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The following winners for the July 2011 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest"  were chosen from the 9 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Night and Day" by Mara ♣ McBain   Second Place - "Coloring Time" by Rhyssa  Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor ~Diane  August Contest - "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" |
| Greets! I've just turned on an update to the Instant Message system that changes the notification when you receive a new IM. In the past, when you a new IM came in, the entire IM console would open and then pop open your IM. With this update, if your IM console is not open, IM's will be announced via an on-page notification that you have one or more new IMs. In addition, the  icon will have a red number to the right of it indicating how many new IMs are waiting for you.We hope this alleviates some of the issues pop-up blockers are causing with IMs and makes it easier for you to communicate with each other. Feedback is appreciated, I'd love to hear how it is or is not working.  Thanks, ~~SM |
The following winners for the June 2011 running of "Good Deeds Go Noticed" were chosen from the 174 entries submitted. First: Mandy  Second: ~*Arpita*~ Third: janice48 Have a Nice Day!! Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who entered and reviewed this round! ~Diane |
| The following winners for the June 2011 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 25 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor There were quite a few incredible entries this round so picking a winner was a challenge. Thanks to the judges for their time and careful consideration! ~Diane Need inspiration? Enter the July Contest: "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" ! |
| The following winners for the May 2011 running of "Good Deeds Go Noticed" were chosen from the 180 entries submitted. First: MumstheWord Second: tangerinedream Third: eyestar~* Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone that submitted entries! ~Diane |
The following winners for the May 2011 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 21 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First: "The Presentation" by 🌕 HuntersMoon  Second: "A Good Deed" by Jeff  Third: "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor ~Diane The site contest for June is: "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" |
The following winners for the April 2011 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 10 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "First Date(s) - Again" by 🌕 HuntersMoon Third Place - "Average Joe" by ßlueyeʐ  ~Diane |
| The following winners for the April 2011 running of "Good Deeds Go Noticed" were chosen from the 271 entries submitted. First: Lox~back, but all new! Second: Hypermommy Third: Julie D - PUBLISHED! Congratulations to the winners and thanks for all of the wonderful reviews sent during April! ~Diane Need inspiration? Check out the official site contest for May, "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" . |
| Greetings Folks! As of last night, we completed the final phase in migrating two of our web/database servers as well as our "master" database server to new hardware. The summary of the result is zoom.  We're seeing much faster and more consistent page load times across the site.We managed to do the entire upgrade process with just an hour of downtime late last night to complete the final master database upgrade... and we only took the WdC down because it's something that is just far too scary to do while people can at the site. (Anyone interested in the "Technically speaking" side: The 3 machines were all dual core procs with a combined 48 gigs ram... and they are now six core (higher speed) procs with a combined 64 gigs. The master database server gained the extra RAM, now having 32 gigs all to itself.) I don't plug many (any?) companies personally, but the folks at INetU have been an amazing help throughout this process. They term themselves a "managed hosting provider" and they manage quite well. I say "we" above because it was them and me working through the project. Writing.Com has 5 full time servers, so this upgrade covered more than half. INetU was there every step of the way and made the whole process smooth. If you or anyone you know ever have the need for hosting services, please contact me. I'd love to tell you (or them) about our experiences with INetU over the past 10+ years and hook you up with one of the guys I work with on a regular basis. Best wishes, ~~SM |
The following winners for the March 2011 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 40 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "Peter Morton" by Bikerider  Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor ~Diane The contest for April is: "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" |
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