fiction on it. As a fan, I think I can at least expect people who have watched something to write even remotely accurate fan fiction on it. Peace out.

Guys, keep it clean. Moderator's request. Don't discourage others just to get an upper hand in a forum debate. That's a low-blow. An experienced forum member of all people should know that. 

I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts too and fight for freedom of speech everywhere

But when you begin to say most of the blog posts are mediocre and its gaining a lot of votes, that's something you cant say unless the blogger explicity requests you to review the same

So if its a discussion of the contests and its rules I am totally game for it. But when you begin to question , why is he or she posting for a Star Wars contest thats not right

And again, I have abs no intention to target someone nor being cynical abt anyone.

I never said all the posts are mediocre, as I've come across some truly amazing blogs here and I've also expressed my love for those posts that I read on another thread.

Again not sure how you got ALL OF THE ABOVE long winded paragraphs of interpretation from my comment which was, funnily enough, literally one sentence in the original post on this thread. Thank you Sameer, for pointing this out. In addition, I have no personal grudges against anyone in this world, nor have I gotten personal anywhere so it would be nice if the same was followed towards me as well. Again, peace to everyone.

Guys, read the sentence properly. It says, "some are mediocre'. How is it wrong? How is it even offensive? She's just putting a point forward that some posts are meh. And she said she hopes a star wars fan win. What's wrong with that, too? These are all contests. Rather than feeling 'on edge' and all, the point is to have fun. Besides, one of the terms is that it needs to be relevant. So Star Wars fans have a feather in a cap unless they can't make something creative. Of course, someone who researches on Star Wars will also have the same advantage. After all, Star Wars storyline is just predictable and simple compared to Star Trek (Roddenberry, not the silly JJ Abrams lens flare alternate universe). Boy, if few are reacting this way just because someone called 'some posts are mediocre', I can't wait to see the reaction that people have when 'some' don't win and someone who may have made a good/relevant/original attempt wins.  

 The above discussion is a classic example of the true spirit of IB forums. That says how welcome you are here  Welcome to the forum Nandini!

I liked reading your opinion Nandini, an outspoken person like you is needed to make IB even better. Welcome to the Forum, too.

Indi team plz tell us when the result will be declared.... ?????

The wait is long on this one!

Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future...

Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :D

Congrats on a wonderful win!

Congrats Winners! :)

Congrats winners. Swapnil, I see you've won a voucher. And thanks IB & HP!

Congratulations to all the winners! Well deserved :)

Congratulations to all the winners......

The winning posts are well written and worked hard on, therefore congratulations winners!!

I do agree with @TechChumz too; the instructions should be clearer.

Yes, but I do feel I could have put my views in a softer and gentler fashion especially when IB has ensured even well crafted posts without votes or comments are getting selected on merit, a herculean achievement. Sorry IB, I should have posted only after my beauty sleep.

Congratulations to all the winners! 

Wow ! my first major win... thanks a lot  Indi and HP :) .  Thanks to all my readers, the Force is strong with desi :)  ... Congratulations to all the winners :)