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November 8, 2004

Happy Second Anniversary

By QBlog in

It was two years ago today that I made my very first post on the Quixtar BLOG. At the time I had no idea that this little blog would end up affecting so many people in so many different ways.

This weekend I spent some time reflecting on the past two years and the changes that have occurred in my life since that first post. Most of those changes have been positive and some have specifically resulted from publishing this blog. One of the best things about this blog is that I've been able to "meet" so many wonderful people and develop some strong and enduring friendships with folks I never would have met otherwise. There's power in blogging my friends.

Anyway, it's been two years and I decided to celebrate by holding a little contest. I'm sorry if you didn't get a chance to participate but there's always next year.

The Contest
The QBlog Anniversary Contest was a way to celebrate the last two years of sharing "Just one man's perceptions." The basic premise was to allow you, the reader, to come up with a catchy slogan to replace the one that's been here since the beginning. There were only eight official entries and of those eight, the entry from "dmm" was chosen by the contest judges (Dwighty, David Robison and LawDawg).

Each entry was rated on a scale of one to ten, ten being the best and one being the worst. The winning entry (submitted by "dmm") received a total score of 21 (9+9+3), edging out two other entries tied with a score of 19. For winning the contest, "dmm" will receive one item of his choosing from the QBlog Shop and get to see his winning slogan (Read for yourself and teach others to do so) on the QBlog site for a while.

Thanks to all who participated and thanks to the judges for giving up their chance to compete as well as spending time judging the entries. I know some of you guys want to know what all the official entries were and how they scored, so here they are in no particular order.

  • Seeking The Truth (scored 1+3+8 = 12)
  • Quixtar Blog - It pays to discover (scored 5+8+6 = 19)
  • Read for yourself and teach others to do so (scored 3+9+9 = 21)
  • I Report. You Decide. (scored 10+5+4 = 19)
  • A balanced opinion amongst the madness (scored 4+4+7 = 15)
  • Show me the money (scored 1+6+1 = 8)
  • The business about 'the business.' (scored 1+4+10 = 15)
  • Quixtar Blog: A Glimpse Through the Fog (scored 4+5+5 = 14)

And finally, a big thanks to all who have made this blog an exciting place to visit. I genuinely appreciate you, no matter what your opinions of me or this blog.

Thanks and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

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Thanks for everything, Qblog.

This site has really helped me deal with the fall-out.

Posted by: quixmire | November 8, 2004 6:43 AM

Ditto - and put us all in contact with others....Qstar support group!

Posted by: Disenchanted IBO | November 8, 2004 6:52 AM

I'm honored to even be nominated and would like to thank my parents and my supporting cast. They deserve all the credit.

Posted by: dmm | November 8, 2004 9:08 AM

Thanks QBlog. It's a queer obsession I have, but I appreciate the site you have created, as well as all the constant readers. Even you Chris, if that is in fact your name.

Posted by: rocket | November 8, 2004 11:44 AM

Looking forward to two more years.... hopefully by then this will be an archive site telling all about the battles we will no longer have to fight.

Posted by: Roger, Husband of A TEAM Brainwashee | November 8, 2004 12:38 PM

I demand a recount. I suspect fraud.

Although, the winning entry was a good'n.

Posted by: Porkchopjim | November 8, 2004 1:05 PM

"Think for yourself and teach others to do so"

Wow dmm, you deserves it.

And I agree with Roger's dream. ;)

Posted by: Imran Aziz | November 8, 2004 2:03 PM

Thanks Imran,

should I accuse BWW, WWDB, TEAM, and all the others that they are trying to steal my dream?

Posted by: Roger, Husband of A TEAM Brainwashee | November 8, 2004 2:16 PM

Perfect Roger! WWDB stole mine too, so maybe at some point we all WILL be able to say 'hey, remember that company Amway, or Quixtar or whatever it was called??'

Posted by: Disenchanted IBO | November 8, 2004 2:47 PM

Congrats and Happy 2nd Eric. Thanks for the voodoo that you do so well.

Posted by: Dave S | November 8, 2004 5:47 PM

I also want to say Congrats, but it's not the Qblog anniversary, that is cause for celebration in my mind, although I enjoy it greatly, it's really the fact that Qblog the Blog, just led me to Qblog the Man.

A good blogging mentor, but more importantly a good online friend.

And that's what it's all about!

Dave

Posted by: David Robison | November 8, 2004 7:34 PM





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